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In the darkness of night, the once-powerful, single engine, Piper Comanche 260 airplane began experiencing catastrophic engine failure. Within seconds, the previously well-tuned aircraft was shaking violently putting the plane in a rapid descent while the cockpit was quickly filling with thick smoke. Five Minutes to Impact is a true story of overcoming fear in the face of unexpected crisis, understanding the providence of God in the dealings of man, and renewing our faith in His divine plan for our lives.

Dean Jeremy Drake, a six-five, biracial private eye, nicknamed D.J., is once again up to his neck in danger, deception, and murder as he works three cases in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1990s. The former Police Bureau homicide detective reluctantly agrees to be the bodyguard for a gorgeous lady named Bailey Carlyle, who claims to be on the run from her abusive boyfriend. When the boyfriend turns up dead and is identified as running a high-end call girl operation, the authorities point the finger at Bailey as a leading suspect in his murder, labeling her a jealous prostitute.

Army veteran Sheriff Megan Holloway has a lot on her mind: a dog with a belly full of smuggled diamonds, a terrified woman hiding at the Bailey’s Boarding House, and a mafioso who is likely connected to both. What's that city crook doing in her town, anyway? She saw Aaron, the man in her life, flirting with another woman. Add to that, she relived her personal nightmare of the war in Afghanistan, again. Calling in the proper government agencies, Megan manipulates them, keeping control of the investigation in the background. Fortunately, she has an ace-in-the-hole the Feds don't.

A mummified body, crimes from the ‘30’s, ‘80’s and present day, a Native American forensic specialist with the FBI and the women who can lead him to the body as well as the solution to the crimes of the past and present. Bullets and a blizzard drive Kam and David together, is that enough along with some shared heritage? What is Kam hiding that could drive her away from Riverview and the new man in her life? What has Megan survived that causes her nightmares? Who is trying to stop the investigation and why? All questions answered in this novel. Riverview, a ranching town where your neighbors are your friends and stand behind you when you need them. Rugged country to test all those who enter it away from the safety of town.

Tecate Peak traces the ebb and flow, the frenzy and the calm that is the day to day life of Harry Dugan, a cop from a family of cops who proves to be the epitome of the old adage “no good deed goes unpunished”, who finds himself, a middle aged man, jettisoned from a promising career in law enforcement and a 10-year happy marriage, with the requisite rose covered cottage in the New England countryside.

There is a killer at large in the oak grasslands of southeastern Arizona whose weapon of choice is a deadly variety of southwestern rattlesnake. Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede doesn’t like snakes, but he and his compatriots seek to find the mountain cave from which a collection of Mojave rattlesnakes recently was looted. Then he must determine which of a variety of suspects has taken them home. Was it the leader of a gang of border vigilantes? Was it a greedy developer who will stop at nothing to gain control of land and water for his business ambitions? Or could it have been a recently disinherited trust child?

Alone in a rest area, Bethany is witness to a murder. The victim tells her to trust no one and begs her to take documents to his son before he dies. Hiding in endurance-ride camps and traveling with other riders to stay hidden from the killers, Bethany moves from New Mexico to Colorado. She changes everything, from her looks to the license plates on her truck. Meeting Roger, the victim's son, is problematic. Was he involved in the death of his father? Forced to make a quick decision, Bethany trusts him...up to a point.

The Wilcox and Son Detective Agency is working on its second case file, but Matthew and his son Chance are beginning to think they might have bit off more than they can chew. Their investigation into a series of claim-jumps near the booming mining community of Wallace, Idaho, suddenly turns deadly as one witness after another turns up dead. It turns out that the theft of land and mineral rights is only the beginning of a much deeper conspiracy. Matthew and Chance follow the leads as best they can, knowing full well that their investigation has turned into a game of cat and mouse.

After a traumatic accident with a circular saw that resulted in the amputation of some of his fingers, David Larson learns to cope and relearn basic skills that we take for granted every day.

In this audiobook, you will discover how to improve self-esteem, overcome shyness, and become more outgoing. If you lack in self-confidence, you likely second-guess yourself or are afraid to try something new because you don't think you can. You feel inferior to others as if you are not as good or as deserving as those around you. You are worried you can't complete a task as it should be done. You likely feel as if you have no power over what happens to you at work, home, or school.

In this third book in the Dead Man series, Marshal Matthew Wilcox heads out alone to find and capture one of the worst villains he will ever face. Heartsick, he traces a convoluted trail of murder, mayhem, and deceit...from the high gates of the Walla Walla State Penitentiary to Seattle and on into Billings, Montana. Although Matthew feels that he must bear the burden of a "deadman’s revenge" by himself, he will find help and succor in his travels from his friends, Sheriff Roy Smithers, Deputy Dicky McNulty, Calamity Jane, Liver Eating Johnson...and his son, Chance.

One of Tinseltown's brightest stars has been murdered. The accused is her estranged husband, and the situation doesn't look good. A knock on the office door of Los Angeles private eye Ben Malone can only mean one thing, a new case. Local defense attorney Liz Harper from the Los Angeles law firm Ross & Logan pays Malone a visit with an interesting story to tell.

Sam Johnson is a horse trainer by profession. Following a freak accident with a wild horse that leaves him wounded physically and emotionally, Sam leaves his ranch in Nevada to stay with his great grandparents up in Sonoma, California, wine country. His great grandfather slowly begins to engage him with horses again, but it's an uphill battle and one that Sam isn't sure he wants to fight. He meets Ellie Lombardi, who's got trouble of her own.

We all marvel at the miracle of flight, but without the human pilot, all those pretty metal curves are nothing but inanimate objects lying dead and dormant on the tarmac. In his latest volume of true tales from the sky, Eric "Cap'n Aux" Auxier celebrates these intrepid pilots and their stories. In the final volume of this series, Cap'n Aux features over 10 aviation personalities, who spin their own adrenaline-pumping yarns. Only difference is, these tall tales are true!

After a fortieth birthday surprise party, Clayton Carter, a NY actor and street mime, is reminded of the gang rape of his college girl friend by five of his fraternity brothers. Now twenty years later, Clayton sets out to wreak revenge on the rapists. Using his expertise as a makeup artist and with disguises he manages to bring them grief. But his efforts at revenge take a surprising turn that forces Clayton to rethink his plans at getting even.

In the glamorous world of Hollywood, they were two men bound by twisted loyalties...to the mob, to the law, and to each other. As the 20s roared and the mob moved to take over Hollywood, the old rule still applied: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

On the evening of December 4, 1978, Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 departed Steamboat Springs, Colorado bound for Denver with 22 souls on board. Less than an hour later, the flight was forced down on Buffalo Pass at an altitude of 10,500 feet when it encountered severe icing conditions and downdrafts created by the winds of a mountain wave. The tragic accident triggered one of the most intense search and rescue efforts in Rocky Mountain history.

There's only one way to escape the mafia. Friends since youth, Johnny Sangremano and Mike Kelly shared everything - until time forced them to choose which side of the law they would live on. Johnny is the son of one of the most powerful Mafia families. Mike, following in his father's footsteps, becomes a federal agent, determined to end the Mafia's reign of terror.

Cmdr. Brick Maxwell's best friend, Raz Rasmussen, was shot down on the first night of the first Gulf War. Though his body was never recovered, he was declared KIA and forgotten. Years later, his remarried widow receives evidence that Raz might be alive. She asks Maxwell to learn the truth. Maxwell is thwarted by the CIA until his old enemy, Col. Jamal Al-Fasr, is captured in a battle on the Iranian border. When Al-Fasr offers to exchange himself for an American POW, Maxwell finds himself thrust into a web of intrigue and a shocking betrayal.

Vin Tanner and the rest of the small community he led had to flee.

A pandemic unlike any before was about to take place. They will have to fight their way through the ruins of a collapsing society to reach safety.

Roving gangs, people fleeing the sickness, and other unexpected dangers await them.

With what was left of the world collapsing around them, they had to find a new safe haven to survive.