Matthew P. Mayo's novel, TUCKER'S RECKONING, won the Western Writers of America's Spur Award for Best Western Novel. He has also been a Spur Finalist and a Peacemaker Award Finalist in the Short Fiction category. His stories have appeared in dozens of anthologies, and his many novels include the Westerns WINTERS' WAR; WRONG TOWN; HOT LEAD, COLD HEART; DEAD MAN'S RANCH; TUCKER'S RECKONING; THE HUNTED; DOUBLE CROSS RANCH; SHOTGUN CHARLIE, and many more. Mayo has also written numerous novels under pen names for several popular series of adventure novels.His non-fiction books include COWBOYS, MOUNTAIN MEN & GRIZZLY BEARS; BOOTLEGGERS, LOBSTERMEN & LUMBERJACKS; SOURDOUGHS, CLAIM JUMPERS & DRY GULCHERS; HAUNTED OLD WEST; HORNSWOGGLERS, FOURFLUSHERS & SNAKE-OIL SALESMEN, and many more. He also collaborated with his wife, photographer Jennifer Smith-Mayo, on a series of popular coffee-table books: MAINE ICONS; NEW HAMPSHIRE ICONS; and VERMONT ICONS. When they're not scaling mountain peaks or fording raging rivers, the Mayos run GRITTY PRESS (www.GrittyPress.com) and rove North America in search of hot coffee, tasty whiskey, and high adventure. Stop by Matthew's website (www.MatthewMayo.com) for a chin-wag. And be sure to visit him on Facebook: facebook.com/matthew.p.mayo.