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After retiring from his life as an outlaw, ranch owner Nathaniel Reed (Trace Adkins) quietly leads an honest existence with his devoted wife, Laura Lee. But his gun-slinging past suddenly comes back to haunt him when he learns that the man he once maimed during a stagecoach robbery is now a U.S. Marshal (Kim Coates) who will stop at nothing to find vengeance. After a violent shootout brings tragic consequences, Nathaniel returns to his old ways and...

All I wanted to do was to make things easier for everyone else, in my life by removing my problems from their lives. In this intimate revelation about her personal mental health journey, Evangelist Angie BEE displays to readers the strength, hope, and faith that it takes to be an overcomer with one's mental health. Evangelist Angie BEE preaches from a prophetic gift from God. She conducts red carpet event interviews and features those videos on...

When Julien Franklin returns home for Christmas after retiring from the military, his first mission is to taste his hometown’s maple cookies and find office space for his civilian website business. He's delighted to find the apartment above The Book Bin bookstore is for rent and owned by his old high school sweetheart. Natalie Pinkett, widow and single parent, has some tragic secrets gnawing at her soul, but she needs to rent the empty rooms to...

I Songul 'Diamond' Oruc, am the first Woman World Kickboxing Champion in Australia. In the 1990s, women were not permitted to fight in the ring. With persistence and determination, I changed laws so that women were allowed to fight in all states and territories of Australia. It was a time when women were not accepted as equals. I proudly held the following Titles: East Coast, South Pacific, Australian Kickboxing, World Champion Kickboxing, World Champion...

Famous southern carriage-horse trainer Hiram Lackland, a handsome widower, dies mysteriously after retiring to a farm outside Mossy Creek. His estranged daughter, Merry Abbott, also a horse trainer, arrives to settle his estate. But Merry quickly plunges into bit-chomping dilemmas when her father's friend and landlord, mystery-novel maven Peggy Caldwell, insists he was murdered. Before Merry can so much as snap a buggy rein, a handsome and annoying...

Detective Austin Michaels didn't think life could get any better after he was accepted into the most notorious narcotics task force on the East Coast, headed up by two of the baddest Lieutenants with the Atlanta Police Department-Cashel Godfrey and Leonidis Day. Michaels knew he would fit right in as the team's sniper, having received his fair share of commendations for marksmanship. He was just as badass as the rest of the twenty brothers that made...

Mary Ann Hoyt's collection of humorous essays are tongue-in-cheek views of her everyday observations and quirky experiences. The pages are filled with anecdotes about her fear of hummingbirds, the burial of the family cat in a cardboard box decorated with her son's Grateful Dead pencil drawings, and her concern that, because of her unphotogenic smile, she won't have enough decent photos for the obligatory collage at her funeral. Surviving an interstate...

Kyle had a lifelong dream to serve in the military. When his chance came, he joined the Marines. After retiring, Kyle joined the CIA and became a highly sought-after sniper. Every time an international conflict went out of control, Kyle was called in to intervene and secretly eliminate the threat. Soon after, Kyle met Adrianne, and they became husband and wife. Adrianne completed everything Kyle stood for in himself. He was deeply in love with Adrianne....

About the Book: The story of how a young Navy man ended up in Vietnam. It has humor & wit, excitement, danger, romance, and the evils of drug abuse. You will laugh and cry also. This is a story that should be told. About the Author: This 82-year-old Navy veteran retired after 20 years. During that time, he was a Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Technician, a Field Medic with the Marines, a Naval Advisor in Vietnam, and he had the Honor of being...

Family, flight, and a fight for life.Bestselling author Kent McInnis masterfully concludes his Sierra Hotel trilogy with Semper Fly, a gripping yarn exploring the aftermath of war and the enduring spirit of those who served.In the wake of the Vietnam War, Rob Amity's life is a portrait of the American dream turned turbulent. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, he finds prosperity in Oklahoma's oil boom and joy in his marriage to Suzy and her son...