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Ethiopia is a mixed environment for exploration... and survival. It has had its grand moments, tied in with Jewish history, temples, world wide travel and such. But there are far too many pockets where none of that reached and had not for centuries. Verona Romero is an established archaeologist with a second doctorate in anthropology and Ethiopia calls to her to prove her worth beyond the constant search for treasure. No, the promise, this time, was fame, finding the very beginning of humanity on the dark continent, following in the footsteps of giants like world-renowned ...

Dr. Heidi Dietrich comes from a strong line of Germanic determination, attitude and skills that are so necessary to trek the dangerous fields of archaeology. Ducking bandits, rogue military, corrupt officials and several battles a day, just to find a precious artifact in the Mesopotamia region of Turkey... where they hate women in any position of power. In fact, probably any occupation in that mid-nineties era. In that region, opinion has it that the best use for a woman is the fees they can derive from the sales, all the way to Central Africa. It is that kind of world. But she is of stern ...

Scientists and explorers have known of the Richat Structure, the Eye of the Sahara, for nearly a century. But those early explorers in the late nineteen thirties, had no idea of the shape, for from the ground, it is just too massive too understand. It was in 2005 that an astronaut on a spacewalk, the first to see the thing in such detail, brought real attention to it. It was not just a patch of rocks in the Sahara. It was a series of concentric circles some forty kilometers in diameter, or about twenty-five miles. The question became, "What is it?" or, "Is it dangerous to the locale, or to ...

It's worth many billions. It can be used for good... but, that is nowhere near worth the same money. However, Kris Cockran accidentally got the shot of a lifetime, attending the launch out in space. She was merely putting her news story together. And now, she has to be silenced at all costs. But she has caught the attention of a good man, a strong man, one with many skills... They must flee this most dangerous weapon, while trying to stop the evil conglomerate from using it or selling it. Can they succeed, even as their own focus begins to center on each other? Fingers crossed...

Fort Hall was the final wagon stop in 1835. The rest was traveled by foot or horseback into the reaches of the Oregon Territory, although more and more of the trail was opening up for the immigrants that had to find their way to the sea. Like many Native Americans, the Shoshone were eventually decimated, then forcibly moved to reservations far from their home. Though the story, Trail of Tears, applied to many southeastern, mid-west and south- west tribes, the Shoshone, enduring the same forced march, nearly slipped into obscurity. But even in the most dire of circumstance, regardless of the...

In the seeds of despair, in the hopelessness of fear, pain and death, there often arises opportunity for love. And the choices are not always our own. Thrust together by circumstance, two unlikely people find themselves drawn together, literally under fire. The people are not the players we expect. But this is a love story… Asteroids come and go. Love endures all things…So they tell us… (Easy Reading Font)

Even the most determined space sailor will grow tired of the endless search for a habitable planet. And this one looks really good. Earth-like, but it is exactly mirrored. There is no sign of life, at first which might mean a silent world, theirs for the taking. Good air, water, land, and all they need. Except for the damned roaches. Remember the warning? When all else is gone, who or what will rule the world? Yeah, cockroaches. Then it is proven that life died as we know it more than twenty to thirty thousand years ago! Is this the world we are heading for on Earth? Could be. Now they ...

Bad things happen in Britannia, someday to be England, if it survives. The evil is too long in place, too serious, and the simple law of the land, and the outrage of the Romans are not enough to solve the problem. It takes a special Hunter, someone so close to the line that he can reach out and touch evil… and walk away. Leofwine Dark Hunter is that kind of man. He soon has help he does not yet understand, but he is willing to step up. In fact, has stepped up, but he is a mere pinpoint in the bucket of evil. In this early era of old Britannia, not even love will break the odd bonds in his...

Kassidy Nkosa pulled herself up from her bushman roots with the determination her Gerrman mother gave her. No stopping her in anything she tries. As a successful paleoanthropologist, she is fascinated by bones. Old ones. But to find the holy grail, she will have to descend into some of the darkest, most dangerous places in the South African volcanic shield fields. Luckily, she finds just the right partner, a chance to learn about love and life, and have an expert along for the thrills and chills. Follow Kassidy along as she learns to live, and more important for a logical scientist, she ...

The Druids ruled in government, religion, and other positions of power until the Romans showed up in what was called Briton. With cruel intent, the Romans spread vicious rumors about sacrifice and butchery until the Druids were a diminished clan in hiding. The Romans thought they ended that reign, pulled out in the fifth century, and maybe so, but they opened the door to evolution. There were, at that time, hardly noticed, hundreds of Sorcerers playing low key and pulling strings from the shadows. If the two should meet... Fodder for #The Storyteller, of course. Enjoy.

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 #...

This valley has known only war. What with the Crow, the Shoshoni, and the damned outlaws, it seems a poor choice to call home. Isabella, Belle, is first afraid as she loses her husband to the diseases of the wagon train, but she is a strong woman, and a special man sees it in her. So, then that man, who is far wiser in this land of the west, takes her by the hand and helps her find her footing. He is a clever one, as the Indians find out, and he is a deadly one for the outlaws. There is no containing gunslinger Juan Ortega except by the love of this woman, and peace in the valley. Enjoy #...

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.

Sky Light, pure Comanche, was too strong and too wild for the mission to hold her. In her ill-planned escape, she tangled with a man she would never have even thought about. He was a proud man, a strong man, and he looked the part, as Apache as they come. But he stepped up and helped. With his training and his love, he won her heart. As mismatched as they could be, they were not welcome in any Comanche village, but soon, she found herself, found her calling, and vowed to be free. Told from her last years, her memoirs. This is what our elders are made of: memories. A fascinating tale of love...

Lost in a Montana blizzard, Gray put himself in the hands of fate. He awoke in the arms of a Blackfoot maiden. She saved him... in every way. Now the unlikely duo must fight their way home to El Paso. Someone does not want him to come home. But, they do not know her. Killers, Apaches, Utes and bad lawmen try to stop them! Saddle up and ride along. By the Storyteller.

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.

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...

Johanna Wistfeld felt out of place most of her life. Moved to the new country, then farther west, she lost so much of her family that she was all but alone. However, the Shoshone owned the very land her brother claimed. Joey lost him, soon enough, and was now at loose ends, right in the middle between four vicious tribes, all enemies of one another, and deadly enemies to the palefaces. But she had a secret. Once it was out, spread among the so-called savages, she knew her calling. She could not save everybody, but she could surely try. Tilting at windmills is a common theme, though the book...

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...

Bush pilot Jon Francisco for Seattle to Fairbanks, Alaska gets lost in a storm. Plane crash. semi-modern era, 1970ish.. Man meets odd family, one old man, one old woman, one lovely Indian mix daughter, living on a small island that connects to British Columbia, Canada, via an almost always under water rocky bridge called Wolf Narrows. No harbor, no boats, no nothing. No radio. The people are self sufficient, no need to seek help or supplies, nothing. Simple lives, dangerous ground. Like Wolverton Mountain (1969) Claude King, the old man will tolerate no man near his daughter. Gonna be tough...