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Westerns
The first volume in a series giving a fictionalized account of the life of Bass Reeves, a feared lawman in Indian Territory in the late 1800s. Included in this volume are 'Bass and the Preacher,' The Marshal and the Madam,'... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Al Pennyback is not overly fond of rich people - he firmly believes they are selfish and greedy, and that they have no consideration for those they consider lesser beings. When he's asked by his friend Quincy Chang to take a... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A pharmaceutical company's pushing a wonder drug that will improve memory. Ed worries about the side effects, and when some of his neighbors start dying after taking the drug, he knows something's terribly wrong, but can he... See More
Biography & True Accounts
This is not your ordinary memoir. The author looks at his life through the lens of stories he's told his children and grandchildren for years. Over seven decades of life, not in a recitation of things he did or people he met... See More
Humour & SatireWinston Nesbitt is a 40-year-old loser. His bosses abuse him, his parents have deserted him, and he loves a co-worker who isn't aware of his feelings. Just when Winston thinks things could get no worse, his grandmother comes... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Who killed Henry Hawkins? Everyone would like to know.Henry Hawkins was an annoying, bullying man, who had confrontations with just about everyone, so when he turned up dead on the Potomac Valley Community golf course, with... See More
Westerns
Ten-year-old Daniel Waterford and his family join a wagon train heading for Oregon, a grueling experience for the hardiest of people and a boring one for a young boy. The journey is fraught with peril for Daniel, but by the... See More
Action & Adventure
Former US Navy officer Colin Worth and pirate captain Elizabeth Parker, after a grueling campaign in the Caribbean against the English forces fighting the Americans during the War of 1812, have sailed around the southern tip... See More
World Literature
Ben Carter is ordered to escort a survey party from Fort Union in New Mexico to Yosemite Valley in central California. The mission of the survey is to encourage the U.S. Congress to expand the national parks system. What... See More
World Literature
When two of their friends are attacked by local thugs, three Seminole Scouts set out to avenge them, only to find themselves trapped in Red Rock Canyon, the hunted instead of the hunters. See More
World Literature
In 1875, Indian Territory, in what is now the state of Oklahoma, was a haven for thieves, swindlers, and murderers, all trying to escape the reach of the law. When President U.S. Grant appointed Judge Isaac Parker judge of... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
The 16th title in the Al Pennyback mystery series. Al is hired by a low-level gang member whose boss has put a contract on his life. Reluctant at first to take the case, Al does it anyway when he learns that the mob boss is... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
When fashion designer Calvin Rigg was accused of murdering his partner, he turned to Al Pennyback for help to prove his innocence. Now, he and his staff are being threatened by a mysterious caller who wants money and... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
When residents of Potomac Valley Community fall prey to an on-line scam, Ed and his posse spring into action to find the thief who has taken their life savings. Federal authorities, who have investigative jurisdiction, want... See More
Historical Fiction
Book four in the 'Buffalo Soldier' series, has Ben Carter and his detachment involved in helping local authorities keep the peace in a New Mexico town. See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Al and Sandra get married, and decide to take a nontraditional honeymoon. On an eco-tour of Chesapeake Bay's western shore, Al stumbles across the body of a young woman who has been strangled. Police are stumped, unable to... See More
FantasyPip is a foundling, raised by Auric the tanner and his wife Ludmilla. In the Pandaran capital, Lands End, Pip is the odd one out, picked on by bullies, and friendless, except for Galen, the queen's councilor. When the... See More
World Literature
After one of his men is killed in an attack by hostile Apache Indians, Ninth Cavalry First Sergeant Ben Cooper has begun to doubt his ability lead men in battle. Returning from a routine work detail, he and his men encounter... See More
Action & Adventure
Thanks in large part to the support of a powerful U.S. Senator with ties to a shadowy group of politicians and bureaucrats, David Morgan's career survived the debacle that was Dagastan, and three years later he is posted to... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Ed Lazenby and Ernesto Cardoza are residents of Potomac Valley Community (PVC), a full-service retirement community just outside Rockville, Maryland. Their favorite pastimes are playing golf and spending time chatting with... See More
To most westerners, Africa is a strange place of wild animals, wars, poverty, and disease. Having lived there for more than six years, and during that time visited more than ten countries up and down the continent, Charles... See More
American diplomacy, since the beginning, when Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris as the American Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, has been a dangerous business. It has also, since the beginning, been little... See More
World Literature
Caleb Johnson is one of a dying breed, a mountain man who lives in a log cabin near the town of Bear Creek, Colorado. What sets him even more apart from others; he is a black man who has chosen to set himself apart from what... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Christopher Cross has it all - a woman who loves him and a son who adores him. When he runs afoul of mobster Augie Manson, though, he must give it up to save those he loves. So, he does what any good con man will do when... See More
Acting in an ethical manner is not always about obeying the rules and not doing anything illegal. Ethical dilemmas occur when there is a conflict of values between two courses of action, both of which are legal. A... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
There's a reason they call it Dead Man's Cove - - - Al's best friend, Quincy Chang invites him and all his friends to join him on his new yacht for a Chesapeake Bay cruise. Not thrilled at the prospect of a week-long boat... See More
World Literature
Born a slave, Bass Reeves never learned to read or write English, but he spoke six Native-American languages and could recall everything someone read to him. Thus, when he became a deputy U.S. marshal working in Indian... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A straight line is not always the shortest distance between two points. Ed Lazenby knows that sometimes you have to aim at where your target's going to be rather than where it is at the moment. That was the last thing on his... See More
American history as taught in most of our public schools, and popular media representations of our history, often omit or minimize the roles played by women and people of color. In this short volume, the reader is introduced... See More
A nonfiction work on the values of taking risks for people who want to be successful and fulfilled. A follow-on to previous books on leadership by this author. See More