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John Peoples flees Mexico to escape a cartel hit squad and sneaks into the USA where he had been born and resided until he was nine years old. John attempts to carve out a normal life for himself in his county of birth but finds himself battling Mexican cartels first in Louisiana and later in Kansas. John hopes that eventually the cartels will realize that John is hard to kill and doesn't feel restrained by American laws. In that respect John is a very unamerican American but that is what makes him so dangerous to criminals. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a Canadian lawyer who ...

Cursed with a form of Asperger's Syndrome which compels him to repeat ridiculous rituals whenever a pen or an eating utensil is in his hands, newly-minted lawyer Wyatt Mazy can't find a job with any law firm. Forced to open his own legal practice on a shoestring budget, Wyatt attempts to survive among the established shysters of Upper New York State. This is the first in a planned series of novels about Wyatt and his search for acceptance in a brutal profession and his dream of finding a woman who will accept and love him, quirks and all. There are now three books in the series. ABOUT THE ...

Curtis Scott, retired Canadian attorney, chose assisted suicide on September 12, 2023 and the procedure went perfectly. A day later Curtis emerges on a cliff ledge in Tennessee as a 30 year old version of himself but with all his 76 years of memories, attitudes and opinions still intact. In this second instalment in the 3-part series, Curtis leaves Tennessee and moves to Corinth, Mississippi in search of some sort of normal life despite his unique impediment of being an old man in a young man's body. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has published more...

Retired Canadian lawyer Curtis Scott chooses assisted suicide on September 12, 2023 to put a dignified end to his loneliness and terminal cancer. Imagine his shock when he emerges a day later on a cliff ledge in Stillwater, Tennessee standing next to a young girl who is about to hurl herself over the cliff. In this first segment of the SECOND LIFE SERIES, Curtis must figure out how to cope with being a 76 year old widower with his lifetime of memories and attitudes intact but now occupying his own 30 year old body. This novel is the first book in a 3-part series. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W....

Retired Canadian attorney Curtis Scott chose assisted suicide on Sept. 12th, 2023 to end his loneliness and cancer pain. The following day Curtis was reincarnated as a 30 year old American version of himself but with his 76 years of memories and attitudes still intact. In this 3rd book in the SECOND LIFE SERIES, Curtis not only finds true love but also discovers why he has been granted a second chance at life. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has published more than 100 books on Amazon since his retirement in 2009. Please check out his Author Page on ...

Just a few days after his 80th birthday, retired and widowed Canadian lawyer Blake Boudreau is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Blake chooses to take MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) which is an assisted suicide option offered by the Canadian government. In order to eat up some of the mandatory 90 day wait period, Blake decides to take his first ever long driving holiday. He sees the Maritime provinces in Canada and then heads into the USA. The incredible mess he lands in after doing a young girl a favor in Worcester, Massachusetts will convince Blake that he will be much better off dead. ...

In this third novel in the ongoing series, young attorney Wyatt Mazy continues to struggle in his Bath, New York legal practice. As if his Asperger's quirks didn't make it tough enough to grow his business, more bad press hounds him. At least Wyatt begins to attract a bit of welcome attention from the ladies. Will being seen out on a few dates with pretty girls trigger a pinch of jealousy in Amanda Corbett, the gorgeous fellow lawyer whom Wyatt secretly adores? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 100 novels, most of which deal with ...

This is the 5th novel in the 6-book Vanishing Lawyer Series. Each book is a stand-alone story but with the same main character, John Carverton who in Book 1 found himself plunked into a parallel world where he had never been born. Subsequent books have described John's various adventures in this eerily similar realm. In this 5th novel, John is sent undercover by the FBI to a retirement home in Bluefield, West Virginia as bait to attract a ring of swindlers who have been stealing the bank accounts of trusting seniors. The criminals grab onto the bait but that throws John into the most ...

Forced out of his New York law firm by his partners, 66 year old Carl Saunders drives to Pittsburg, Kansas where he buys a modest home and begins operating his own legal firm out of his dining-room. Being a small town attorney had long been Carl's unfulfilled fantasy. Carl will soon discover that mortal danger can lurk under the surface even in small town America. WATCH YOUR BACK, CARL. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 120 novels. Please check out his Author Page on Amazon for details about each book.

This novel is set in early 2017 during Donald Trump's first term as President. Utterly confused by the media coverage of President Donald Trump's first hundred days in office, retired Canadian lawyer Don Smith decides to hitchhike through America in an attempt to discover whether the new President is the savior of the USA or the biggest fool ever to hit the White House. Fifty years ago Don Smith had hitchhiked around America as a university student in the Vietnam War era, and now in 2017 he wants to understand why America seems so divided again. Has the USA and the American dream changed ...

Wyatt Mazy is a young attorney newly arrived in Bath, New York who has recently opened his own legal practice. Wyatt suffers from a form of Asperger's Syndrome which causes him to repeat ridiculous rituals especially when a pen or eating utensil is in his hand. In this second novel in the WEIRD LAWYER SERIES, poor Wyatt is falsely accused of sexually assaulting a pretty young client. Establishing his innocence as an oddball stranger in a small town will prove to be a daunting task. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a Canadian attorney who has penned more than 100 novels since his ...

Satan sat on the edge of the bed staring down at the sleeping lawyer. "Mr. Ward, however have you managed to evade my influence for all these years? It's so unusual for me to have to target an individual attorney. Invariably the lure of money and prestige corrupts them all without any interference from me. You've definitely piqued my curiosity. Let's see if you're capable of resisting some tantalizing temptations I intend to throw your way." Completely unaware that Satan wants this honest lawyer's soul, Donald Ward's life is thrown into complete turmoil as he encounters one creative torment...

Brian Branigan was the victim in Twelfth Grade of a false sexual molestation allegation by his younger step-sister. Those lies resulted in Brian being kicked out of his home and banished from the family he loved. Now eleven years later Brian is again being framed. He is arrested and charged with theft from the auto parts store where he had just begun work and the evidence pointing to him is damning. Brian hires a young female attorney with only six weeks of experience to help him. Will "Lady Injustice" once again torment Brian and prevent him from proving his innocence? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ...

Does the mere mention of the word "lawyer" make you want to vomit? If so, then here's a story you might enjoy. Wentworth "Worthy" McAdams is the New York divorce lawyer every rich man needs, ruthlessly competent and armed with the instincts of a vicious pit bull. On the very day when Worthy finalizes a lucrative settlement for a difficult client, he finishes reading a novel about a fellow scoundrel attorney who retired and transformed from a greedy predator into a generous benefactor. Abruptly deciding to retire himself and move out of the city that loathes him, Worthy heads off to live in ...

This is the 5th installment of the Ty Ward Adventure Series which is made up of seven separate novels. Each novel is a stand-alone story. This story begins with Ty in prison where he receives an unusual offer of early parole. All Ty has to do is live in a Dallas slum for the remaining seven months of his sentence. While in Dallas, Ty attempts to discover the identity of Mr. J, the leader of the kidnapping and prostitution ring that Ty encountered in "Deadly Witness" which was the 4th book in the series. As usual in Ty's tumultuous life, he wades into the most depraved cesspools of human ...

South Dakota state government lawyer Billy Swanson is forced into early retirement by a new supervisor half his age. Humiliated by the totally unexpected loss of his job, Billy decides to take a long driving trip to fill some time while he figures out what to do with his life. Billy will soon learn that much of America outside the heartland of the country has become an incredibly dangerous place to be. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 100 novels since his retirement in 2009. Please check out his Author Page on Amazon for details about ...

At age 65 widower David Roche has finally had enough. Sick of the hurtful insults hurled at him by his own elderly mother, and tired of being hit up for endless loans by his younger brother and sister, David leaves his small home town in Maine looking to start a new life. David will soon discover that he isn't the only one who has been stuck with a vile family when he meets Sharon Crane who desperately needs to escape her own control-freak daughter. Their chance meeting results in a tale of love and unexpected danger. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian attorney ...

This is the 2nd book in the 10-volume TY WARD ACTION/ADVENTURE SERIES. A visiting football team trashes the Abilene, Texas nightclub where Ty works as a bouncer, which results in Ty being laid off for a month while repairs are made to the club. Ty seizes this opportunity to take a vacation and see parts of the western USA. You'll be amazed at how awful a trip can be once you read about the incredible ordeals which arise in TY WARD'S HOLIDAY FROM HELL. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian real estate lawyer from Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Always a tall skinny runt ...

Tired of eighty-hour work weeks, attorney Jimmy Corbett grabs an opportunity to leave a Toronto law firm and head to the small city of Belleville, Ontario to open his own law practice and find a life actually worth living. Jimmy is handed a complex legal mystery with his very first client and will soon discover that danger can arise anywhere when you stick your stubborn snout in the wrong toilet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a Canadian author who has penned more than 100 novels since his retirement in 2009. Please check out his Author Page on Amazon for details about each book.

Disbarred as an attorney in upper New York State, Donald Peter Corbett sneaks off in shame to Bogalusa, Louisiana to start a new life where no one knows about his humiliating past. He befriends Stuart Kidd, a neighbor who is in high school and needs some advice on bullying and girls. One of Stuart's teachers is a dark-haired beauty who seems fascinated by this wise but mysterious stranger who won't disclose any details about his life before he arrived in Louisiana. Romance is a distinct possibility but may be doomed. Past secrets have an uncanny knack of extracting their revenge at the ...