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Originally the second Wes Crowley novel, with the advent of three prequels, Longing for Mexico actually is Book 5 in the Wes Crowley saga.
Longing for Mexico opens with what happens the night ex-Texas Ranger Otis "Mac" McFadden betrays his oath and his friendship with Wes. He creeps out of Amarillo rather than facing up to his friends and his responsibilities.
When the captain won't allow Wes to go after Mac immediately, Wes continues to battle...
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As Hallowe'en approaches, take a guided tour through the prep room of a mortuary. Let the mortician himself explain how difficult or easy is the preparation for each person. Well, former person. Don't miss his take on the delivery people, those of fewer skills who bring his clients to his place of business. And don't miss his knowledge of the various kinds of waste. And why it often is a shame.
63) A Little Time
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In this novella, what would happen if a mafia boss sent one of his best, most loyal men to escort his future wife from Phoenix to Atlanta via Cadillac? A man she specifically requested?
64) Saving Egregio
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This short story is excerpted and adapted from the novel Leaving Amarillo, the fourth novel in the Wes Crowley series. Western Z Crowley has left the Rangers and is searching for his errant lifelong friend, Otis "Mac" McFadden. As he's riding from El Paso to Las Cruces late one night, would-be banditos are lying in wait. Were they sent by someone, or are they acting alone? We won't know for sure until a later novel, but Wes solves the current situation...
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In one possible future there is a game show called The Suicide Watch. With teen suicide rates soaring so high even the government can no longer sugar-coat them, that same government teams up with their Hollywood pals to find a way to make money out of the deal. After all, sensational beats tragic, eh?
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The Wes Crowley Saga: Part One contains the first five novels from the Wes Crowley series in order, as well as the original book covers. This is effectively an electronic "boxed set" of five novels. The Wes Crowley Saga: Part Two contains the last five novels from the Wes Crowley series in order, as well as the original book covers. This is effectively an electronic "boxed set" of five novels. The overall Wes Crowley Saga spans almost 50 years. It...
69) The Right Cut
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This is the final book in the Wes Crowley saga. A group of bad guys, out-of-luck drifters, screw-ups and wet-behind-the-ears boys head south, lured by the promise of gold and adventure. The final Talbot in the line is the instigator, driven by his warped perspective of history. Will he succeed where others have failed to bring his nemesis, Wes Crowley, to his knees?
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This is the entire Wes Crowley saga in one book.
The overall Wes Crowley Saga spans almost 50 years. It chronicles the adventures of Wes from before he joined the Texas Rangers. Come along as he fights Comanches and Comancheros, endures the worst kind of betrayal, falls in love, loses almost everything, goes on a vengeance trail, and eventually ends up deep in Mexico. Major characters recur through the series, and minor characters become major characters...
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Wes Crowley Texas Ranger is the third prequel and Book 3 in the Wes Crowley saga. Although the titles are arranged chronologically, each also is a stand-alone novel. Over the past 16 years, Wes and his buddy Mac have come a long way in the Rangers. Both are corporals in Amarillo, in the heart of the traditional Comanche homeland. They continue to battle Comanches, comancheros and banditos while making new friends and losing old ones. But of course,...
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What happens when two writers head out for a camping trip in the Gila River Lower Box wilderness? Well, they have to eat. But neither of them eats alone. Each has a full array of characters from which to draw when necessary. Come along and see what happens when these two stop in at the El Charro Café for a bite of breakfast.
74) The Source
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Jonathan Kirski is tasked with the job of mining bones from the Siberian death fields. It shouldn't be a problem. After all, it's just ore, from which will be derived a calcium extract. But Jonathan's past says otherwise.
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Could you mine the bones of your own ancestors? And if so, at what cost?
In the early 22nd century, the Earth is governed by the World Equality Organization (WEO). Like all corrupt governments, they not-so subliminally plant imagined problems for the citizenry, then parlay the citizens' fear into power.
The Jewish people, who for centuries have been considered "God's Chosen," are seen as a barrier to true equality. To illustrate their devotion to...
76) Sanctioned
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In "Sanctioned" the reader is drawn into a seventh-floor walkup. About fifteen minutes before midnight, the telephone rings. The gentleman in the apartment is annoyed, waiting for his favorite state-sanctioned program to come on television at midnight. But this is a phone call that will change his life. Or maybe give it back.
77) Terra 2
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This is the tenth book in the Future of Humanity (FOH) series. After a long journey, General Amanda Lowrey has set the ship down on the new human home world: Terra 2.But this is still an alien world, and the humans are not alone. Landing Site Eden and each of the satellite sites, each 50 miles from Eden, to the north, east, south and west, have their own problems to deal with.Come along and join the fun. Or the battles.
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This is the second book in the Future of Humanity (FOH) series.
The Ark has departed lunar orbit. Unfortunately, and despite the intensive screening process for the crew of The Ark and the repopulation passengers she's carrying, wherever humans go, they will bring along their flaws and foibles. And there are always the self-righteous, willing to harm thousands to promote their cause. What sort of trouble will arise? Come along and see where you fit...
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All species eventually go extinct, right? Any lesser species should expect and accept that as just one more fact of life, right?
But as King Elder Griesch Mor of the demolished planet Othgygnrk will soon learn, humans just aren't wired that way. In fact, they don't see themselves as lesser species at all.
Many humans will give the shirt off their back to help a friend. But an enemy? Not so much.
In this genesis novel of planetary invasion, the...