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They fought like cats and dogs all through their growing years, only brought under control when he finally got as tall as his stepsister. Of the same family, they drew no blood but plenty of hurt feelings. Two more determined winners could not be found. Then, somehow, they grew up. One to Military MP Service, the other to school, both focused on criminology, determined to somehow make a difference. Tragic circumstances bring them to the old house in central Illinois, where they reconnect and find themselves entirely different in their feelings toward one another. The story will catch your ...

Rose did not want to take up that badge. Not the thing that killed her husband.But vengeance is a dark coal in the heart. She was competent, determined and angry. She met her partner on the ridge, just before the fight. He changed... just about everything! And he got her through it all. But she was by then a very different creature.

Commander Shedonne Bronte rides a massive spaceship into the unknown for many years. Yes, many. She is awakened by an unknown hand, finds herself entangled with, of all things, Elves, Dwarves and vicious aliens! But she has something no one else has figured out. Courage, skill, and determination to overcome all obstacles, take advantage of every opportunity, and come up a winner! It isn't easy, but that is the stuff she brings to the outer universe. Can she save her friends, hold the one man that seems an unlikely mate, all while holding off the enemies and survive? Let's go find out! Enjoy...

Skye Blue was a mistake, in her family's eyes, but they came to love and even respect her as a half-sister. But they did not understand what made her tick. She had secrets, big ones. And then, in a complete surprise, she found she was far more than she thought! Far more deadly, very adept and turning the minds of men to her thinking, and she did it without much effort. Sooner or later, she must discover how this could happen. And why her sisters were oddly not surprised. In fact, the concept of home, so alien for so long, became the goal. If she could find home, she might find peace. That ...

She did not ask to be here. Her Uncle Beauford always talked of her being the first 'Lady US Marshal.' But, that was just talk. Still, she trained and practiced until she was deadly. The Indian half breed stray was proving quite competent, quite the determined Hunter. Then, circumstances forced her to put on that badge. She was, as Beauford had predicted, the first Lady US Marshal. And she was damned mad. Every outlaw from the bottom to top in that raiding gang that killed her Uncle and her sisters had to go. Especially the top. Outlaws, beware. You asked for it, now you gotta deal with it.

A semi-fictional story of the horror and disbelief that filled the residents of sunny California back in the day. Cops and parents were on the lookout, many more heavily armed than the police, but the killers had to be stopped. The state with the second highest number of serial killers, so- called runaways, and trouble far beyond the norm. Someone had to do something and that was the boutique PI firm of two dedicated investigators. They were willing to dig and dig until they corralled the perps. Often, the cops wrote off the missing teenagers, girls as well as boys. But girls indicated ...

Dissatisfied with the slow plodding investigative work of the police, Arnold Dirkson strikes out on his own to be proactive in crime stopping as a very dangerous PI in the WWII era. With the right friends, the love of a pretty writer, even the arrival of the FBI when he most needed them, he makes a difference. Whether the Fates or God, someone should reward him for his efforts, tilting at windmills. We wish him luck. He will need it. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

She would have gone on her own if she could have funded it, but then Dr. Zack Adilone stepped in to help out. As often happens when millions of dollars are at stake, be it artifacts or gold, weaknesses in men are brought to the fore. But Gabriela and Zack are a formidable team, and they have been in the trenches, killed even, yet this will be their greatest adventure, their most dangerous yet. Grab a pack, a pith helmet and explore forgotten temples...

She hadn’t meant to see it. She did not want to remember it, and by God, she would as soon forget it… if she could. But, no one was going to believe her, either way. And there are those, unfortunately, who are compelled to be certain… Fortunately, when all other avenues fail within our government, there are those who step up from the shadows to provide the necessary security. Both are shocked. Brenda because her life is turned upside down, on the run, but with a man who could well define the ideal... if he wasn't so damned elusive. Jack, because of all those he babysat over the years ...

A semi-fictional warning told in Police vignettes. In the wilderness, any hunter with any common sense knows the rule. If you do not represent a threat, the animals, even the predators, will leave you alone. If you must interface with them, you have to understand that they do not trust mankind and their hackles rise, forcing a violent confrontation. The hunter does not always win that fight. Now, replace the 'Hunter' with 'Police Officer' and the 'predators' are those people who do not have their civilized behavior as containment walls in place, so the animal is loose. But unfortunately, ...

It was just a rock. A pretty one, and it intrigued the Incas as a bauble, a trade item. It helped keep the Inca Empire afloat. The Spanish made the first recorded find back in 1600. It was still just a rock. And it subsided into the history ofthe western Amazon Basin for more than 300 years. However, it took a man of vision to see what really layinside that rock. Perhaps, therein, lies a story. Such legends, rumors, and sometimes successes, are the fodder for #TheStoryteller.

He had no idea who he was or where he came from. A cryptic note to himself from before the accident gave him clues. It might have been God who gave him a chance to rescue the woman who would stand beside him, help him, and yes, she could shoot, too. A blessing in the New Mexico desert where Mexican bandits, outlaws and Apache roamed free. The Sugaro Cactus, what he called the Bandit Cactus, stood in silent sentry over his clues, over his life, and eventually over his wealth.A strong, silent observer, a key to his destiny, the Bandit Cactus would tie all of this together, though Codger and ...

Miranda Hope was raised at her daddy's knee, learning poker from the ground up. When most girls were playing with dolls and hoping for boyfriends, she was learning how to detect a short deck, how to set one and how to slip or bottom deal. Her daddy did not want her to cheat, he wanted her to know how it's done, because the gift he gave her would make her rich, but, if she failed, destroy her. With the sudden, violent death of her father, she is thrust out into the world, perhaps too soon, or maybe, just at the right time. Calling on reserves and instincts she did not even know she possesses...

Victoria had not planned for this. A nice, comfortable home in the city, plenty of money, a husband who either loved her or loved to show her off. Now, on his 1941 mission to one of the most dangerous places in the world, he had a companion. A reluctant one, and in fact, dubbed an Angel out of Place by the locals. All but one. It took years, for the Amazon is a crucible of life. She came into her own, took no bull from anyone, and learned to be the woman she should have been all along, the Baroness of Brazil. Herald of the Lost Rubber Soldiers… A fast paced ride brought to you by #...

What is a Ranger for the King to do? It is kind of like trying to find employ- ment as a modern day soldier with only a few skills. So I turned to the adventurous life of the Highwayman, built a crew, shared with the poor and tried to mimic the legend of Robin Hood, long before my time. But circumstances came that began to take over my free life, and while some were wonderful, others were a bit more... well, frightening. I had never been at war. I had never served a Queen. Hell, I had never loved a Princess, but all was coming to be. And, to tell the truth, in this era, it was really good. ...

We count on the eyes in the sky to protect our coasts, our way of life, and our families. But they are not infallible. Clever people with evil intent can make the eyes work against themselves. In a process known as occlusion, the eyes can literally be fooled into tracking what is not there, or worse, transfer the work to another target, and the operator may not even notice. It will take a clever, very well-trained, determined pair of experts to find, identify and solve the problem, all the while, like any pair of beautiful people, keep their hands to temselves. Yeah, sure... Enjoy the ...

Aulf seemed a misfit, a Viking Warrior out of place. From the time she was in the American school system, she was bullied. But the Viking blood was there. All it needed was a little discipline, control, and balance, and she came alive. Now into Afghanistan during the twenty-year war, she finds herself a champion of the lost women in the Arab trafficking world. And she is damned good at it. Ranger trained, Arabia bound, something will give. Of course, she cannot stop the tide of trafficking, but she sure as hell can make a dent in it. Closer to truth than fiction, and fun enough to hold your...

Kirk is a taciturn, quiet man. He does not look for trouble. But he does not back up when it finds him. A loner. He thought. In the West, when two people feel that spark, they cannot wait and dance around. Someone will move in. He can settle down. Except for the Comanches. His wife and sons missing, he must find them. It is a hard quest for the Comanche are thick from east Texas to Oklahoma and the southern states. A heartfelt story that will have you cheering his successes, his determination, and his life. A good one. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

I was perfectly happy to exist as a Detective First, sweeping up the detritus and the flotsam of the underbelly of Denver. True, I drank too much, hated everybody, almost, but I was a damned good cop on the job. Then, I found a murder that did not exist. Then another. It took me to places I have never considered. It has taught me things I should have learned at my mother’s knee. It sent me on a trip so close to hell that I felt the heat. And I lived. I loved… and I sobered up.- Ally Whitedove

Baron Darl Estoba de Valencia is a happy go lucky sorcerer, plying the ladies, living the good life. This has gone on for more than a hundred years. A privilege, that long life, of the sorcerer clan. However, a pleasurable dalliance with a lovely, titled Lady in Venice leads to trouble, and our man is on the run. But someone, or something is watching over him, for in his escape, he meets the perfect woman. At least for him. And she wastes no time in collecting him. The trouble with such slow aging is that anyone around them for more than a couple of years will see the lack of age and claim ...