Disciples of the Wind
Kirby Jonas is the author of nine novels about the Old West. He and his brother, Jamie, come from a long line of pioneers, and were themselves born in the old western town of Bozeman, Montana. Kirby researches his novels extensively to give his readers the kind of realism and authenticity they have come to demand of him. He has been a police officer, security guard, wildland firefighter, and is now a firefighter with the city of Pocatello, Idaho. He is married to his wife of sixteen years, Debbie, and they are raising four children. Jamie Jonas, Kirby's older brother, is also a product of the West. He, like Kirby, is an artist, and they rendered the cover of Disciples of the Wind together. Jamie is a social security agent in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and is married to his wife from Peru, Susanna, and raised their daughter Andrea.