Böcker av Kurt James

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Kansas is the-family! Growing up, I spent my summers on my grandparent's farm south east of Alamota, Kansas. I loved to hear my grandpa Dale (Pappy) Patton and other relatives spin their tales of yesteryear and the days of old. I was quiet as a creep-mouse as I listened to the tales, of hardships, tornadoes, drought, hail, cowboys, Indians, farming, ranching, and of course the other BS that old men tell. It was an extraordinary time, even magical, listening to those tales of adventure. Those tales and tall-tales had the power to pull me into a realm of dust, danger, and dreams. As I got older, I had inherited this flare for the telling of a story, tall-tale, and poetry. I had learned the art of storytelling from some of the best that the world has never heard of. I love Kansas, and all that it has to offer. The folks that live there are gritty, hardworking, and rough, and tough as they come. The state and those that call it home are throwbacks to a simpler, and much better time.Kansas has a rich and adventurous history. The pioneers, farmers, ranchers, oilmen, cowboys, outlaws, lawmen, explorers, and homesteaders, headed west to live a free life and find their fortunes in a land that most had never seen before. Dotted across the Kansas plains and flowing wheat fields, you will find their abandoned homes, decaying to the extreme weather or vanishing in the face of a more advanced civilization. You will also find their graves in overgrown cemeteries that cannot even come close to tell their stories of how they lived and died. The stories of these brave men and women, are fast disappearing across Kansas's dusty vistas, and forever skies, of yesteryear.This book is a tribute to those that I have never known, but yet still admire their courage, strength, and their free will to go live their life in the wilderness, looking for a better life. This book is something I have been working on for years. Having lived in Colorado, South Dakota, and spending every summer growing up on my grandparents farm in Lane County, Kansas; its history has always held my interest. The tales of Kansas have always fascinated me, and as I got older, I wanted to write fictional historical novels that weave the genuine history of Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming throughout the stories. I take pride in the research that I do for each of my novels and adventure stories. Within the pages of this book you will discover the history of Kansas I find the most interesting, if you are from Kansas or will visit Kansas this book will give you some interesting tidbits of some destinations you may want to explore before it is all gone.

The Tartarus Variant - 2019 saw the spread of the Coronavirus across the world. In time, the Coronavirus mutated into a different variant. Then, variants such as Delta, Omicron, and 12 other variants, quickly engulfed the planet. In 2031, the Tartarus Variant became dominant. Humanity was on the brink of extinction because of the collapse of the world's infrastructure. This is a one-man, one dog, and one horse's story of survival. Then the story becomes something more when Dixon Mateo rescues a girl named Alba Jesse from a pack of wild dogs.

All Trent Laneetee wanted to do was support his family. Laneetee moonshine became almost legendary in all the surrounding mountain towns around Trent's home in Gilpin County, Colorado. Laneetee whiskey stills and operation were making more money than he could have ever dreamed of. As Trent's legendary status and operation got larger and moved into other counties, his business drew the attention of the Denver Mafia. They gave Laneetee an ultimatum of sharing his business and profits with the Denver Mafia or going to war with them. What the gangsters from Denver did not know - was you did not threaten Trent Laneetee.

Matt Lee, the sole survivor of a bloody battle with a band of Indians, stepped into insanity. For two years, Matt Lee, in his madness, would become the Ute Indians' greatest enemy; they started calling him - Ghost. Matt Lee stepped back over into the land of the rational the day he rescued a Ute princess from a mountain lion attack. Forever grateful, she would become his wife, Walk with Ghost. Follow this Kurt James western adventure of redemption and revenge of a man the Indians called "Ghost" as he battles Indians, racial hatred, mountain lions, avalanches, bounty hunters, and federal marshals.

When her latest original song went number one in 1977 on the country charts Laney McKay, America's sweetheart went home to Grand County, Colorado for a charity concert and to relax in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains to prepare for her upcoming United States tour the following summer. Laney, basking in her new fame and fortune, just wanted some time in the mountain mist of her home in Grand County. No one knew Laney had a secret that she held dear to her heart there amongst the evergreens and aspens trees.>Follow Under-sheriff Dane Lee and Deputy Nickey Lynn as they search the towns of Grand County, and the remote wilderness of Rocky Mountain National Park for the elusive and now famous songstress. Dane and Nickey will encounter the worse that the high country offers; they will battle the weather, altitude, renegade outlaws, all with the help of a spirit of the Ute Indians that still haunts these mountains. Dane and Nickey's search and investigation into what happened to their friend will take them from the Colorado Mountains to the flowing wheat-fields of Western Kansas. Follow the suspense, the adventure, and the thrill of another Kurt James novel.