Me, Doc and Val
The Kindle edition of Lottie’s Luck, the first fiction project from our Bariso Press, is now available for pre-order for $4.99 on Amazon. Both trade paperback and hardback editions will be available on the July 15th release date. This is a revised edition of a book published by Eaken Press in 1989 under the title […]
Call of the Wilde
Call of the Wilde, the eighth volume in my comic western series based on the memoirs of H.H. Lomax, is scheduled for release by Wolfpack Publishing on March 21. In this adventure, the hard-luck Lomax comes face to face with Oscar Wilde, the oddest character he’s ever encountered in his travels out west. In this […]
Three Rivers Trilogy
Today marked the release of Rio Hondo, the third book in my Three Rivers Trilogy on the Lincoln County War. Published by Five Star—Cengage/Gale, Rio Hondo follows the story of Billy the Kid in the aftermath of the feud that turned southeastern New Mexico Territory into a tinderbox between 1878 and 1881. Billy the Kid […]
How the West Was Fun!
Wednesday is the release date for Outlaw West of the Pecos, the seventh book in my comic western series “The Memoirs of H.H. Lomax.” The three previous volumes in the series have received Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two gold and one silver, for written western humor. In this volume Lomax must match wits against famed […]
Outlaw West of the Pecos
One of the things about being an author that never gets old is seeing an artist’s cover representation of your work. I just received the cover for Outlaw West of the Pecos, the seventh novel in my comic western series the Memoirs of H.H. Lomax. Thanks to Wolfpack Publishing and designer Martin Baines for the […]
Gold & Silver Strike
We just returned from Fort Worth and the Will Rogers Medallion Award ceremony where I was honored with gold and silver medallions for written western humor. It is especially gratifying to win the humor honors in a competition named for Will Rogers, one of America’s greatest humorists and one whose clean-cut humor and observations are […]
Rio Bonito Cover Reveal
I am pleased to reveal the cover of Rio Bonito, Book Two in my Three Rivers Trilogy on the Lincoln County War. Rio Bonito is scheduled for release this August by Five Star, which has designed another striking cover reminiscent of the pulp art during the heyday of the western novel. Rio Bonito is the […]
Texas Institute of Letters
I am honored to announce I have been elected to membership in the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. The distinguished literary society was established during the state’s 1936 Centennial to celebrate Texas literature and to recognize distinctive literary achievement. I am one of 14 being inducted in the class of 2021. To be added to […]
Way Up North
I am excited to share the cover of my latest H.H. Lomax historical novel North to Alaska, another beautiful front by artist and novelist Tony Masero. This is his third cover for me in the Lomax series, and I love them all. His previous Lomax covers include Bluster’s Last Stand, which I adored for its […]
Western Collection Redux
I am pleased to announce the release today of the second volume in the Preston Lewis Western Collection, which includes five of my early westerns. Thanks to the fine folks at Wolfpack Publishing for bringing out this e-book anthology that includes my first two novels, Hard Texas Winter and New Mexico Showdown. Other books in […]