Apprentice Witches
by Roger J. Burnett
Apprentice Witches
Two young women discover their grandmother is a witch and as lineage would have it are allowed to join the coven as apprentices with their grandmother as their mentor. Isabel has a bad recurring nightmare of her favorite rock band Lucifers Lockets not being what they seem. She enlists the help of her cousin Brianna, who is also an apprentice witch. Using their newly learned witchcraft skills, they set out to uncover why some Rock group fans are desperate to stop the band from taking minutes of their lives while at the band’s concerts. Since the rules of the craft prohibit their members from using spells on other witches the two young apprentices must use their own cunning to stop the band from continuing their heinous practice.
Short Stories and Tall Tales
Short Stories and Tall Tales tells of the bummer days of eight young people. Some days are normal living experiences and others are the result of over active imaginations with suspense and a touch of the paranormal thrown in for good measure.
TEXAS HOLDUM Bad Beat 9
A local thug and his two bodyguards sever the dealing hand of a Casino Card Magician accusing him of misdealing at a Poker tournament and causing a mob boss to lose a significant amount of money. The magicians son witnesses the horror and vows to avenge his fathers mutilation and subsequent life style. When the chance for revenge presents itself an elaborate scheme, years in the making, is put in motion. An unexpected play at the final table of the Worlds largest private poker tournament changes the plan at the last moment and only “Some help from you know who,” can save the lives of the those involved.
Silence the Skeletons
An autobiography written by a local city man’s life titled “Skeletons from my Closet” tells a steamy story about several people who have had an impact on his life. He adds a special”R.I.P.” Acknowledgement listing the people by their initials. A local tabloid “The Midnight Tattler of Kansas City” in an interview with the author discovers that some of the characters of this novel have died under questionable circumstances and the last few on the list are from Kansas City. The Tattler suggests that the R.I.P. list is actually a hit list of revenge by the author and five more will die. The book as well as the Tabloid’s circulation goes crazy. Is this a Hit List by the author or perhaps a vicious advertising scam to increase sales of the Midnight Tattler of Kansas City? A retired cop turned Professional Investigator is hired by an up and coming political contender for Attorney General whose name happens to appear in the book and on the list. If the Hit List scenario is right, his name is near the top followed by other influential people in the city. The goal is to discover the truth and stop the murders.
New Beginnings 1866
NEW BEGINNINGS 1866
It’s April, 1866 and for the most part the American Civil War is over, Soldiers are returning to their homes that have been decimated by the war or from being left unattended for 5 years while they were away. Getting back to normal will require new businesses being built and money to restart their farms. The open range in Texas is teaming with unbranded cattle and drovers are rounding up large herds of cattle which they plan to move north to the newly built railheads. Dr. Don ii planning on joining one such cattle drive and introduce a new style of “Chuck Wagon.” His life will be changed forever. At the same time a group of disabled soldiers are trying to round-up a herd to earn money to restart their farms. They call their homestead “New Hope”. Rowdy, Sue and Lightning Lou are Special Marshalls hired to monitor the cattle drives moving north and get into a gun fight the sights never before witnessed. All of their roadblocks converge in Baxter Springs, one of the most raucous and turbulent frontier cattle towns in the west before the Chisolm trail to Abilene Kansas became known.
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Roger J. Burnett
The author is retired from corporate America and has written articles for magazines, but his main concentration is short stories of many genres. This book was originally written as a Christmas present for his grandchildren.
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