Books with author Rick Nichols

The snow flurries and Christmas carols in the air were a sure sign that Christmas was just around the corner! But those weren't the things Christian was so excited about. To him, they signaled that Grandpa would soon be getting out his special Christmas cane! Starting from when he was just knee-high to a grasshopper, little Christian had always wondered why Grandpa's Christmas cane was so special, but this particular Christmas—now that Christian was all grown up at the ripe old age of nine—he knew it was time to settle his curiosity once and for all.Squirming up into Grandpa's lap in his favorite dark orange, gigantic, easy chair, Christian bravely proceeded, "Grandpa, I know you use a cane because you hurt your foot, but why is your Christmas cane so special?""Well," Grandpa replied with a twinkle in his eye that only grandpas can do, "First, I'll tell you how I hurt my foot and then what makes my Christmas cane more special than any of my other canes.""My team of five climbers and I were halfway up Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, when a storm started blowing in. The sky had suddenly changed from a brilliant blue to a stormy gray as fierce, ominous clouds invaded the sky. As the wind cut right through our bodies, the temperature plummeted, and we found ourselves trapped on the side of the mountain. Suddenly…"Christian interrupted, "Grandpa!!" With a stern, little-boy look that only a nine-year-old can do really well, Christian continued, "Now tell me the truth, Grandpa!!"Looking down at little Christian with a grin, the old man had been caught!Christian now sat in rapt attention and delight as Grandpa unfolded the true mystery of his Christmas cane.This little book is a Christmas mystery of the heart to add to your collection of Christmas heartwarmers helping to make this a Christmas to remember.(Please Note--You can also find us under these categories; Christmas books 2018, Christmas stories 2018, Christmas fiction 2018, Christmas mystery 2018, Christmas novels 2018, and Christmas mysteries 2018. Thank you for your interest and Merry Christmas!)

It’s the off season... and it’s about to go off.The tourists are gone and the streets of Little Bavaria are quiet - Until a gang of nefarious bikers rolls into town.One young woman, caught in the fray, is handed a gun and told to hide. As the violence escalates, she must either shoot or run to survive.Will she find her way home, or will the events of this once quiet afternoon re-shape her destiny?

Kachinas are small wooden dolls made in the likeness of Pueblo Indian spirits. Hand carved from the soft roots of the cottonwood tree, they are given as presents to children. Kachinas aren't played with as toys; rather, they are treasured as valued possessions. With this kit you can create your own kachina. Display it proudly for family and friends, as you share with them all you have discovered about kachinas and Pueblo Indian lore.

Realism of life combined with fantasy endowing animals with special abilities. Exciting, suspenseful tale ofHaskell, a young hare growing up wild near a farm and learning valuable life lessons from his elders. He learns, above all, the importance of the love and trust of his family. Haskell learns his lessons from a variety of characters including a fox, a family of raccoons, one very persistent hound dog and Man.