The Making of a Mountain Man
Part 1 of the Grizzly Killer series
He went to the mountains in search of adventure. What he got was a struggle to survive.Zach Connors followed his father into the Utah wilderness in search of furs and fortune. But after a vicious bear attack leaves him orphaned, he can either learn to survive on his own or become nature's next victim…With the help of a wounded Ute warrior and a spirited canine, Zach fights for life as the bitter-cold winds close in. Together, the unlikely trio joins forces against hostile natives and ravenous predators. But Zach never expected that amongst the uncharted wilds, he'd find the opportunity for love…Can Zach stake his claim in a treacherous world or is he destined for a frozen grave?Grizzly Killer: The Making of a Mountain Man is the first book in a rugged Western series. If you like relentless landscapes, loyal friendships, and courage under fire, then you'll love Lane R Warenski's action-packed saga.Buy Grizzly Killer to discover a gripping survival story today!
Under the Blood Moon
Part 2 of the Grizzly Killer series
The second book in the action-packed, best-selling Grizzly Killer series. In 1828 few white men had seen the Rocky Mountains, those that had were the rugged few we call Mountain Men. Zach Connors was one of the best, known to the Indians as Grizzly Killer. He was both feared and respected throughout the Rocky's. Along with his dog Jimbo, Running Wolf his Ute partner and their wives they travel to Rendezvous, where they battle the dreaded Blackfeet and Zach fights for both justice and honor. After, they come face to face with a man eating grizzly, and confront those seeking revenge for the justice he dealt. All the while living their lives among the towering peaks in the wild and unforgiving wilderness of the spectacular Rocky Mountains.
Hell Hath No Fury
Part 4 of the Grizzly Killer series
The fourth book in the action-packed, best-selling Grizzly Killer series. Early spring 1829 was a cold, starving time for most people in the Rocky Mountains. For Zach Connors and his family, it was the same. Known throughout the mountains as Grizzly Killer, Zach fights the worst mother-nature has to offer to find food, but then he must fight Cheyenne Warriors to bring the treasured buffalo meat back home only to find others have kidnapped his wife and her sister. Benny Lambert has only been in the Rockies a little over a year when others shoot his partner and steal all their furs. Benny is driven to find the renegades and make them pay for what they have done but marauding Blackfeet get in his way. Hell Hath No Fury brings to life the story of both men and their women fighting the elements, their enemies, and coming together to bring justice to the killers, thieves, and hostile Indians that would do them harm.
Smoke on the Water
Part 6 of the Grizzly Killer series
NATURE IS AN UNFORGIVING MISTRESS, TAKING LIFE AS WELL AS GIVING IT. Author Lane R Warenski tells a tale full of danger, suspense, intrigue and love in this sixth novel in the bestselling Grizzly Killer series. Through the winter of 1830-31 Zach Connors and the Shoshone people he is living with, face a brutal force that can end one's life so suddenly. As life is lost, it is also replaced with a new generation that will grow and learn to survive the dangers of the Rocky Mountain wilderness. Zach, known throughout the west as Grizzly Killer, along with his growing family and friends face the dangers and fight to protect the ones they love.
The Painted Skull
Part 7 of the Grizzly Killer series
Warriors, avalanches, merciless fights, and now…a Painted Skull.RENDEZVOUS: Willow Valley, July 1831 – Zach Connors and his family are finally safe and among friends, where he can let his wounded leg heal. All of the Trappers and Mountain Men anxiously await the supply train from Saint Louis.It had been a perilous spring and summer for Zach, his family and friends. Known as Grizzly Killer throughout the wilderness they had fought a battle against Gros Ventre warriors and nearly lost a close friend in an avalanche. Here at Rendezvous, he can feel safe amongst several hundred trappers and friendly Indians. Getting here had meant another fight, this time with the always dangerous Blackfeet. But what Zach didn't know is the worst danger of all awaited them at home – a Painted Skull.Named Best Mountain Man Series by True West Magazine, author Lane R Warenski delivers book seven in the action-packed saga!
White Snake
Part 8 of the Grizzly Killer series
THE MOST ACTION-PACKED GRIZZLY KILLER YET! Zach Connors, known as Grizzly Killer, and his family and friends have searched for the buffalo that will sustain them through the coming winter, which leads them dangerously close to the land of their enemies, the Cheyenne and Arapaho.The Chief of the Cheyenne village, Blue Dog, wants revenge against Zach who he blames for his brother's death. Blue Dog sends for White Snake, the powerful Medicine Man of the Southern Cheyenne, and then leads a band of his best warriors to the land of Grizzly Killer to wipe him and everyone he cares about from the face of the earth.While Blue Dog searches for him, Zach and his partners hunt the always dangerous buffalo and fight both Arapaho and other Cheyenne having to flee the land of their enemies only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against Blue Dog.Named Best Mountain Man Series by True West Magazine, author Lane R Warenski delivers the eighth book of the best-selling saga!
The Trading Post
Part 9 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, AUTHOR LANE R WARENSKI DELIVERS THE NINTH BOOK OF THE BEST-SELLING SERIES. In the spring of 1832 Zach Connors and his family have survived another winter in the Rocky Mountains. It was a winter without the supplies they usually enjoyed. In 1828 William Reed built a trading post on the Uintah River, just over the mountains from Zach's home on Blacks Fork. Reed received supplies from Santa Fe each spring and fall, making his trading post the best source of supplies west of the great divide. This Summer Zach will lead his family over the high passes and into the land of Running Wolf and Shining Star's birth, but Mother Nature can be a deadly mistress. Violent storms, great Predators, and the Mountains themselves, all conspire against them as they struggle their way over the towering peaks.Alex Martin and Gabe Henshaw have spent a terrible winter leading their brigade of greenhorn trappers over the Rockies, losing several men to hostile Indians and the bitter cold. Weak from near starvation, and the freezing cold of a Rocky Mountain winter, they are pursued by Arapaho Warriors and are desperately looking for help by reaching the Post on the Uintah River.
Spirit Talkers
Part 10 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, AUTHOR LANE R WARENSKI DELIVERS THE TENTH BOOK OF THE BEST-SELLING SERIES. Journey through the land of the ancient ones, where spirits still protect the mysterious canyons where they once dwelled, and strange drawings on the rock walls have stood for a thousand years.Zach Connors, known as Grizzly Killer, travels with his family through the rugged and mysterious canyons where the Anasazi once built their homes high on the cliffs. The year is 1833, and they are going to Taos for the supplies they will need for another year living in the Rocky Mountains.Before reaching the Taos Valley they face dangers from not only the unforgiving and rugged land, but they must cross the mighty Colorado, Green and San Juan Rivers. They meet a Navajo Spirit Talker that can feel her same powers within Star and Raven Wing. They face dangers from new enemies, and encounter an old and evil nemesis, and must fight alongside Mexican soldiers before trading their plews and starting on the long trek back home.
Spirits in the Wind
Part 11 of the Grizzly Killer series
A LONG AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY THROUGH THE HEART OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AMD INTO THE LANDS OF THEIR ENEMIES.Hoping the vast forests and towering peaks of the Rockies will hide them, Zach Connors leads his family into the mountains. As they enter this new and beautiful land, they face both Cheyenne and Arapaho hunters that are determined to prove the medicine of Grizzly Killer is not greater than their own.Sending his family ahead to safety, Zach and his dog face a cunning and brutal enemy alone. Knowing he is outnumbered and in an unknown land, he must become as brutal as the warriors on their trail. Using not only his weapons and skill, but also the superstitions and fears of his enemies-if he has any hope of sending their spirits in the wind.
Hell on the Horizon
Part 12 of the Grizzly Killer series
THE 12TH JOURNEY OF THE BEST-SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES. Fall of 1833 – Zach Connors, his partners and friends are in the middle of their trapping season when a call for help finds them. Three young Bannock hunters have disappeared from their hunting party. The Bannock hunters are many days travel from their homeland, in country they do not know.Zach, better known as Grizzly Killer, and his partners heed the call for help. They put away their traps and leave their families behind as they search for the lost boys, not realizing that the search would lead them hundreds of miles from their home into unfamiliar lands and against ruthless enemy warriors. They wonder, as they crest each new horizon, what kind of hell they will find…"Lane R Warenski does a fabulous job of recreating the life, danger, beauty and heroism of the western mountain man."
Sacred Ground
Part 13 of the Grizzly Killer series
"Lane R Warenski does a fabulous job of recreating the life, danger, beauty and heroism of the western mountain man." It is a long and treacherous journey to the mountains, some braved the dangers to escape the sure death from a rich and powerful man, while others were looking for the freedom they have never known. For some it was a job, a job that paid much better than working in Saint Louis, as others hoped to find their riches in the fur trade.For Gabe and his new wife Jenny, they had to escape the reaches of a father seeking vengeance. For Toby and Letty they were running toward freedom they did not understand.Zach Connors better known as Grizzly Killer and his partners made the trip to Rendezvous to trade for supplies that Gabe and Toby were helping bring to the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous. While their wives Jenny and Letty followed behind in a lone wagon.The question they are all asking: will they find their own Sacred Ground?
Scarecrow
Part 14 of the Grizzly Killer series
Named "Best Mountain Man Series" by True West Magazine, author Lane R Warenski delivers another wild ride through the west.It was just a week of travel to reach where Horse Creek met the upper Green River, the site of this year's Rendezvous. The summer of 1835 had already been full of surprises for "Grizzly Killer" Zach Connors, along with his friends and family. Their departure for Rendezvous was delayed by a prolonged summer storm and the arrival of a man they call Scarecrow: a confused Irish prospector who believed he was led there by his imaginary friends… the wee little people. Ancient enemies and a devastating wildfire along the way make their journey a dangerous and deadly adventure."Warenski does a fabulous job of recreating the life, danger, beauty, and heroism of the Western mountain man." -advanced readerGrizzly Killer: Scarecrow is the 14th book in the best-selling, action-packed Grizzly Killer Series.
Day of Reckoning
Part 15 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, AUTHOR LANE R. WARENSKI DELIVERS THE FIFTEENTH BOOK OF THE BEST SELLING SERIES.The dwindling population of beaver leaves Zach Connors, his family, and friends no choice but to leave Blacks Fork. They make a new home to the west, in a high mountain meadow along the Bear River. There, they find beaver and plenty of game, but there is more. A large grizzly has claimed this area for his own.Star had dreamed many times through the long cold winter of being taken by an unknown warrior. But, the dreams had stopped once they reached their new home to the west. As days passed, and with the threat of the grizzly always present, her dreams were forgotten. Until the day a Lakota Medicine Man came, and stole her away from everything she had ever known. Will Zach find his beloved daughter and will this Medicine Man receive his Day of Reckoning?"WARENSKI DOES A FABULOUS JOB OF RECREATING THE LIFE, DANGER, BEAUTY, AND HEROISM OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN MAN."
Spirit of the Mountain
Part 16 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE. AUTHOR LANE R WARENSKI PRESENTS THE SIXTEENTH BOOK IN HIS BEST SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES: SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAIN.By 1836 the beaver trade was starting to wind down, and trappers like Zach Connors, known as Grizzly Killer, were having to find other ways to get the supplies they had become accustomed to. Zach had found gold nuggets in a creek in the sacred mountains of their home, which he used to make up for the lack of beaver pelts. The Utes and Shoshone alike believe the gold in the creek was given to Grizzly Killer, but no one was allowed to dig for it.After losing everything over a misunderstanding with a Crow hunting party, a group of former Hudson Bay men were ready to leave the mountains. Zach along with his Shoshone allies save these men from certain death at the hands of the Crow. Having nothing left, and feeling desperate for a new start, the men then dig for gold, angering the sacred and mighty Spirit of the Mountain."WARENSKI DOES A FABULOUS JOB OF RECREATING THE LIFE, DANGER, BEAUTY, AND HEROISM OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN MAN."
The Sacred Calf
Part 17 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE. AUTHOR LANE R. WARENSKI PRESENTS THE SEVENTEENTH BOOK IN HIS BEST SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES: THE SACRED CALF.The winter of 1837-38 in the Rocky Mountain wilderness was the worst in memory. Deep snow and brutal cold lasted well into the spring. Zach and his partners were desperate to find food; their horse herd decimated from starvation. Star had dreamed of the birth of a white buffalo, a sign of hope and prosperity.Will Taggart, a sea captain, had left the sea to take his family overland to California. The long winter had kept the buffalo from returning to their summer range. The Cheyenne saw the wagons crossing their ancestral hunting ground as the reason the buffalo had not returned. They vowed to kill the trespassers to balance the scales.A chance meeting brought Will and Grizzly Killer together to face an overwhelming number of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. Would the birth of a Sacred Calf save the weary travelers and bring peace to a troubled land?
Spirit of the Wolf
Part 18 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, LANE R WARENSKI'S BEST SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES IS BACK IN ACTION WITH SPIRIT OF THE WOLF.In the spring of 1839, as winter's grasp on Bear River begins to loosen, "Grizzly Killer" Zach Connors and his companions are preparing for their annual migration to the high meadow for summer. However, when an urgent plea arrives from old friends in a Bannock village, seeking the renowned Shoshone Medicine Woman, Raven Wing, answering the call means delaying their river journey.As spring ushers in new beginnings, it also resurrects old adversaries in Grizzly Killer's territory when a band of Gros Ventre warriors target his life in a fierce struggle for survival. With the help of his loyal companion, Jimbo's half-wolf offspring, Zach vows to retaliate with a fight for the lives of everyone he loves.
The Uninvited
Part 19 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, LANE R WARENSKI'S BEST SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE UNINVITED.In the fall of 1839, "Grizzly Killer" Zach Connors is still recovering from a Gros Ventre arrow. When his arrival at Rendezvous proves disappointing, both in the meager supplies available and the lack of game throughout the area of Horse Creek and the Green River, a powerful earthquake drives him and his companions away.With a call for help from friends and family, Zach goes to the Shoshone village of Chief Spotted Elk. But danger lies in wait, and the Shoshone are forced to face off against their most hated enemy-the Blackfeet.Meanwhile, a group of men with dreams of getting rich from the hides of buffalo head into the unforgiving western wilderness. Ill prepared for the potential dangers and led by the ambitious dreamer, Isaac Snow, they follow the Platte River Road into the land of the buffalo, where they find their prize-and become the uninvited.Dive into the untamed heart of the American West as the legendary Zach Connors navigates rivalries and survival in a land where the rules are written by nature itself. Grab your copy of this mountain man adventure today!
The Great Medicine Dog
Part 20 of the Grizzly Killer series
NAMED BEST MOUNTAIN MAN SERIES BY TRUE WEST MAGAZINE, LANE R WARENSKI'S BEST SELLING GRIZZLY KILLER SERIES CONTINUES WITH THE GREAT MEDICINE DOG.In the late 1860s, the Oregon Trail was said to have a grave every mile, its two-thousand-mile stretch wrought with hardship and danger. But in 1840, no wagons had yet made the treacherous journey to the Columbia River.When Zach "Grizzly Killer" Connors leads a group of missionaries and their wagon train through one of the most perilous sections of the trail, from Blacks Fork to Fort Hall, they expect uncharted terrain-not the fierce resistance of Native American tribes.Battling hostile forces on top of harsh weather, perilous rivers, and unforgiving mountains, Zach must rely on his survival instincts. But will his legendary skills be enough to get them through, or will the trail claim more lives?Explore this gripping tale of hard-fought courage and the unbreakable will to survive against all odds. Grab your copy of this mountain man adventure today!