Civil Action

Jameson Cooper has always been a law-abiding citizen in Blakemore. A few years ago, he was fortunate enough to get deputized. His brother, Holden Cooper, is the complete opposite. Holden could never keep down a job or hang on to a healthy relationship. For the most part, he is always getting himself in trouble. One night, Holden Cooper is leaving a poker game after losing all of his money when he hears a gunshot. He turns around and runs toward the sound of trouble. When he gets there, Holden is shocked to discover a body. The man who won the poker game has been shot. In the morning, the ...

“I kept a book with all the names. Every bounty I ever collected, every life I took is written in it…” Evan trailed off. “Do you still have it? The book?” “That’s the kind of thing you don’t just get rid of.” After leaving behind his checkered past as a bounty hunter, Evan “Book” Tyler finally has it all. His beautiful wife Emilia, her two sons, and a ranch to call his own. But he discovers he’s not the only one with a dark secret. Convicted criminal Sid Cutler has been released from prison, and has only one aim – to get back his woman – Emilia Tyler. To Sid, she...

Land law, water rights, deeds of ownership? Boring. Unless of course, people are shooting at you because of them. The Civil War has disrupted thousands of lives, including that of Sarah Jackson, whose husband was killed for not joining the Confederate Army in Georgia. Sarah and her daughter flee to Nevada Territory and are eligible for homestead rights. After claiming her one hundred sixty acres in the lush Golden Valley, her world crumbles again. Banker Preston Miller claims he owns the entire Golden Valley and all the water in the Good Hope River. Jackson cries foul in a letter to the U.S...

Thomas Sowell takes a tough, factual look at whether the civil rights movement has lived up to its hopes or its rhetoric. In the decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, who has gained and who has lost? Which of the assumptions behind the civil rights revolution have stood the test of time, and which have proven to be mistaken or even catastrophic to those who were supposed to be helped?

Looting - a crowd of people publicly, openly, and directly seizing goods - is one of the more extreme actions that can take place in the midst of social unrest. Even self-identified radicals distance themselves from looters, fearing that violent tactics reflect badly on the broader movement. But Vicky Osterweil argues that stealing goods and destroying property are direct, pragmatic strategies of wealth redistribution and improving life for the working class - not to mention the brazen messages these methods send to the police and the state.

***Award-winner BookFest Spring 2024 - First place in Fiction > Literary - Love Story & Romance, Fiction > Romance - Small Town*** Whispering Lessons – Where adventure meets romance in the untamed West! In the aftermath of the Civil War, chaos reigns, and outlaws thrive. But a gang of gutsy educators led by Kandice isn’t here to play by the rules. They're teaching more than lessons—they're rewriting the frontier's wild story! When Kandice crosses paths with the town’s rugged sheriff, sparks fly, but their connection is anything but simple. Can love blossom in a land where survival ...

Marcus Tychon Triarius is a Kentuckian, a Bluegrass Borderline. He admires President Lincoln but has enormous respect for Jefferson Davis. Marcus is a remarkable sharpshooter with a divided conscience and a cantankerous sibling forever talking of their valiant ancestors. Rebelling against his family, he dons the Union Blue but is blown off his feet at the Battle of Perryville on his first day at war. He sees his friend's heart beat its last beat and he runs; he runs straight into trouble. Discharged, he falls into a ruinous lifestyle and very soon becomes involved in a gunfight where three ...

For his whole life, Henry Henderson assumes that his father’s death has something to do with the family feud between the Hendersons and the Cartwrights, but nothing is as it seems. After his father is killed, Henry moves away from his hometown and makes a modest living as a blacksmith in the town of Dusty Ridge. Henry eventually finds out that a cunning rancher called Alexander Roberts is the one that has orchestrated his father’s murder. Uncovering the truth leads Henry down a path to inform the rest of his community about Alexander’s wrongdoings. However, it is not easy. Alexander ...

In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara’s son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father’s vision, telling the epic story of the events culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Now, Jeff Shaara brings this legendary father-son trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel that brings to life the final two years of the Civil War.

‘The Life and Redemption of Teddy Miller’ is a rip-roaring adventure story, filled with horse chases, gunfights and even has a beautiful Pinkerton Detective. But it is more than just an adventure story; the hero, a young man named Teddy Miller, is forced to grow up and make serious decisions for which he has no experience and no adult guidance. Root for him, cry with him, and cheer for him as he travels from the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to the tip of Florida and back during the last months of the American Civil War in search of love and redemption. 'The Life and ...

"Elsu, my love, our people have faced countless hardships, but together, we have always found a way to survive. We must hold onto hope and fight for our future, we mustn’t handover our only land to the US Army." "Gentlemen, the time has come to rid ourselves of these savages once and for all. These natives are mere obstacles standing in our path to wealth and prosperity." The year was 1885, Elsu, a courageous Red Indian warrior, yearned for a tranquil existence alongside his beloved wife Tayen, childhood friends, and their people. The heart of California cradled their last village, ...

TILL THE SUN GROWS COLD is the story of two star-crossed lovers during the turbulent days following the American Civil War; it is a tragic search for justice, by land and sea, with one of the strongest female characters in recent historical fiction. Follow Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective, as she attempts to help Merritt Cowles track down--and bring to justice--the killers of his son, a guard on a military payroll convoy. The story is set in the beautiful Florida keys where time follows a tropical rhythm and little is as it seems. Buy the book, grab a cuppa, and settle in for a grand ...

The Most Terrifying Battle of the Civil War Clubs Are Trumps is the story of the 1st Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, who charged into history at Gettysburg, against overwhelming rebel odds to help save the Union line. In that bitter and bloody arena, they fought through a hell of man's making and paid a terrible cost. This action-filled historical novel follows a handful of Union soldiers at the battle and the long road beyond. It is a compelling story of incredible courage, of sacrifice and heartwrenching loss, and of friendship that celebrates hope and the human spirit. Clubs Are Trumps...

In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men's clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Everyone, even her fellow soldiers, thought she was a man. But Emma wanted to do more. When she heard a key Union spy had been captured and executed, she volunteered to take his place. Soon she was a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn. Emma had fooled her own army, but could she keep her secret behind rebel lines?

46 BC. Pompey is dead, Egypt is settled and Rome is controlled by the loyal Marcus Antonius. As the new year looms, Rome's greatest general and dictator Julius Caesar moves precipitously to take on the last stronghold of the rebel faction: Africa. Crossing against all advice in the middle of winter, with minimal forces and little forward planning, the campaign almost dies before it begins, legions scattered across the sea by vicious storms, the general putting ashore with just a single legion and his most trusted veteran commander: Marcus Falerius Fronto.

Americans can’t get along anymore. That’s what everybody said. Better to separate than to burn. Or is it? The Coup of 2026 has been reversed; the segregation ended. What now? Citizens struggle to leave the corners they’ve huddled in for so long. Can they remember how to behave in a free country? Anderson is thrust into the fray, as his once-peaceful town takes the brunt of urban rage. His soul cries out in his writing, pouring onto the page. Will his new job as a Sheriff’s Deputy silence his voice? Kelso’s store is in the middle of ground zero, violence surrounding him, despair ...

Zach Walker has one goal: to get home and try to develop a relationship with the girl he has shared so much with. The last thing he wants is to get distracted and sidetracked. Unfortunately, that is exactly what he stumbles upon in the form of an outlaw, a snakebite, a pretty girl, and a long-standing feud. After getting bitten by a poisonous snake, Zach is rescued by a kindly couple and unknowingly gets involved in a feud involving murder and revenge. Add to it all, a pretty girl he rescues and is now vying for Zach’s attention on The Augusta Road.

When outlaw Jeb Thornton and his gang ride into town, leaving destruction in their wake and killing Daniel Hudson’s friend, Sheriff Timothy Norton, everything changed. Fueled by grief, Daniel sets out to confront Thornton and his gang. Along the way Daniel meets Alice Waterson, a fiery woman on a mission of her own. As it turns out, Thornton has killed her husband and she has been hunting him down ever since. As Daniel and Alice dig into Thornton’s past, they discover a tale of tragedy and revenge. Thornton’s descent into outlaw life started when corrupt lawmen, led by Sheriff Samuel ...

'The Light from Darkness' is the story of a young man's epic journey home in search of love and redemption. There are tears, tragedy and a final reckoning which will forever change the course of his life. The young man, Teddy, travels from the tip of Florida back to his beloved Shenandoah Valley during the last months of the American Civil War. Along the way, he encounters heroes and villains alike that test both his courage and his moral character.

Americans can’t get along anymore. That’s what everybody said. Better to separate than to burn. Or is it? President Stowe struggles to keep the society together, as the demonic forces of evil strive to destroy Christianity once and for all. There is something new happening in the land. Riots between the factions of the Seward and Harris regime rage no more. Christians were targeted, churches burned, Christian faithful standing strong, resisting the evil, but where have the Christians gone now? Jackson, Kelso, and Anderson are being prepared, but for what? Riots are turning into battles....