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Paul had always wanted to hike The Appalachian Trail, but life got in the way. Now, death would be his deliverance to the path that wound its way from Georgia to Maine. Little did he know that his story would also include adventure, love, loss, and meeting the best kinds of people in the world.

The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first US government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers.

Nella Braddy (1894-1973), a pioneer among female editors, compiled this seven-story collection and published Masterpieces of Adventure: Tales of the Sea and Sky in 1921. It features seven authors: Frank Norris, W. Clark Russell, Major General E.D. Swinton, Donn Byrne, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Guy de Maupassant, and Edgar Allan Poe. A century since publication, we can perhaps have a new appreciation for tales of the sea (on ships both wrecked and abandoned, in lighthouses and with ferocious currents) and the sky (with warfare in dirigibles and using balloons).

There's a serial killer loose in Jacksonville Beach! Clayton Conway and his coworkers are thrust into the middle of a perplexing case when bodies begin to wash up behind the repo property. Is this the work of a maniac, or someone with a definite plan? From the author of the award-winning crime thriller series, Dirty Deeds, comes a new series set in the same world!

A bus-station locker in South Florida is filled with drugs and more than a million dollars in cash. Clayton and his friends need it for their futures, but the Orenato Cartel wants it back. Who will ultimately get the locker open and empty before time runs out? From the author of the award-winning crime thriller series Dirty Deeds comes a new series set in the same world!

Ex-cop Clayton Conway has made some mistakes. He's trying to work hard with a repo company, hooking cars and boats. Raise his daughter and stay friendly with his ex-wife. Make enough money to pay the rent on his tiny apartment over a bar in Jacksonville Beach. But when one of the Orenato Cartel's speedboats gets repossessed, they come looking for it. Putting Clayton, his family, and his friends in danger. Can he protect them, or will the cartel get what they came for? And will his own weaknesses get the best of him...again?

My name is Reggie Keane. I have nothing left to lose. The love of my life has been assassinated by my enemies or my government. They might be one and the same. Friends betrayed me. I betrayed myself. I need to focus and find the killer of Holly. Maybe find myself again in the process.

Bodie was a bounty hunter, a legalized killer, a man alone. He was a survivor in a tough world where a gunman’s life depended on his ruthlessness and speed on the draw. But Bodie didn’t kid himself about the glory of being a gunslinger. Killing was a trade, and Bodie was for hire to anyone with enough money and desperation.

Another rejection. Another no. Where do you go from here? I can’t tell you how many times I heard that word. It’s painful. When you pour your heart into that golden idea, embrace many sleepless nights, feast on ramen noodles for three months straight because you’re spending a lot of money on your golden idea, only to hear that one-syllable, soul-crushing word. “No, sorry, we just don’t need that.” Or, “That sounds nice and I wish you all the best."

A collection of short stories that has various genres mixed together for an eclectic listening experience. If you like a bit of the supernatural, horror, adventure, slice of life, then you will enjoy this group of stories told as if around a campfire on a cool night.

Billy the Kid - born Henry McCarty in 1859, and also known as William H. Bonney - emerges from this audio in all his complexity, at once a gentleman and gregarious companion and a thief and violent murderer. Tapping new depths of research, Etulain traces Billy’s short life from his mysterious origins in the East through his wanderings in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

From Neil Hunter, winner of the Western Fictioneers’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award 2020, comes a new gun-swift collection featuring some of his most popular characters!

A man and his dog set out for adventure along the Appalachian Trail. When a chance encounter puts them in the crosshairs of a rogue ranger, they get more adventure than they had planned. In order to escape with one's freedom and the other's life, they must go on Sawyer's Run!

Another day, another job. Only, this time, the disgusting father wants to see me do it. As if that isn't enough, trouble with the cast of characters around me is about to get really bad, too. Because, that's the life I lead. Nothing is ever easy. Nothing simple. Just lots of drama.

In John Adams vs Thomas Paine: Rival Plans for the Early Republic, historian Jett B. Conner makes the case that Thomas Paine was more than just a revolutionary figure who spurred Americans toward declaring independence. Common Sense made important contributions to American constitutional thought, too, particularly its call for more equal representation, popular sovereignty, a constitutional convention, and a federal system of governance with a strong central government.

After lying dormant for decades, a deadly virus is unleashed, threatening millions of lives and uncovering a shocking conspiracy. Danger lies frozen in the Alaskan wilderness, unnoticed by mankind, waiting to be released. A man’s corpse holds the remnants of a ferociously infectious disease that ravaged the globe at the end of World War I. Once the virus is set free again, a gruesome death awaits millions of unlucky victims. Everyone on Earth is at risk - or so it seems.

Nella Braddy, a pioneer among female editors, compiled this eight-story collection and published Masterpieces of Adventure: Adventures Within Walls in 1922. It features eight authors: Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Henry, Washington Irving, Anton Chekhov, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, and Leonidas Andreiyeff.

Ron Gilmartin had an epiphany during one of his first meditations: Write a book. Never before had the thought occurred to him. His first release is a very personal book detailing his battles with addiction, how he is overcoming them, and the many lessons learned along the way. 

With the Vietnam War erupting in the background, Noble Chaos presents an eye-opening immersion into the late 1960s from a college perspective, a journey through profoundly troubled times. Set at the University of Kansas, one of the nation's most radical colleges back then, this astonishing book knits together emotional and historical truth. The novel reveals the conflicts, concessions, and conundrums of a nation’s darkest hours.

A wealthy and ruthless South American drug lord is eliminating the competition with designer drugs, murder, and shamanistic powers. He is a Brujo Negro, a practitioner of ancient black arts. His chemists are creating the ultimate addicting drug; a single dose and you are addicted forever. One man, Dr. Lucas Forge, a former forensic psychologist, scout/sniper, and now an 'off-the-books' Spec Ops operative, and his team of multi-talented Spec Ops agents are the only ones who stand in his way.