Driven by poverty and pride, Jesus Camacho leaves his family on their small farm in the Mexican State of Durango and follows his younger brother, Miguel, to work illegally in Texas. Brashly sure of success and encouraged by the Virgin of Guadalupe's appearance to him in a vision, he soon confronts formidable problems. Miguel has disappeared, and Jesus must struggle with the greed and hostility of both Texans and other Mexicans. Driven by a growing love for Maggie Hinojosa, his leadman's daughter, he saves money to marry her instead of sending it home. Constantly threatened with deportation and torn by conflict, will Jesus have the strength and good luck he needs to find Miguel and support his family while making a new life in an alien land? "The Midwest Book Review" reported that "Son of Durango is an engaging, exceptionally well written novel!" And "Booklist" called it: "An excellent read" with "Publishers Weekly said it has: ..".an easy authenticity." * * * * * Laurance Priddy is also the author of "Winning Passion" and "Critical Evidence," both from Sunstone Press. He was born in Sweetwater, Texas, in 1941 and grew up in Gainsville and Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Arlington State College in Arlington, Texas, in 1963, and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1966. After two years in the army, he went into the practice of law in Fort Worth in 1967.

Gamers and action fans of all types will dive straight into the MEEP, a virtual-reality gaming world, thanks to Julia Durango's cinematic storytelling. A touch of romance, constant twists, and a vivid, multidimensional journey through a tricked-out virtual city will keep readers flying through to the breathtaking end. Nixy Bauer is used to her classmates being very, very unhappy to see her. After all, she's a bounty hunter in a virtual-reality gaming world—and she's frequently hired by irritated parents to pull kids out of the mazelike MEEP universe. But when the game's billionaire developer loses track of his own son in the MEEP, Nixy is in for the biggest challenge of her bounty-hunting career. Wyn Salvador isn't some lazy kid looking to escape his homework: Wyn does not want to be found. And he's left behind a suicide note. Nixy takes the job but quickly discovers that Wyn's not hiding—he's being held inside the game against his will. But who is holding him captive, and why? Nixy and Wyn attempt to fight their way out of a mind game unlike any they've encountered, and the battle brings them closer than either could have imagined. But when the whole world is virtual, how can Nixy possibly know if her feelings are real?

"A Fulcrum paperback original"--P. [4] of cover.

Children learn a way to escape the dreams which scare them.

This coming of age tale chronicles the life of Zach Nance, a young man struggling to find his place in an ever-shifting world, and the zany cast of local characters who help him come to an understanding of himself and the secret he harbors.

Kehl hates pirates. His father, the Warrior Prince, has always told him they were responsible for his mother’s death. So when he is kidnapped by Temoc, the Pirate King, Kehl is more furious than frightened. But Temoc is mapping the vast seas known as the Carrillon and needs Kehl’s cartography expertise. As Kehl spends more and more time with Temoc and his crew, he comes to realize that his father has not been honest with him and that his past is linked to the future of the new world he is mapping.

Something's going down at the Gorilla Villa, and King Big Daddy wants all the gorillas at the villa. Pronto! So gorillas on scooters and pogo sticks and even hot-air balloons have go to go-go gorillas or they'll miss the big surprise!