I'm Off to Montana for to Throw the Hoolihan

Code of the West #6

by Stephen Bly

Tap and Pepper are ready to settle down. Too bad no one else is. Now that Tap's a husband and soon-to-be father, he'd like to settle into a quiet routine. But with him, it's more like riding a bucking bronco down a sheer cliff without a saddle. He's no longer an escaped fugitive running from his past. Or a Wyoming lawman backing down a riotous mob. Or a brand inspector dodging rustlers' ambushes and bullets. Now he's just Tap Andrews, rancher and family man. And he's moving a very pregnant Pepper and their eleven-year-old ward Angelita to a new life in Montana. Awaiting them is the sprawling Slash-Bar-4 ranch and 50,000 acres of rolling range land and timbered valleys. Tap will operate in a partnership with Stack Lowery. So perfect. But the new location and occupation do hold a couple surprises. Cattle grazing in their living room. Indians camped in their yard. A notorious pack of outlaws plaguing them. A pair of inept bank robbers bumbling around. And a pacifist family being violently forced off their homestead. Tap still needs courage and his gun skills to settle this part of the West.

Genres: Westerns, Christian Fiction, Fiction

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.

Reviews

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last hoorah

The sixth & final installment of the Code of the West series ended on a high note. I really wanted it to be followed by another six stories! Soooooo good. Stephen Bly was a wonderful teller of cowboy tales. I miss him a lot.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love westerns, and this was good clean fun.

[Malia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fine ending to the series.

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last of the Code of the West books that our library has (Book Six) so I'm not sure if the series goes on or not, but I hate to see it end. Very entertaining.