Books with author Paul L Thompson

Bartie (Bar-tee) Longshore was by far the cutest girl in the whole school. She was red headed weighing around ninety pounds and right at five feet tall with a very pretty smile. Her mother Sarah was the teacher and her father Oscar ran the mercantile in Clarendon Texas. A cowboy named Max Donner just knew she was his girl though Bartie would have nothing to do with him. She had only danced with him one time and that winded up in a fight between Max and Danny Bishop who was from Amarillo, and was the banker’s son.Danny was pistol whipped by Max and two of his friends and had to be taken forty miles home and to a doctor in Amarillo. The sheriff arrested Max and his friends but they broke jail two days later and hadn’t been seen since.Two years and four months later Bartie married Danny and they moved into a small house just a few blocks from the bank in northwest Amarillo. Danny worked for his father in that bank. When Danny was shot and the bank robbed, all hell broke loose and Bartie was arrested and jailed.

Six riders had come up as she and Dan walked out on the porch after eating a wonderful supper. With guns in hand one man hollered, “Yore two weeks is up Camden!”Dan had been shot dead and she lay still in a pool of her own blood. The children, Neil and baby June had saved her life. June staying by her side as Neil saddled a horse and rode four miles bringing back the doctor. Lord that seemed so long ago, but the two years since had pasted very fast.She was well and strong enough to go looking for those six men and kill every one of them and the man that sent them. Her gear was packed, she would want for nothing.

Emmet and Emma Overholt had brought their family of six kids from south Texas, along with grandpa and Grandma Garner, Emma’s ma and pa. They had two very well build covered wagons, pulled by six horses each. Roy the eldest boy and Jennie Sue, his eleven year old sister rode horses and drove fifteen milk cows with seven three month old calves. One contrary bull had to be hit on the rump at least ten times a day to keep him moving.Harmie was ten and walked behind the wagons with a long stick in hand driving nine sows and one boar. Twenty four piglets ran hard keeping up with their mothers.A chicken coop with ninety four hens and seven roasters was stowed under the belly of one of the wagons. Spring was in the air as they slowly moved westward.They stopped around noon to eat a bite of dinner. Emmet called over, “Grandpa, think we can get shelter built before hard winter?”“Best we do Boy, them winter winds blow cold an’ hard down that valley. You knowed that when you homesteaded.”“Yeah but that is one beautiful valley. How long now before we reach it?”“If no trouble, ten days er less. We’re almost home.”“Yeah about ten days was what I’s thinking.”They had trouble, outlaws trying to steal cattle and horses. The Overholt family was used to raiders down in Texas, so this bunch of outlaws got nothing but bullets and rode off licking their wounds, while swearing the ones left alive, after they healed up would be back.The only thing Emmet said was, “Don’t do it and live.”

Shorty came slowly riding into Denver, cradling a young girl in his arms. Behind the saddle sat a young boy no more than a year older than the girl. He rode straight to the doctor’s office and helped them inside.“Where did you find them Marshal? “Around twelve miles west of town. The rest of the family is dead. And two more men and women." "Did you get a name?”“Folks name was Homer an’ Rachel Gilbreath. The boy's Nate, the girl Sally Ann. Doc you watch after um. I’ve got some huntin’ to do.”“Do you have any idea who did this?”“No but I’ll dad burn shor find out. After I go back an’ bury that family that is.”

A brand new Western adventure sequel from Gary Church! This is action, action, action all the way!It’s March 1871, and Johnny Black has found the life he has been looking for, but circumstances cause him to sign on as trail boss for a cattle drive. On the seven-hundred-mile trip, he finds himself challenged as never before. Not only are three men from Johnny’s past on his trail, intent on killing him, but death is only a heartbeat away as he deals with bad weather, frightened longhorns, and Indians, as well as a diabolical gang with a plan to kill everyone on the drive and take it over. But the cattle drive isn’t Johnny’s only problem. It takes all of his skills, honed during the Civil War, to deal with the endless challenges he encounters, his life complicated by appeals from his neighbors for help, an assault on a man that Johnny has hired to work at his ranch and an attack on Johnny’s homestead. You are invited to ride along as Johnny Black deals with life’s challenges. Join his friends, wife and animals as they come to his aid. He can use your help.

It's winter, 1874, when Johnny Black, traveling on a business trip, disappears six hundred miles from home. As he struggles to survive, his wife, Rosalinda, refusing to believe Johnny is dead, leads a search for him. Frantic efforts to find Johnny lead the searchers to suspect a powerful, evil man is responsible for his disappearance. Realizing that with every hour that passes the chances of finding him alive diminish, the searchers resort to deception in an effort to discover his whereabouts. Finally, in desperation they turn to forces deep within the swamps of Louisiana for help.While Johnny is far from home, Billy Ray, who rode for Boss Johnny Black on a trail drive in ’71, leaves Mexico and rides into San Antonio with his friend Caleb, both young cowboys trying to find their place in the world. Caleb finds himself charged with murder and although he’s innocent, he is facing the noose if the real killer can’t be found. As Billy Ray and Caleb struggle to prove Caleb’s innocence, they both meet women who complicate their lives. You are invited to saddle up and ride along, as Johnny Black faces off against evil forces while his wife and friends struggle to find him. Follow along with Caleb and Billy Ray as they try to find a killer while struggling with the mysteries of life and love.

Bartie (Bar-tee) Longshore was by far the cutest girl in the whole school. She was red headed weighing around ninety pounds and right at five feet tall with a very pretty smile. Her mother Sarah was the teacher and her father Oscar ran the mercantile in Clarendon Texas. A cowboy named Max Donner just knew she was his girl though Bartie would have nothing to do with him. She had only danced with him one time and that winded up in a fight between Max and Danny Bishop who was from Amarillo, and was the banker’s son.Danny was pistol whipped by Max and two of his friends and had to be taken forty miles home and to a doctor in Amarillo. The sheriff arrested Max and his friends but they broke jail two days later and hadn’t been seen since.Two years and four months later Bartie married Danny and they moved into a small house just a few blocks from the bank in northwest Amarillo. Danny worked for his father in that bank. When Danny was shot and the bank robbed, all hell broke loose and Bartie was arrested and jailed.

Most folks, as they get older reminisce in the past of unfulfilled hopes, plans and dreams. Have you ever said yourself, or heard a few of your friends’ say, ‘Before I Die’?In this story several different people say those famous words. A few get to see their dreams come true, others do not. A young Pennsylvania doctor’s father wants his son to take his wife and go west, following his dreams. “Son, Before I Die…” His dream came true and they all went west to Trinidad, Colorado.An outlaw with murder in his heart said, “Before I Die I want…” It never came to past, as he was sentenced to hang before he could fulfill this murderous dream.Then there is a local town sheriff that does his job of protecting the people of his town. “Before I Die, I hope to see my town and county safe from robbers and killers. Why are some men so greedy they would kill for money?” Will his dream ever come true for Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado?A judge sitting in his court room, before him sat killers, kidnappers and robbers. “Before I Die I want to see…” His dream was well on the way of coming true.

Oliver Carter arrives in Boston in 1773 with the simple plan to work for Dr. Benjamin Church. However, the American colonists had grown tired of British tyranny and Boston was the center of rebellious activity. Oliver joins Dr. Church in the Sons of Liberty, a group of colonists fighting for the rebel cause. But Oliver discovers that his boss is a traitor, giving secrets to the British. What does Oliver do to warn his friends? Follow Oliver Carter in this spy story as he joins the rebellion, risks his life, and witnesses one of the climactic events beginning the American Revolution—the Boston Tea Party.

Shorty came slowly riding into Denver, cradling a young girl in his arms. Behind the saddle sat a young boy no more than a year older than the girl. He rode straight to the doctor’s office and helped them inside. “Where did you find them Marshal? “Around twelve miles west of town. The rest of the family is dead. And two more men and women." "Did you get a name?” “Folks name was Homer an’ Rachel Gilbreath. The boy's Nate, the girl Sally Ann. Doc you watch after um. I’ve got some huntin’ to do.” “Do you have any idea who did this?” “No but I’ll dad burn shor find out. After I go back an’ bury that family that is.”

Six riders had come up as she and Dan walked out on the porch after eating a wonderful supper. With guns in hand one man hollered, “Yore two weeks is up Camden!”Dan had been shot dead and she lay still in a pool of her own blood. The children, Neil and baby June had saved her life. June staying by her side as Neil saddled a horse and rode four miles bringing back the doctor. Lord that seemed so long ago, but the two years since had pasted very fast.She was well and strong enough to go looking for those six men and kill every one of them and the man that sent them. Her gear was packed, she would want for nothing.

Meet Jimmy Pie, the wannabe spy. Twelve years old, he dreams of being James Bond, Alex Rider and Sherlock Homes, with a teaspoon of Lara Croft thrown in for good measure. He wants to solve crimes, battle evil minds and save the world. The problem is that he’s not very good. All he has to help him in his quest is a plastic moustache that he found in the gravy on Christmas Day, a box full of dodgy disguises and a friend called Nigel. But soon the wannabe spies stumble across something odd at number 83 Daffodil Road. The place seems darker, stranger and more mysterious than the other houses in the road. The red bricks seem redder, the windows a little mistier and as for the fences, well they seem much higher, almost as if they were trying to keep prying eyes out. So Jimmy and Nigel decide to take matters into their own hands. This is the first in many adventures… … of Jimmy Pie, the wannabe spy.