In this 5th installment of the Jake Silver Adventure series, Jere D. James creates yet another cast of outstanding characters - the villainous Jeremiah Atkinson, gunslinger Richard Moody, double-dealing private investigator Vincent Cooper, corrupt Governor Myers, Mexican desperado Diego Fuentes, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Silver. This gripping tale takes readers into Mexico, where two kidnapped women are in a desperate struggle to survive. J...
A Captivating Collection of Award-Winning Western Stories.
From the opening lines of the riveting sociopathic "Ned" to the heartbreaking last lines of "State of Grace, " these tales will enthrall Western readers and those who just love a well-told story. The reader will find olden-days Westerns intermixed with modern-day tales, and romances mingled with murders in this extraordinary anthology. Twenty-six original, award-winning stories and...
Find out how insects, animals and birds survive the harsh heat of day and fierce cold of desrt nights. Discover how people have adapted to a nomadic life in the desert.
The biggest animal on Earth lives in the sea. Watch a giant whale leap out of the waves, and see how it looks after its calf underwater. Compare different whales.
An deal introduction to the prehistoric world and to the dinosaurs and other giant reptiles that thrived on Earth for millions of years before suddenly disappearing mysteriously.
It isn't often, but there are times when a book has three elements in it: grace, charm, and dignity. Such is the character of this book. Set mainly in the state of Arizona, the year 1888, our story takes a young girl, a black man, and a U.S. Deputy Marshal and merges them in a story so full of depth, unleashed emotion, and incredible perception and fortitude of the human spirit that it will not easily be forgotten.
"Saving Tom Black is a s...
A riveting read, Canyon of Death sees U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver head into Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains in search of his nemesis, Johnny Geiger. The marshal is thirsty for revenge after Geiger's kidnapping and brutal beating of Silver's fiance. The shoot-out is more than the marshal bargained for, however, and if not for the assistance of the renegade Apache, Nantan Lupan, the marshal's outcome would be fatal.
An intriguing tale that...
A new, exciting life awaits mischievous Sam Davenport after he and his family move to Arizona from Alaska. But now Sam's only friends are his dog, a kind old neighbor, and Bucket, a mule that Sam acquires in a most extraordinary way.
Sam gets into lots of trouble, but through some exciting adventures with Bucket, he learns many lessons and proves - at last - that he can be responsible for both his actions and his mule.
Shirley Johnson, S...
Homes may be big or small, made of brick, wood or ice, but they are always special. You can be a guest inside the homes of people from all over the world.