Texas, June 1875...the life-and-death struggle on the frontier continues with raids by Indians, rustlers, and bandits alike...supplied by gunrunners whose greed knows no bounds, who ply their trade wherever their vile efforts take them. Lieutenant Jared Andrews is meeting Lilly in San Antonio to marry near Cibolo Creek. Instead, he ́s sent to patrol the Frio River area Indians attacked. He returns to find he ́s lost a bride, has been transferred to Santa Fe where his troops are mauled by repeating rifles, issued ́orders from the top ́, chases gunrunners to a bloody showdown at the Pecos River.

The first complete collection of the poetic works of Fitzhugh G.Houston, consisting of all of the poems from his previous books of poems, LESSONS IN LIFE and DIVNE RHYMES 100+, and more.

War wasn't what Fylan had anticipated. Every war veteran Fylan had met had seemed excited for the start of the war yet seemed to hate it. Fylan hadn't understood it then, but he did now. The fires of war burned bright and burned all whom it touched. Yet the burns numbed the pain, leaving nothing but a void. The lines between victory and defeat, life and death, friend and foe were blurred. For those marching down the path of war, they were all one and the same. "There is no Victory. There is no Defeat. There is no Life. There is no Death. There are no Friends. There are no Foes. There is only the Flames of War" (verse 11.1 of the Codex Paladinus).

Career Guidance for the High Graduate: Want a Job in Customer Service and Beyond ? Heartfelt Lessons to Empower YOU is about making yourself employable by learning customer service skills and embracing a positive mindset required for customer service jobs. Overcoming behaviors and understanding the job search process. This book is for those high school graduates with limited resources and for whatever reason or circumstance could not attend higher education immediately after graduation, but must find a skillset to self- support, become a member of the working class. It is also for high school graduates who do not choose to attend college but want to pursue a sustainable career by attending trade, community college or learn on the job. Choosing college is desirable, but sometimes not the best course for everyone for one reason or another. Career guidance classes are essentially not available for high school students. This book is intended to help those who may feel marginalized to empower oneself by stepping out on faith and follow a path of employability starting with learning the customer service skillset. This career guidance is a practical instigator to lead you, make you think, start you on a learning path to skill building. The book speaks to behavior characteristics that may need to be reassessed as well as the practical application of the job search. After reading this guidebook if you are so inclined to going back to school to take remedial classes in reading, writing and math for the purpose of elevating your learning path or take college courses, it is encouraged to do just that. Invest in you and move on to a promising future.

The Magic of Dreams: An American Diplomat's Journey relays the story of a retired American diplomat who served in the U.S. Foreign Service for forty-three years. Eleanor L. Akahloun shares a remarkable personal and professional journey from humble, yet inspiring beginnings in her tightly knit Cape Verdean American community in Massachusetts. Her firsthand account of working with the U.S. State Department provides a peek into her colorful adventures and valuable lessons learned from her travels across all seven continents. This book is an affirmation that dreams are magical, that there is beauty amidst challenges in chasing them. The memoir is written in a question-and-answer format, with a perfect blend of wit, intrigue, and light humor. The Magic of Dreams: An American Diplomats Journey is a fascinating read that will leave the readers inspired. Fascinating Story about a Remarkable Woman, September 13, 2015 By M. E. Norris I thoroughly enjoyed reading Eleanor (Penny) Lopes Akahloun's memoir. It is a fascinating story about a remarkable woman. Ms. Akahloun, a Cape Verdean American, devoted 43 years of her life to serve as a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. She joined the Foreign Service at a time when the institution lacked diversity among its diplomatic corp. She overcame tremendous odds through perseverance, hard work, and a positive outlook-- characteristics which would help her tackle challenges throughout her life. Ms. Akahloun is someone who believes that we all have the capacity to enjoy life to the fullest. Her story is inspiring without being corny or unreal. Anyone who reads her book will take heart, no matter what their race, creed, gender, or age. The format of the book is akin to a long interview. The author begins by relating her family background, including the astounding story of how her grandfather journeyed to America from Cape Verde. She also tells us about her parents, remarkable individuals who worked and loved hard, providing the author with a nurturing and disciplined environment. Most of the rest of her book is about her life and adventures in the various countries in which she lived and served. These included Morocco (where she met her husband), Uruguay, Kenya, and China. The author intersperses the story of her life with interesting information on the political and economic situation of the country in which she was posted as well as the U.S. foreign policy goals in the country. This makes for an enriching history lesson without bogging readers down in too much detail. I hope that many people will read Ms. Akahloun's story and will be as strengthened and nourished as I was in reading it.

The battle against the Tailores is on the verge of ending. The Knights of Labor have worked four long years to put an end to their greatest adversaries, but one person stands in their way. One of their members has a dark secret which shows her as an ally to the Tailores, and she has to wipe away all the evidence of her ties with the gang. Little does she know someone knows her secret and will bring it to the light. Her obsession with finding this person will lead her to going against some of her closest friends, but she must do what it takes to have her name in the clear. At the same time, the Knights of Labor realize there’s a traitor in their midst, and they desire to know who. They are also working hard to find this traitor. With them in pursuit of the truth, and she working hard to destroy the truth, who will be the last man standing?