Thursday, January 8, 2026

Down on the Farm is #1 in Free 30-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads

Yesterday, somewhere on the interwebs, DOWN ON THE FARM received a nice boost, which resulted in a few extra daily downloads than it normally receives. As of now, the story is #1 in free 30-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads, #1 in free 30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads, and #3 in free Contemporary Western Fiction. If you haven't yet, click over and download a free copy. Reviews and ratings tell me that readers like it or hate it. You be the judge.

Download link HERE.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Return of Grey Wolf is Now Live

The newest BROTHERS OF THE MOUNTAIN adventure, RETURN OF GREY WOLF is now live on Amazon. Click on the cover and head over and grab your copy today.

From the back cover: 

When vengeful Ute warrior Grey Wolf attacks a peaceful Shoshone village, mountain man Lucas McCarty must confront the past he thought he’d left behind. Amid fire, blood, and chaos, Lucas fights to protect his wife, a newborn child, and the fragile peace he’s built. In a story of survival, honor, and vengeance, every choice can mean life—or death.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Coming Soon: Return of Grey Wolf


I'm happy to announce that a new BROTHERS OF THE MOUNTAIN adventure is on its way. RETURN OF GREY WOLF is number eleven in the series. I will post here as soon as it goes live on Amazon. 

Here's from the back cover:

When vengeful Ute warrior Grey Wolf attacks a peaceful Shoshone village, mountain man Lucas McCarty must confront the past he thought he’d left behind. Amid fire, blood, and chaos, Lucas fights to protect his wife, a newborn child, and the fragile peace he’s built. In a story of survival, honor, and vengeance, every choice can mean life—or death.


Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Hard Luck Sale is About to End

Hard Luck: Stories is still on sale until tomorrow (12/10). Pick up a copy for only $0.99. Seventeen stories in total. Not a bad deal. Check it out HERE.

From the back cover:

Hard Luck is an evocative collection of seventeen stories that glimpse into the lives of the often broken and downtrodden people in small-town southern Indiana. Some residents escape while others are consumed by their drug-fueled, crime-ridden environments.
A man’s love triangle goes awry in 
CRANKED. Sex, drugs, and gambling seduce the characters in LOOKING FOR ACTION. In the title story, HARD LUCK, a hard-drinking sheriff enforces his own kind of law. A once imprisoned biker returns to his hometown to witness a backwoods, bare-knuckle brawl in THE FIGHT. In the dark, hillbilly gothic tale YOUR BIRD MY CAT, a young boy is fascinated by the chance to see the female anatomy up-close and personal for the first time. A man rides the rails looking to escape the perils of his hometown only to discover a town stranger and more unlivable than his own in BOXCAR TO PARADISE.
The stories in this collection spring in and out of rural noir and often land in steamy piles of contemporary and dirty realism. Some stories contain mature content.


Monday, December 1, 2025

Reduced Prices on Ebooks

Starting tomorrow, December 2, my novels and short story collections will be reduced to $.99. Be sure to stop by Amazon and pick up a copy or two. This will be the perfect opportunity to get a book if you don't have a Kindle Unlimited subscription and don't want to throw down the regular three to five dollars. This sale will last until December 9. 

Here's what's on sale:

Brothers of the Mountain: Heart of the Frontier (novel-in-stories)

Moonshiner's Justice (novel)

Moonshiner's Honor (novel)

Where the Gravel Lane Ends (collection)

Chicken Liver Blues (collection)

Hard Luck (collection, *sale starting Dec. 3)

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Fourteen Years as an Indie Author

November 25th marked 14 years since I became an Indie author. My first published story, Faith, Love and Moonshine: An Appalachian Tale, was published on Smashwords back in 2011 and has since spread across the interwebs to many other retailing sites. That story has also spawned two novels: Moonshiner's Justice and Moonshiner's Honor. Eventually, I plan to expand the series into a third book. I've been claiming that for a while now, but I know that someday it will happen.

I still write about every day, although, I don't publish as often as I would like. My writing consists of whatever story I'm working on at the moment and journal entries. Both are very therapeutic. I couldn't stop either even if I tried. I suppose I'll stop writing when I lose my mind or when I'm dead.

Here's the very first Faith, Love and Moonshine cover compared to the most recent one. There have been a few in between. Also, this story is permanently free on Amazon and other sites. Grab a copy HERE if you'd like.

2011



2023