R.G. Yoho, a West Virginia native, has a passion for history and tales of the American West. A proud member of the Western Writers of America and a two-time Spur Award Finalist, he is the author of the five-book Kellen Malone Western series, as well as works of historical nonfiction and fiction. 

A past president of the West Virginia Writers, Yoho is America's foremost authority on the infamous coal mine spy, Charles E. Lively, profiled in the biography, "Charles E. Lively: The Deadliest Man in the West Virginia-Colorado Coal Mine Wars." 

Yoho grew up on a cattle farm and now raises registered Texas Longhorns with his son and grandsons. He resides on the Ohio-West Virginia border, with his wife of over four decades.

To learn more about R.G. Yoho, please visit his website: www.RGYoho.com.