International best-selling author John Locke (Saving Rachel, Wish List, Now & Then, Lethal People, Lethal Experiment) tackles a new genre, with hilarious results.
“Butch Cassidy Meets City Slickers!”
“Picture if you can…Jason Bourne and Monty Python do Dodge. I give it 5 hearty pokes!”
Follow the Stone became the #1 western on Amazon/Kindle within a week and held that position until it was replaced by Don’t Poke the Bear, at which point the novels were #1 and #2!
Follow the Stone – (an Emmett Love Western – Volume 1) is a good-hearted, rollicking story about a former gunslinger and his crablike scout, who journey West with a mail order bride, a witch, and a wagon full of prostitutes!
Don’t Poke the Bear – (an Emmett Love Western – Volume 2) The saga of Emmett and Gentry continues in Don’t Poke the Bear!
After the former gunslinger and prostitute open a saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, Emmett kills a man in self-defense and winds up inheriting a dancing bear. But that surprise pales in comparison to the secret his witchy friend, Rose, has been keeping from him since the day they met…
Emmett & Gentry – (an Emmett Love Western – Volume 3) The saga of Donovan Creed’s ancestors continues in Emmett & Gentry, the third book in the Emmett Love western adventure series.
Still in chains after serving twenty-eight months for a crime he didn’t commit, former gunslinger and sheriff, Emmett Love, heads to Dodge City to find Gentry, the love of his life. What he finds instead is a ghost town, ravaged by the Civil War, and ten town widows who are determined to make him forget about his sweetheart.
I loved Follow the Stone! Can’t wait for the next Emmett Love story!
3/4 the way through with Follow the Stone! Might have to slow the Finish lol. x
Wow. Very nicely done. And please give us more of Love and Shrug.
Simply put, I loved the book. I loved Emmett, Shrug and the entire cast of characters and am hoping this to become the first in a series. Having grown up in Illinois, I am familiar with and have taken a lot of teasing for pronouncing creek as crick. When you used it in the story, I was delighted. Thank you
I just finished “Don’t Poke The Bear”, and loved it! There has to be another Emmett Love book!
Thanks, Jenelle
I finished “Follow the Stone” yesterday and “Don’t Poke The Bear” today, I’m hooked. I love the characters and the dialog is so much fun. But, I have to find out what happened to Gentry & Emmett, can’t wait for the next installment.
More in this series, please. Especially with Rose.
LOVE THESE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!
John,
Thank you for a fantastic cast of characters, snappy, witty dialogue and a great plot! Could we ask for anything more? Yes. More Emmett Love novels.
…and I was pleasantly surprised to find the second novel today on Amazon.com! Sweetness. Awesome. Rad. (insert your own adjective here).
Just finished Don’t Poke The Bear. As with all your books it was awesome. Can’t wait to find out what happens next. I appreciate the bargain with the price of your books but have to say, I would definetly pay more.
Love the Creed series the best of the two
but the Love series was fairly entertaining.
Dropping the g on most of the words ending in “ing”
makes for a difficult read though.
John, I sure wish you could write as fast as I read. I really enjoy your style! Both series are unputdownable! I just finished “Don’t Poke the Bear” and loved it except the ending! When will you publish the follow up? Your style is so smooth and easy to read I check everyday for a new release. I’ve got to find out about “Sweetness” Are there any other authors that write like you, that you could recommend, to keep me occupied while you’re writting your next novel?
Cordially,
Jack
I am just getting into John Locke’s books but I loved The Woodstock Conspiracy by Martin Rots.
Hey Shane, Is there any more info on “Sweetness”? It’s not listed on Amazon.com Or were you refering to “Don’t Poke the Bear”
Mr Locke
I’ve read all your books. First the Donavan Creed Series about which I thought “what a fun, hard to put down series of books”. I haven’t read recreationally since my days in the military, some 30+ years ago but recently bought a Kindle DX because one of my coworkers talked me into it. I somehow lucked out when looking for material to read and ‘stumbled’ upon “Lethal People”. How lucky could I get? The first in a series of ‘edge ‘o your seat’ page turners. I flew through the existing Donavan Creed novels just in time for “Vegas Moon” upon its release. I was left hungry for more. You had a fan at that point but then I researched to find that you have another series in the works. I bought and read “Follow the Stone” and instantly became a fan for life. I just finished “Don’t poke the Bear” and I gotta tell ya, I will struggle through the drudgery of life without more until the next installment of “Emmet Love” becomes available, but I’m not going to like it!! In the meantime, I will be playing tag with Rudy in my mind and in my heart. Thank you so much!!
A fan for life,
Bobby
What a great way to escape! I have read all of your books and love them all! Keep them coming!
I love these characters so much that I almost hate to read the books all the way through in case something bad might happen to any of them….but that’s like saying I might as well not live because something bad might happen to me….or I might as well not fall in love because it might not last forever.
Hey, life’s a tragedy: no one gets out alive. The magic is enjoying it fully in the meanwhile. The Emmett Love stories sat this as clearly as it has ever been said.
After all, if I hadn’t read the books I’d never have met, and fallen so deeply in love with Emmett, Shrug, Rose, Gentry, Rudy (especially Rudy), and all the rest of these deeply felt, intimately-drawn people who spring full-grown from John Locke’s imagination.
Thank you John, for bringing them to life, and for sharing them with me. If it’s not too much trouble, could you please write twenty or thirty more?
I agree with Wm, it has been a long time since I found not one but two series that I fall completely in love with! It is so easy to wrap yourself up in the reality that John Locke creates, when I stop reading for the night or finish a book it is hard to snap back into boring reality! Please keep them coming John, I would be lonely without Emmett Love, Rudy and definitely Donovan Creed! Love Love LOVE these books!!!!
I Will go crazy if emmett looses Gentry and rose !! when will the next book be released ? please have flyin fingers John ………
OMG….I stumbled across your books after getting a new Kindle. Because of the cost, I decided to download all of your Donovan Creed books after liking the first one so much. I then read your Emmett Love book, and just finished Don’t Poke the Bear (in a few hours I might add). I can’t stand having to wait for your next one. I need to know what happens to Emmett and Gentry!!! I’m so glad I found another favourite author and you’ve definitely got a fan for life!!! Please let me know when you expect to have your next book released!! Thank you so much!!!!
I really enjoy the Creed books, but to me the Emmett Love books take fun to another level. Can’t wait to read what happens next.
Hurry,
Pat
i loved all of the Donovan Creed books and didnt think anything could top them. i decided to try the Emmett Love ones and am so glad i did as they are even better then the Creed series.
I want MORE!!! No really, I just came across the Donovan Creed saga, read them all, I read both of the Emmett Love books, and I want MORE! Keep them coming! Now!
Pat
I absolutly love Emmit Love. Almost as much as I LOVE Creed!!! I can not wait for the next Emmit Love book. Don’t Poke the Bear had me laughinf my @$$ off. Mr. Locke you are an amazing writer. All of the books I have read by you so far I have not been able to put down!!!
Bravo
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Emmet Love series!!! I really enjoy Donovan but Emmett just had me sad that I couldn’t read more. Looking forward to the next journey! Thanks!!
PLEASE…..more Emmitt and Gentry! We need to know!
Will there be a sequel to Don’t Poke the Bear?
Just finished the Emmett Love books & can’t say enough how much I love both series. I am eagerly awaiting new books – I hope they are published soon!
Having just finished “Now & Then” (with ALL your other books queued and waiting in my Kindle app), I’ve got to say that the only other authors who have made me laugh so hard out loud are Terry Pratchett and Tom Sharpe. D’Augie’s misfortunes had me chuckling but, when it all came to a head, I was roaring with laughter, and in the seating area of a swimming pool, while my son trained – it should have been embarrassing, but through tears of laughter, I just didn’t care!!
Many many thanks for some wonderful books, and the best belly laugh in some time (I tried to tell my wife about the excerpt later, but kept dissolving into tears of laughter again! She’s going to read them herself now). I am so looking forward to all the rest of them.
May your career be as long as your genius is great!
Its awesome to find an author who can give you 2 completely loveable characters like Creed and Love. Have so enjoyed reading all of your books, I tend to go through them muh to quickly. As with any loved character, I hated to see each book end. Please keep them all coming, I hope you write fast. Its been a PLEASURE reading each and every one.
I’ve read both your series of books. They are both OUTSTANDING! Can’t wait for more of Donovan Creed and Emmett Love! Keep me posted!
Oops, now i am addicted to your writing.
Please feed my kindle soon with more from Emmeret and his fellows. I absolutely dig your work!
all the best John,
Stefan
I am in love with the characters and my only disappointment is after devouring all 3 there is not another one to feed my hunger. Keep up the good work! Now, I’m working my way through the Creed series.
Thanks John for a fun read!
Richard
Hi I’m desperately waiting on yr next book. Can u put me an email notification list please?
Chop chop
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Hello John
Thank you very much for your books. I read them all (creed and emmet) in about 14 days. The are so funny I could not put them down. I am really looking forward to reading more about my new favorite characteres.
André
I am abslutely in love with the characters in your books! I stumbled upon one of your books and did not stop until I devoured them all! Write faster. I miss my boys Donovan and Emmett.
Forever a fan,
Kristy
John,
I read them all! If only you could write as fast as we can read.
Love the straight talkin fast pace, love the characters and the love they show.
Thank you bringing this pleasure and abundant love to my life!
Can’t wait for the next one!
Casper
Bought and finished Emmett & Gentry today. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait for more!!!! Absolutely love all your books!!
I have now read all of the books in the Emmett Love series and the Donovan Creed series. I like both series, but I enjoy the Emmett Love series much more than I enjoy the Donovan Creed series. I haven’t read the new Dani Ripper series yet, but I hope there is a new Emmett Love book soon… I am down to the one book from the newest series left to read.
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Emmett &gentry is there follow up book to this
Waiting for the next Love
Such a phenomenal series. Not only is are the books a history lesson, but some of the most stunning writing anywhere. You find yourself knowing and loving each character, and find it impossible to put the book down. The range of emotion is awesome! I cannot wait for this series to continue…
I have only one thing to say about the Emmett Love books: Write faster! I love them…darn it. Now I have to read the Donovan Creed books. Nuts. So many books, so little time.
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hello mr. locke! i am sooo sad that i cant read your books slow! lol! ive read all your books and im so hooked! i want to read more especially on CREED!!! im about to yell!!! lol!! plz hurry and create more books!
I have read all of your books within two weeks. I love them! I like how each series is connected through Rose. I look forward to the other books so they are all completely linked. Great Books
-Jake McConnell