One For The Road

A Gritty Western of Blood, Betrayal, and the Price of Redemption

Some men are haunted by the past. Others ride with it.

Nash is a man carved from the raw edges of the American frontier, his soul scarred by war, loss, and a trail of bodies left behind. A gunslinger with nothing to lose, he takes on a job driving cattle across the ruthless expanse of the post-Civil War West, knowing that trouble rides faster than the herd he’s sworn to protect. But this job isn’t just about cattle — it’s about facing the ghosts that have been hunting him since the day he first drew iron.

Bitter Creek isn’t just a town — it’s a powder keg waiting for a spark. When Nash crosses paths with Barrett Kent, a ruthless land baron with a grip on everything that breathes in Bitter Creek, the past and present collide in a blaze of gunfire. Betrayals cut deeper than bullets, alliances are forged in blood, and Nash realizes that the fight for survival is more than just a shootout — it’s a reckoning.

As the dust settles and the bodies fall, Nash is left with a choice: keep running from the man he was, or stand and fight for something more than vengeance. In a world where the only justice comes at the end of a gun, Nash must confront the echo of every shot he’s ever fired, and decide if a man like him deserves a second chance… or if he’s destined to die with a gun in his hand.

Saddle up and ride into a story where the past isn’t dead — it’s just waiting for a chance to shoot you in the back.

‘They played a cruel game of cat and mouse – but someone forgot to tell the mouse the rules… ‘

It’s the summer of 1976 and Vince Moody is a quiet and unassuming projectionist at the run-down Empire cinema in the small town of Langbridge in the middle of the Somerset Levels.

His life is a drudge, and he’s going nowhere; the only female attention he gets is a stream of cruel jokes and jibes from the Empire’s cleaners, and especially from the obnoxious Monica Andrews. But his life is about to change dramatically when he sees and falls secretly in love with Laura Leach.

Laura lives all alone in an 18th Century folly known as Devereux Towers; a brooding old building sitting alone in its field a few miles from Langbridge. Recently returned to the area to bury her father and having inherited Devereux Towers, Laura is something of a recluse. The local children call Laura the ‘Witch of Devereux Towers’; some people call her ‘damaged goods’. She too is lonely and unassuming, a desperately troubled woman haunted by her dark, secret past. Haunted by what lies behind the blue-painted door in Devereux Towers which Laura lets no one enter…

Then Laura Leach meets Casper Younge. He’s handsome, well-spoken, gentle and loving, and Laura falls head-over-heels in love with him. Vince Moody is devastated to have lost the woman of his dreams, but he soon discovers that Casper Younge is not all he first appears. He’s blackmailing the Empire’s manager, Martin Caldwell, for one thing; and who is the attractive woman Vince sees Casper meeting in Glastonbury? What plans are they hatching?

Martin Caldwell is having serious troubles of his own, aside from managing the failing Empire cinema – his affair with Monica Andrews the cleaner has gone horribly wrong. His world is falling apart, and the last thing he wants is a visit from Casper Younge dredging up a murky past he thought he’d left behind.

Then both Casper and Monica go missing; the longer they are gone, the more the thoughts turn to their possible deaths. But if they are dead, who is responsible for killing them?

Soon, everyone is caught up in a dangerous spiral of events that draws them inexorably into a world of jealousy, deceit, passion, blackmail and murder, where the hunter becomes the hunted, the mice turn on the cats.

The Omnibus Edition of The Northern Star science fiction saga includes The Beginning, which Examiner hailed as “One Of The Top 5 Indie-Published Books You Haven’t Read, But Should.” Civil War, which the Midwest Book Review stated was “military sci-fi and futuristic cyber-reality at its best.” And The End, which Portland Book Review said was “extremely well-written… a fantastic book to read.”

2058. As superpowers squabble over the remaining oil and civilization limps on in a virtual universe, a ruthless genius uses the digital connectivity of our work to manipulate governments, subliminally sway the masses–and even kill, in his quest for immortality.

The first bionic soldier–now mentally broken, a prodigy hacker abused as a weapon, a psychopath seeking redemption, and the CEO who create the cyber-universe–and unwittingly–the means to rule both, are all that stands in his way.

I’m Tracy Belden, a single mom on my first solo case as a PI. Instead of creating crossword puzzles, I’m searching for my wealthy ex-husband’s second wife, missing for three days.

I was hoping she ran off with his money. Then, I found her body.

Now, the police are eyeing me as a suspect. To make matters worse, my precocious, 11-year-old son and my geriatric landlady are trying to solve the case without me, If my puzzle solving skills can’t lead me to the killer, I’ll be finishing my crossword puzzle in jail.

Trapped in an arranged marriage in the untamed Wild West, Martha Rowland, a spirited young woman, sees little hope for love. Fate has other plans though when her groom elopes with his childhood sweetheart. To salvage her honor, his disapproving older brother agrees to marry her, and a turbulent journey of unexpected affection begins.

Can Martha break through the walls around his heart before it’s too late?

Spencer Mahoney, a rugged cowboy burdened by expectations and haunted by past disappointments, reluctantly enters a marriage of convenience with Martha Rowland. His mind walks on a tightrope between conflict and appreciation, as his disapproval battles against a hidden yearning for redemption…

Will Spencer transcend his reservations and find love amidst improbable circumstances?

As Martha and Spencer clash and collide in their forced union, a tender connection blooms amidst conflicts and shared dreams. However, a new challenge emerges, threatening to unravel the fragile threads of their love. In this tale of resilience and doubt, will Martha and Spencer discover that true devotion can arise from unlikely beginnings?

Jason Kincaid and Expedition Inc. are adventurers for hire. They’ve found missing artifacts, sunken treasures, and more. If there’s a mystery, and the money is right, they’re the team for you.

When an old friend makes a startling discovery off the coast of Canada, she reaches out to the team after being ignored by the authorities. If she’s wrong, no big deal. If she’s right, the geopolitical repercussions would be staggering. The historical repercussions would be unprecedented.

Once on their way, they realize they’re not the only ones chasing this mystery. Who will get there first? Who will play the dirtiest?

Graham Island is a picturesque island of nature preserves, national parks and towns too small to mention. Oh, and probably, maybe, a secret World War Two military base.

Were enemies closer than everyone thought during the war? What were they doing on this island that no one thinks twice about? What’s there now and who’s going to get it?