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The childless couple, with big hearts and open arms, felt a kinship to the Cherokee children in the nearby mission. As time and space on their small ranch allowed, they adopted many. But then, it got crowded. The Longarms moved to an abandoned monster of a ranch, and kept adding. But that ranch held several threats. The Grays, who the Cherokee called gray men, were insistent in taking the land over or killing the family off. Even well after the war. The Bluecoats oddly enough, were doing the same. Bandits were the wildcards. However, Robert Longman raised his 'children' Cherokee white and ...

Las Cruces is a pretty town. But back then, it was almost a ghost town. It was the efforts of the Texas Rangers and a strong, determined woman who saved it for its future. But it required love, sacrifice and a new awakening to make it happen... Another chilling tale from the DarkSide Western novels by the #TheStoryteller.

Snow Dancer will prove her name. Her mama promised this on her birth. True, a snow white wolf is special in the plains, even the high Rockies. But it will take years to fulfill the real promise. She has the grit, the determination, and she is going make it... if necessary over dead bodies. Wolves or men... Learn a little about early America, the plight of the Native American landowners, and their relationship to the special Clan of the shapeshifters. Learn even more about the Arctic Wolf and its odd history… tongue in cheek, perhaps… Easy reading font. GWT

Earth, a mere spot in design of the universe, was gone. It was tragic, but it was inevitable. Thank God so many got out before it happened. The powers that be hunted fiercely for anything remotely earth-like, something they could actually reach. Elysium I, one of four lookalike planets, orbiting a close blue dwarf, soon held a million people. And, of course, when that many people crowd a small planet, you can expect all the negatives to surface... If they are not careful, Elysium I might not be a haven, after all. An unlikely pairing has our heroes working feverishly to solve the problems. ...

Jack Russel was a man of the law. A man who believed in right from wrong, and doing things right. So, when he found his perfect mate, he played it straight, and won her heart. She took him to her daddy's abandoned farm and landing. Jack gave up the law, took on the challenge to please his woman. He knew there were outlaws, brigands, rogue Grays and Indians out to end his efforts, but he did not realize the biggest threat of all. The Mighty Mississippi River. Defeating that threat took all he had. Can he rescue the landing and save all those so dear to him? Maybe. A fast, fun tale. Enjoy. #...

Elysium II- Black Water- Yes, blue water and blue light makes black water. But this is Elysium system. Having done a hell of a job on Elysium I, my wife and I are sent on what might be a one way trip to the barren and difficult second planet for a rescue mission. But there is a warlord to consider, a man who weaseled his way into power, then cut the ties and the reins and owns the place. As a Captain in the MPs, I cannot allow it. Luckily, there are Rebel Forces in place that I can reshape, build up and maybe take the planet back. It will be a hell of a ride, by me, my little Lacy and you. ...

. No one wanted to be the last man… or woman… standing. The human’s domination was over. In the late twenty second century, Cyborgs had come to life, literally. From simple robots, run by programmed computers, filled with Artificial Intelligence features, scientists tried to outdo one another in the race to build a sentient robot. Now, they had succeeded far beyond their own limited imaginations. Cyborgs. The things looked human, they spoke like humans, they acted like humans, dressed like humans, and sure enough, they soon began to control every facet of human living… and began ...

Sam L. King, Slick to his friends and enemies, is a happy-go-lucky, well off Private Investigator with no clue at all of his hidden capabilities. Returning from a successful skip trace, he finds himself in the sights of lady of dubious character. But this lady is not without her own secrets, and she soon brings him around to her side, pulling him into a wild, fanciful battle to save her life, if at least not his own. Things progress, as they often do when two people spend enough time on their favorite hobby, but they do so looking over their shoulders for the vicious witches that plague her...

CHAOS History: According to Zoroastrianism, the main religion in the Persian Empire, Ahriman or Angra Mainyu was the god of all that is bad and chaotic in the world. He is the evil twin brother of Spenta Mainyu or Ahura Mazda; the “Wise Lord.” Everything that the latter one did, Ahriman would do the opposite. This where it all started. We are nearing where it will finish. Sound familiar?

There will come a time when mankind must seek new homes as Earth is full up. There are two ways to do this: new planets, and huge space stations. Those stations are already on the drawing boards. We will find ways to expand a simple station to hold a half million people, someday, but that is a long way out. And we will need many of them. This is not a warning. It is merely a test that stood for a long time and would have remained forever, had they not met aliens. If they are out there, they are not part of the plan and things can go awry. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

He came home in one piece, a long damned war, in the blues, fighting the grays. It was over. But he had no idea what some would carry their fight well beyond the battlefield. Abe was a man who could take care of himself. Not necessarily those he loved. What he could do was pick up and try again, in spite of the odds. Now he was put to the test. Would it never end? He found good people from those he hardly understood, and, by God, he would answer that deliberate challenge. His way. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

Nature can be unkind. The death of a den is a traumatic event to any wolf. No matter that the wolf is the apex predator, like any form of killer, there is sometimes something bigger, stronger, and just as deadly. So, the little pup is on his own. Maybe nature, maybe the Great Spirit, even God, might have taken notice. The little guy had gone through hell. He had not eaten in two days and his chance of survival ran right between slim and none. Red Bird Singing, Red to her white man’s family who raised her, has an affinity for animals, for healing and for a lot more she does not yet ...

In the land of the frozen north, Norway, there lived people of interesting skills. Survival was to the fittest, the most talented, and often most persistent. Dragons are, of course, mythical and exist in a place called Imagination, the land that children keep alive. But this is not a children's tale. A dragon is loose in Viking land, and the people are no match for it. It will take a very determined woman and her man to try to tame it, but as we know, you cannot trust a dragon. Enjoy! #TheStorytreller

Detective Sergeant of Miami PD was thrust violently out of 1999. Held in a life sustaining coma, a subject of experiments and bold attempts for hundreds of years, her brain remained alive. Alive yes, but not aware through it all. Two centuries later, though the medical community was demanding she be unplugged, a very specialized Doctor of Cybernetics, a relatively new field in the late twenty second century, made a daring decision. Valerie Harper endured some terrifying times, some dreadful therapy, and eventually, she walked out of the Grogain Institute of Cybenetics, a new woman… inside...

This is a tongue in cheek tale of a highly romantic but very illogical song written forty plus years ago, Seven Spanish Angels. Perhaps if we look over the players, one will go with God, and perhaps, one will not. But the song relays the wrong message. Tragic, but the west and Mexico were full of this dichotomy. Enjoy! #TheStoryteller

Raven is a woman on a mission. She has little room for a man in her busy life. True, she wins at all things. It is her personality, her determination and her skills that get her what she wants. However, they can get her in trouble, too. Those are lessons. She will tell you her story. Perhaps, it will save you your own hard learned lessons. Wisdom comes from mistakes. It is not easily passed on. But, she can try... Enjoy. She is waiting...

The young Count-Heir was not much different than a lot of his late teen generation in 1866. But he had it made if he stayed put and paid his dues learning his father's company. But he was a dreamer. Far, rugged wilderness called. Being Frenchy the fur trapper seemed so romantic. Or, changing one out for another, perhaps a ranch? Maybe a steamboat Captain shipping furs. A gunman? Maybe. Hell, why not a mink farm? Yeah, that seemed great! But life is what happens when we make plans. Especially if you have a good woman by your side.. #TheStoryteller.

A Texas Ranger in the late 1880s had a poor life expectancy. Too many outlaws, too lonely a vigil, and too many times, complacency. This last, the band of all law enforcement right up into this era. Billy Verde had a lonely trail to ride on patrol, and through he faced down many outlaws and Mexican trespassers, it was a dull job. Mostly. Until, one day, it was not. Then he discovered the afterlife. Maybe Purgatory, where the good and bad are somehow sorted out. He discovered Chance, an old Ranger who had been on the job in this odd world for more than fifty years, with a history no one can ...

Four snippets of history from the richest boomtown silver producing territory in the USA. But under the history were the human tales, some of love, some outlaws, and yes, the law. Learn a little history, and yes, #TheStoryteller will make it very interesting. Most now are almost ghost towns, some tourist traps, but life goes on.

It started as a better way to enhance the James Webb Space Telescope. A unit that looked the other way. It needed a team of people, and it needed a helpful AI system. Artificial Intelligence took over most of the work, but it did not rule out the need for human hands and minds. Then came a devastating discovery. A civilization of cyborgs, AI driven units in an expanding, circular wave, carefully harvesting only the warm planets like Earth, in a rapidly growing flat plane right toward Earth itself. It will take the combined minds of man and AI alike to stop the scourge, before it is too late...