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Desperate Journeys by Russ Towne takes listeners on a thrill ride with five gripping stories of suspense where ordinary people face impossibly long odds, conquer fear, and find the strength to survive horrifying circumstances.

This collaboration between best-selling author of westerns Russ Towne and fiction author Holly Bargo - the two “guns” - presents 12 tales of the Old West. Each author has contributed six stories or “bullets” to this anthology. We hope to satisfy audiences of the genre with rousing stories that not only meet expectations, but also add some uncommon insight into the short period of American history known as the Wild West.

Hopes, dreams, and fears collide in this spellbinding collection of short stories by best-selling author Russ Towne. Find mystery, adventure, and romance in unexpected places, mixed with twists of irony and the supernatural in the 21 tales compiled from Towne's previously published collections, The Jagged Edge of Shadows and Shattered Darkness.

Listen to the unintended consequences of "eternal" youth, the mystery of a child's toy, the power of the spoken word, and what happens when what you wish for comes true. With touches of the paranormal, this collection of stories makes you wonder what really goes "bump" in the night and invites you to peer more closely beyond the jagged edge of deepest shadow where our hopes, dreams, and fears collide.

Buck Evans’ troubles have just begun when he is rescued by Maria Danbury after being shot in the back by bushwhackers. Maria has an unforgettable surprise and gifts for him that may prove to be the difference between life and death during a betrayal on the trail. The surprises keep coming when he returns to Maria’s home and offers to help when unscrupulous businesspeople try to destroy her family financially.

Treacherous outlaws and the US Cavalry are after the seriously wounded Tom Wainwright and the stolen army payroll in his possession. Completely spent, he collapses at the feet of young Evie Nelson. She must quickly decide who is friend and who is foe when her brother returns after an extended absence and brings some dangerous strangers with him. Evie soon learns that more than her life hangs in the balance in this exciting Western adventure.

While rounding up strays on a cattle drive, a young wrangler happens upon a lone covered wagon far from the main trails. In it, Whit Reed finds a woman who is near death, stricken by the dreaded disease that killed his parents and nearly took his own life when he was a boy: yellow fever! His next decision changes his life forever, leading to a bitter betrayal and deadly fights with murderous rustlers and other treacherous outlaws. He soon faces his biggest fear of all: falling under the spell of a different fever entirely...and it might be incurable.

A quiet, quirky loner rides into Bent Fork on a horse named Sweet Pea to visit an old friend. He receives devastating news from his friend's widow, who says her husband died under mysterious circumstances and everything they’d worked for was stolen from them. Sparks soon fly as five people risk their lives to try to make things right. But Aloysius "Wolverine" McLean and Amanda Goodson discover the biggest challenge of all has less to do with guns and gold and everything to do with love.

A series of tragedies push a young woman to make a terrible choice: marry a man she detests to save her ranch or risk everything to keep her freedom. With time running out, a man nicknamed Longshot helps her to discover her own strength and run a brutal race for survival, but is finding a lasting love to heal her broken heart too much of a long shot?

Deputy Sheriff Gus Roundtree has a bad feeling as he rides into the town of Barrett Creek, hot on the trail of a fugitive from Shady Grove. The feelings intensify when he walks into a saloon, oddly called The Spider’s Web. But he has a job to do. The young lawman learns too late that he should have listened to his gut.

Wilbur and Elaine Mallard of The Duck Who Flew Upside Down fame have their hearts and wings full with their three zany offspring. Although Loopy, Corky, and Mae all face physical limitations and challenges, they find they can accomplish amazing things separately and working together as a family.

Terror, love, chills, hope, magic, thrills, and fantasy await you. Come inside and be Touched! These stories will inspire, haunt, amaze, and delight listeners who love to experience the wide array of speculative and flash fiction genres. Journey from inner hearts to outer space, utopias to dystopias, and many worlds in between. Experience the hope, strength, perseverance, despair, and heroism of ordinary people as they face breathtaking odds with their lives and, sometimes, the fate of whole worlds hanging in the balance. Touched is a celebration of life!

The men who fought beside Aloysius McLean in the War Between the States knew him as a shy and quiet man, but in the heat of battle, he fought so fiercely and fearlessly that they nicknamed him Wolverine. With the war now over, McLean goes to visit a war buddy and finds he’s disappeared under suspicious circumstance after striking the mother lode. To help his friend’s family, Wolverine faces off against a wealthy, powerful man who has a special armored train with three mounted Gatling guns, and his own private army.

An inspiring collection of the poetry of Russ Towne including an eclectic mix of heartwarming and humorous creations including reflections on beauty, love, nature, friendship, heartache, and relationships.

In this story, Helen sends a letter to Longshot Hanson, asking him for help when Patch arrests the brother of a gang leader for murdering the mayor during a town council meeting. In a desperate bid to secure his brother’s release, Cord Stoddard and his gang kill the school’s teacher and kidnap the students, including Patch and Helen’s daughter and Gus’ twin sisters.

Wilbur Mallard is a very odd duck. He is bright orange with purple spots and a great big bright purple thing-a-ma-jig on top of his head. Every time Wilbur tries to fly, that thing-a-ma-jig spins him upside down! When he tries to land, he always ends up bouncing, somersaulting, and finally crashing or splashing in a heap. Ducks aren’t built to fly upside down, so Wilbur has to work much harder than the other ducks to fly. Poor Wilbur! But these challenges and differences help Wilbur in many ways.

Hear three magical tales of dragons and unicorns.

In this audiobook you’ll meet one of the craziest characters you’re ever likely to experience anywhere. He is a green giraffe named Clyde, and he’s standing on his head out in the rain while eating a blue banana! You’ll find out why in my book titled Clyde the Green Giraffe in 4 Tales.

US Marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins sets out to bring to justice a rich 14-year-old boy accused of murdering his parents. When someone puts a $100,000 bounty on their heads with a single stipulation - kill them - Patch and his prisoner must fight for their lives. The journey to bring the boy to trial turns into a bloody gauntlet from hell when every murderous thug within 500 miles goes after them for the bounty money and the hunter becomes the hunted.

During the Civil War, young Leith Hanson quickly becomes known as the best shot in his unit. He is so accurate that he quickly earns the nickname "Longshot" and is selected for a special sharpshooter unit. After the war, Longshot just wants to put the war behind him and move on with his life, but friends from those bloody days need a man with his special skills to help them overcome terrible odds just to stay alive.