A fire destroys a farm in Virginia, so the family is moving west. Except the youngest is too ill to travel when it's time to leave. The boy and his grandmother stay behind to follow later. It takes so long for him to recover the two don't go west, and find local employment. A decade later rising political problems cause the young man and his grandmother to make a decision about their future. They'll go west, but it isn't that simple, or an easy journey. Written in US English - 72,700 words.
A Dark Wars Tale
A woman is gruesomely murdered in Cold War Germany and the only witness is her 5 year old daughter who can't remember what happened. Memories, though inaccessible to investigators, linger and change a once adorable little girl. And murder of a loved one will place that girl on the path of destiny. Odd occurrences, inexplicable enemies, and Cold War intrigue with an odd flavor alter this girl's life, shifting her from the front lines of the Cold War to the middle of the Dark Wars.
The old veteran was feeble and frail. Would his final dream ever come true? I could make it happen. Would I take the time? Would those tired old eyes ever sparkle again?
Max Wagner, former carpenter, lives on the streets of San Francisco. His only goal is the next mug of moonshine. Fate intervenes in the persons of a famous singer and a friendly young widow, but then Max has to prove himself in the face of a catastrophe.
Sarah Holding, daughter of a convict, finds herself completely lost in Australia. The land is at once quite familiar and completely different in every regard when she runs away from her mother's murderer.
Harley and Ida Duran were share croppers and nice people in a time and place where nice people weren't appreciated. Share croppers were considered less valuable than dirt. However, there are those who can be nice and still persevere, no matter who their enemies may be. Harley teaches his enemies that it's okay to turn the other cheek... After that you make sure they can't smite you on the other cheek.
This is the second in my Tugboat Man series. This time, Tug is in the race of his life against some very bad...well... not quite people. The title tells the tale. No, it has nothing to do with the Da Vinci code. But it's in the ballpark. The wife is from Atlantis, so there are some unavoidable sci-fi aspects. But this is actually nothing more than pure romantic adventure. I hope that you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. D.T.
When several Sanctuary women approach Pastor Joshua for his blessing on a church-endorsed mail-order bride scheme the frazzled Minister sees a way to stop all the advances of the mayor’s daughter. He slips his letter into the packet before it is mailed out to the churches back East seeking his bride. When the brides arrive Joshua finds his didn’t make the trip. However, his heart has chosen another, his intended’s best friend. Can he prove he loves her making her The Pastor’s Replacement Bride?
A Story in the Anthony Carter, Family & Friends Universe
Wounded in the Crimean War and embittered by his fiancée's betrayal, Captain James Tremayne leaves England for America. In the Western Territories of the vast continent he becomes a digger during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. 'Baltimore Rose' Donegal is a saloon wench and convict who in 1861 crosses his path in Fort Laramie. Read how two people from worlds apart overcome bitterness and hurt, growing to respect and love each other. And, oh yes, they find a fortune, too!
A Story in the Anthony Carter, Family & Friends Universe
On a rainy spring day, Ellen Trilby, the daughter of Major George Trilby and his wife Siobhan, both dear friends of Harriet Carter, appears on Anthony Carter's estate, asking for shelter to escape an unwanted suitor. Wary of the Carters' son Richard at first, they grow together through a tragedy and danger, but they must overcome a cunning enemy and their own insecurities before they can become a couple. This continues the Anthony Carter stories.