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Ada Holloway just needs to survive her final semester as a high school senior, but nothing's going her way.Star quarterback Beckett Forsythe relies on Ada to do his homework for him, her rebellious cousin Molly has no where else to go but the Holloway's house, and to top it all off, Ada doesn't really know what she wants to do with her life-even though her parents already decided for her.The one thing she does know is the topic for her senior essay: the lif...

Fort Larned is the first of three historical novels depicting the life of fictional adventurer, Lane Collier. From his beginnings as a Civil War army scout and later as a celebrated buffalo hunter, lawman, and rancher Lane Collier symbolizes the tenacity and resourcefulness of the North American plains frontiersman during the second half of the 19th century. Such men clawed a living and built a civilization from seemingly barren grasslands and hostile prairie where onl...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Chances are, you’re stuck at a dysfunctional company, work for a power-hungry bully, or the whole place is more toxic than a porta-potty at a chili cook-off. And for whatever reason, you can’t leave.Your company has rules. Your boss has rules. HR has enough rules to wallpaper the building. Funny how most of them seem to apply to you.Maybe it’s time you learned a few rules of your own.Pistols at D...

Heroes of the Santa Fe Trail is the product of decades of primary research by a writer who has lived all of his life in the shadow the Trails legacy. This book tells the dramatic story of the men and women—Hispanic, Anglo, and Native American—who settled the West and provides insights not commonly found elsewhere. From the Hispanic Jaramillo and Chavez families of the Rio Grande Valley to the legacy of Ham Bell, a nonviolent man who made more arrests than any Dodge City lawman...

Action, humor, and adventure rule as Ranger Black Jack Ransom accepts a special assignment from Sam Houston outgoing President of the Texas Republic. In Ransoms own words all he has to do is: "Kill Rafael, steal the gold from armed vaqueros in a foreign country and get it back to Texas through Comanche and bandit country without getting my ass shot off. Then I have to convince Anson Jones that I was on assignment for you when I stole the gold. Sounds like a crappy deal, General, esp...

Scott City is the third of three historical novels depicting the life of fictional plains adventurer, Lane Collier. Collier returns to Kansas to help his step-daughter and son-in-law preserve their ranch against the ruthless aggression of Texas cattleman, Dusty Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth is the last of the old-time free-range cattle barons who cannot accept the encroachment of homesteaders and the enclosure of small ranches by barbed wire. Using hired gunmen and crooked politi...

The year that will forever be known as 2020 has brought new words to our world: Covid-19, Corona Virus, and Essential Workers. One day we're dropping off the kids at school on the way to work at the office; the next day we're told you're now working from home to keep everyone safe and the dining room became the make shift classroom. Perhaps other than World War II, no other time in history has the focus been on "essential workers," focus that would normally be reserved for athletes and mov...

In this cinematic novel, unlikely American venture capitalist Kulio Berken unveils the burdens of his conscious in the most candid confession of an urban romance thriller that has become of his life. His story is one of love, loyalty and betrayal and his provocative account is so visually alluring that the interviewer becomes enthralled in an imaginative trance. As the interview endures, Winston Smith, a journalism student began to romanticize every intimate detail through a musical journe...

An “engrossing and important book" (Wall Street Journal) that brings to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad AliIn 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world. But Malcolm X, the most famous minister in the Nation of Islam, saw the potential in Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation’s m...

The Black Powder Plainsman provides a wealth of information on muzzleloading and the history of the Plainsmen. The author explores the lives and roles of women, Plainsmen relations with the Native Americans, and the current status of the hobby of muzzleloading, along with many other topics. He also shares advice on how to get involved in historical reenactments and how to preserve the values of the early Plainsmen. Hunting techniques with muzzleloading rifles are also explored.

**The boxing champion whose fight against the Nazis in and out of the ring made him a global icon“A sharp, hard-hitting, beautifully written account of one of the greatest sports figures in all American history.”―Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King: A Life**During the 1930s and 1940s, no African American athlete commanded the spotlight more than heavyweight boxer Joe Louis. His 1938 knockout victory over German Max Schmeling struck an early blow aga...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.It began long before recorded history. Ancient texts tell of fallen angels, a war between good and evil, and a final victory in which evil was vanquished.But vanquished to where? Hell? Oblivion? Or did some escape into the shadows? Perhaps the war never ended. Perhaps we've forgotten it was being fought.Evil doesn't always announce itself. Sometimes it begins with curiosity, temptation, or a glimpse of something we were ...