Elizabethtown is the most lawless place in New Mexico Territory, ruled by Major Judd Howard and his barbaric henchmen. But when his son is murdered, Ian McKown takes matters in his own hands to bring justice to this gold-mining camp—not with a badge and a gun, but by building a courthouse and jail.

Joining McKwon and his family are itinerant gamblers Frank Ivy and Sam Raintree, who tackle carpentry on a whimsical bet. The real reason Ivy stays, however, is McKown’s daughter, Alice. As E-town heats up, the builders know that hammers and nails won’t be enough to stop Howard’s gang.

Johnny D. Boggs weaves a powerful, poignant story of love and redemption, filled with an authentic sense of time, place and people.

Johnny D. Boggs once played hooky from high school to watch Fort Apache, and spends most of his vacations traipsing around historical sites, ghost towns, and boneyards in the American West. His works have appeared in Boys’ Life, Louis L’Amour Western Magazine, and other publications. A member of the Western Writers of America, he lives with his wife, Lisa Smith, and basset hound, Scout, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Foundation of the Law is Johnny’s eleventh book for AVALON.

Available from Avalon:

Hannah and the Horseman Western Series
Book 1 - HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN
Book 2 - THE COURTSHIP OF HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN
Book 3 - RIDING WITH HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN
Book 4 - HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN AT THE GALLOWS TREE
Book 5 - HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN ON THE WESTERN TRAIL
Book 6 - THE ODYSSEY OF HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN
Book 7 - A JOB FOR HANNAH AND THE HORSEMAN

Avalon Westerns by Johnny D. Boggs:
FOUNDATION OF THE LAW
THIS MAN COLTER
THE CURSE OF DUNBAR'S GOLD
TEN AND ME