Civil Action

Young ranch hand Cole Tyler’s best friend, Martin, has been captured while on a cattle drive through Indian Territory. And if Cole doesn’t get there fast, Martin will be a dead man. Martin has been forcibly taken hostage by an outlaw. One named Bones Foster. A violent robber on a crazed mission for a Spanish Treasure. If the treasure is found and presented to him, he’ll let Martin live… But nobody knows where the treasure is. And Clare Whitley, Martin’s sister, doesn’t care if the treasure is real or a myth. Clare is no sharpshooter. Nonetheless, her guns are ready and she has ...

TILL THE SUN GROWS COLD is the story of two star-crossed lovers during the turbulent days following the American Civil War; it is a tragic search for justice, by land and sea, with one of the strongest female characters in recent historical fiction. Follow Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective, as she attempts to help Merritt Cowles track down--and bring to justice--the killers of his son, a guard on a military payroll convoy. The story is set in the beautiful Florida keys where time follows a tropical rhythm and little is as it seems. Buy the book, grab a cuppa, and settle in for a grand ...

Americans can’t get along anymore. That’s what everybody said. Better to separate than to burn. Or is it? The Coup of 2026 has been reversed; the people are thrown together, trying to find their way. Anderson is becoming a valued Deputy Sheriff, but he’s searching, trying to find meaning in his life, as the world continues to wobble. He’s on the cusp of a big change. Will he survive it? Kelso lives in fear, with Private Hanley still harassing him. Now he’s hearing that his pursuer has graduated to murder. Should he flee, or stick it out, riding the rolling waves of Southern ...

An Afro-Russian KGB agent returns to his forefathers' homeland — Chicago — to track down a Russian dissident prepared to unleash the ultimate doomsday device. Dissatisfied by the results of the Post World War I Civil Rights movement, angry African-Americans immigrated to the Soviet Union in the 1930's, for the promise of equality under Communism. Colonel Damian Turner, a native Afro-Russian KGB agent, returns to Chicago, the former home of his grandfather, as part of a worldwide manhunt for one of his nation's highest ranking officers, Marshall Victor Craig. Craig, infuriated at the ...

‘The Life and Redemption of Teddy Miller’ is a rip-roaring adventure story, filled with horse chases, gunfights and even has a beautiful Pinkerton Detective. But it is more than just an adventure story; the hero, a young man named Teddy Miller, is forced to grow up and make serious decisions for which he has no experience and no adult guidance. Root for him, cry with him, and cheer for him as he travels from the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to the tip of Florida and back during the last months of the American Civil War in search of love and redemption. 'The Life and ...

Welcome to Stanti, a land that is on the verge of ruin. Enly and Matthew have one mission, to keep Stanti’s government from collapsing. The problem? The dictator of Travania is desperate to annex their kingdom, which is full of bountiful resources. Meanwhile, misguided rebels are determined to assassinate the members of the royal line. Enly and Matthew are unable to go through the proper channels to save Stanti, since traitors are lurking in high places. Winning the war will depend on what the royals are willing to sacrifice.

Land law, water rights, deeds of ownership? Boring. Unless of course, people are shooting at you because of them. The Civil War has disrupted thousands of lives, including that of Sarah Jackson, whose husband was killed for not joining the Confederate Army in Georgia. Sarah and her daughter flee to Nevada Territory and are eligible for homestead rights. After claiming her one hundred sixty acres in the lush Golden Valley, her world crumbles again. Banker Preston Miller claims he owns the entire Golden Valley and all the water in the Good Hope River. Jackson cries foul in a letter to the U.S...

Caleb McCallister does not have a normal childhood. His mother rejected him, and his father is an alcoholic. Despite everything, Caleb sticks to his morals and becomes a respected citizen of his hometown. Everyone loves him because of his determination to uphold the law and protect the innocent. Due to his unyielding sense of justice, Sheriff Craig Dalton believes Caleb is the only person that possesses the right set of skills to go after a notorious outlaw by the name of Silas “Blackheart” Kane. The outlaw has been wreaking havoc in Colorado for a while. Somebody needs to stop him. ...

Marcus Tychon Triarius is a Kentuckian, a Bluegrass Borderline. He admires President Lincoln but has enormous respect for Jefferson Davis. Marcus is a remarkable sharpshooter with a divided conscience and a cantankerous sibling forever talking of their valiant ancestors. Rebelling against his family, he dons the Union Blue but is blown off his feet at the Battle of Perryville on his first day at war. He sees his friend's heart beat its last beat and he runs; he runs straight into trouble. Discharged, he falls into a ruinous lifestyle and very soon becomes involved in a gunfight where three ...

Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants nothing more than to leave some record of the truth - his truth. He may be guilty but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master's wife. In 1860 Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking light-skinned house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a love affair and inspired plans to escape their owner, Master Wilson, who claimed Chloe as his concubine.

'Quality from cover to cover.' Helen Hollick - Author of Harold the King Shire is far, far from home, his old life in Victorian England a fading memory. He’s battled through war-torn America to keep a cherished promise to his childhood companion. Now she’s pushing him away, while the war won’t let him go. Fighting for the Union, Shire must survive the brutal campaign for Atlanta and try to imagine a future without her. Clara is free from her husband but not from his ghost. After a violent end to an abusive marriage, she struggles to keep her home in the Tennessee hills as the war ...

Vermont, 1850s. Bell's Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when Star helps rescue a runaway slave girl, his ideas about freedom may change forever. Here is Star's story . . . in his own words.

Americans can’t get along anymore. That’s what everybody said. Better to separate than to burn. Or is it? The Coup of 2026 has been reversed; the people are thrown together, trying to find their way. Anderson tries to settle into his career as a Deputy Sheriff, and his writing becomes more haunting, his keen sense of society’s problems torturing him. He senses impending doom. Is he right? Kelso’s store is making money again now that Martial Law has been lifted, but his neighborhood is a toxic stew of hatred, grievances, and roaming psychopaths. He knows he’s in danger, but will he...

Hunting the men who did it. One by one. After learning the truth about his family’s killers, Deputy Lucas Butler leaves behind his East Texas home and tracks down the Bloodhoof Gang, the seven men responsible for the fateful night that tore apart his childhood. Some of the brutes have vanished from sight. But others still eke out their heartless trades. Elwood Roscoe, the engine behind the Bloodhoof reign of terror, hasn’t lost his taste for blood and theft. He’s made his living making a mockery of justice. As Lucas uncovers an ocean of pain left behind by the gang, he also finds ...

The United States is trapped in the third year of a brutal civil war. Once-great cities now lie in ruins, reduced to radioactive wastelands. As the Red Faction hatches a ruthless plan to end the war on its terms, the world can no longer stand by. To defend freedom and restore order, the CANZUK alliance—Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom —must act. As war approaches, in the North, an untested deputy prime minister faces shadowy international forces threatening her nation’s survival, while in the divided South, a desperate president is willing to gamble everything ...

'The Light from Darkness' is the story of a young man's epic journey home in search of love and redemption. There are tears, tragedy and a final reckoning which will forever change the course of his life. The young man, Teddy, travels from the tip of Florida back to his beloved Shenandoah Valley during the last months of the American Civil War. Along the way, he encounters heroes and villains alike that test both his courage and his moral character.

THE FORGOTTEN GODS TALES DRAW TO A CLOSE Heroes and villains gather for the final battle. The last battle to decide the fate of humanity and the universe. Tolde Breed has fought a long war. Having already died once, he knows what must be done to stop the evil of Amongeratix from destroying all he holds dear. Together, with a dedicated group of men and women, he takes the last steps into total war on the dead planet of the gods, Occanum. As war rages across the stars, it is here the fate of all will be settled. Can Tolde and the others do the impossible and defeat the worst threat the ...

Zach Walker has one goal: to get home and try to develop a relationship with the girl he has shared so much with. The last thing he wants is to get distracted and sidetracked. Unfortunately, that is exactly what he stumbles upon in the form of an outlaw, a snakebite, a pretty girl, and a long-standing feud. After getting bitten by a poisonous snake, Zach is rescued by a kindly couple and unknowingly gets involved in a feud involving murder and revenge. Add to it all, a pretty girl he rescues and is now vying for Zach’s attention on The Augusta Road.

Drawing from the history of social movements in the US, especially the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber and the contributors to this volume speak to the most pressing issues of our time, including Black Lives Matter, the fight for a $15 minimum wage, the struggle to protect voting rights, the march for women’s rights, and the movement to overcome poverty and unite the dispossessed across all dividing lines.

After he saved her life, a southern white woman falls in love with the black union soldier that saved her. This WWBM historical erotic romance is over 6,000 words and is for mature readers only.