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El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #4)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.El tan esperado arreo al mercado finalmente ha llegado, y Clara está preparada para sellar su primer año como dueña absoluta del Rancho Fuller. Llevar el ganado al mercado no será tarea fácil, pero ella y sus hombres están preparados para casi cualquier cosa. El arreo va viento en popa, y Jake no podría estar más orgulloso de todo lo que la hija del ranchero ha conseguido. Es dulce y delicada como cualquier otra mujer, pero ruda como el mejor de los peones. Cuando problemas inesperados amenazan la misión, Jake recibe una lección sobre ser demasiado confiado. Si el enemigo se sale con la suya, pueden perderlo todo. ¿Podrán Jake y la mujer que ama sobreponerse a la angustia que se cierne? “¡Me encantan las buenas historias Western, y este libro no me decepcionó! Es breve y envolvente, lo que me mantuvo al borde de mi asiento”. –romance reader, crítico de Amazon.com En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crio en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #3)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.En unos de sus viajes al pueblo, Jake Talley se topa con un secreto que podría revelar la identidad del hombre que ha estado causando tanto daño a la hija del ranchero. Decidido a poner fin a la mala racha que azota al Rancho Fuller, Jake parte en busca de respuestas. ¿Podrá ser que esta aventura ponga en peligro a la dama que ha jurado proteger? Sola en el rancho, Clara Fuller deberá enfrentar a su peor pesadilla mientras lidia con el pasado. Cuando una nueva crisis ensombrece su hogar, descubrirá en quién puede confiar realmente. En el momento en que verdades demasiado oscuras para aceptar salen a la luz, ambos tendrán que trabajar en equipo para descubrir qué es lo que en verdad vale la pena. «Esta no es la típica historia de vaqueros llena de acción. Es una historia de romance y devoción…» En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte #2)
by Kari Mackenzie Diego Zuñiga A.Clara Fuller está completamente dedicada a mantener el rancho de su padre funcionando. Cuando los cuatreros atacan el condado, parecen especialmente interesados en su ganado. Su capataz, Jake Talley, junto al alguacil, creen que tienen todo bajo control hasta que alguien es herido de bala. Jake comienza a sospechar cuando un hombre es seriamente herido mientras vigilaba el rancho. Su curiosidad lo lleva a seguir pistas y, posiblemente, una muerte prematura. Con sus sentimientos hacia Clara cada vez más a flor de piel, se jura hacer lo que sea por mantenerla a salvo. En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
El vaquero y la hija del ranchero (Una saga de romance histórico al estilo Western. Parte 2)
by Kari MackenzieClara Fuller está completamente dedicada a mantener el rancho de su padre funcionando. Cuando los cuatreros atacan el condado, parecen especialmente interesados en su ganado. Su capataz, Jake Talley, junto al alguacil, creen que tienen todo bajo control hasta que alguien es herido de bala. Jake comienza a sospechar cuando un hombre es seriamente herido mientras vigilaba el rancho. Su curiosidad lo lleva a seguir pistas y, posiblemente, una muerte prematura. Con sus sentimientos hacia Clara cada vez más a flor de piel, se jura hacer lo que sea por mantenerla a salvo. En “El vaquero y la hija del ranchero” parte 1, Clara Fuller hereda el rancho de su padre y se da cuenta rápidamente de que estar a cargo no será tarea fácil. Clara se crió en el ambiente de rancho, alrededor del ganado; conoce el negocio como la palma de su mano. Pero las cosas no le serán tan fáciles, ya que no hay muchos hombres dispuestos a recibir órdenes de una mujer. El otrora errante Jake Talley finalmente encontró un lugar al que puede llamar hogar. Al capataz del Rancho Fuller le es indiferente recibir órdenes de una mujer. Está dispuesto a cualquier cosa con tal de que su dama tenga éxito. Edward Sinclair es un hombre exitoso que siempre quiere más. Está acostumbrado a alcanzar sus objetivos, y pocos se atreven a enfrentarlo. Una propiedad es todo lo que le falta para tener control absoluto en el condado. Solo hay un problema, la propiedad pertenece a Clara Fuller. Pero está bien, aún no se ha topado con un obstáculo que no sea capaz de aniquilar.
Vaqueros en su Corazón ~ Rancho Moose (Vaqueros en línea #4)
by Jan SpringerDespués de pasar diez años en una prisión de máxima seguridad, JJ obtiene libertad condicional inesperada y un trabajo en un rancho canadiense sirviendo deliciosas cenas y mucho amor caliente a tres de los vaqueros más sexys que jamás haya conocido. Jennifer Jane “JJ” Watson nunca ha sido más feliz. ¡Va a tener un bebé! Afortunadamente, su rancho en el desierto es una buena distracción para sus tres vaqueros sexys mientras ella está volando su avión. Pero cuando ella está en casa, sus hombres dominantes están atendiendo sus traviesos antojos de embarazada y eso incluye un montón de calientes ménages. A Rafe, Brady y Dan no les gusta mucho la idea de que su mujer vuele los cielos canadienses y esté a merced del clima impredecible del norte de Ontario. Preferirían que ella calentara sus camas veinticuatro siete. Pero ella tiene una forma de obtener lo que quiere y en este momento necesita su recién encontrada libertad. Sus peores temores se hacen realidad cuando JJ, su amiga y el avión de JJ desaparecen de repente y ella no regresa a casa con ellos. Otras historias de la serie de Cowboys en Línea incluyen: Vaqueros para Navidad, Vaqueros en su Bolsillo y Amar a sus Vaqueros.
Vegas Two-Step (Home on the Ranch #38)
by Liz TalleyA post-makeover vacation fling. That's all Nellie Tucker wants from Jack Darby. After all, a librarian from a small Texas community doesn't have a lot in common with a cool business guy like Jack. Sure, their week in Las Vegas is wonderful, but Nellie has her real life to get back to.So imagine her surprise when Jack suddenly appears in her hometown. And not only does he appear, but he seems intent on setting down roots--here. Nellie doesn't know whether to jump for joy at getting another shot with him, or run and hide so he can't discover how unglamorous she truly is. The way he's chasing her, however, it seems the choice might not be hers!
Vegas Vows, Texas Nights: Rich, Rugged Rancher (texas Cattleman's Club: Inheritance) / Vegas Vows, Texas Nights (boone Brothers Of Texas) (Boone Brothers of Texas #3)
by Charlene SandsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORThey went from completely off-limitsto husband and wife…overnight!Waking up next to a very virile—and very naked—Luke Boone is shocking enough. But for Katie Rodgers to learn that her sister’s ex-fiancé is now her husband? Unforgivable. Katie needs an annulment of her marriage to Texas’s wealthiest power broker—now! But when their sizzling chemistry survives the trip back to Texas, are the newlyweds really ready to untie the knot?
A Veiled Reflection (Westward Chronicles #3)
by Tracie PetersonFrom the book jacket: Upon arriving in Pintan, Arizona, Jillian Danvers is confronted the magnitude of the task before her. Though an exact reflection of her sister, Judith, assuming her sister's identity is anything but easy. Not only are her attempts to fumble her way through the strict regulations and routines of the Harvey House feeble at best, Jillian finds she must also fend off the well-meaning acts of matchmaking on the part of her mother. Inadvertently discovering her secret, Dr. MacCallister is drawn to Jillian and her sweet innocence. When he witnesses their common interest in the plight of the Navajo people, Mac wonders if he can cast aside the pain of his past. But when the ruse of Jillian's identity causes her to seek his aid, Mac creates a plan of his own.
La venganza de Ken Malory
by Nieves HidalgoCon esta historia, Nieves Hidalgo nos invita a disfrutar de una pasión tórrida en tierras texanas. Él quiere venganza. Ella, ser independiente. Ninguno soporta al otro, pero deberán viajar juntos. Para Ken Malory todo ha perdido interés desde que unos asesinos asolaron su rancho, Siete Estrellas, quitándole lo que más quería. Solo vive para vengarse de esos criminales, sin importarle tener que recorrer varios estados hasta dar con ellos. Convertirse en un cazarrecompensas no es lo que había soñado, pero no parará hasta dar con ellos. Lo que menos imagina es ver frustrados sus planes por culpa de una insufrible periodista del Este. Abby St. James ha heredado el periódico de su tío en Austin. El periodismo es su pasión, aunque algunos artículos le han creado poderosos enemigos. Cuando un carruaje casi la atropella, se da cuenta de que su vida corre peligro, así que nada mejor que desaparecer de Boston y viajar a Texas para hacerse cargo de Claridad, el diario para el que tiene grandes ideas. Con lo que no cuenta es en darse de bruces con un insoportable, intolerante y fastidioso guía, que convertirá su viaje en un calvario... lleno de pasión. Mucho menos se imagina que va a acabar en un poblado comanche. Malory y Abby habrán de enfrentarse a las adversidades y luchar por el deseo que nace en ellos, porque sus objetivos son más importantes que el amor… Bueno, eso creen ellos. «Esta novela fue publicada hace años con el título Tierra salvaje. Ahora es una novela nueva, totalmente revisada, actualizada y con escenas inéditas, dado que lo que se publicó en su momento fue un borrador compartido en el blog de la autora».
Vengeance at Sundown
by Larry D. SweazyFirst in a new series! Lucas Fume has had plenty of fights in his life: spying for the Confederate Army, standing up to the railroad company when they tried to take his land, then getting framed for the murder of his business partner--only to lose his land as well as the love of his life. But Lucas isn't finished fighting yet... With help from Ezekiel 'Zeke' Henry, a fellow inmate and former slave, Lucas manages to escape prison. Riding with Zeke to St. Louis, he soon discovers that his former partner is still alive, using a different name, and doing big business with the railroads--and he has Lucas's lost love with him. On the run from the law and up against a rich and influential enemy, Lucas is about to take on the most dangerous fight of his life.
Vengeance Is Mine
by William W. JohnstoneWilliam W. Johnstone is legend in contemporary fiction. From his towering westerns to his edgy thrillers, Johnstone captures the true American spirit. Now, in this blockbuster new novel torn from today's headlines, Johnstone puts us on the frontlines of a new war: for the borders of America itself.Vengeance Is MineThey've already started coming across. The drug dealers and the petty criminals. The terrorists and the parasites. For one man on the West Texas border, the time to stand against them is now. John Howard Stark, a Vietnam vet whose family has worked their ranch for generations, has set off a trip wire--and an ambush has exploded all around him. A Columbian drug cartel commander, with the help of an ex-special forces hit man and his own deadly army, has killed three Americans--including Stark's uncle and his neighbor--and will slaughter anyone else who stands in his way. The local law is in his pocket and the Border Patrol is powerless to help. Now John Howard Stark is about to wage a one-man war. And he's got the best kind of reason to fight to the death. But for this American, there's one thing more dangerous than the enemies slithering across the border--and that's the second enemy standing behind his back: His own government. . .William W. Johnstone is the USA Today bestselling author of over 130 books, including the popular Ashes, Mountain Man, and Last Gunfighter series.
Vengeance is Mine (Texas Red River Mysteries)
by Reavis Z. WorthamTop 5 Modern Westerns by True West Magazine"Loaded with healthy doses of humor, adventure, and intrigue, populated by a remarkable cast of characters both good and bad and featuring one heck of an electrifying climax is a throwback to the pulp era in the best possible sense." —Owen Laukkanen, bestselling authorBy October 1967… the Summer of Love is history, rock and roll is dark and revolutionary, and people in the small East Texas community of Center Springs want only a quiet life. Unluckily, two years earlier, Anthony Agrioli met newlyweds Cody and Norma Faye Parker in a Vegas casino and heard their enthusiastic descriptions of Center Springs as the perfect place to settle down and raise a family. Now handsome hit man Agrioli and a blonde bombshell full of surprises need a place to hide out and, if possible, duck retribution from his Las Vegas crime boss.Thirteen-year-old Top Parker has what his grandmother, Miss Becky, calls a Poisoned Gift. His dreams, though random and disconnected, always seem to come true. This time Top dreams he's a wagon wheel with spokes converging from all directions. To him, the spokes symbolize that something is coming. And it is—Center Springs will soon become a combat zone when a squad of gangsters arrives. Oddly, they're after something else. Not Agrioli—yet. Add a sheriff crooked as a dog's hind leg, an unsolved murder in the river bottoms, counterfeit money, and a bank robbery to this country-noir Shakespearian comedy, cast it with Wortham's real and sometimes wacky characters including a constable and a judge, and the outcomes become unpredictable.
Vengeance Moon
by Charles G. WestAction-packed western adventure from the author of Crow Creek Crossing.BLOODY MAMAOn the run for a murder he didn't commit, Matt Slaughter is lying low in the badlands with a new life, and a new woman. But old troubles are right behind him: her name is P.D. Wildmoon, a hard-drinking bounty huntress armed with a .44, a rawhide horsewhip, and three wild-eyed sons bred to kill. The job? Bring the fugitive back to Virginia--dead or alive.Making matters worse is a Sioux war that's trapped Slaughter between the vengeance of a hostile tribe and the blind greed of a gun-crazy mother who's blocking his only way out. But for Slaughter, there's even more at stake. By his side is Molly, the vulnerable love of his life. And she's just the pretty little tool Wildmoon and her killer brood need for hitting Slaughter straight through the heart.
The Vengeance of Mothers: The Journals of Margaret Kelly & Molly McGill: A Novel (One Thousand White Women Series #2)
by Jim FergusThe stunning sequel to the award-winning novel One Thousand White Women: A Novel."Clever and satisfying...Fergus is a superb writer [and] the characters are as real as any pioneer women who braved the rigors of westering." —The Denver Post"A gripping tale, a history lesson infused with both sadness at the violence perpetuated against the Cheyenne and awe at the endurance of this remarkable group of women." —Booklist, starred review9 March 1876My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed, all our possessions burned, our friends butchered by the soldiers, our baby daughters gone, frozen to death on an ungodly trek across these rocky mountains. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of a mother’s vengeance...So begins the Journal of Margaret Kelly, a woman who participated in the U.S. government's "Brides for Indians" program in 1873, a program whose conceit was that the way to peace between the United States and the Cheyenne Nation was for One Thousand White Woman to be given as brides in exchange for three hundred horses. These "brides" were mostly fallen women; women in prison, prostitutes, the occasional adventurer, or those incarcerated in asylums. No one expected this program to work. And the brides themselves thought of it simply as a chance at freedom. But many of them fell in love with their Cheyenne spouses and had children with them...and became Cheyenne themselves. The Vengeance of Mothers explores what happens to the bonds between wives and husbands, children and mothers, when society sees them as "unspeakable." What does it mean to be white, to be Cheyenne, and how far will these women go to avenge the ones they love? With vivid detail and keen emotional depth, Jim Fergus brings to light a time and place in American history and fills it with unforgettable characters who live and breathe with a passion we can relate to even today.
Vengeance Of The Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #19)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneSOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE BAD ENOUGH ALONE Just when it seemed that Smoke Jensen's life had settled down to something resembling normal... He'd all but forgotten the vicious young gunfighter who called himself Sundance. Smoke had hoped to teach that twisted kid a lesson by shooting off his ear. But the lesson didn't take... Now, after years on the run, Sundance's hunger for revenge has pushed him over the edge. He's gathered a gang of the worst robbing, pillaging, raping scum from the Texas-Mexico border and is heading for the Sugarloaf with the fool idea of nailing Smoke Jensen's hide to the wall. Didn't anybody tell the kid that an old lobo like Smoke Jensen could run bloody rings around him and his desperadoes in those mountains? Doesn't he realize that Smoke Jensen doesn't give out second chances?
Vengeance Ride (The Gunsmith #386)
by J. R. RobertsPack Mentality Clint Adams just narrowly escapes an ambush that leaves his Darley Arabian, Eclipse, with a bullet wound. Coming after the Gunsmith is one thing, but messing with his horse makes things a bit more personal. While Eclipse recuperates, the Gunsmith sets out to find the bushwackers responsible and teach them a lesson. On a rented horse, Clint follows a lead to Orwell, Texas. It seems as though the culprits, Derrick Sands and Adam Dunn, have enlisted more men and use them to distract Clint while they steal Eclipse from the vet. Now he's up against an army of men who have upped the stakes. They've played this card before and won, but their luck is about to run out... OVER FIFTEEN MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT!
Vengeance Rider (Buck Fletcher #3)
by Ralph Compton Joseph A. WestWhen a band of thieves steals Buck Fletcher's horse, he rides again to make wrong right--with Doc Holliday backing him up.
Vengeance Road
by Erin BowmanWhen Kate Thompson's father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there's room for love in a heart so full of hate. In the spirit of True Grit, the cutthroat days of the Wild West come to life for a new generation.
Vengeance Road (Slocum #139)
by Jake LoganFIRST A MARRIAGE-THEN A MASSACRE Four people shot down in cold blood-including the man and woman who'd just gotten hitched. Slocum wants to know who ordered the brutal attack on the Denver wedding party and why. And the bride's grieving sister is mighty curious, too.. .until she's gunned down herself. Now Slocum's mission for justice has turned into a fury of bloodlust. He aims to get revenge. But he's up against Colorado's most cunning criminal-and sometimes the road to vengeance can lead straight to hell...
Vengeance Trail (Wildgun #2)
by Jack HansonAfter a band of Indians destroyed Will Barlow's home, killed his wife and son, and kidnapped his young daughter, he spent months wallowing in grief. But now he's ready for revenge. And nothing is going to stop his search for his little girl--not even a few lustful diversions--and definitely not danger...
Vengeance Valley
by Luke ShortA riveting story of feuding brothers in a fight to the death from an early master of the western genre. Years ago, Owen Daybright was an orphan on a railroad crew when old Arch Stobie took him under his wing at the Acorn ranch. He needed the quiet, hardworking Owen for a special job: to act as a friend and be a calming influence on his fiery-tempered son, Lee. But, instead, the boys showed an immediate hatred for each other that never waned. Only out of loyalty to Arch did Owen cover for Lee's stupidity and carelessness. But now Lee's crossed the line. There are some angry men after him for disgracing their sister. And he's put a target on Owen's back. Unless Owen is very fast and very careful, he's going to end up taking a bullet for the brother he'd like to kill himself. Luke Short, a winner of the Levi Strauss Golden Saddleman Award from the Western Writers of America, blazed the trail for authors such as Louis L'Amour and Elmore Leonard. Vengeance Valley is one of his most compelling tales of western adventure.
Vengeance Valley
by Richard S. WheelerHard Luck Yancey discovers telluride gold under a hospital run by nuns. Alfred Noble, who swindled Yancey out of his mining fortune, finds himself going head-to-head with Yancey, who helps the nuns hold on to their claim.
Venom of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #45)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneJohnstone Justice. What America Needs Now. A TRAIN RIDE TO HELL When Smoke Jensen sees a gang of outlaws holding up a stagecoach, his gunfighter instincts take over and he storms in with guns blazing. He kills one of the gunmen, the rest scatter like the rats they are. Another notch on the sharpshooter’s weathered grip. But the dead man is the brother of the notorious outlaw Gabe Briggs, and Briggs will want revenge . . . Tired of the savagery of the lawless countryside, Smoke’s wife Sally heads back east for a spell, only to find the big city choking in filth, violence, and corruption. Before Sally can head back home, though, she’s snatched right off the street. When Smoke gets word that Sally’s been kidnapped, he hops the first train east. But Gabe Briggs and his ruthless bandof bad men are along for the ride. Unless Smoke can punch their ticket to hell first, they’ll blow this train sky high . . .
Venus Sings the Blues
by Buck StormWhat if you could change your life and write your own story? What if you could make your dreams come true?To say Bones isn't thrilled with his dead-end job at the Venus Motel would be an understatement. But when you're fifteen with no family, expecting any prospects for your future feels pretty pointless. You just have to roll with the whims of the powers that be. And the motel owner, Calico Foster, can't keep herself afloat, much less rescue a lost kid. A job is all she can offer.Why Jimmy La Roux chooses the Venus to land at when he rolls out of the desert and into the parking lot is more than anyone knows. But with a rattle of Harley pipes and a cloud of dissipating dust, he roars in, fresh from blasting through the cosmos, ready to change all of their lives. Complete with jeans, boots, hair and muttonchops swept back from cosmic winds, and muscles like ropes, he looks like he could take on any sorrow and wrestle it into submission. And he's wielding a magic box that makes anything that goes into it disappear forever…Welcome to the Venus Motel, where a million stars dance above the neon and things are almost never what they seem.With a cast of characters including a blues-playing magician biker, a broken singer running away from her past, a couple of down-and-out crooks, a lovelorn cowboy, and a famous author drowning his demons in a bottle of rum, Venus Sings the Blues is vivid, quirky ride into the desert Southwest. Like all of Buck Storm's stories, it's full of humor and depth, and takes a lyrical look at God's love and his pursuit of man in a style reminiscent of an engaging blend of Jimmy Buffet and Gabriel García Márquez.
Veritas Dawn
by Mark Lynch4 July 2132. The colony ship, SS Artemis, leaves our solar system and begins a journey across the galaxy. The leviathan's destination is the "Veritas" Moon, a sphere thought capable of supporting human life. The "First Wave" colonists seek to create a utopian society on the virgin moon, free from the many problems of old Earth, but no one could have predicted the threat which awaited them. Decades later, a small group of settlers flee from the ravages of civil war and the repressive arm of a totalitarian state. This tiny community must attempt to put old grievances behind them as they struggle to survive the harsh realities of life on an isolated outpost, right on the edge of the fledgling human colony. When their settlement comes under attack by a resurgent indigenous enemy it appears the colonists' only hope rests in the actions of a mysterious stranger whose own motives remain unclear.