California War

Hometown Gal is a tale of love lost and found, unbreakable bonds, and the enduring scars of war. Gunner and Blondie's story is one of unwavering resilience, sacrifice, and suspicion, spanning from the seemingly tranquil Russian River in Northern California to the perilous skies over Europe and the war-torn vineyards of Foggia, Italy. As a prequel in the Wine Flights of Murder series, Hometown Gal sets the stage for the gripping murder mystery thriller Russian Red. In this compelling saga, the past is never truly past, and the fight for survival uncovers hidden courage in the most unexpected...

What was life like for a 12-year-old boy growing up in the rugged hills of Coloma, California, where gold was first discovered? A mine explosion, a bear encounter, and a jewel thief are just a few of Pearley Monroe's many adventures growing up in the 1880's. Pearley learns first hand that some of life's lessons require hard choices and offer wisdom that is ageless. Based on historical documents and first person accounts of the Monroe-Gooch family, this fictionalized adaptation brings to life some of California's first pioneers whose perseverance despite adversity became legendary.

For three-years, Jeb Benjamin and Zach Daughtry dreamed of traveling to California to gain their fortune, once released from Camp Douglas, an infamous Union POW hellhole. When the Confederate veterans reach Jeb’s sisters ranch in the Rio Grande valley, they find it in flames, his sister’s family dead and the ranch’s cattle stolen. Death and destruction haunt the veterans. A border war flares with General Juan Cortiña’s irregulars. Jeb learns Juan’s younger brother, Miguel, has raided their ranch, kidnapping his 14-year-old niece.

One of the most important and memorable events of the United States' westward push across the frontier came with the discovery of gold in the lands that became California in January, 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country's power centers on the east coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War had ended.

Before the rails bound a nation, before love defied all barriers, there was a foundation laid in quiet longing and impossible dreams. Xiulan, the daughter of Chinese immigrants serving the Hastings family, has grown up in the shadow of wealth and privilege, her every day intertwined with the grandeur of the estate. But within her heart lies a secret: an unspoken affection for Robert Hastings, the heir who left for the Civil War when she was just a girl. Now, as the household eagerly anticipates his return, Xiulan’s quiet admiration blossoms into something deeper—something dangerous. ...

When I'm assigned to report on the alien bride program, I'm thrilled to get a break from the crowded city. No noisy apartment building. No synthesized food. But Mitra is nothing like I thought it would be. It's beautiful, yes, but it's also a rugged land on the border of enemy territory. It all changes when the warlord rescues me from being trampled by a ugris. Adrik is big and gruff and everything I never wanted in a man, but he's all I can think about.

As the top medical expert on human-Mitran offspring, I'm excited to be sent to the alien planet to help deliver babies, but my shuttle goes down on Mitra and leaves me stranded. When a gorgeous warlord finds me, I think I'm rescued, but my hopes are dashed. We're both trapped inside a mysterious forcefield with dangerous creatures and poisonous flora. Worse, Warlord Dakkan can't stand me, and I must put my life in his hands to survive.

My mountain domain operates as smoothly as the sleek machines that mine for ore in the caves, but when a human female is found in the snow, every alarm bell rings—literally. It's Jane, a volunteer of the human-Mitran breeding program, who had disappeared six months earlier, but not willingly.

Meander with the pantheistic reverend through several trips searching for soul, enlightenment, self-discovery, whatever you want to call places that grab your mind and your soul. This trip considers locations as diverse as Utah, Arizona, Colorado California, and Oregon, as well as Minneapolis, Washington DC and a Civil War/US Slavery Tour. Some are day trips, some are road trips, some require a few years of exploration. All stories explore ways of reaching inside and healing what's been damaged.

General Gustave Perna U. S. Army, Retired, Operation Warp Speed Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history. In Volume II, Lt. Colonel John J. McBrearty chronicles his unit's triumphs and failures in the combat zone of Iraq through a selection of essays and letters written home. With his insight, candor, and love for history, Colonel Mack provides the reader with a rare inside view of this microcosm of American military history. I want to shed light on military operations in Iraq that are far less known to the general ...

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was a transformative figure whose life and leadership reshaped American politics and global affairs. From his humble beginnings in small-town Illinois to his rise as a Hollywood actor, governor of California, and ultimately one of the most influential presidents in U.S. history, Reagan’s story is one of resilience, vision, and unwavering optimism. Known for his ability to inspire hope and his steadfast commitment to freedom, Reagan’s legacy continues to influence the world today. This biography takes readers on an immersive journey...

The story of a maverick young priest from County Clare whose audacious bid to colonise much of California including the San Joaquin Valley with Irish families in the 1840s precipitated the Mexican-US War. Macnamara’s Mexican project could have led to the founding of a ‘New Ennis’, ‘New Clare’ or even ‘New Ireland’, but it was thwarted by President Polk whose forces seized California.

A routine pilot training flight becomes anything but when a US Navy P-3 Orion crew stumbles across a modern day attempt at global fascism by eliminating the majority of the world's population. Aviation Ordinanceman Bill Barber will use his knowledge of electronic counter-warfare, military training, and resourceful country boy upbringing to survive against a small army trying to eliminate him before he can sound the alarm. Understanding the system is one thing, surviving it is another.

‘TIL THEN OUR WRITTEN LOVE WILL HAVE TO DO is a compilation of the love letters written by my father to my mother during his deployment in World War II. They began in May, 1944, and span a year, telling of his duties, and impressions of the times. To his letters, I have added an introduction, chapter notes and photos.

Magus is dead and his bastion has fallen. Enslaved by the minder Frog, Deanne must choose: live a life in blissful servitude, or defy the minders and discover the mystery behind her imprisonment and Magus’s black castle. But the young girl Paige is alive somewhere within Deanne’s prison, and she possesses the raw talent to control all of Magus’s alien machinery. Deanne only has to find her and convince her to fight. Outside the castle, the Goddess continues to scheme. As she works to destroy all who would stand against her, more minders turn on her. The destruction of the black castle...

This is the story of how A.I. Theoretically Rachel survives in San Francisco and Oakland, helped by other half-A.I. half-humans including Doreen Thing, Vivian Oblivion, and Dead Leslie. They are the Neutrino Girls, anarchistic hackers and squatters empowered by artificial intelligence. Vicious psychiatrist Doctor Cube created these A.I. hybrids in a San Francisco mental hospital. Some of the Neutrino Girls escape and are swallowed by the streets, prostitution, poverty, America's failed Afghanistan War, and the wildness of rogue A.I. Richard S. Ehrlich is a Bangkok-based American journalist,...