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The Marfa Blues – searching for treasure

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About The Marfa Blues – searching for treasure:

Vera DeSoto runs a cafe in Marfa, Texas in 1968. The cowboys and truckers who come in fantasize and hope for a chance with her, but she enjoys her solitary life and isn’t ready to settle down with anyone.

Somehow, Vera seems to collect strays along the way—lost and wayward people looking for second chances. A 14-year-old girl, two hippie boys, and a scared young artist manage to find their way into her life and suddenly, Vera is joining them in a search for buried treasure in the badlands of the rugged desert of Southwest Texas at the tail end of the sixties.

Each of them will discover what finding treasure really means.

A classic yarn that’s chock full of surprises, with all the right elements: love and loss, hope and despair, outlaws and drug dealers, giant cloned cows, and the mysterious Marfa Lights. This book has it all…

From the author of the award-winning “Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America.”

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First Drive: A Seph Vermillion Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

First Drive: A Seph Vermillion Western Adventure by David Fitz-Gerald

Grab your hat, step into your boots, and strap on those spurs. Your cow pony is saddled up and ready to ride the trail from San Antonio to Abilene.

Seph Vermillion grew up dirt poor. As long as he can remember, he’s been pushing a plow and arguing with a mule. A couple of times a year, a trio of bandits ravage the family farm and make off with their savings.

Pa never returned home after the war. Seph’s siblings have been gone so long, he doesn’t remember what they look like. When Ma dies after a long illness, Seph trades the family farm for a horse named Sheriff. The kid next door tells Seph about the Deatherage Longhorn Cattle Ranch. The allure of adventure beckons. They partner up and hit the trail. Lacking skills, they are the last cowboys hired and agree to work for half pay.

The outfit’s top hand, Stoke Moreland, pranks, taunts, and threatens Seph. Why does the seasoned cowboy seem intent on driving him off? Seph doesn’t know much about self-defense, but he is tired of being a victim and feeling violated. How long can he turn the other cheek?

The trail is fraught with hazards from perilous river crossings to the mother of all stampedes. When they realize they’re being tracked, followed, and hunted, a growing sense of doom overwhelms the fledgling outfit of cowboys who are still wet behind the ears. The outlaws that plagued Seph’s past have followed them and they are determined to take the herd. Their plan is simple: pit the cowboys against each other, pick them off one by one, and stampede the beeves.

Since they left San Antonio, the drovers have looked forward to whooping it up at the end of the trail. That was before somebody began killing cowboys. Now, Abilene seems like an impossible dream. Will anybody make it to the end of the trail?

Sign on with the Dagger D, Angry R brand—First Drive is calling your name.

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Harold and Lewey by Bela Feketekuty

Harold and Lewey by Bela Feketekuty

Harold and Lewey” is a tense psychological thriller! A mysterious stranger follows two college students stranded on a rural road. Lewey thinks he’s a killer; Harold insists he’s harmless. Who’s right? It’s a chilling tale of paranoia, betrayal, and survival, perfect for fans of suspense!

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DESIREE’S REVENGE: A Romance by K.C. Carson

About DESIREE’S REVENGE: A Romance by K.C. Carson:

A riveting tale of revenge, survival and redemption, wrapped around an unlikely love story and set against an urban backdrop corrupted by violence against women and racism.

Following a racially motivated rape by three Ku Klux Klansmen, 12-year-old Desiree Devine vows revenge. After eight years of training, now a strikingly beautiful assassin, she accomplishes her mission.

Her campaign continues with solitary walks through dark city streets, hoping to be assaulted by men with bad intentions. Those entrapped in her spider’s web pay dearly for their efforts.

Surrounded by three white men one night, she’s rescued by Tony Marino, an Italian-American passerby. A stormy roller-coaster relationship ensues. Ultimately, as her rage matures into purposeful action, and as he begins to see the world through her eyes, they become a team.

Along the way, they encounter serial killers, wife-beaters, actual and would-be rapists, gangsters, crooked cops, a kidnapper and a pedophile priest, as well as numerous women in desperate need of their help. Beneath all the action, though, is the blossoming of a most unusual love story.

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Harold And Lewey by Bela Feketekuty

Harold And Lewey by Bela Feketekuty

“Harold and Lewey” is a tense psychological thriller! Two college students stranded on a rural road are followed by a mysterious stranger. Lewey thinks he’s a killer; Harold insists he’s harmless. Who’s right? A chilling tale of paranoia, betrayal, and survival, perfect for fans of suspense!

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SARA HOYT, Her Mother’s Daugher by Pam Stevens

SARA HOYT, Her Mother’s Daugher by Pam Stevens

Her father has disappeared, there is blood all over the front step of their house, he may even be murdered, the police seem to think so, but she doesn’t.

Now, she’s being watched, possibly hunted, and she doesn’t know who to trust. To the police, she’s just an upset daughter grasping at straws.

But her father prepared her for this, training her to survive in a world full of dangers. Yet, survival in theory is very different from the real thing.

Sara is her mother’s daughter—strong, smart, and resourceful. She’ll need every ounce of her strength and wit if she’s going to uncover the truth and make it through alive.
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Vehemence – an anthology of love, anger and other emotions by Lorie Brink

Vehemence – an anthology of love, anger and other emotions by Lorie Brink

Gunnie’s Last Round ©
Set in the 1970s in Australia, an orphan named after the father he never met is on a quest to scatter the ashes of his parents. His namesake and appearance clash with the memory of a shellshocked veteran. If history cannot teach the living a lesson, nothing will.
Gold, Dust and Dirty Secrets ©
A pair of mixed-race teenagers witness an illegal fishing trade and need to disappear. Quickly. Hiding in the remote Palmer River Goldfields, they pray their respective stepfathers don’t come a hunting for them as well.
Fear The Shattered Souls ©
On a quest to eliminate heinous behaviour against vulnerable youth, a dying woman empowers victims to embrace their inner strength.
Inherited Obsessions ©
An old family secret escapes the clutches of history when a young girl’s love affair with a well-told fable is recited in front of a crowd of homeless people. The delight of a sweet child and thrill of sighting a forbidden journal lays the foundation for her thespian career. As her stage curtain of life slowly closes, she discovers just how dangerous knowledge can be.

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On the Edge (of a Stroke) by Wallace Briggs

On the Edge (of a Stroke) by Wallace Briggs

Tom Bradley, recovering from a stroke, discovers a new inner self who can also hear the thoughts of others in close proximity. He overhears the planning of a robbery plot and reports it to the police.
The plotters are arrested and the gang’s profits, over two hundred thousand pounds, are impounded. The drug gang’s boss, K, threatens to snatch Tom’s wife, Tricia, if Tom does not return the cash. Tom met K’s demands but K had kidnapped his wife as insurance. K escaped with the cash when the police botched an arrest attempt without identifying Tricia’s location. He fled to France but is arrested at the Channel Tunnel and returned into police custody, without the cash.
Tom is allowed to interrogate K and uncovers the whereabouts of the missing cash. He uses a mind probe to reveal Tricia’s location, except, Tricia has already been moved to another site.
Unexpected local assistance comes to aid Tom’s search for Tricia, but a gunshot casualty mars their rescue attempt. The captured shooter is interrogated by Tom’s mind probe to reveal where his wife is being held. Can he recover the love of his life and the missing cash?
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Time-Travel Tales Trilogy 1: Book 3 – Milan 1906 by Veronica Sanders

Time-Travel Tales Trilogy 1: Book 3 – Milan 1906 by Veronica Sanders

A Love That Defies Time. A Light that Extinguishes the Dark.

Milan, 1906. Eva Moretti is a determined woman fighting for workers’ rights. When she met Jed at the recent St Louis and Liège World Expos, her world shifted and expanded. Although she realizes he is a mysterious man with secrets beyond time, their adventures together have created a strong, loving connection.

Jed has spent centuries battling an ancient enemy determined to sabotage human progress. Now, as danger rises and Milan’s World Expo faces destruction, Eva is pulled into a conflict that spans history itself.

Even now, after all they have been through, can Eva trust a man who doesn’t belong to her time? And will their love be strong enough to rewrite fate?

✨ For fans of Outlander and The Time Traveler’s Wife.

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CYNTHIA’S SEARCH by V.C. Williams

CYNTHIA’S SEARCH by V.C. Williams

Cynthia Jones is a young woman in a hurry to find freedom. Having graduated from a stifling Catholic girls’ boarding school in Quebec in 1948, this Kansas City girl is fluent in French. Despite what her conservative parents want, she sails to France to find the significance and independence she craves. But instead of excitement, she finds Geoff, a conventional though attractive Navy Vet with plans to enter the US Foreign Service. When the actions of her drunken father sabotage her Paris dreams, she settles for Geoff’s marriage proposal, hoping for a life in exotic foreign lands. She doesn’t love him, but he will do anything for her. Seven years and two sons later, restless and resentful, Cynthia discovers her dream when they move to Cambodia in 1958. She learns to fly from a Frenchman with a mysterious, possibly criminal past, but nothing is more important than her newfound independence.

Finding fame as a fearless jungle pilot, she neglects her sons and belittles her husband, doing exactly as she pleases. Oblivious to the Frenchman’s increasing possessiveness, she is blindsided when it turns ugly and dangerous. When tragedy lands at her front door, she can no longer avoid the consequences of her selfish actions. The young family is jerked from Cambodia and dropped into Bangkok, where everyone, especially Cynthia, lives a lonely, isolated existence. But after moving to Morocco, Cynthia, hoping it isn’t too late, struggles to find redemption and something that has always been out of her grasp. Peace

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A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 1) by David Fitz-Gerald

A Grave Every Mile: A Pioneer Western Adventure (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 1) by David Fitz-Gerald

Dive into a classic western series featuring a family’s brave quest to cross the continent. 2000 grueling miles, a string of disasters, a troubled teenager who imagines ghosts everywhere, and a rolling village full of loco greenhorns… who will endure the relentless migration, and who will leave their bones to rest beside the trail? The Oregon Trail!
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Stardust by Robert A. Henricks

Stardust by Robert A. Henricks

In the summer of 1947, just five minutes before its scheduled landing in Santiago, the Stardust, a commercial airliner operated by British Airways disappeared over the Andes Mountains near the border of Argentina and Chili.
The plane had mysteriously vanished without a trace and had remained hidden for fifty years until a startling discovery made by a pair of amateur mountain climbers.
A salvage operation carried out by the Argentine military recovered from among the wreckage, a note from someone on the aircraft offering a clue to a cache of Nazi loot pilfered during the war and which implicated a conspiracy linking the passengers on board.
A British diplomat and former RAF captain, Cooper Finch, was the apparent catalyst who had information as to the identities of those members of an organization created by a rogue element of disaffected officers gone into business for self-aggrandizement.
Evidence at the crash site leads investigators on the trail of stolen artwork hidden and unseen for half a century until the secrets of a clandestine organization called Stendec are uncovered.

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Rolling Thunder Coastal Fury Book 1 by Matt Lincoln

Rolling Thunder Coastal Fury Book 1 by Matt Lincoln

Back in his day, Ethan Marston was the best of the best when it came to taking down the worst of the worst in Miami. Now though? Well, he’s just a humble bar owner with a story to tell about what he went through with his partner during his time of service.

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FunkyPilot Academy, Issue 1: The Pilot, Part 1 by Vesa Turpeinen

FunkyPilot Academy, Issue 1: The Pilot, Part 1 by Vesa Turpeinen

FunkyPilot Academy: Issue 1 – The Pilot, Part 1

Embark on a High-Flying Adventure Filled with Humor and Aviation Education

Prepare for takeoff with **FunkyPilot Academy**, an exciting comic book series that combines aviation adventure, STEM learning, and humor for readers of all ages.

In **Issue 1: The Pilot, Part 1**, Captain Jack Williams, a skilled airline pilot, thrives on experience rather than strict rule-following. But when a flock of geese collides with his aircraft mid-flight, setting an engine ablaze, Jack and his ambitious first officer, Lando Harris, must execute a heart-pounding emergency landing without power.

Surviving the flight was just the beginning.

Grounded after losing his medical certification, Captain Jack faces an uncertain future—until he meets three eager kids, Mike, Echo, and Charlie, whose passion for aviation reignites his own. With support from his wife, Susan, he embarks on a new mission: training the next generation of aviators at **FunkyPilot Academy**.

A Thrilling Aviation Adventure

This issue delivers a high-stakes flight, emergency maneuvers, and an inspiring journey as Captain Jack transitions from the cockpit to the classroom. Readers will experience the excitement of aviation while learning about real-world flying lessons, cockpit teamwork, and aviation safety.

**For Aviation Enthusiasts and Aspiring Pilots**

FunkyPilot Academy is perfect for aspiring pilots, STEM learners, and comic book fans. Whether you’re a student pilot, a flight school instructor, or simply someone fascinated by flight, this story offers a unique blend of action, education, and humor. The vibrant illustrations bring each scene to life, capturing the drama and excitement of flying.

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This issue is currently available at the lowest allowable price on Amazon, but the price will increase soon. Secure your copy now and start your aviation adventure today.

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SARA HOYT, Her Mother’s Daugher by Pam Stevens

SARA HOYT, Her Mother’s Daugher by Pam Stevens

Meet Sara Hoyt; her father has disappeared and may be murdered. She is being watched, maybe even hunted herself, she is not sure who to trust. The police think she is just an upset daughter.

Sara is not facing the challenge of a lifetime, er father has done his best to train her to survive. But fighting in competitions and tournaments and fighting to survive are two very different things.

She is her mother’s daughter; she is strong and smart. She has to be if she is going to get answers. Her father didn’t want her to need a knight in shinning armor, he wanted her to know how to wield a sword herself.

Join Sara Hoyt in her journey to find her father or find his killer, and along the way find the love of her life, having a knight in shinning armor might not be so bad.

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Treasure of Saint-Lazare by John Pearce

Treasure of Saint-Lazare by John Pearce

Best historical mystery of its year (Readers’ Favorite)
The adventurous saga of Eddie Grant, former US Special Forces Commander turned Paris billionaire businessman, is drawn into the search for a king’s ransom of gold the Nazis stole from their victims, plus a priceless Renaissance painting that disappeared en route from Poland to Munich, just ahead of the Russian army’s arrival to steal it back.
And Eddie at long last finds love.

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Escape to Hair of the Dog: Hair of the Dog Series Book 3

About Escape to Hair of the Dog: Hair of the Dog Series Book 3:

Gregory Davenport’s powers seem to be expanding — this time all the way to the future. In the past, Davenport only communicated with the dead, now he can talk to those not yet born.
When Gregory and Irene’s great, great grandson Sean reaches out from the future, begging for their help in finding a kidnapped baby– one whose existence is fundamental to their family’s survival, the two are thrown into a wild search of Chicago. To make matters worse—Bugs Moran calls in his marker. He wants the Davenports to find kidnapped Fannie Donnelly as well as stop the black market baby adoption ring. Without the babies, the entire family’s existence will be in jeopardy.

While the Davenports are searching Chicago, Teddy O’Hannilon and Carlo Anselmo are beginning to witness hate crimes in Berlin. Wishing to help their friend Lieb Libermann and his sister Ina escape the Nazis, they appeal to the powerful Hungarian, an underground leader, for assistance. They flee with the hated Brownshirts in close pursuit– Lieb now an enemy to the Fatherland.

Will Gregory and Irene find the kidnapped babies? Can Teddy and Carlo smuggle their friends out of Germany to the safety of Davenport Farm?

Time may be running out for the Davenports and their family…

Escape to Hair of the Dog is book three in a riveting series of paranormal historical fiction blending seances, mystery, and thrilling action. For fans of The Godfather, C.J. Archer, and Anika Scott, this is a must-read!

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Aging Optimally Workbook by Carol Monson, DO. MS.

Aging Optimally Workbook by Carol Monson, DO. MS.

Are you ready to take action and transform your journey of aging?
No matter your age, the choices you make today can shape how you live tomorrow.
The Aging Optimally Workbook is your hands-on guide to embracing health, vitality, and happiness in every stage of life. Designed as a companion to the acclaimed Aging Optimally: Essential Tools for Healing Pain of Body, Mind, and Spirit, this standalone workbook focuses on practical exercises and actionable steps to help you thrive.
In this workbook, Dr. Carol Monson, an award-winning physician and expert in integrative medicine, guides you through a step-by-step process to:
• Identify and heal physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds.
• Explore the beliefs and habits that influence your well-being.
• Apply proven tools and techniques to reduce pain, improve health, and increase happiness.
• Set achievable goals for positive change in your life.
• Build a foundation for optimal aging that fits your unique needs.
Inside, you’ll find:
• Engaging self-assessments to uncover areas of focus.
• Thought-provoking exercises to inspire growth and healing.
• Simple, effective practices to enhance your health and vitality.
• A clear roadmap to help you take charge of your aging process.
Aging is not just about adding years to your life—it’s about adding life to your years. With this workbook, you’ll have the tools and insights you need to make meaningful changes and embrace aging as an opportunity for growth and renewal.
Start your journey to optimal aging today—get your copy of the Aging Optimally Workbook and begin transforming your life, one step at a time.

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The Oberllyn Origins by J. Traveler Pelton

The Oberllyn Origins by J. Traveler Pelton

The Oberllyn Origins is a fast-paced historical novel that reveals the roots of the Oberllyn family. It’s a must-read to understand just why they really don’t trust the government. Kidnaped into slavery, redeemed by outward acclimation, coming home to a land they never knew; this is what forged the Oberllyn dynasty. The Oberllyn Origins is going to keep you up way too late tonight.

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Departure Point by Rodolfo Del Toro

Departure Point by Rodolfo Del Toro

Time travel adventure!
His whole life, Tom Baker has worked relentlessly to amass a vast fortune and become a tech industry giant. All of it in order to achieve one goal, not wealth and power, but the means and technology to try to save his father. Tom is consumed by one quest, to go back in time to prevent his father death, a soldier who lost his life fighting during the first days of the Gulf war in the early 90’s. His technological search hampered by the singular undertaking and external forced who seem bent on preventing his goal.

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