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Ed Landry is on the run, chased by his haunted past and plagued by the ghostly voice of old Johnny St. Pierre. He finds himself in Oklahoma—and the wolves are howling again.

Ex-Confederate officer Vernon Carson has tried his level best to peaceably distance himself from the war. Especially from certain haunting memories. But the horror has found him again and moved in right next door. With clenched jaws and clenched fists, Vern accepts the challenge before him. He knows he must settle the score. He owes it to his slaughtered neighbor. He owes it to his savaged troops. But most of all, he owes it to himself. The dice have been thrown.

Sheriff Landry’s calling to serve and protect his little Louisiana hometown has been challenged. As a cloud of superstitious fear descends upon the community, the combat veteran and his deputies set out, naturally, to do their duty and apprehend the slaughterer of innocents. But this is not an ordinary murder case, and the depth of the evil at work in the bayou community is so great that Landry may have to sacrifice everything he loves to stamp it out. Ride along in Ed Landry’s cruiser as he struggles with a case that threatens to redirect the very course of his life.

Vern Carson has rebuilt the Lazy L from the ashes, and gathered new hands around him. When a lovely widow returns to town, he finds his thoughts turning to love, marriage, and family. Resurrecting the peace along the Red River near his home proves much harder.

Bigfoot encounters, they say, are transformative. Jump into Tracks and see what you will say about them! Here, you will meet a Sasquatch for every season. You may never get a chance to meet a Bigfoot in person, but don’t miss the chance to meet the Sasquatch in Tracks, a collection of engaging stories based on actual reports of encounters.

Chilling tales told in midwinter around a warm fire date back to antiquity. It is the time of year when days are short, darkness lingers, and the barrier separating the living from the dead is thin. Stories of the stark cold and the visits from the dead remind us of the warm blessings of hearth and home.

Ed Landry’s choice lands him in an otherworldly love triangle. Where the barrier between the dead and the living is thin, not all sides are equal. Love can be a real killer. No stranger to difficult decisions, Landry faces what may be his toughest choice yet. Which way will he turn and will he be able to live with the decision?

A visit from an old acquaintance sends Landry and Jazz onto the trail of a pack of rougarous. The creatures are hungry for more than mayhem, they want to control the entire city of Lake Charles. Lurking behind the outward trappings of Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian God of the Underworld, is an old nemesis. A bloody string of murders, betrayal, and dark magic surround Landry and Jazz as they try to work out what side the players are on.

Ed Landry has embarked on his most dangerous mission yet—marriage and fatherhood. The solid ground beneath him has turned to sea, carrying him far from home. Meanwhile, the waves from his last stumbling fall into the bayou are rippling through his world. He’s gained an FBI shadow.

Following the arrival of the town’s new preacher, Death returns in lupine form to stalk the Lazy L and the town of Texumma. Eight years of peace comes to a bloody end as howls echo along the banks of the Red River once again. Bitter vengeance backs Death’s play as the death toll rises. Will anyone survive the full moon?

The Mann of God has returned to Zion. He has a new home, a new wife and daughter, and a dream of a coming storm that will shake the town to its foundations. When murder is compounded by robbery, death comes to stalk the town.

In this life, you have to play the cards you’re dealt. Sometimes the cards aren’t worth a dime. Even holding the winning hand is not a guarantee you will take the pot. One thing is certain, somewhere along the way you are going to cashing in your chips. It is a good bet the aces and eights you’re holding means that time is near.

The bill has come due for Magic Mike’s death, and Ed Landry has to pay up—the voodoo queen of New Orleans insists on it. Jazz Ledoux arrives in Oklahoma with the message: Get home. Christy’s been kidnapped. On the road back to Louisiana, Landry falls under the power of a spell that carries him to Lockett in visions. Friends and enemies alike take on new shapes as Landry is forced into a showdown on the bayou. This fight for his life will leave him bloodied.

Regardless of what you call yourself if you desire to explore Christianity at an intimate level—a warm welcome awaits each of you. In this short study, you will find an inspiring and refreshing examination of timeless beliefs that, dating back to the first century, endure into our present-day world with their power undiminished. Come, "taste and see" how good the Lord truly is when you are living the spiritual adventure of daily Christianity, allowing His Spirit to lead your footsteps along the sacred Way.

Open this collection of short stories to meet a chatty ghoul, senior citizens with a unique twist on Sundowner’s Syndrome, a hard-bitten cowhand who rides into Perdition, and a host of others among the sacred, the damned, and everyday man. Tokens of Perdition is your ticket to a roller coaster ride that climbs to inspiring heights, then plunges into dark, sinister depths. Take up your sword and join in this battle of good and evil that runs across time, circumstance, humanity, and beyond. Choose a side.

Rev. Christopher Mann saved his town from a band of outlaws. Now, he faces an even greater challenge - trying to save himself from the hangman. No longer running or hiding, he returns to Lincoln to stand trial for the crime that propelled him into the ministry. A young cavalry officer battles a train wreck, a gunshot wound and a fever in a race to deliver the seemingly cursed letter that might secure Mann’s pardon. Will he arrive in time?

The outlaw Kit Mann, a drunken deserter, thief, and murderer-on-the-run, unexpectedly finds the blessings of salvation and enters a richly rewarding new life as a preacher on the frontier. And yet, intent on burying his past, he fails to heed the admonition to confess his sins to the church he leads. But when his old gang rides into town and the guns come out, Mann has no choice but to turn and face his own past.

Fire and smallpox have ravaged the town of Zion, Wyoming. Rev. Kit Mann and the few remaining members of his church have spent a long winter praying for the town’s survival. With spring comes the answer, but it is not exactly how they imagined it would happen.