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FBI Special Agent Nash Running Bear returns to her hometown after a skeleton turns up in the local creek on reservation land. Old racial slights and hatred for outsiders don't make looking for more bones any easier...nor does the appearance of an old high school fling.

Would you kill to keep a secret? That's the question haunting three people whose lives become inescapably intertwined by the secrets that define them and ultimately threaten to tear them apart. A disgraced professor, a disenchanted psychologist, and a deceitful patient are about to learn more than they expected about each other and themselves. Will their relationships survive their secrets? Will they? Everyone has secrets.

An experiment in “re-wilding” the western United States and reviving the environment seems a stunning success—at first. A virus spread by the predators and prey relocated and now thriving in the West devastates the adult human population, raging out of control and reshaping the county. Cordoned off to separate the now much smaller populace from the dangers of virus-spreading wildlife, 100 years later, "National Park West" has become as wild as and even more dangerous than it was when Lewis and Clark first mapped the West.

From the right side of Atlanta, a mother and her teen daughter are scared and running for their lives. The men chasing them have shown no hesitancy to bury them in a swamp for what they know. Three thousand miles later, they land at Broken Ride Acres. Owner and horse trainer Jolie "Rocket" Richards, Dot the blacksmith and former MMA fighter, and Pink the dog are their salvation. But only if they follow the rules and do the work.

Just released from prison, Jolie "Rocket" Richards struggles to get her life back after being incarcerated for seven years. As a former rodeo superstar, best horse trainer on the California central coast, the town drunk, and occasional slut, Rocket just wants her life back...and to find the person who framed her for the murder of her mother.

Beautifully illustrated and deriving inspiration from nature, Far from Fearless explores the pitfalls, perils, and joys of creativity. Whether struggling with beginnings, self-doubt, unexpected setbacks, or finding the courage to embrace possibilities, each essay delves into the creative process with heartfelt honesty, humor, and encouragement.

A phone call made from a fifty-year-old phone booth is never simpleA phone call in the night finds its way to Nash. But when it's as simple as whispered messages around a campfire, the message isn't the words but the message itself. Terrorism takes on a larger threat when the words come in radioactive. When Nash and Muna land in San Francisco, the phone calls have already woken the other alphabets, and they have fueled and readied the bus. This time, they are going to the heart of the uranium territory.

Nash is okay with things staying simple and small-town, until the person of interest shows up in a city of seven million, with old friends and older scores to settle. And then the war begins.

Tink, is a young dragon on the verge of adulthood, struggling with being different. His life is simple and unambitious. Until he is called on a great adventure. But, he will only survive with the help of family and friends. Embarking on a hero's journey, he realizes that being himself is the best way to be. This children's story, "The Very Littlest Dragon," teaches self-acceptance, much like Andersen's "Ugly Duckling." The Very Littlest Dragon speaks to all of us who grew up or will grow up believing they were or are—different. May we all find our inner dragon.

The lifeless form of a spaceman lies sprawled amidst the remains of a ghost town's saloon. The local sheriff wants nothing to do with it. He doesn't want to get that close to Ship Rock and his troublesome mother. But he's willing to go gather the body and ship it to the FBI.

Addison is no stranger to life-and-death situations. She has seen her share of trauma as a critical care nurse, yet nothing could have prepared her for the cryptic words whispered by her John Doe patient just moments before he went into cardiac arrest. Exhausted and emotionally drained, she feels a strong pull toward his personal belongings, and with no family to claim them, she decides to take them home in search of answers.

Junior Agent Nash Running Bear may be a baller on the baseball mound, but the stir on Capitol Hill over her actions on the field means she needs to be taken down a notch. The deputy director has no choice but to send her out to the fuzzy belly button of the mid-west. A bank has been suffering massive cash shrinkage from its vault, and nobody can figure it out.

Michael Hunt is alive—and on the run. Presumed dead by friends and family, the undercover assignment he's been working for the past eight months has just been blown. With a hit out on his life and corruption inside the Atlanta police department, Michael finds himself hunted by both the cartel...

Emily Hunt might come from a family of cops, but she never goes looking for an adrenaline rush. She lives the quiet—well, relatively quiet—life of a teacher and thrives on making a difference in the lives of her students. But she'll have to draw on a well of strength and savvy she didn't...

She married the man of her dreams. Didn’t she? When Cassie steps into the spotlight as the new wife of billionaire philanthropist Robert Schwarzman, she seems to have it all—glamour, wealth, security. But behind the flawless gowns and perfectly curated public image lies a woman with a secret...

Concealed in his jacket are ingots of gold; he just doesn't remember why. A young girl running from an abusive foster home kidnaps an older biker with a mystery for a past. Leaving the mining town in Colorado and crossing state lines, anything can happen. What neither is looking for or expecting is friendship. But in the cold of the desert night, life lessons can go both ways—even if they are not about a million dollars in gold. Growing up is hard enough, even without the shooting. "

A shooting in New York is a daily occurrence—unless it's an upscale elderly woman in a high-end car. Then maybe not daily. Nash is taking care of other business, like presenting a class at Quantico for Women in Federal Law Enforcement group members. The lessons taught take on extra meaning when another killing is brought up. This one is rural in Upstate New York. And it wasn't a hunting accident.

Two women take an impromptu road trip, just like old times. When the truth catches up, will they keep running or face the darkness they once left behind?

An old buddy reaches out to Nash from the other side, through her spirit world. He's desperate for her help to track down his granddaughter. Nash, not fully convinced it wasn't just a figment of her sleep-deprived mind, initiates a deep dive in the dead of night. But this time, it was bypassing her usual routes. The Feds have her back on New Mexico soil with an armored truck heist mission, but it's got a devilish twist. All leads hit dead ends, unraveling into events she never saw coming. The heist reeks of terrorist tactics—too much like another sandbox in her past.

Dr. Walter Humphrey, a man of mixed race, must keep the dangerous secret of passing for white to survive. Alongside his lifelong companion Leatha, and a young woman named Betsy, they form an unconventional household, where they raise their brilliant daughter, Hannah. But it is Hannah whose story will capture your heart. Her journey as a surgeon leads her from the segregated South to the front lines of war-torn London. She must confront the complex legacy of identity and the powerful emotions that come with it.