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From the battle fields of Vietnam to the coal mines of Utah, Melanie explores both the tragedy of war and dangers of longwall coal mining in a fast paced romantic adventure.
Nearly twelve years and two tours in South Vietnam was long enough for Tom Ire. The war still raged, but he would have no more to do with it.Tom was thirty years old now and had no desire to remain in the Navy for another four years. He opted for an early out being offered to sailors who had served in Vietnam.
He had transfered back to the Mine Sweep fleet eighteen months earlier after a long nine months at Ben Lou. It had been ugly and he hated every day of that miserable duty. His PBR division had lost more than a dozen boats and the Mekong River ran red with the blood of American sailor | | | | The Comstock Conspiracy
Virginia City, the center of the great Comstock Lode, a yet wild and lawless place where miner's wages were won or lost at the single roll of a die, or with a bullet from a quick gun over a loaded hand of five card stud.
P>Four heavily armed horsemen headed north out of Virginia City toward Pleasant Valley, the Mathew Brothers: Brent, Joseph, William and Columbus, ruthless killers hired by Sheriff Hanley to take out Spud Page. The north wind howled and blew and the snow drifting over the road grew proportionally in depth. It was late afternoon on the third day when the Mathew brothers cleared the summit overlooking Pleasant Valley.Elliot stared out the window from his second floor room at the wind driven snowdrift and scanned the valley for any movement. His eye caught sight of the four horsemen at the crest |
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