Michael Zimmer grew up on a small Colorado horse ranch, and began to break and train horses for spending money while still in high school. An American history enthusiast from an early age, he has done extensive research on the Old West. Zimmer is the author of fifteen previous novels. His work has been praised by Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Historical Novel Society, and others. City of Rocks (Five Star, 2012) was chosen by Booklist as one of the top ten Western novels of 2012. The Poacher's Daughter (Five Star, 2014) received a starred Booklist review, and was selected winner of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's prestigious Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel (2015). He is a two-time finalist for the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America and author of the American Legends Collection series. Zimmer resides in Utah with his wife Vanessa and their two dogs. Learn more by visiting his website at www.michael-zimmer.com.
