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TOM SHARP: The Man and the Legend (A Novel) is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, and carefully-woven mixture of fact and fiction about a young wounded Confederate soldier from Marion County, Missouri, who became a famous and respected Westerner. Discharged from his enlistment, Tom Sharp joined a wagon train and traveled west. He aimed to earn his fortune, homestead a ranch, marry Katherine Durrett, the lovely young lady he was betrothed to, and st...

Humor! Romance! Adventure! Find it all in these fourteen Western short stories about pioneers, frontiersmen, ranchers, town builders, youths, tough bad men, and buffalo bone pickers. Each tale paints a vivid picture of men and women surviving insurmountable hardship against great odds in an attempt to do what is right. The heroic characters take decisive action when needed, helping others and themselves as they do their best to struggle in an ...

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Beautifully rendered with vividly colorful pictures, OUR DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED is a book written for children. It is about two young women in love and getting married. This much-needed picture book, written in rhyming form, captures the essence of supportive families and explains the joining of two female partners who begin a voyage of love and togetherness. The rhyming words and colorful pictures unfold to reveal a story of love and har...

A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY STORY! While desperately waiting for something exciting to happen, Jeeper heroically faces down disappointment and realizes that something important has been occurring all along. Jeeper and his father make plans to go fishing, however, dad's work, Jeeper's trouble at school, and conflicting family schedules mean plans must change. NO TIME FOR FISHING is a story that will bring fresh perspectives with each new reading.

My dog Fred has a problem and Mom and Dad are upset. A fun-to-read short rhyming tale for all ages, "My Dog Fred" is a fun read! The words are easy to read, the rhymes are enjoyable, and children are entertained by the illustrations. The story follows a family and their pet dog, Fred, who has a problem. The family doesn't really know how to deal with it. However, by the end of it all, they figure it out, and the notion of compassion triumphs. ...

A whimsical octopus portrays contrasting emotions and then invites young readers to see those feelings in themselves. This delightful and engaging book not only helps children and adults alike identify a variety of common feelings but encourages with simplicity thehealthiness of emotional expression.-Gloria Rouleau-Gerber, President and Therapist of New Beginnings Un pulpo juguetón muestra emociones contrastantes y luego invita a los jóvenes l...

A whimsical octopus portrays contrasting emotions and then invites young readers to see those feelings in themselves. (An Accelerated Reader book) This delightful and engaging book not only helps children and adults alike identify a variety of common feelings but encourages with simplicity the healthiness of emotional expression. - Gloria Rouleau-Gerber, President and Therapist of New Beginnings

The annual Winchester Pickle Festival has been canceled. All the pickles and cucumbers have been stolen and everyone is sad, especially nine-year-old Libby and her younger brother Ben. When there doesn't seem to be any hope left for holding the event, the children's neighbor Deputy Pete, riding his horse Charcoal, comes home for a vacation. His dog Pepper is running alongside him. The children ask the deputy to help solve the mystery and get t...

Pony Ride is a delightful rhyming book for children of all ages. Saddle up and come along on an adventurous ride across green meadows, past many animals, and on up the hillside to the roundup where calves are being branded. This rhyming picture book is a tale of a heroic young cowboy, braving element after element, experiencing the world for himself, through the eyes of a child. His journey inspires both tiny tots and early readers to grow up ...

Meet the young Deputy Sheriff who solves the mystery of the missing Muffin. Deputy Pete is at the blacksmith's shop having new horseshoes put on Charcoal, his big black horse. Pete's dog, Pepper, is with him. Pete thanks the blacksmith and rides into town, where he sees a little girl crying. Jenny is sad because her cat, Muffin, has disappeared. Deputy Pete and his pets help Jenny look for her lost cat. They encounter many strange animals in t...

Deep in the lush jungle of the Argentine lives eleven-year-old Carlota, her father Daniel, and a host of animals that are very friendly to the little girl. There are the parrots, the deer, and, best of all, the strange little Patagonian hares. Although those little animals don't really look like a rabbit or any other animal on earth, the peculiar little creatures become dear friends to the isolated Carlota.The jungle is loved by the little gir...

Cody Havlicek is back on the trail in another spellbinding Texas Ranger adventure. Once again, he says goodbye to his wife and children and heads out on a desperate journey to uphold the law and investigate crime. In RIDE FOR REDEMPTION: A Texas Ranger Cody Havlicek Story, we find Ranger Cody Havlicek on an assignment to pick up a convicted bank robber and escort him to the territorial prison. Even though the prisoner, John Harmon, never denie...

Cody Havlicek, Texas Ranger, is a moral man. He is totally dedicated to enforcing the law and will do whatever it takes to bring wrongdoers to justice. When a series of murders, including that of a fellow Ranger, takes place in the Big Bend region, he is ordered to track down the men responsible. Cody and a young boy he rescued must face and defeat the diabolical criminals. The twisted confrontations and nearly insurmountable hardships along t...

Gun-fighter! Deputy Marshal! Romantic! Friend to the Trinidad priest and Marshal Bat Masterson! Jack "Applejack" Martin is a youthful gun-fighting deputy! After his parent's death, Applejack leaves the family's hardscrabble ranch to travel to Trinidad, Colorado. Along the way, he fights a bandito and is badly beaten. While recovering, Jack encounters a wounded outlaw and saves the gunman's life. In return, the young man is taught to be a pisto...

A small wagon train is ambushed by a group of renegades. The settlers were killed, mules stolen, and the wagons looted and burned. The only survivor is five-year-old Billy Thorne. The boy is rescued and raised by Dusty, a lonely and colorful prospector. Years later, when Billy's only friend and mentor dies, the young man discovers that the gold Dusty left him makes him a very rich man. Billy finds the empty cabin and loneliness unbearable. He ...

FIRE CANOE FINNEGAN is historical fiction, action, adventure, and romance at its finest. This story gives a rare insight into the contribution steamboats made to pioneers and army forts along the Missouri River. Captain Glazer of the steamboat, THE DAKOTA DAWN, hires Clint Finnegan to become his second in command and to learn to pilot the dangerous snag-filled waters of the Missouri River. What Finnegan didn't expect on his very first trip was...

YOUNG ADULT WESTERN:Cornelius Kogelschitz lives in the slums of New York City. All his young life he has lived and worked in the dirty, smoke-filled part of the city, slaving long hours for meager wages in one of the many factories. His parents die of typhus and Corny moves in with his uncle, aunt, and eleven cousins. One Sunday afternoon, while on the roof capturing birds for the stew pot, he overhears an argument. His aunt complains about th...

Western Author Charlie Steel doesn't write about the pedantic, the ordinary, or the mundane. In STRONG WOMEN OF THE WEST (Anthology), this master storyteller captures the spirit of powerful women of all ages, from a five-year-old to an aging spinster, from a pregnant ranch woman to an aging widow, from a rich society girl to a tough teenager, from an abandoned child to a rifle-toting female...and many others. These thirteen exciting stories, f...

Seventeen BEST OF THE WEST short stories by Charlie Steel, Tale-Weaver ExtraordinaireNo matter the challenge or adversity, Charlie Steel's characters attempt to do what is right. They are caught in disputes beyond their control and must utilize inner strength and faith as they struggle for survival. In this collection of seventeen stories, set mostly in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies with its searing heat, numbing cold, limitless sky,...