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Boyd Billingsworth is an extremely rich lawyer from Canada who made his fortune separating widows and spinsters from their money. In order to preserve his ill-deserved but pristine reputation, Boyd is forced to act like a saint when he's in his home town. The only times Boyd can let his inner asshole out to play are when he's in the company of his best and only friend or when he's on vacation. That's when Boyd loves to be an outrageous jerk. Timothy Camacho is a poor, overworked Catholic Priest with a kind and generous heart who resides in Bleakwood, Texas. These polar opposites meet by ...

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: ...

Not all lawyers are complete sleaze-balls. Recently retired Canadian attorney Scott Baxter flies to Las Vegas in order to help a friend of a friend who was cheated by a wealthy customer. Scott's attempted good deed doesn't go unpunished as he faces both seduction and danger in his quest for justice. Scott's long-held theory that Lady Luck loves lawyers will be mightily tested along the way. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian attorney who has written more than 100 novels, most of which feature lawyers as the main characters. Please check out his Author Page on ...

Young accountant Gary Donetsky is shocked to learn on Christmas Eve that his boss has just been murdered in his North Las Vegas office. The police request Gary's assistance in sorting out the financial aspects of the office. He soon discovers that his kindly white-haired employer has somehow misappropriated two million dollars from his trusting clients. Poor Gary feels totally unqualified to unravel this complex financial puzzle. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who took up writing novels as a retirement hobby in 2009. Always a proponent of quantity over ...

This is an uplifting Christmas story about two rival small town lawyers who loathe each other. Raymond Collins is a totally honest guy but a financial failure as an attorney. Parker Jones is the complete opposite, a rich, greedy and shady lawyer. Both run their legal practices in the tiny town of Lakeport, Ontario and they shower each other with caustic insults whenever they meet. When Jones concocts a brilliant scheme to ruin Collins, a series of complex events unfold which ultimately give rise to unexpected payback in the form of The Christmas Lawyer. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. ...

It's often true that no good deed goes unpunished. Military veteran Barry Johnson ignores his personal safety and intervenes in a gangland slaying which he inadvertently stumbled upon. Crime syndicates are ruthlessly efficient in exterminating witnesses and Barry is forced to go underground and flee New York City to avoid the hit attempt. When his whereabouts in Maryland are discovered by the syndicate, Barry decides to use his military skills to turn the tables on his would-be assassins. This is Barry's harrowing story. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a quirky Canadian lawyer ...

Tyler Stevens is a 22 year old who works in a call center in Medina, New York. When he is abruptly fired for refusing to lie to the customers, Tyler decides to fight back. That choice throws Tyler into a series of intriguing events which propel him into travel adventures and bizarre accusations. Tyler begins to wonder if gratitude has gone AWOL in America. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who usually writes about older attorneys toiling in that legal profession that everyone loves to loathe. Breaking out of his normal writing mold, "YOUNG BUT NOT STUPID" ...

Larry Ward retired as a real estate lawyer when he won a lottery three years ago, and now he's having a ball in retirement. When five local real estate attorneys die within a short period of time, Larry poses the theory that a serial killer may be responsible. He is mocked as a senile old pest until someone attacks Larry with a nightstick. Folks could understand someone wanting to rid the world of divorce lawyers, but what possible motive could drive anyone to exterminate mild-mannered harmless real estate attorneys? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who ...

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 ...

Just when his life of violence seems behind him and the ordinary life he craves seems within his grasp, Ty Ward loses his job and his apartment on the same day. Opting to drive around the western portion of America while he decides where to live and what to do, Ty stumbles upon a home invasion in progress in extreme southern New Mexico. That incident propels Ty into a kill or be killed war with a ruthless and powerful drug cartel. His longed-for normal life must once again be put on hold while Ty employs every ounce of his cunning and experience to stay alive and exterminate this new enemy....

For the first time since arriving in the USA in 2011, 300-pound former bodyguard Ty Ward had enjoyed more than a year of peaceful living in northern Kansas. When a motorcycle gang buys up all the other homes in the tiny hamlet, Ty's blessed peace is quickly shattered by a series of violent confrontations. What does a guy have to do to live out his remaining years peacefully? Perhaps the right woman might turn things around. This is the 7th novel in the 10-volume TY WARD ACTION/ADVENTURE SERIES. Please check out the other books in the series, each of which is a stand-alone story. ABOUT THE ...

In this 3rd novel of the HAUNTED FUNERAL HOME SERIES, young lawyer Jeremy Duff and his ghostly girlfriend Amelia are sent to extreme southern Louisiana to free the trapped spirit of a young girl named Blanche DesRoches who took her own life after her sister died in a car accident. As ghost detectives, Jeremy and Amelia need to unlock the trauma which has prevented Blanche's spirit from ascending to the next sphere of existence. Jeremy and Amelia are for the first time thrown into a totally unexpected battle with powerful evil spirits. This novel describes their latest adventure. ABOUT THE ...

Daniel Robespierre detests rich people, considering them to be wasteful, arrogant and a blight on a just society. As a retired Canadian real estate lawyer of very modest means, Daniel missed the gravy train during his career. Under highly unusual and volatile circumstances, he meets Alice Bannon, a phenomenally wealthy beauty from New York City. Will Dan's prejudices against America's elite doom this budding opportunity for romance? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired real estate lawyer from Belleville, Ontario, his beloved hometown, where he ran his business from 1973 ...

This is the 2nd novel in the series featuring Ward Jones who was raised in a secluded Montana cabin and wasn't introduced to society until his parents died in an accident two weeks before his 30th birthday. In the 1st instalment WARD JONES #1 (Fledgling Predator), Ward takes a bus away from Montana and settles in a secluded rural home near Coffeyville, Kansas where he decides to put his hunting prowess to good use by robbing and killing drug pushers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In this 2nd novel, Ward is thrown into a battle with a Wichita drug gang after he rescues a damsel in distress. Ward needs ...

Having lived off the grid in an isolated Montana cabin since he was a baby, Ward Jones is thrust into civilization at age thirty when his parents die in an accident. Deciding to travel, Ward hops on a bus and winds up in Coffeyville, Kansas where he soon discovers that without a high school diploma or marketable skills, finding a job is impossible. All Ward knows is hunting and survival skills. When frustration overtakes him, Ward decides to hunt, rob and kill drug pushers in nearby Tulsa, Oklahoma. Will this new hobby as a human predator pan out well? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. ...

Retired Canadian lawyer John Carverton found himself plunked into his hometown in a parallel world in which he had never been born. In this third novel in the six book VANISHING LAWYER SERIES, John falls under the intense scrutiny of the CIA. The American government concludes that his incredible story is true and they bring John into the USA under the pretense of helping him. When John inadvertently discovers that he is to be experimented on like some laboratory rat, he tries to escape their clutches. John will need every ounce of his legal cunning to evade recapture and return to the ...

Fired from a large Boston law firm for standing up for his rights, young attorney John Braxton decides to open up his own legal practice in Augusta, Maine with the hope of carving out a sensible balance between his work hours and his social life. A series of coincidences leads John into a complex situation with Amanda, a gorgeous blonde mother and her precocious young daughter Isabelle. The daughter takes an instant liking to John and follows him around like a puppy. Can this wily young barrister use the daughter's devotion to win the heart of the mother? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. ...

Concerned about a pending real estate crash, lawyer and widower Drake Danford sells his home in Kingston, New York and retires before the foreclosures begin and ruin any morsel of enjoyment still left in his real estate law practice. Drake sets out on a solo driving trip and happens upon the tiny city of Grafton, West Virginia. A series of unrelated events lead to utter contentment and unexpected but welcome romance. That old John Denver song turned out to be pretty accurate when it proclaimed "ALMOST HEAVEN, WEST VIRGINIA." ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian ...

Grant Courtland, age 37, is a duly qualified lawyer in Canada and a CPA in North Carolina. When the stressful job he has held in the USA for the past 5 years ends due to the retirement of his boss, Grant has a tough choice to make. If Grant moves back to Canada then he will lose his USA residency. Would Grant prefer to be a Canadian attorney or an American accountant? He spent five years in each profession but both of those positions entailed crushing work hours which meant no social life. Grant chooses to open his own legal practice in the small city of Belleville, Ontario. Grant is ...

This is the 10th and final instalment of the Ty Ward Adventure Series. Ty Ward is persuaded by federal law enforcement to confess to all 62 of the murders he had committed in the USA. In exchange, Ty would receive complete immunity both criminally and civilly. Ty agrees to this unusual arrangement because he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. As might be expected, the corrupt Biden government reneged on its promise and Ty is forced to hide out in various locations. He is eventually captured but Fate intervenes to permit Ty to die in complete freedom rather than in prison as a caged ...