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Many called him the ‘mystery book man’. Chase Connor had always loved books, but now he took the books just a bit further; deciphering sentences and paragraphs to help the local sheriff solve mysteries that had haunted one of the largest counties in Montana for several years. He and the sheriff stumbled across a mystery book that could have dire consequences. The hunt is on to solve the Mountain Ridge Mystery before it involves the lone person Chase Connor loves in the world.

Rye Tyler was a broken man who had finally done the unthinkable. His wife, Blanche, was close to death. And it was his fault. He had known it would always end this way. What would he do next? He couldn’t go back. He couldn’t face the one he loved because of a knife that pierced her chest. Oh yes, she was alive. But would she want him anymore? Would she still love him? The only thing left was to become the man he dreaded the most – the killer who had no remorse. After he destroyed everyone who harmed his family, would Blanche forgive him? Or was it the end?

Rye Tyler wouldn't ignore the bounty on his family. But he also couldn't stay away from helping in any situation that could impact the West. He and his family were counted on so others could survive. That means battling an unknown winter epidemic to save a fort. Leading a wagon train through Sioux country. And fending off a man who wants Rye's wife - Blanche. Will it be just too much for the Tylers? There are plenty of twists and turns in the Old West in the fifth book of the Road through Hell series - Relentless.

Life has changed for Chase Connor after marrying Sophia Shepherd and having their first child, but there was just one more thing he had to do before he called it quits --- help Sheriff Lancaster Portal break up a criminal element that involved a mythical sea creature and stolen jewels. See how the duo thwart the jewel thieves in the latest installment of Hidden in the Book series, Montana Mountain Caper.

A Samurai sword, World War II pistol, silver and gold from Japanese conquests in the Pacific were in Papua New Guinea for the finding. Wil Bolton leads a group of treasure hunters into the Pacific Island nation battling the elements, surviving the animals that rule the jungles and waters, and escaping their own friends in an effort to find another treasure in Book 2 of the Treasure in Paradise series --- Underwater Passage.

For the past year, Chase Connor and Sophia Shepherd were building a relationship, but there always seemed to be something that stopped them from reaching their ultimate goal --- marriage, and a family. When a UAP is sighted in Montana, the duo have to halt their dreams to solve one more mystery. Was it actually a flying object hovering around Montana or was it even something more sinister that would haunt the two?

The adventures never stop for Wil Bolton. While traveling abroad in Cambodia, he unearths treasures from the Khmer Rouge. Closer to home, while searching for lost hikers in the Black Hills, he becomes the one hunted by the yellow eyes of Bigfoot in the dark. Can he stay alive long enough to be there to welcome he and his wife, Kelsey’s newborn triplets?

One person found dead in a hole in the mountains. Another struggling to survive. The situation has the local law enforcement buffaloed, so they call in The Mystery Man to ferret out the answers. Can Chase Connor discover the information from the rare books in his store? Can he and Sophia help bring down the perpetrator of those shimmering eyes and the voices in the Mystery of the Hunt?

Colby Jackson is lightning quick on the basketball court but off the court his life is a mess; a talented guy living down a mistake and dismissed by his family. But Lizzie Turner comes into his life. Can a true love balance his life on and off the court? Find out if Colby Jackson is able to use the strength of a loved one to help him move past his mistakes in the second book of the On the Rebound series, Battle off the Court.

Chase Connor had left the hustle and bustle of the California scene for a quiet place in Montana. He purchased a bookstore thinking that this would provide him with the peace and quiet that he had wanted. That all changed when he opened a historical book and found a map sewn into the back cover. Not sure what it all means, he and others try to solve a mystery that has haunted the Mountain Ridge community for the past year. What they find will shock the small Montana community to its core.

Taylor pointed the weapon at the professor. Tears streamed down her face at seeing Reb hanging like he did. His face beaten and swollen and bruised. Violence marked his whole body. Was he even alive? “Don’t think what you’re thinking. He is the strongest person you know,” Chloe whispered. “Why, professor?” The professor spun around. “Back off, Taylor. I’ll kill him.” “Why? What did he ever do to you?” “What did he do me? Plenty. He screwed my mission to find those damn ciphers. He got me drummed out of the Marine Corps.” “That’s not his fault you were acting ...

Devastation hit the Cason family when a bomb exploded at their wedding ceremony killing thirteen people and almost taking the life of Myles Cason’s wife, Willow. Now the president of the United States wants him to run a task force. And his wife has an opportunity to fulfill her dream of becoming a judge. Fractured is the second book in the Living on the Edge series that sees a family come together after a devastating act of terrorism almost destroys loved ones and weave their way through difficult choices as a family.

General Swallow glanced at Taylor. ““Now it leads us to your father. While they tortured the hell out of him, one American woman did everything she could to save him. Her name, Jill Scholten. She had been shipped over to Afghanistan through your father’s sex trafficking ring. The woman told Reb everything during several conversations, and he promised her he would get her out of there. Reb thought your father’s organization had raped her and killed her, so he resigned from the Marine Corps and went after your father.” Swallow hesitated. “She’s not dead.”

Myles Cason took the fall for a hit-and-run accident in high school serving prison time. He’s hunting the man who framed him. Beautiful Willow Konnor is tired of a loveless relationship. She’s searching for a man she can give her heart to and will love her for her. Sixteen-year-old Brielle Halter knew at a young age the man her mother married was not her father. Her dream is to have a meaningful relationship with her real father. When the three finally meet their lives start to turn for the better. If only others would allow them to have a life they wanted.

At the voices, Spears spun around. Blanche tried to sneak past him out the door. Spears grabbed her and slammed the knife into her chest and pulled it out quickly. She fell to her knees and felt something warm in her hands. She glanced at blood coming out her chest. Blanche peered up at the man. “Rye will kill you, Jake Spears.” The man saw the stony glare in her eyes. He hurried out the door. “What the hell happened?” Wade said racing in. He glanced down at his sister. Saw her cold stare before she fell to the ground. Spears glanced at Wade Davis. “Find those two young girls.” ...

Since Myles and Willow Cason had lived together in River Valley, South Dakota the two have seen girls kidnapped, a bomb at their wedding kill almost 20 people, and attempted molestings. Now people were dying along the river. Murdered. And the unthinkable hits close to home when Myles archenemy puts two shots near his heart leaving him for dead along the River Valley Road. Will he survive? Or will it finally be the end for Myles Cason? An ending he had dreamed about many times in his life.

Abduction, drugs, and death seems to be the norm in the little town of River Valley along the Missouri River in South Dakota. The challenges hit close to home when Brielle, the daughter of Myles and Willow Cason, is abducted. Myles will do anything he can to save their daughter and stop the evil-doings along the river. Even if it costs him his own life.

Love and happiness -- The only thing Blanche Tyler has ever wanted is to marry the man of her dreams. It finally has happened. Almost immediately, her world is shattered when her husband, Rye Tyler, is captured by his most hated enemy - the Sioux. Rye Tyler knew this could be the end once he rode into the Powder River country. Isabelle was dying and he wasn’t sure if Blanche would love him anymore. Their last parting ended on a sour note. The only two people that he cared about in his life he had disappointed once more. Rye Tyler knew he was on the road to hell. Will Rye survive or will ...

Odds stacked against him Confederate Captain Rye Tyler witnesses the fatal shooting of Confederate soldiers in a Murfreesboro, Tennessee prison. In his quest for revenge, Tyler uncovers an explosive conspiracy that could change the West and also finds love in the arms of a woman whose mission was to assist in his destructionEleven years after he had been sent away from Minnesota, Rye Tyler returned to his home on a mission of revenge. The young man, who had turned into a spy and a ruthless killer in the Confederate Army, wanted three men for killing unarmedcomrades in a Tennessee prison. A ...

Rye and Blanche Tyler had been through so much in their lives. Could they finally have a life they could enjoy? It wouldn't be easy. A man called the Prophet wanted the women in the Tyler family. Rye's step-brother has had it in for him for several years. He's finally found him. Then there is a gold bullion only Rye Tyler knows the location. And people from their past are coming back to stir up trouble. In the action-packed fourth book in the Western series - Road Through Hell - "A New Life Begins", what the Tyler's enemies don't realize is they are fighting for a new life for their family ...