James D. Best

The story of the greatest rivalry in American History.   Buy at Amazon

“When you call me that, smile.” The Virginian The Virginian was published in 1902 by Owen Wister (1860-1938). The novel received critical a...

Grok Self-Portrait I wasn't a strong proponent of artificial intelligence until I asked Grok about my own work. Now, I'm a fan of AI...

  If readers are the judge, Old Haunts is a good read. After three months, Old Haunts has garnered a 4.5 Amazon score with 88 ratings and ...

Honest westerns. Full of dishonest characters.   Readers are giving Old Haunts great ratings. After two months, the new Steve Dancy Tale h...

Honest westerns. Full of dishonest characters.   Old haunts is now available in hardcover , trade paperback , and Kindle . Get a copy while...

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  Interim Cover Old Haunts, A Steve Dancy Tale has entered the proofreading stage. The new Steve Dancy should be available in 4-6 weeks. Th...

  Honest westerns. Filled with dishonest characters. This feels like a major milestone, so I guess it must be. In January, The Steve Dancy T...

No Peace, A Steve Dancy Tale Available in paperback (6X9 Trade Paperback) and for Kindles. Excerpt “Stay put. You’re not leaving ...

Today, NFReads published my author interview . They ask good questions, so if you want to know my dark secrets, take a gander. Just kidding....

The Steve Dancy Tales Honest Westerns filled with dishonest characters. New Release:  Crossing the Animas ,  Audiobook Edition ...

Water Source for San Francisco San Francisco supports denying water to the Central Valley so a tiny fish called the Delta Smelt has a p...

What happens when a relentless downpour, politics, and street gangs attack California? I recently arrived back in California, a s...

Steve Dancy has had a rocky romantic life in the first three novels. His mother pushed him to marry a young lady who would enhance the fa...

Still from The Great Train Robbery The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale  partly takes place in New Jersey. Oh yeah, and Thomas Edison is a ...

In high school, I read every Ian Fleming James Bond book. I liked them, but  wasn't  motivated to read them a second time until rec...

I returned from my trip to Nebraska to find a publishing contract from Center Point for The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale . They’re a gr...

The spine is the most undervalued aspect of book design. This is especially true today, when so many indie-books only publish elect...

We're about to drive to Garnerville, Nevada with friends. We'll stay with other friends who happen to be relatives. It looks lik...