Historical Stories

A Mat Sullivan and Sarah York story
A rancher is murdered in New Mexico Territory. A bounty hunter takes up with his daughter and tries to solve the murder. / (Reviews)

A fire destroys a farm in Virginia, so the family is moving west. Except the youngest is too ill to travel when it's time to leave. The boy and his grandmother stay behind to follow later. It takes so long for him to recover the two don't go west, and find local employment. A decade later rising political problems cause the young man and his grandmother to make a decision about their future. They'll go west, but it isn't that simple, or an easy journey. Written in US English - 72,700 words.

A young woman is found dead in her bed. Our intrepid investigator seeks to find out who did it. Solving the mystery, though, isn't as hard as dealing with the moral dilemmas the case presents. / (Reviews)

Halloween 2016
It is AD 1688 and the elders of the Bristol Shire in the Plymouth Colony task Constable Hereward with putting an end to mummery and pagan rites on All Hallows' Eve. This puts him at loggerheads with shrewish Molly O'Shea who holds no love for the English in general and Jonathan Hereward in particular - or so she thinks. A comedy of errors. Winner of the 2016 Halloween Story Contest.

Gunfighter decides on a different line of work. Only after taking out his brother's killers. Over the next fifty years gun continues to take lives.

[Formerly ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’] Johnny had lead an incredible life, as a hobo, a small business owner, and a farmer, seeing much of the country, and experiencing things few men do. He’s loved many women, had many children, and also experienced horrific losses and great pain. Ride with him on life’s 36 year rollercoaster of adventure, fun, and romance.

Sometimes families are not related but thrown together by tragedies. Traveling west, Michelle Tanner gathers around her an odd collection of companions. First is Nathan Meeker. A living legend, capable of teaching her how to survive in the wilds of the western frontier. Buffalo Head, a Christian Cherokee with sage advice and medical knowledge, tags along. After a personal tragedy, Sarah Culbertson finds herself an orphan in need of help, which the group provides. Finally, the half-breed Crow.

An Arenoso Trails Story
A tale of the Old West. Malik has land that some ruthless and powerful people want and they're killing his friends for it.