African Hunting

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash-landing a Cessna airplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction.

In June 1985, a young Black man named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trials and appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt.

South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark no longer walks alone. With the worldly Anna Baker by his side, he travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields determined to seek their fortune—and an adventurous new life together. The journey north soon turns violent as tensions erupt between other hopeful diggers and a gang of Boer men. Everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize—and some will stop at nothing to get it. For Jack and Anna, unearthing a diamond is only half the battle. Getting out of the mines alive will prove far more difficult—and dangerous.

Power, Love and Revenge; though these four men were born and bred to lead, the women who love and cherish them are just as fierce as the men they follow ... (Books have not been updated from their original publishings) Bram's Lullaby te dua (I love you) ... the voice whispered in Albanian. Since his accident almost a year ago in New York Bram had heard the intoxicatingly sweet voice murmur I love you in his parents native tongue and sing an lullaby his mother had taught him as a child. Problem was he didn't know the voice, couldn't place it to anyone in which he had known unless the voice ...

Caroline is desperate. With rent coming due in a matter of days, she must find a job or her family will be homeless. Despite being forty-two years old, she applies to a local strip club. To her surprise, she finds that the owner wants her for a date and is willing to pay for her her company. Little does she know that by the end of the night she will fall for his charm. Rent Check is an erotic interracial WWBM short story romance at 7,000 words. It is for mature readers over 18 only.

Things are heating up in the Black Hamptons, an affluent vacation community of African Americans nestled in Long Island, New York. The families are facing trials and tribulations both individually and collectively, and everyone has a lot at stake. The Brittons are shocked by the return of Moses, the patriarch of the family. While he's eager to reunite with his wife and sons, it may be difficult, especially since his wife, Carolyn, has found comfort in the arms of another man.

Hidden pyramids, ancient tunnels, and unknown codes! Join a father and son as they explore mysteries using family-made advanced technologies. They use drones, robotic vehicles, scuba diving, desert treks, and much more to explore the globe and find connections between the ancient people of Latin America and Africa. Dan is the youngest of three children and has always felt overshadowed by his brother and sister. When the three find a lost tunnel under a pyramid in Guatemala, Dan is the best suited for exploring the long, underground tunnels and hidden places. His explorations have victories ...

There are some men women can't resist and there are some women men want to devour. Hunter Barringer is a man women can't forget... Madison Powell is a woman who can capture a man's heart. ‪#‎Madison‬ Hunter Barringer is a total stranger, but my heart recognizes him like I have known him forever. He’s a shrewd businessman who doesn’t stop until he gets what he wants and thinks he deserves. He fancies himself my liberator as he sweeps in like a good Samaritan to save my family from the clutches of financial woes. But his assistance is not without great cost to me. Hunter sets a ...

Books 7-9 in the bestselling Nick Caine adventures series of treasure-hunting thrillers, including: MAP OF THE MASONS (Book 7) Nick Caine and Ishi receive an assignment they can’t refuse from their mysterious employer, Project GoldenEye. They must use their dubious talents to steal something from the Illuminati. The infamous and much whispered-about, Map of the Masons... A blueprint for establishing the New World Order. Just talking about this thing could get a person killed, Much less stealing it. With a beautiful local named Cat joining their hunt, the race is on to recover the map. All...

After June Ma learned of her friend’s new relationship, she grew repulsed of her current single status. When sharing her problem, with her best friend, Malik Smith, he offers to date her. Denying him due the fact that she was taught Asian woman don’t date black men, Malik offers her a proposal of sleeping with him to decide if black men are dateable or not. Will June enjoy her first time with a black man or were her parents right about staying away from the African race? African American Studies is book three in the I Love College Series. Each book could be read either as a standalone ...

The trials and tribulations of owning dogs: maniacal Mastiffs, dodgy Boerboels, flatulent pavement specials, leg-humping Ridgebacks, hapless Jack Russells, useless watchdogs and a shady German Shepherd fill the pages of this book. Enjoy cautionary tales of miscreant farm dogs (and cats) told with humour and pathos and a great love of man’s best friend.

A sweeping epic spanning two millennia, WF Waldrip's monumental Africa follows two men, the arcs of whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined: Crixus, a Roman legionnaire, and Alexander Laidlaw, a professional hunter in modern Africa. Crixus and his fellow legionnaires of Legio XVI Bestia are tasked with capturing wild animals in the heart of Africa, creatures ultimately destined for slaughter in the Flavium Amphitheater, known today as the Colosseum, for the entertainment of the Roman masses. Crixus' ostensible modern counterpart, Laidlaw, assists clients in hunting African big game. ...

Lions are called “king of beasts.” But a pride is made of mainly females. These mighty beasts hunt and bring back food for the whole pride. The group also depends on the females to care for young. Learn all about African lions and the important roles lionesses play to ensure a pride’s survival.

In and out, remind the degenerate Man-child his Boss call nephew of his place in the Bratva Organization then move on to more important matters. A simple plan, with no deviations until a Cherub came into view and Drago's simple plan became something he nor his Cherub ever expected.

Seven years have passed. And my powers still haven’t forgiven me for taking a life… You’d think that my cosmic purification powers would know the difference between a human life and that of a cold-hearted serial killer, but apparently not. And ever since I pulled that trigger, my spark has been just a shadow of its former self. But demons and the insane cults that bring them into the world don’t care if I’m not in form. Or if I’ve been in early retirement for the better part of a decade. Evildoers will do evil. But this time, it’s different. The demon they’re wanting to ...

A purifier is dead… And my best friend is the prime suspect. It’s been a year since I hung up my healing robes and became one of Hope City’s badass monster hunters. But even now, I can’t seem to escape my past. A purifier has died of an exploded heart, and they think my best friend cast the spell that did it. But I know my friend. She didn’t do it. And it’s up to me to prove her innocence. Even if my investigation embroils me in a plot that may determine the fate of my entire city, I won’t give up. Not when I’m this close to uncovering the truth. My name is Cindy Giles. ...

On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox. Fashioning himself Eric Galt, this nondescript thief and con man - whose real name was James Earl Ray -drifted through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he was galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. With relentless storytelling drive, Sides follows Galt and King as they crisscross the country, one stalking the other, until the crushing moment at the Lorraine Motel.

The year is 1978. The Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women have vanquished their rivals and taken their place as the leaders of Waycross, Georgia's criminal enterprises. However, their rise to power has not gone unnoticed, and the family is rocked when their mother, Miss Bettie, is kidnapped and her body is found in a swamp. No one knows who the killers are, but instead of drawing closer, the family is split when their grief-stricken leader, LC, is offered membership in the South's most powerful black organization, the Council.

Lamar Brown and Kimberly Zhang are the best pair figure skaters in the US. When they get paired together, the execution on their technical skills are flawless, however what they are lacking is the sexy romance that pair skaters usually display. After being challenged by their coach, the pair go for a night of drinking and dancing to connect, but what they didn’t expect was to end up in the same bed together! The Figure Skaters is an AWBM interracial erotic romance. At 3,800 words, this steamy short story is for mature readers only.

In 2004, Doug Hunt published "A Course in Applied Lynching," an essay that drew national attention to the 1923 murder of James T. Scott in front of several hundred witnesses, few of whom would testify honestly when the prominent citizen who led the lynch mob went to trial. In 2010 he republished the essay as a short book (Summary Justice) that supported a community-wide effort to understand the Scott lynching and its legacy. The volume presented here includes an expanded version of the 2004 essay, along with two companion essays about racism and justice in Columbia, Missouri--a heartland ...