title: Savage Guns (Blood Valley, Book 3) (Cotton Pickens)
author:  William W. Johnstone 
description: <b>William W. Johnstone</b> is the<i>USA Today</i>and<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of over 300 books, including<i>Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders,</i>and<i>Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer</i>. His thrillers include<i>Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge</i>, and<i>Suicide Mission</i>. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at dogcia2006@aol.com.<br /><br />Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher,and fact checker to one of the most popular westernauthorsof all time, <b>J.A. Johnstone</b> learned fromthe master, Uncle William W. Johnstone. <br /><br />He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts orresearching his massive American Western history library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts.J.A. worked hardand learned. <br /><br />"Every day with Billwas an adventure story in itself. Bill taught meallhe couldabout the art of storytelling. <i>Keep the historical facts accurate,'</i>he would say. <i>Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'"</i>
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  A Blast to the Past
  
  By Virginia Farmer
  
  Copyright 2012, Virginia Farmer
  
  Cover by Karen McCulough
  
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  Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, is
  
  
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