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Riding through the Dakotas toward a town where a killer turned bounty hunter lives, Wyn encounters trouble sooner than expected, in this thrilling Wyn Witcomb short story which takes place prior to the events in the Wild Country trilogy.

Tom and Karen become separated on a Saturday morning in the park when mankind is conquered by an alien race of unknown origin. In the harrowing aftermath, Tom at first believes he is the only survivor. He soon discovers he is not, and Saturday's Children becomes a tender tale of love and family. When the time comes to go searching for Karen, what he discovers changes the history of humankind. Saturday's Children truly is a moving story of humanity, an exciting yet poignant look at what we are, and what we might become one day, if given the chance.

Everett Jordan has become famous for his unabashedly romantic tales of love. But no one knows Everett Jordan is the pseudonym for Nick Barrow. Each day Barrow goes to the public library to write his ethereal stories of love, because the girl who inspired them when he was at his lowest, works there. Jennifer has no idea that Nick Barrow is also Everett Jordan, and he has no idea that her feelings for him are as tender as his own, in this uplifting and old-fashioned feel-good Christmas treasure sure to warm romantic hearts. Set against the backdrop of a snowy Christmas in the city, Love at ...

A crew of three, led by Captain Jack Spender, have been searching the galaxy for an inhabitable home for the remaining population of their own dying planet. After more than one disappointment, they discover a lush and lovely planet that appears to be the answer to all their hopes. But the planet is mysteriously empty of life, save one vibrant and lovely girl. Young Jack Spender is immediately taken with young Chloe, and she with him. Slowly the reason for her survival emerges, and the hatred which once destroyed all life on her planet threatens the lives of the crew. Spender must race ...

Two 1940s romantic noir stories of suspense! In I WON'T FORGET YOU, a young woman is left rudderless when the local soldier boy she'd planned to marry sends her a Dear Jane letter. Spring returns to her heart when a second chance at love unexpectedly comes her way. She soon finds herself in a nightmare, however, when he disappears just as they are to be married. The police are convinced the man existed only in the woman's mind. Vowing to never forget him, she finds herself in a sanitarium, where only one man can help her. In THE UNLOCKED WINDOW, a woman who lost her husband during the war ...

In SLOW HOT WIND, Beautiful Hollywood star Lila Chantry walks into gumshoe Sam Barlow's office with a sad story of a husband gone astray. Barlow quickly discovers that he's strayed much further than Lila understands. Blackmail, gangsters, a big Hollywood studio and a race to Mexico in a slow hot wind all come into play for a whiz-bang 1940s detective story in the grand pulp tradition. In GLASS ALIBI, Mike walks into a diner on a rainy San Francisco night, but inside is a different kind of storm. Nora is a luscious brunette with a black eye and a husband sucking the life out of her. As if ...

In GYPSY SUMMER, a young man working in a fabled San Francisco movie house meets a lovely gypsy girl in the park. She claims she is living under a gypsy curse. Observing firsthand the effects of the spell, he falls deeply in love with her. But when the final facet of the spell rips the young lovers apart, he must decide what price is too high for love. In NIGHT CRY, a struggling young writer in San Francisco thinks his luck has changed when he meets a sensual girl named Calina. But after meeting her, the old-fashioned horror story he's writing begins to intrude on reality, as a sleek black ...

The first three stories in the Matt Ransom series have been gathered together for the first time in this exciting and explosive collection. The Velvet Sea, The Tender Shore, and the powerful The Gentle Tide await readers just past the shore…

The third entry in the Noir Shots series of short noir stories is a deeply moving and emotionally powerful tale of big city despair. Two children growing up together are at the whims of a father who might be far more than just a mean drunkard. As they grow closer, forming a bond borne of circumstance and desperation, their lives spiral toward an act of violence that almost seems fated. Beginning at the end, and then revealing how it got there through the haunted memories of the young man, a heartbreaking story emerges. * This ceaselessly somber noir contains mature themes and sensitive ...

In CITY OF ANGELS, a reporter walking home in the wee small hours of morning meets a charming girl in a park many in the City of Angels believe is haunted. She is attempting to break free from the shackles of wealth and the stuffy conventions of the upper crust. Beguiled, he decides to write a human interest story about Sarah. But when he runs into one mysterious contradiction after another, he begins to suspect the impossible has happened. In CHRISTMAS EVE, a delivery man prevents a lovely young girl from harming herself at his first stop on Christmas Eve morning. Then he begins to see her...

Sheriff Jace Wilkinson must deal with a quirky rural community, an adorable deputy who resembles a preteen idol, a mysterious Air Force base not on any map, and a town which has a predilection towards the very strange. Filled with rural and conservative humor, join Jace and his deputy, Janie, as they solve some very strange cases in Crystal Falls, Idaho, a town you'll quickly grow to love.

Brooke Lonesome is a Missouri legend who disappeared into the mountains long ago. Katie Wells is a slightly past her prime saloon girl with a young boy to raise. Haunted by the past, a chance meeting in Sonora with a kindly Mexican grape grower offers a second chance for both. The second sprawling and emotional story in the Wild Country saga gives readers a chance to revisit their favorite characters from the first novel, while making friends with new ones. The Trail to Santa Rosa is an intimate and emotional portrait of two damaged people looking for a second chance in an often unforgiving...

Book one in the exciting new Noir Shots series concerns a hot office affair turning sour. Set during the 1940s, laced with spice and a sense of impending doom, and featuring an old-fashioned femme fatale, this homage to the darker side of noir hits all the right notes. An unforgettable noir short dripping with atmosphere.

Best chums Nancy and Beverly get a surprise trip to the city for graduation. Excitement at being on their own, free to watch Tyrone Power and Loretta Young at the movies, soon becomes tempered by a huge storm moving in, and a killer on the loose called the Creeper. Not about to let the storm dampen their weekend, they decide to make their own fun with some phone calls. But what they don't know, is they may be dialing up murder...

For the first time, the Wild Country trilogy is gathered in a single collection. The Wyn Witcomb saga begins with a traumatic event in childhood that shapes one man's life. On a quest to find his sister and mete out justice as a young man, Wyn becomes known as the Ghost Rider. Wyn's story is set against the sprawling vista of a wild country only just beginning to take shape. The trilogy includes The Wild Country, The Trail to Santa Rosa, and Whisper Valley. Filled with colorful and memorable characters, thrilling action, emotional insight and tender romance, the Ghost Rider collection is ...

One good thing is all Jack has going for him as he awaits execution. When he begins recalling the events which led him to Death Row, a tale of a man trying to redeem himself through one selfless act emerges. But in a noir world where fate has the last laugh, whether his one good thing will be enough to save him is unclear. The second in the Noir Shots series is a homage to the great Cornell Woolrich, in both its soft-boiled sentimentality, and its acceptance that fate will always have the final word.

Laura Langdon is a woman whose only escape from her humdrum existence is the romantic pulp magazines she hides from her unimaginative and penny-pinching husband. Then a flat tire leads to her being picked up by a charismatic gangster on the lam. Appalled initially at his brazen manner, she is soon forced to acknowledge how his attentions and praise make her feel. When things take a dangerous turn, she has to choose between safety and home, or living a life she's only read about in the pulps. A story set during the 1930s, and harkening back to pulp stories of yesteryear.

As a boy, Wyn Witcomb watches helplessly as his parents are killed during a deadly raid on their homestead. His sister Marly strikes a terrible bargain with the raiders' leader to save him, and he dedicates his life to finding her. Bringing frontier justice to the men who altered the course of his life one by one until he finds their elusive leader, and his sister, he becomes known as the Ghost Rider. Filled with beauty and complexity, with plenty of action for western fans, The Wild Country is a rip-roaring tale in the best tradition of legends told over a campfire. A classic western, ...

A young pretty teacher hiding a terrible secret, a young man grieving the loss of his parents, and an appointment with fate all collide in a small Oklahoma town during the 1970s. The tender, sweet and forbidden is sensitively dealt with in this atmospheric rural noir which will inevitably explode in violence, and require a miracle for anyone at all to survive…

Along the lonely backroads of Kentucky, a trucker deliberately flying under the radar and a beautiful woman stranded in the rain come together. Whether they’ve met by chance, or design becomes murkier as their tragic and dangerous secrets are slowly revealed to one another. Even as a tender romance takes wing, those secrets bring the possibility of violence that threaten not only their lives, but their very souls. One final secret leads to a romantically haunting sacrifice which culminates in inescapable violence, in this tender and mysterious Noir Shot entry. * Contains mature themes and...