Southern War

"A great read, and for the most part, refreshingly accurate on the sailing stuff." -Latitude 38 magazine The world was melting down with political insanity – Dylan Blake was happy to leave it all behind. Sailing alone near Antarctica in the middle of winter, she was prepared for the worst: icebergs, rogue waves, isolation. She had no idea of the dangers ahead. This science fiction suspense thriller will take you for a wild ride through unexpected waters. Dylan Blake is a female action hero for today's turbulent times, a solo sailing survivor of epic endurance. Set in the world of today's ...

"Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot," says the Wall Street Journal. Award-winning journalists Hicks and Kropf offer new insights into the dramatic history and mysterious disappearance of the Hunley, the first submersible to sink another ship. The Hunley represented one of the major technological breakthroughs of the Civil War, and it has fascinated many to the point of obsession ever since its disappearance.

An undeniable masterpiece! A deeply touching journey through the intertwined lives of the Hayes and Champion families on the American Frontier in the late 1880s. Set in the reconstruction era with cattle ranching and homesteading as the backdrop the story explores themes of family, love, loss, redemption, and resilience. A compelling love story of two fate-made marriages each trying to survive when their interests collide. Who will triumph in a timeless frontier range war? Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) Laramie Award 2023 Short List Selection Ella and Harrison marry under ...

Of the thousands of U-boats conceived or constructed before 1945, only two were built as cargo submersibles, and of those two, only one was to serve additionally as a combat U-boat. She would, in the latter role, sink merchant ships in the Atlantic, before becoming after the surrender, a tourist attraction. That lone craft was the U-Deutschland. By 1915, after nearly a year of war, the German war machine was beginning to suffer the first hunger pangs, as the raw materials it required, were consumed, but not easily replaced. The British trade blockade of the North Sea was slowly ensuring ...

The society was dangerously polarized. Violent mobs hit the streets. Some whispered a civil war was coming. Then the nukes went off. Survivors recruited freedom-loving citizens to armed resistance in Manhattan, Boston, and Philadelphia. The globalist enemy knows who to target… the hunt is on, but the resistance is wily, supplied with technology from a billionaire industrialist. In Manhattan, Mayor Fine’s team is in their new bunker, but the enemy’s new leader is on their tail. Will they survive? The world governments insist that Mateo remain as Secretary General of the UN, and he is ...

A historical adventure book set in the post-Civil War South Carolina during the late 19th century. Step into the shoes of young adventurers as they navigate the picturesque yet challenging coastal region of Bluffton, South Carolina, in the aftermath of the Civil War. This historical adventure takes place in the late 19th century, offering readers a vivid portrayal of southern life through the eyes of boys eager to explore and thrive in their unique surroundings. Timeframe and Geographical Location The story unfolds in the late 19th century in Bluffton, South Carolina, a small coastal town ...

At the young age of 13, Virginia Hensley is told the family secret. For nearly five years the farm she loves and feels safe at has been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Virginia’s parents request that she help in the dangerous and illegal activity of transporting and hiding runaway slaves. Unforeseen situations arise, forcing the Hensley family to take risks that put the entire family in danger. In the fall of 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President. Soon after taking office in March of 1861, a battle is fought at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The dividing line is drawn, as eleven ...

Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous 24-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleeting moment.

Terror has come to California.In Bug Out! California Book 2, the forces of evil descend on the Golden State, bringing terror and murder. The resistance starts.In the opening of Bug Out! California Book 3, the subjugation of the population in Southern California is underway. Martial Law is in place. The counties are laid out in grids, with checkpoints between them. The population is put under tight control, and forced back to their jobs to keep the people busy and the cash flowing.UN Peacekeepers are brought in the man the checkpoints and control the population. Local police departments and ...

Terror has come to California. What started out as local violence has morphed into world war, with nuclear attacks happening in several parts of the USA. The violence is getting worse in California, provoking a response from the state government. Martial law is declared in all the larger cities. Grids and checkpoints are laid out, and the population is forced to obey. The Governor brings in UN Peacekeepers to run checkpoints and police the population, pushing local law enforcement out of the way. Resistance begins almost immediately. Patriots rise from all walks of life, no longer trusting ...

Clyde and Neville, a pair of middle-aged Englishman who have worked behind enemy lines since the start of W.W. II as Coast Watchers and all-around mischief makers. Often accused of being unwitting agents of the Japanese their activities often border on the insane as they go about waging war on their own terms. Switching from deadly serious to humorous at the drop of a hat, our heroes go always about their activities with an eye to making some money and finding something to drink, preferably beer.Having helped with the invasion of Leyte, they are off on another adventure fighting storms and ...

What would you do if the government destroyed your liberty?California citizens labored under the cruel hand of the UN, brought in to enforce martial law. Some citizens felt safer, free of the street violence and looting. Other citizens saw this for what it was. Globalist tyranny.In Bug Out! California Book 5, the battle is ramping up. Citizens won early battles, kicking the UN and their Islamist allies out of LA and Orange Counties, but the battle didn’t end there. The enemy has regrouped, and they’re coming at the citizens full force. Who will prevail?Ivan the Butcher is using his vast...

Che Guevara was a threat to American foreign policy - and when he turned his attention to Bolivia in 1967, the Pentagon made a decision: Che had to be eliminated. Hunting Che follows the exploits of Major Ralph "Pappy" Shelton, Felix Rodriguez, and Gary Prado - the Bolivian Ranger commander who ultimately captured him. With the White House and the Pentagon secretly monitoring every move, Shelton and his team changed history.

Glenna McMann had been shunned, teased and bullied since the seventh grade. Her rural Alabama classmates, especially the boys, enjoyed making nasty comments about the early development of her body, especially her breasts. She dealt with painful social pressures all alone because she was from an uneducated and uncaring family. Her life was tortured and lonely. Sam Bennett is a local high school football star who protects her during a physical attack which leads to a brief encounter. His protecting her from Bobby and Tommy Jackson creates a deep hatred and leads the brothers to plot against ...

Tracking and capturing bank robbers, murderers, and smugglers is just a way of life for the Bayou Banditos. Whatever the terrain, they like hunting where no one else will even when their prey shoots back. Law enforcement despises them but respects their considerable talents. So the Banditos aren’t exactly surprised when the FBI comes looking for help dealing with a gun-smuggling motorcycle gang crossing the Mexican border into the United States. Little do they know that hell's about to break loose. The Bayou Bandits are Buck and his sons Bubba, JRod, and Portagee. Each one has their ...

Hope Hammond is best friends with Faith Abernathy and has grown up around her brother Davis. Recently, an attraction has surfaced between the friends. As the new relationship starts to form, problems caused by the American Civil War have reached a boiling point for the Hammond family, leaving little room for Hope to focus on love. Davis Abernathy wants to be a soldier and fight for the Confederacy, but his family is against him joining the war effort. The only thing he wants more that serving with honor is to marry Hope, but their relationship can’t progress with her father refusing to ...

Sweet Drop in Africa: Charity shows Emily Hobhouse's determination to ameliorate some of the cruelty the army has perpetrated in South Africa. She uses her writing skills to motivate relatives and friends to support the relief effort for the women and children who experience the horrendous living conditions in the concentration camps. The letters she receives from South Africa show the conditions in the camps are deteriorating faster than Emily had imagined. Emily decides to go to the camps. She travels to Cape Town and finds that getting to the camps is extremely difficult. Emily finally ...

Memories of motherhood and marriage are fresh for Julia Presley...though tragedy took away both years ago. Finding comfort in the routine of running the Peach Orchard Inn, she lets the historic, mysterious place fill the voids of love and family. No more pleasure of a man's gentle kiss. No more joy in hearing a child call her Mommy. Life is calm, unchanging - until a stranger with a young boy and soul-deep secrets shows up in her Tennessee town and disrupts the loneliness of her world.

Apalachicola, Florida, the cotton shipping boomtown lay under siege. It was here in the backwater, during The Civil War, where women, children, and old struggled to survive. The real threat looming over them did not come from Union blockaders in the Gulf waters or from Confederates with river fortifications to the North. The dark shadow over the town came from a gathering of ruffians calling themselves the Rebel Guard. These so called patriots, without conscience, pillaged and murdered on the backs of a devastated people. It would be two men, Michael Kohler and Stillman Smith, brothers ...

She ran away from the war only to find herself in the middle of it. Who will protect her now? It’s 1861, Florida has seceded from the Union, and residents of Pensacola evacuate inland to escape the impending war. But Kate McFarlane’s impulsive act of rebellion changes her life and that of many others in ways she never expected. As a result, Kate finds herself with an eccentric aunt in an unfamiliar place. Lieutenant Clay Harris, a handsome Confederate officer, offers a chance for romance, but his actions make Kate question his character. When a hurricane brings an injured shipwrecked ...