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  People of the West - A short...

  D. M. McGowan

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  People of the West: A short story timeline 
   Nine short pieces of fiction constructed around 170 years of North American history and interspersed at intervals by fourteen poems. 
  The first story is a fictional accounting of the first European to reach the Pacific coast of Canada. Following are fictional pictures of the winners and losers who became builders of North America and thus, eventually, all winners and though they didn’t know it or want it, builders of what exists today. 
  “….. captivating collection of nine short stories and fourteen rhymes that traverse 170 years of North American history” …. Chikannele Favour 
  “ ……. A Masterful Journey Through Time and Spirit” …. Charlotte J. Lopez  
  “… Masterful character portrayal.” …. Marybelle D. Silver 
  “ …. vivid and immersive, painting detailed portraits” …. Untold Reads

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  Six-Gun Caballero

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  He's handsome, charming, and totally outgunned. He's Michael Patrick Obañon. Obañon's lost his New Mexico spread — and he could lose his life if he's not careful. A ruthless band of renegades have seized his land, and he's determined to get it back. Part Irish, part Mexican, Obañon is as American as they come — crafty, confident, and cool under fire — and before he's done the world will know how the West will be won. Ride a trail of fast guns and quick wit to the western frontier as the audio version of Six-Gun Caballero brings American history to life.

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  Rheinbach’s Remedies - A Short...

  Robert Brighton

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  In Rheinbach's Remedies, we travel back in time to the high-water mark of the patent medicine era, when millions could be made from a good cure-all. Envious of the success of a local patent medicine kingpin, Dr. Franklin Rheinbach decides to concoct his own line of elixirs. All goes well--very well--for Dr. Rheinbach . . . until he finds that success and fame have their price.

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  By Sword and Fan

  Kathleen Buckley

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  Margaret is her brothers' dependent. With her sister-in-law expecting another child and her younger brother soon to marry, Margaret will lose her home. When her former suitor offers her work as a governess, she accepts, despite misgivings. 
  Unable to marry his first love, Alasdair abandoned his home for a disappointing military career. When his dying brother begs him to return, he agrees. He must protect his brother, the children, and the estate from his brother's wife and her greedy family. 
  While on his brother's business, Alasdair meets his old sweetheart. Can love flare up again despite family chaos and fifteen years' separation? 
  BY SWORD AND FAN won first prize in the Historical division of the Central Region Oklahoma Writers National Excellence in Story Telling contest for 2024.

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  Queen Charlotte Sophia - A Royal...

  Tina Andrews

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  In an atmosphere of abolition and revolution, Queen Charlotte Sophia, Britain's most famous (possibly) mixed-race Princess comes alive in this reimagined story of her life where romance, adventure and politics collide.
  
  From a German backwater to the capital city of the most prolific Empire in the world, we journey with Queen Charlotte as she tries to discover the truth of her family's secret heritage, guided by an amulet and wooden chest left to her upon her father's death. Armed with a birthmark and bearing a complexion that reveals her silenced lineage, Queen Charlotte charges through the royal court of London, seeking answers, making allies and guarding secrets.
  
  With the weight of the amulet around her neck, Queen Charlotte learns what happens when love and legacy are at odds. On one side, is her secret true love Johann Christian Bach and the passionate life he offers, and on the other, her husband King George III and the impactful life her relationship with him provides.
  
  A daughter. A lover. A fighter. A Queen. Tina Andrews's Queen Charlotte Sophia: A Royal Affair, offers a fantastic portrait of a woman, whose life continues to fascinate the world.

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  Aztec Autumn

  Gary Jennings

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  This sequel to Aztec returns to the Mexico of the conquistador. The young Aztec leader, Tenamáxtli, courageously refuses to bow to his foreign rulers, vowing revenge on the Spaniards who have conquered and destroyed his society. Driven to rebuild the Aztec Empire, Tenamáxtli secretly recruits an army to fight the seemingly invincible Spanish forces. His quest takes us through high adventure, passionate women, unlikely allies, bright hope, and bitter tragedy. Guided by exhaustive research into practically every facet of life in 16th-century Mexico, Aztec Autumn vividly recreates a forgotten chapter of history after the Spanish Conquest and grants listeners insight into the ancient culture that still influences modern Mexico.

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