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Rebecca Sutherland fell in love with her best friend, Jacob Walker in “The Promise”. But before Jacob, there was Henry Olsen, a kind, gentle man who was twenty years her senior. She was only fourteen when she met Henry and much too young to even consider him as a mate. Nearly three years later, Rebecca’s father dies of heart disease, and their good friend Henry is the logical one to help Owen’s wife and daughter run the farm. Of course, it would be indecent if he were to simply move in without marrying Rebecca first. What starts out as a marriage of convenience quickly turns into an...

It’s the family vacation of a lifetime. A trip on a genuine wagon train headed west across the Great Plains of Kansas. The brochure promises adventure, realism and romance, but it says nothing about the possibility that your entire caravan of more than forty twenty-first century pioneers could become unwilling participants in a real trek west. A trip destined to take place in the year 1845; a trip that will test your stamina and courage as you cross endless deserts, towering peaks and raging rivers. Add to that a prairie fire and a ghostly caravan of Oregon-bound immigrants who trudge ...

A neutron star is on a collision course with Earth. The tremendous gravitational pull of this dense, intergalactic object will rip the planet apart. Fortunately, world leaders have come up with a plan to ensure continuation of humanity, and they have fifty years to do it—time that will be used to fast-track antimatter propulsion technology and send a hundred thousand survivors into outer space in search of a new home. Garrett Long and his team of astrophysicists have been tasked with this near insurmountable feat. As Exodus begins, Garrett has only five years to perfect his late ...

In this gripping continuation of the Wachsmann family saga, the stakes are even higher as the farm flourishes into a thriving dairy business, complete with two bustling milk wagons making weekly rounds to Superior, WI and Duluth, MN. Set against the backdrop of the post-Civil War era, only two of the Wachsmann men remain, leaving the resilient women of the family to pick up the slack, determined to honor their loved ones’ legacies and ensure the farm’s success. As the Wachsmann’s thrive, the cities of Superior and Duluth find themselves embroiled in a fierce rivalry over access to a ...

Kit Morgan had everything to live for. Doting parents, wealth beyond imagination, and a carefree lifestyle that other women her age only dreamed of. Her world came crashing down around her, however, when her father died mysteriously when Kit was just a teenager. Her mother followed him to the grave eight years later. Her twenty-first birthday fast approached now, and she would inherit the commanding share of Morgan Shipping and become independently wealthy for life. Enter Alex Bradley. Alex was her father’s business partner and, after Charles’ death, had married his widow. It wasn’t ...

Matt Walker was fifteen when he almost died of dust pneumonia in “The Promise.” Now, ten years later, he is a twenty-five-year-old WWII flying ace with 34 kills, four of them at Pearl Harbor. His high school sweetheart, Julie Sullivan, promised to wait for him when he went off to war, but a single careless night in Papua New Guinea left Matt with a wife and child on the way, breaking Julie’s heart. When Matt returns home after the war, he makes his living in the skies once again, this time as a crop duster. His Piper J-4 Cub Coupe is his pride and joy, second only to his infant son, ...

Amid the turmoil of the Civil War, the women of Wachsmann’s Farms face an unprecedented challenge. With the men drafted under The Enrollment Act of 1863, the spirited Sarah Wachsmann defies her son Seth’s wishes to abandon the fields until their return. Instead, she envisions a bold plan: to build a cheese factory that will produce Cheddar cheese and condensed milk for the soldiers fighting on the front lines. When the crew she hires proves to be dangerous and threatening, Sarah’s dream hangs in the balance. Desperate to protect her home and the other women in her family, she turns to...

“If you ever need anything, Rebecca, you just let me know and I'll be there." Those were the words 16-year-old Jacob Walker told his best friend before her family moved to Oklahoma. Never did he expect that he would have to live up to that promise 14 years later. It was now 1931, and Rebecca was a widow, left to care for her four children alone. She was also the lone caretaker of a failing 500-acre farm. That was the least of her problems. Oklahoma was about to enter the "The Dust Bowl."

If you liked the poignancy and wholesome nature of “The Promise,” you will LOVE “A Dream In the Wilderness.” Unable to find a teaching position in the flooded job market that is New York City, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Bentley accepts the position of nanny to Caleb Wachsmann’s three children after the farmer’s wife, parents, and infant son die in the Cholera epidemic of 1834. The twist? The job is in Superior, Wisconsin in the Michigan Territory, an unsettled wilderness located on the northwestern tip of Lake Superior. Caleb is not looking for love; his heart will always belong ...

BOOK ONE in The "Passage" Time Travel Romance Saga. Kristie Somers is happy in her life. She has a promising career ahead of her, grandparents who love her, and no time for a man. Or so she thought, until she was dropped in the year 1864 at the close of the Civil War. The handsome Colonel Eric Langston was a man to be hated. Her grandparents told her so. Her family has despised him for generations. He commanded the Union regiment that invaded her ancestral home; he was responsible for Whispering Willows being burned to the ground. Why then, does her heart pound every time he enters a room? ...

The Great Chicago Fire drew the nation's attention on October 8, 1871 when 300 people died. There was another fire on that day, though, in a little town called Peshtigo, Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire was the largest wildfire in US history, yet it was also the "forgotten fire." A firestorm packing 100 mile-an-hour winds destroyed the town in one hour, killing 800 people in the city of Peshtigo alone, and burning 1.2 million acres of old growth forest. This is a fictional account of how actual events unfolded that day, seen through the eyes of a family who will experience the horrors of ...

Caryn’s Deaver’s abusive ex-husband bound her and their children hand and foot, locked them in the bathroom, and set the house on fire. They managed to escape with their lives, and Dan Hamilton was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for the crime. He’s out now and the rules in his sadistic game allow Caryn only twelve “moves” before she will die. Zach Riker, Cheyenne’s Fire Chief, was the first paramedic on the scene eighteen years ago. He saved Caryn’s life. Now she is his life and he, along with his trained protection dog "Mika", will stop at nothing to protect the woman ...

BOOK TWO in The "Passage" Time Travel Romance Saga. Brittany Cavanaugh, an oceanographer from the year 2001 and the second "rightful owner" of a mysterious Haitian amulet, travels through time, along with her fiancé Ian Buchanan, to the doomed ocean liner, Titanic. Despite their best efforts to convince the captain that the ship will hit an iceberg and sink in only two hours, Brittany and Ian are thrust into the icy waters of the north Atlantic when Titanic goes down. She cries for someone, anyone to save them. The amulet grows warm against Brittany's chest and both her and Ian are picked ...

The story of the Wachsmann family continues in “Whispers In The Wilderness”, Book Two in “The Wilderness Saga”. As Wisconsin edges closer to statehood, Caleb and Sarah Wachsmann’s family expands in the heart of the Wisconsin wilderness, yet they are relentlessly pursued by a troubled past. An unyielding foe is intent upon ending Caleb and Sarah’s lives, convinced that they and they alone are responsible for Lucas Roberts’ death. Despite the fact that Caleb nearly lost his life after the encounter with Lucas, the truth holds little weight with this newest adversary. Meanwhile, ...

In the rugged landscape of 1840s Wisconsin, a new state emerges, but the promise of a fresh start is overshadowed by personal tragedy. When the Wachsmann family faces an unimaginable loss, young Seth and his wife, Hannah, are thrust into a battle to sustain the family unity. Amidst the turmoil, Hannah gives birth to a son who is afflicted with a mysterious condition, forcing the couple to confront heart-wrenching choices about their child’s future. Can they defy societal expectations and raise him themselves, or will fear and stigma dictate their decision? In A State In The Wilderness, ...

Book 2 in the Brian Koski Stalker Series Carrying a dark secret, Brian Koski is forced to resign his position as captain of the Sixth Precinct in Cheyenne, Wyoming and go into business for himself as a private detective. His partner? A mahogany colored Belgian Malinois named Sinbad. A former NYPD police dog, Sinbad is vicious when need be and reliable to a fault—unless a train goes by or there’s a thunderstorm, then chances are he will turn tail and run. Brian’s first clients are Jeff and Melody Patten. He’s an explosives expert for a local demolitions company, she’s a stay-at-...

Nathan Branigan, a descendant of Irish immigrants and a gold miner by trade, became part of history as one of 400 men who blasted and chiseled the faces of four American presidents into the hard granite of Mount Rushmore. Kinsley Abrams, a waitress at the onsite restaurant, cares about Nathan more than she's willing to admit, and her heart pounds frantically in her chest every time he climbs the 700 steps to the top of the mountain.

The story of the Wachsmann family continues in “Whispers In The Wilderness”, Book Two in “The Wilderness Saga”. As Wisconsin edges closer to statehood, Caleb and Sarah Wachsmann’s family expands in the heart of the Wisconsin wilderness, yet they are relentlessly pursued by a troubled past. An unyielding foe is intent upon ending Caleb and Sarah’s lives, convinced that they and they alone are responsible for Lucas Roberts’ death. Despite the fact that Caleb nearly lost his life after the encounter with Lucas, the truth holds little weight with this newest adversary. Meanwhile, ...

In the rugged landscape of 1840s Wisconsin, a new state emerges, but the promise of a fresh start is overshadowed by personal tragedy. When the Wachsmann family faces an unimaginable loss, young Seth and his wife, Hannah, are thrust into a battle to sustain the family unity. Amidst the turmoil, Hannah gives birth to a son who is afflicted with a mysterious condition, forcing the couple to confront heart-wrenching choices about their child’s future. Can they defy societal expectations and raise him themselves, or will fear and stigma dictate their decision? In A State In The Wilderness, ...

Brian Koski and his Belgian Malinois, Sinbad, return in “Blackout,” a riveting, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep readers turning pages until the very end. Book Three in The Brian Koski Stalker Series, “Blackout” follows two intensity-driven cases, one of which will end in tragedy. The second case involves a brutal beating and rape so fierce that the victim blacked out during the attack and remained incoherent for three days. She remembers nothing about her attacker—except that he left a note in permanent marker on her naked skin that said he would be back for “round two...