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Browse the Blood Bond series by William W. Johnstone in order, with short summaries to guide you through Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves's adventures.

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Blood Bond books in publication order

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16 books

1

Blood Bond

by William W Johnstone

1989

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves grow into skilled gunmen after becoming blood brothers as boys. As settlers, renegades and land-hungry ranchers bring conflict to Montana, their friendship faces competing loyalties on the approach to the Battle of Little Bighorn.

2

Brotherhood of the Gun

by William W Johnstone

1990

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves pursue gunrunners and kidnappers through the Arizona badlands toward Mexico. Joined by two people searching for missing relatives, they face outlaws and hostile territory on a dangerous rescue mission.

3

Gunsight Crossing

by William W Johnstone

1991

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves ride into Texas and encounter rancher John Lee's hired gunmen. Joining the threatened Circle S ranch, the blood brothers stand against a land grab that could turn into a deadly fight.

4

Devil Creek Crossfire

by William W Johnstone

1992

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves stop for supplies in Crossville and find rival factions occupying opposite sides of Main Street. A feud rooted in a wedding and an unspoken secret puts the blood brothers in the crossfire.

5

Gunsmoke and Gold

by William W Johnstone

1992

Blood brothers Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves ride into Dale, Colorado, and encounter a range war tearing families apart. Fathers oppose sons and brothers face brothers as the two gunmen become involved in the fighting.

6

Shootout at Gold Creek

by William W Johnstone

1993

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves stop in a Colorado mining town and intervene when an unarmed man is whipped. Their refusal to look away pulls them into a violent struggle over land, claims, and mineral rights.

7

Death in Snake Creek

by William W Johnstone

1994

In Snake Creek, Texas, outlaw King Petty rules through violence and seizes the widow of a man he has killed. Sam Two Wolves intervenes, drawing him and Matt Bodine into a fight against Petty's gang.

8

San Angelo Showdown

by William W Johnstone

1994

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves accept Texas Ranger badges to help fight outlaws around San Angelo. Cattle thieves strike with dynamite, sending the blood brothers after a gang fleeing toward the Mexican border.

9

Slaughter Trail

by William W Johnstone

2006

Sam Two Wolves falls into the hands of a murderous slaver while his blood brother Matt Bodine is in Tombstone. Matt rides to rescue him and the other captives, confronting a trade that depends on chains and violence.

10

The Hanging Road

by J A Johnstone

2007

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves help a stagecoach carrying women led by Charity McAllister. Their intervention draws them into a frontier town’s conflict, where an old enemy and uncertain loyalties complicate their efforts.

11

Ride for Vengeance

by J A Johnstone

2008

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves stay in Sweet Apple, Texas, to help its new marshal. Their interest in the daughters of feuding cattlemen pulls them into a bitter local rivalry that complicates keeping the peace.

12

Texas Gundown

by J A Johnstone

2008

Sent to dangerous Sweet Apple by an uncle who wants him dead, Seymour Standish develops an alarming confidence in his own safety. Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves arrive as outlaws, gunfighters, and revolutionaries converge.

13

Deadly Road to Yuma

by J A Johnstone

2009

A murderous preacher escapes on the road to his hanging in Yuma and kidnaps a young woman. Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves follow him toward a hideout guarded by his devoted followers.

14

Moonshine Massacre

by J A Johnstone

2010

In a Kansas town that bans liquor, Matt Bodine befriends a moonshining family while Sam Two Wolves joins the law. Their divided loyalties become dangerous when a ruthless bootlegger and hired gunmen threaten Cottonwood.

15

Arizona Ambush

by J A Johnstone

2011

An Arizona ambush leaves Matt Bodine wounded while Sam Two Wolves pursues the attacking gang. With Matt recovering in a Navajo village, Sam uncovers gunrunning that threatens a wider conflict and puts both men in danger.

16

A Hundred Ways to Kill

by J A Johnstone

2012

Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves learn that wagon guards have kidnapped six girls and taken them toward Mexico. Their rescue mission pits them against slave traders and an Apache war party along the route.

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