The Sweet Revenge of Marcus Aurelius is based on the true story of a talented and ingenious slave who sold his master. When he was still a young house boy, Marcus Aurelius was taught to read and write by the plantation owner’s rebellious twelve-year-old daughter, who also instilled in him a passionate desire for freedom. She even encouraged him to escape, which he did – three different times – thus setting in motion his ultimate and sweetest revenge. His story, even without fictionalizing, is a wide-ranging, swash-buckling tale of a fittingly just revenge set against many venues: the cruelties and dehumanizing effects of plantation life, a year in a unique community of escaped slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp, Paris high society in the Second Republic, duels, an enduring love affair, bad dogs and violent slave catchers, crime-ridden New Orleans street life, and even a stint as a passenger on a pirate ship.

book description: Spanning a period from ancient Atlantis to the White House, Revenge of the Devil's Dragons takes in a panorama of events that have profoundly affected humanity. American Jay McGregor grows up knowing that his memory has been blocked, missing about six weeks of his youth. When he finally learns why, he is again in the company of the Andromedans, aliens who have been on Earth for millennia. Jay falls in love with the beautiful Andromedan woman, Melinda, as he relives history since the fall of Atlantis to the present day. He discovers the source of evil in the form of the devil's Dragons, reptilian invaders whose fury destroyed Earth's earliest civilizations. Bent on revenge for their defeat at Atlantis, the Dragons are headed toward Earth again. With the help of the Andromedans, Jay hopes to thwart another catastrophe. But the Sirians, a race of dominating humans who developed mankind out of a tribe of apes, resent Jay's powers he has gained from the Andromedans. Jay must first humble the Sirians before he can even begin the task of stopping the Dragons in their latest quest to bring ruin to our beautiful planet Earth. AUTHOR BIO: Paul William Darby's passion for writing novels began while he served in the Navy. He later became a staff member with news services in Europe. His several novel evolved from his many personal experiences he discovered were necessary before he acquired the voice by which to speak.

A slender, angry account about a man who takes control, takes vengeance, takes over, and keeps on taking.

'The Outlaws of Weddin Range' is a nonfiction book about an Australian bushranger named Ben Hall. He was a leading member of the Gardiner–Hall gang, and together with his associates carried out many raids across New South Wales, from Bathurst to Forbes, south to Gundagai and east to Goulburn. Unlike many bushrangers of the era, Hall was not directly responsible for any deaths, although several of his associates were. He was shot dead by police at Goobang Creek. The police claimed that they were acting under the protection of the Felons Apprehension Act 1865 which allowed any bushranger who had been specifically named under the terms of the Act to be shot and killed by any person at any time without warning. At the time of Hall's death, the Act had not yet come into force, resulting in controversy over the legality of his killing.