Born 1962, in Timmonsville, SC; married Lisa Smith; children: Jack. Education: University of South Carolina, B.A., 1984. Addresses: Home: Santa Fe, NM. Agent: Golden West Literary Agency, 2327 S.E. Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214. E-mail: jdboggs@aol.com.

FICTION

• This Man Colter, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Curse of Dunbar's Gold, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• Ten and Me, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• The Lonesome Chisholm Trail, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2000.
• Foundation of the Law, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• Once They Wore the Gray: A Western Story (part of the "Five Star First Edition" series), Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2001.
• The Despoilers: A Frontier Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2002.
• Lonely Trumpet: A Western Story (part of the "Five Star First Edition" series), Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2002.
• The Big Fifty: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2003.
• Purgatoire: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2003.
• Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2004.
• East of the Border: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2004.
• Ghost Legion: A Frontier Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2005.
• Camp Ford: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2005.
• The Hart Brand: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2006.
• Walk Proud, Stand Tall: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2006.
• Northfield: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2007.
• Doubtful Cañon: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2007.
• Killstraight: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2008.
• Soldier's Farewell: A Western Story, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2008.

• Hannah and the Horseman, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Courtship of Hannah and the Horseman, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• Riding with Hannah and the Horseman, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hannah and the Horseman at the Gallows Tree, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hannah and the Horseman on the Western Trail, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• The Odyssey of Hannah and the Horseman, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 2000.
• A Job for Hannah and the Horseman, Avalon Books (New York, NY), 2001.

• Arm of the Bandit: The Trial of Frank James, Signet (New York, NY), 2002.
• Spark on the Prairie: The Trial of the Kiowa Chiefs, Signet (New York, NY), 2003.
• Law of the Land, Signet (New York, NY), 2004.

• That Terrible Texas Weather: Tales of Storms, Drought, Destruction, and Perseverance, Republic of Texas Press (Plano, TX), 2000.
• Pampered Cowboy: A Guide to Western-theme B & Bs, Hotels, Ranches, and Resorts in Texas, Republic of Texas Press (Plano, TX), 2000.
• Great Murder Trials of the Old West, Republic of Texas Press (Plano, TX), 2002.

Work represented in anthologies, including the Dan River Anthology, Dan River Press, 1989, 1990; Broken Dreams, edited by Robert W. Olmstead, Maine Northwoods Press, 1992; and American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America, edited by Loren D. Estleman, Forge Books, 2001.

Contributor to periodicals, including Frontier Trails, Cowboy Gazette, Big Sky Stories, Western Digest, Shootist, True West, Persimmon Hill, Wild West, and Boys' Life.