Books with author K. Callahan

I gave the world two middle fingers when I moved to the mountainsYeah, I’ve got skeletons in my closet, but who doesn’t?I built a log cabin that has everything I needWinter is coming alright, but I’m readyThen I hear there’s a woman lost in the snowstormWas it the same gorgeous blonde I saw earlier that day?If she’s lost in Devil’s Pass, nobody can save her but meShane: I was well stocked for the snowstorm, ready to drink my way through it like I’ve done with so many before. I sure didn’t expect it to find a gorgeous virgin nearly frozen to death in her car. I guess I’m going to have to find a way to warm her up.Heather: My friends are really bad with directions and apparently my GPS doesn’t work in the mountains. I made one wrong turn and ended up trapped in a massive snowstorm. Just when I thought it was all over, Shane found me. He’s a ridiculously hot bearded man who lives in a log cabin he built himself! I don’t think I’m going to be a virgin when this storm is over.Kelli's Note: This is a steamy standalone novella with a HEA and no cheating! I'm a girl that likes wild and crazy romances, so that is exactly what you get from me. My heroes might be a little over-the-top with a touch of caveman and you'll get some angst along the way, but I promise that the good parts will give you a plenty of reasons to read this all by yourself!

In this definitive biography, veteran sportswriter Tom Callahan shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer.The winner of more than ninety championships, including four Masters Tournaments, Arnold Palmer was a legend in twentieth century sports: a supremely gifted competitor beloved for his powerful hitting, his nerve on the greens, and his great rapport with fans. Perhaps above all others, Palmer was the reason golf’s popularity exploded, as the King of the links helped define golf’s golden age along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. In addition to his talent on the golf course, Palmer was a brilliant entrepreneur off it, and one of the first sportsmen to create his own successful marketing brand. Forging an alliance with sports agent Mark McCormick, Palmer parlayed his popularity into lucrative deals, and helped pave the way for the multi-million-dollar contracts that have become standard for stars across all sports. But beyond his business acumen, Palmer was always a larger-than-life character, and Arnie recounts a host of unforgettable anecdotes from a long life in the spotlight.Tom Callahan knew Palmer well for many years, and now pays tribute to this golfing icon. Filled with great stories from the key people in Palmer’s life, Arnie is an entertaining and illuminating portrait of a remarkable man and his extraordinary legacy.

A handsome widower with two small kids. A beautiful orphan with three siblings. Two hundred acres to farm between them.Olivia Cooper has had a crush on Milo Brewster for most of her life. When he marries and then his wife dies leaving him with two small children, she knows he will never be the same. But then tragedy strikes her own family when her parents are suddenly killed in a freak accident. Now she has one hundred and twenty acres to farm and three kids to raise.Milo Brewster is no stranger to tragedy or raising children all alone, so he makes one small suggestion to Olivia Cooper on how to get hired hands to work her farm. Before he knows it, she's hired forty of them and the rest of the town is struggling to work their own land. Then she shocks everyone by entering the lottery with the hopes of marrying an experienced farm hand.What starts as the seed of love on Lottery Day sprouts, wilts, and sprouts again as two people in love struggle to find their way through tragedy and to each other.

Best friends since childhood, the sexual tension between April and Oliver has always been palpable. Years after being completely inseparable, they become strangers, but the wildly different paths of their lives cross once again with the sudden death of April's brother. Oliver, the responsible, newly engaged law student finds himself drawn more than ever to the reckless, mystifying April - and cracks begin to appear in his carefully constructed life. Even as Oliver attempts to "save" his childhood friend from her grief, her menacing boyfriend and herself, it soon becomes apparent that Oliver has some secrets of his own--secrets he hasn't shared with anyone, even his fiancé. But April knows, and her reappearance in his life derails him. Is it really April's life that is unraveling, or is it his own? The answer awaits at the end of a downward spiral...towards salvation.

A feud between two ranching families. A tragedy that no one saw coming.Juliet Capshaw has always lived in the shadow of her brothers, trying to be the third son her father has always wanted. When her mother dies she realizes her only chance at happiness is getting married and leaving home. Then she meets Rome Montgomery, the youngest son of the Montgomerys. It's love at first sight for both of them.Rome Montgomery falls in love with Julie Blue the moment he meets her. Marriage is bliss until he discovers her real name is Juliet Capshaw, youngest daughter of Hudson Capshaw, his family's enemy. In a moment of stupidity, he throws her out and sends her packing only to learn a week later that she died in a freak accident that also took the life of their unborn child.A shopkeeper living under an assumed name with her five year-old daughter. A shopper buying gifts for his brother. Two people who never expected to see each other again are about to be reunited.

In the summer of 2006, the NFL’s most senior general manager, Ernie Accorsi, invited Tom Callahan “inside” the Giants organization to experience a season—Accorsi’s last—from the front office, the locker room, the sidelines, and the tunnel. Tom made no promises, except that he’d bring to the project the same fairness and thoroughness that characterized his acclaimed Unitas biography, Johnny U. The result is a remarkable book that is at once a chronicle of a tumultuous season and the story of the NFL over the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of a man who has dedicated his life to football. The Giants started the season with high expectations, hoping to ride the talent of players like Eli Manning, Jeremy Shockey, and Tiki Barber to the Super Bowl, but the team quickly fell apart due to injuries. The GM goes far beyond the specifics of a single season, though. In a marriage of two great raconteurs, one lobbing stories and the other neatly catching them, Callahan and Accorsi—writer and subject—show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works, and the peculiar role of today’s general manager, who must be part seer, part accountant, balancing psyches and salary caps.At its essence, The GM is the story of the job—of what it means to be the guy who makes the decisions . . . who’s second-guessed by fans and the media . . . who must deal with endless—and sometimes impossible—expectations.Filled with the vivid anecdotes and storytelling that made Johnny U a surprise bestseller, The GM doesn’t just illuminate. It inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.

Monsters do taste better than kibble--but this cat may have bitten off more than she can chew.Pumpkin Spice—Maine Coon cat and part-time familiar—is happy to chase the odd evil spirit off her witch’s property......until she finds a night-gaunt perched above the baby’s window. The terrifying creature is worlds away from the dreamlands: how did it force its way to the material realm? Spice is sure something is fishy in Kingsport, and not in the good, tasty way. Someone is deliberately blurring dimensions, building toward an explosion of power on the winter solstice. But why? Spice is on the hunt for answers—but the longer the nights grow, the faster reality unravels. Only Spice’s sharp wit (and claws!) can save her oblivious humans from the Dark Yule...if she isn't already too late. Readers love it!*“I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to further stories of Pumpkin Spice. The Lovecraftian aspects of the world are creepy and well done, as were the characterizations and perspectives of the cat characters.”–Eric Johnson, Goodreads "Through the POV of Pumpkin Spice, a Maine Coon mix, you will enjoy this journey through the dream world, to the world of Things Which Cannot Be Seen and back. For fans of the Warriors series, the Dark Yule will enthrall readers young and old!"--Madison Bush, Goodreads “Excellent read! Callahan’s plot and dialogue kept me intrigued throughout the entire book. ... Can’t wait for the next one in the series.”—Lincoln Mueller, Barnesandnoble.com*Readers who don’t love it may be consumed by things unseen. You were warned.Want more Pumpkin Spice? (Not the latte...the cat). Follow R.M. Callahan’s Amazon author page for updates.

Three beautiful young Irish girls. Three Brennan brothers.An Irish-American clan that respects the old ways. A terrible tragedy.Marigold Murphy has seen more than her share of tragedy. When the Brennanmen suggest she and the two remaining survivors of the Tuatha massacre marry Brennan brothers she thinks it's a terrible idea. Until she meets Miles Brennan who couldn't build a rocking chair to save his life.Reeling from the Shepherd's Cross massacre the last thing on Miles Brennan's mind is marrying one of the victims of the Tuatha massacre. But then he meets a beautiful blonde seventeen year-old girl who shoots like a Brennan. She watches over her kin with the same reverence he does. In less than a day of her company he's hooked.In a world where justice doesn't bring back the dead, you have to hang onto the family you have left.

One man. One woman. It had never happened before and would probably never happen again.On a warm March night, Sarah Godwin rides to the Lottery Prelude, but she's accosted by the Leiman brothers along the way. It's her handsome neighbor Raja Jacobson who comes to the rescue, saving her from a terrible fate. Less than an hour later he saves her a second time when an explosion kills all of the lottery entrants at the prelude. Those two shared experiences bind them together for life. But soon after they're married Sarah learns that Raj has a terrible temper, one that he inherited from his abusive Viking father.It never occurred to Raj Jacobson that his future wife would be the youngest of the Godwin daughters, his neighbors. He'd spent all these years looking for a bride and she was right next door the whole time. But the prelude tragedy has everyone coming to his wife to be consoled and that includes her best friend Kate's two handsome cousins. In one jealous rage, his perfect marriage is ruined and Sarah's entered the Divorce Lottery.Two beautiful souls, two very different families. Sometimes fate sends you what you want. And sometimes it sends you who you need.

Timmy’s life has changed since his dad died. He is now living with his grandparents and attending the one-room school back in Kentucky. Dark Days in Morgan County is the third installment in the popular Kentucky Summers series. NovelistTim Callahan carves out a dramatic, suspenseful tale about a colored family that has moved into the Morgan County farm community in 1960. Overcoming his initial fear, Timmy makes friends with the poor Henry Washington’s clan of sixand introduces them to other families in the area. The problem is: at least one man moved to Morgan County to keep his family from having to live near blacks and is determined to keep the area all white. Despite the difficult theme of the book,Tim Callahan has maintained the country wit and charm of his first two books while tackling racism and hatred. Spend a few evenings reading this important and entertaining story. Kids and adults will love Dark Days in Morgan County.

In the summer of 2006, the NFL’s most senior general manager, Ernie Accorsi, invited Tom Callahan “inside” the Giants organization to experience a season—Accorsi’s last—from the front office, the locker room, the sidelines, and the tunnel. Tom made no promises, except that he’d bring to the project the same fairness and thoroughness that characterized his acclaimed Unitas biography, Johnny U. The result is a remarkable book that is at once a chronicle of a tumultuous season and the story of the NFL over the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of a man who has dedicated his life to football. The Giants started the season with high expectations, hoping to ride the talent of players like Eli Manning, Jeremy Shockey, and Tiki Barber to the Super Bowl, but the team quickly fell apart due to injuries. The GM goes far beyond the specifics of a single season, though. In a marriage of two great raconteurs, one lobbing stories and the other neatly catching them, Callahan and Accorsi—writer and subject—show how the pro game (and the league that showcases it) really works, and the peculiar role of today’s general manager, who must be part seer, part accountant, balancing psyches and salary caps.At its essence, The GM is the story of the job—of what it means to be the guy who makes the decisions . . . who’s second-guessed by fans and the media . . . who must deal with endless—and sometimes impossible—expectations.Filled with the vivid anecdotes and storytelling that made Johnny U a surprise bestseller, The GM doesn’t just illuminate. It inspires with its portrait of a consummate football-personnel strategist who, over the course of decades, gave everything to the game he loved.