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|  | | Bittersweet Revenge
63 Short stories and 7 poems. 345 pages.
Bittersweet Revenge is a collection of Bob Brown’s writings. His distinctive voice resonates throughout the stories, yet each tale is unique. They encompass contemporary and historical fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
The stories are intended for light reading and a few may be too farfetched for real life—or are they? In Queen for a Day Swindell didn’t say, “I’m here to steal your wife,” but that is what he meant. Mission in Trouble is a nonfiction mystery about Captain Hall, a North Pole explorer who died and was buried in Greenland in 1871 after claiming the ship’s doctor had poiso | |  | | Dueling Partners
Nine year old Lacey believes living with her bachelor grandfather is cruel punishment. Josh’s believes his ways are best and no little nine year old girl should tell him whats, what. Will a truce be possible when Lacy, an irresistible force, meets Josh, an immovable object?
Western Novella plus other western stories. | |  | | Nathan's Valley
In 1885, a terrible mistake turns a simple act of chivalry into murder, and forces two lovers to bear their children in a Montana wilderness.
Chapter 1
Montana - 1885
On this Saturday afternoon, ten after two to be exact, Nathan Wolford was Big Larch’s most respected merchant. Mighty as a bull, easy as a lamb, he did not know that in a few heartbeats unleashed violence would change his life forever.
Unaware his actions in the next few minutes would rewrite his destiny; Nathan leisurely swept the floor in his general merchandise store. He carefully swept around Luke’s tail, between his legs, and around his head. To let a sleeping dog lie was just a common courtesy to Nathan’s way of thinking.
He had ju | |  | | Not One Shred of Decency
In 1842 the summary hanging of the son of the Secretary of War sparked a national controversy. A sea story of intrigue and suspense on a U. S. Navy sail ship.
CHAPTER 1
Elizabeth Spencer bit her lip to hold back tears. She paced the parlor floor, but never strayed far from the window that allowed her to watch for her husband, John, to come home. She could depend on John to resolve family issues in a prompt and wise manner.
Secretary of War John Spencer, controlled every facet of his life. He also controlled the life of his family and the lives of everyone who he had contact with. One glaring exception was his son, Philip. Always rebellious, but now as an 18 year old midshipman in the Navy, Philip’s misdeeds were more grievous than |
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