An active member of the Western Writers of America, award-winning author Stephen Bly spent his early years working ranches in the San Joaquin Valley of California. He and his widow, Janet Chester Bly, have published more than 120 titles. Currently, more than two million Bly books are in print."Bly does a lot of things right for lovers of the traditional western novel. ... (he) clearly knows the country he writes about. ... Luke Short and Frank Gruber come to mind." - Library Journal