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Zeke Horn was born in the year 1918 in the mountains of east Tennessee. At the age of seven he lost his family and was forced out into an uncaring world with winter fast approaching. Thanks to the help of kind strangers, he was barely able to survive the bitterly cold weather. Out of desperation, but with little hope, a letter was sent to the only relative he knew. His uncle, Abel Horn, responded and Zeke was saved from what would have been a terrible death. Abel and Zeke set out on the long journey to Abel’s home in Kentucky. Along the way they were joined by a child who they found in ...

Deliberate Discomfort follows the journey of Jason Van Camp as a new Green Beret commander taking over a team of combat-hardened Special Forces veterans. This true story tells firsthand the intense, traumatic battles these warriors fought and won, sharing lessons learned from their incredible backgrounds. A cadre of scientists further break down each experience, translating them into digestible and relatable action items, allowing the listener to apply these lessons forged under fire to their own lives.

Fans of suspenseful action, adventure and science fiction will enjoy this trilogy. All three books take place in the Red River Gorge area of Eastern Kentucky. Characters overlap from one book to the next, but each book tells its own story. BOOK 1- The Red River Gorge Killer: A Suspense Thriller Lori had been eagerly anticipating her hike in the Red River Gorge and was looking forward to the tranquility of the trail. She was unaware that a psychopath had other plans. She was left for dead on the trail and awakened in the hospital with serious injuries and no memory. Will she be able to find ...

The Lean Leader: A Personal Journey of Transformation uses a compelling novel format to tackle the nuts and bolts of leading a Lean transformation. Listeners follow along as the characters face real crises and what seem to be unreasonable deadlines. As the story progresses, listeners will see how the main character, Don, and his colleagues transform from being "command and control" autocrats - those who make decisions and bark orders - to more Socratic coaches and mentors.

Nine-year-old Jaxon had spent his entire life in foster care. It might not have been so bad if he’d only had to endure one or two placements, but Jaxon wasn’t that fortunate. Spending more than a year in any one placement had been a rare occurrence. The carousel of placements left Jaxon battling a sense of isolation and abandonment. To make matters worse, he began to sense a vague wrongness in the foster care agency that controlled his life. The constant doctor visits and frequent rounds of vaccinations were far outside the norm. As the years passed, he also became aware of several ...

Aiden became interested in prepping after accidentally discovering PAW (Post-Apocalyptic World) fiction. He read short stories and novels that ranged from likely events such as an economic collapse to events as unlikely as a zombie apocalypse or the incursion of a wandering supermassive black hole. In response to those stories, he decided to embark on a journey of general preparation for nonspecific but more likely events. He used the “rule of threes” to guide his prepping. The rule of threes states that a person could survive three minutes without air, three hours without shelter, ...

Kings of the Apocalypse: The King Family Trilogy and Adam II: A Post-Apocalyptic Trilogy are both stand-alone trilogies and can be read independently. However, the storylines are parallel narratives that are closely interconnected and are best understood and appreciated if the Adam II trilogy is read first. The King siblings are the products of illegal genetic engineering research that was intended to augment their abilities. Their whole world was the lab facility that they inhabited and the personnel who saw to their most basic needs. They were too young to know that they differed from ...

The Wolfe County MAG spent years preparing for an "End Of Civilization As We Know It" Event. They had prepared a BOL and carefully stocked it with tools, equipment, weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies. Their people were knowledgeable and skilled. They hoped to ride out any disaster in a secure retreat. What they didn't plan for was the world throwing them a curveball. They had prepared for one civilization ending event, not two. A CME and a genetically engineered virus that turned people into "zombies" were certainly beyond what they had foreseen. The odds were already against ...

When Dr. Adam Markham is diagnosed with an incurable cancer he agrees to participate in an experimental study. The study has several goals, two of which are to cure his cancer and genetically enhance his body. He is placed in suspended animation for a procedure that is expected to last months or at most a few years. Unfortunately, while he is sleeping WWIII ends civilization. Adam awakens in a deadly new world after decades instead of the much shorter time he was expecting. Together with the Artificial Intelligence that inhabits a carbon based nanotube computer installed in his brain he ...

There were only two things that Lori enjoyed in life. One of those things was hiking. She had been eagerly anticipating her hike in the Red River Gorge and was looking forward to the tranquility of the trail. She was unaware that a psychopath had other plans. Lori was left for dead on the trail and awakened in the hospital with serious injuries and no memory. Lori struggles to find answers to who she is and who she can trust. Will she be able to save herself from the rage of a vicious killer bent on finishing what he started?

Seven year old Cody and five year old Chloe are stranded when the canoe piloted by their meth-addicted father capsizes. He drowns and they are on their own in the Red River Gorge. No one knows where they are and they can only rely on themselves. Their situation worsens when heavy rainfall floods the river and they are forced away from the riverbank and into the wilderness. The terrain of the gorge area is extremely rugged and populated by poisonous snakes, bears, and other predators. Dangers abound and all they have to help them survive are the meager supplies in their small backpacks, ...

Life in the rugged Appalachian Mountains of the 1860s was brutal but life in those treacherous hills had never been easy. A tough life breeds hardy people and the mountain people were as unforgiving and fierce as the mountains themselves. The old ways ran strong in their blood and hatred ran bone deep. Feuds were a part of life. The Robertson clan was a small but proud family. When a cherished member was needlessly shot down the grief-stricken Robertsons went to war against the family of her killers. The feud dragged on for years but their enemies were far too numerous. Fourteen year old ...

TO CONQUER ETERNAL SUMMER: A CULTIVATION TRILOGY consists of these three books which are also available as singles. Book 1- BUDDYBOY: A CULTIVATION FANTASY An elderly man passes away and finds himself in the River of Souls where he spends an incalculable expanse of time. The time he spends there is valuable beyond belief. After gathering reams of knowledge and mastering the incredible powers of cultivation, his soul transmigrates to the body of his younger self. Equipped with the experiences from his previous life, now augmented by the powers and additional knowledge he collected in the ...

The Shadow War: Warriors of the Apocalypse continues the story that began with Aaron: Subject Number Seven and was followed by Wade: Subject Number Four. No one would ever make the mistake of thinking the Kings were an ordinary family but few would understand just how extraordinary they truly were. The mysterious organization, referred to as the Cabal, that had inadvertently brought them together was also working in secret to bring down America and the rest of the world. But the Cabal wasn’t the only entity able to wage a shadow war. Using their genetic gifts and combat skills the Kings ...

FATSO: A CULTIVATION JOURNEY is the continuation of the saga of an Appalachian family that began with BUDDYBOY: A CULTIVATION FANTASY. To fully appreciate the story the two books should be read in that order. The day that Fatso’s world changed didn’t start off all that much differently than any other day. Hearing his brother, Buddyboy, arguing with his sister, Tinywee, at the kitchen table was about as normal as expecting the sun to come up in the east. It was only when he joined his siblings for breakfast that things became strange. Buddyboy seemed different. However, the difference ...

Life was looking up for the Blackwood family. Baird’s knowledge had allowed them to claw their way out of a soul sucking mire of poverty. What should have been a bright future full of endless possibilities suddenly became one of unease and fear. Despite their new wealth and their steadily increasing strength they were forced to acknowledge the appearance of what might herald an unbeatable enemy. As a family the Blackwoods decided that their only recourse was to grow so powerful that no potential enemy would ever be able to threaten them. That meant increasing all aspects of their strength...

Following a life of suffering and unbearable pain an old man died with his heart full of grievances. He eagerly welcomed death, anticipating the relief it would bring. Instead he discovered that the afterlife was not what he had imagined it to be. Rather than the total annihilation he expected, he entered the river of souls. Instead of obliteration, his death gave him a chance to relive his life and amend the mistakes that had haunted him. Baird’s soul transmigrated to the body of his younger self and he found that the world of his previous childhood was more enigmatic and dangerous than ...

Wade didn’t remember much about his early childhood. He did remember being sick constantly and he remembered his mother. She wasn’t really his mother at the time, just a kind and caring woman who lavished him with attention. He had been trapped in the facility with twenty other children, the nice lady and her husband. One morning he awakened and she was no longer there. Later he learned that she and her husband had escaped from the facility with one of the other kids. Over time he learned the nature of his illness which was tied to the nature of the facility. He learned that all of his ...

Dr. Adam Markham was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. He only had a few months to live when he was offered the opportunity to participate in a scientific study being conducted by a top research company. If the study was a success he would be cured of his cancer and his body would approach genetic perfection. If unsuccessful he would die. He felt it was worth the risk since he would die in a few months anyway. What he didn't expect is that the suspended animation would last for years. When he awakened he was cured of his cancer and thanks to genetic engineering had been gifted with ...

Adam and his two companions continue to fight their way across the devastated landscape of a post-apocalyptic America. The artificial intelligence that inhabits the supercomputer implanted in Adam's brain has become more and more human. Nan, the A.I., eventually reacquires the body she feared had been lost to her forever. Adam and Nan train rigorously to gain the maximum benefit from their genetic augmentations as Adam's wolfdog, Roe, grows stronger in both body and mind. With the support of his companions Adam is able to overcome the many challenges along the way. During their journey the ...