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All over this big old world are thing from long ago, hidden away by time and deterioration. Some are beautiful, even in ruins, and you can probably name a half dozen off the top of your head. There are some, however, that are so difficult to find, so dangerous to travel, where we are unwanted, that those explorations have been spotty at best and forty years apart. But little changes in the desert. Not the attitudes, the dismissal of women, and the treasures that await the bold… and the determined. Dr. James Arland and his wife Heidi are such people. Unafraid, determined, and sometimes, ...

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.

It’s tough being a daring explorer, tougher being a determined archaeologist, but tougher still when you keep ducking bandits' unrelenting fury! No slack for women, and strong they have to be to survive it and to master all the treachery. Not to mention the unexpected spears of deceit and trickery here at home! When gold is in the mix, the trust is out of the window... or tunnel... whatever... Determination ‘should’ overcome obstacles, right?Another thrilling ride from #TheStoryteller

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...

These players are not angels. No angels would go where they go, nor do what they do to survive. Often, these are the people on the front line of discovery, taking giant steps in vicious lands, where life is cheap, and the rewards, should they be found, can be extensive. Anthropologists shudder at the very idea of interfering with a native or indigenous people, but when the rewards are on the other side of those pesky savages, well, the opinions can change, all right. But survival can come at a price, and only the strong might make it. Life is what happens while you make your plans… Enjoy....

This is the anthology for the original series, High Country Terror. There is a prequel, High Country Terror- Certain Justice, that explains how this all came about. In any case, Meet Marcia Frame, a tough, ex-Chicago Detective, a survivor now of the streets of Denver. Someone is viciously killing young women, using a style almost never seen. But, like any Homicide Detective, she finds herself stretched by new cases, new challenges, and it comes to light that someone from her old Chicago Beat is hunting… her! She is first of all a Detective Sergeant, sworn to enforce the law. Secondly, a ...

I was perfectly happy to exist as a Detective First, sweeping up the detritus and the flotsam of the underbelly of Denver. True, I drank too much, hated everybody, almost, but I was a damned good cop on the job. Then, I found a murder that did not exist. Then another. It took me to places I have never considered. It has taught me things I should have learned at my mother’s knee. It sent me on a trip so close to hell that I felt the heat. And I lived. I loved… and I sobered up.- Ally Whitedove

Baron Darl Estoba de Valencia is a happy go lucky sorcerer, plying the ladies, living the good life. This has gone on for more than a hundred years. A privilege, that long life, of the sorcerer clan. However, a pleasurable dalliance with a lovely, titled Lady in Venice leads to trouble, and our man is on the run. But someone, or something is watching over him, for in his escape, he meets the perfect woman. At least for him. And she wastes no time in collecting him. The trouble with such slow aging is that anyone around them for more than a couple of years will see the lack of age and claim ...

Brilliant Angela Christian, subsisting on a meager trust fund and scholarships, has her mind made up. She knows exactly what she wants, and is well on the way to procuring it. Her master’s year at University, she is finally eligible for team field trips, digs, led by the dashing adventurer, Dr. Rex Haldemen. Too dashing. So... perfect. But she has no time for distractions. Education, her goal to be the top of the archaeology world, is her only focus. And the digs are the crucible within which character is formed. That Doctorate is… everything! Dr. Rex Haldemen will have to wait. But ...

It could be a game, but if it is, it is a deadly serious one. The players are not what we expect, but the damage they can do is very real. AI is not the threat. People are.. Since the first computer built connected to the early stage internet, there have been people who think their only game in life is how to steal money or expensive programs. Dr. Margaret Treadson is aware of these people and is convinced she can stop them, but at peril to her own life. Several vignettes put that belief to the test. Even US Army Counterintelligence steps in, but will it be enough? You anger enough whacko ...

There be monsters out there in the Great Southwest. There be lawbreakers, vagrants, and all out bad people. Someone has to stop them. Start with the monsters and the rest may follow. Rangers have always braved the unknown... Even against monsters...A mix of Vampire and 'Shifter worlds... with a vengeance.

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...

Kirk is a taciturn, quiet man. He does not look for trouble. But he does not back up when it finds him. A loner. He thought. In the West, when two people feel that spark, they cannot wait and dance around. Someone will move in. He can settle down. Except for the Comanches. His wife and sons missing, he must find them. It is a hard quest for the Comanche are thick from east Texas to Oklahoma and the southern states. A heartfelt story that will have you cheering his successes, his determination, and his life. A good one. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

The Oklahoma territories were fraught with difficulties, from unstable Indian predation to deserters, out and out bandits and if Katie had not been rescued at the point of sale, she would have spent her dismal life in a Mexican bordello. But when Texas Ranger Abe Jones saw evil, he did something about it. She made him promise to quit the Rangers if he married her and he obliged. Even then, it was not easy. Help comes in many ways, and she leads a full, if convoluted life, all on her path to Closure. Enjoy!

The deserts of California can rival those of the world. Strange things happen out there. Some people think they can master it. They even started a tiny town named Hell. Why not? Hot as Hades, remote from just about anybody, but it carries a secret that Marshal Delbert Cunninham cannot leave alone. The secret is revealed by the desperate escape of a hapless young woman from traffickers taking their prey to sell in Mexico. Now, he is committed, as is she, to taking them all out. Not down. Out. Hell will be a terrible place to live but it will serve its purpose. When God gets tired of it, He ...

I can shoot, all right. I 'borrowed' Paw's Walkers and entered the contest. I won it all. I also caught the eye of the US Marshals. Well, it was a hell of a lot better offer than the failing ranch. A new life. Proud of that silver on my chest, I began the important career in Law Enforcement, and quickly ran out of the romance of it. As the bodies around me began to stack up, I began to feel that badge get heavier and heavier. I think God got tired of watching over me and found me a way out. Just in time. Now, I have a life, a legacy, and what the hell, a real ranch! #TheStoryteller

Bull Armstrong is probably the biggest, toughest Sheriff in all of Montana, and that is saying something. Everybody in Montana is tough, even the women... unless they choose not to be. Our Sheriff and his girlfriend are on duty in a podunk County Sheriff's Office, with the entire might of a rogue militia confronting them at every turn. Most would move to Florida, anywhere to get out from under the threat, but Bull and Minnie are made of sterner stuff. There is no dislodging them from the county or thwarting their determination. Thank God for them and their kind, or we could be overrun from ...

The West was fraught with difficulty. Between Indians and outlaws, life was tenuous at best. Add in a raving preacher who hated witches and it got very frightening, and deadly. But Della Mae was made of stern stuff, and saw what might be opportunity. She struck her captor and ran away. It would have been a lonely, angry life without her rescuer that winter. But not even love could stop the hot coal of revenge in her heart. It just moved over a bit to make room... Now, to end the rage, she has to end the town. Somehow... Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

Dissatisfied with the slow plodding investigative work of the police, Arnold Dirkson strikes out on his own to be proactive in crime stopping as a very dangerous PI in the WWII era. With the right friends, the love of a pretty writer, even the arrival of the FBI when he most needed them, he makes a difference. Whether the Fates or God, someone should reward him for his efforts, tilting at windmills. We wish him luck. He will need it. Enjoy! #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...