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The humour shines through in this bittersweet family drama! 

When Lisa Grant turns forty, she attempts to avoid an inevitable midlife crisis by addressing the problem she has carried with her for forty years - her narcissistic mother, Elizabeth.

Lisa blames her mother for her emotional impotence, and, for her sanity, she needs to address the situation with Elizabeth. Believing a childhood trauma may be responsible for her mother's total lack of empathy, she harnesses her journalistic skills to investigate her mother's past and is shocked by what she finds.

Set in Alaska in 1965, this is a coming-of-age story of loss, adventure, violence, and redemption.Fourteen-year-old Sam Barger’s life changes forever when his father dies and his family is forced to move from a remote homestead and fishing camp to the busy city of Anchorage. Life in the big city hits Sam a little differently; suddenly, he’s surrounded by cars and girls, poverty and diversity, and new places to explore. One day, he and his new friends stumble upon an abandoned nightclub, and it fires up Sam’s imagination and leads him into dangers he never expected. Can he survive the wilds of Anchorage before the end of summer?  Secondhand Summer is the first book in  the Sam...

The sequel to Secondhand Summer continues Sam Barger's story with the homecoming of his older brother, now wounded from war, and the struggle for the two to understand and find each other again."Walker expertly explores how families live in the world at large, and how the ties that bind can be sorely tested by events far from home [. . .] Walker is one of those young adult novel authors writing for adults as well as kids. Intended or not, Back Home is a commentary on our times as well. It's a reminder that battle fatigue comes from more than just warfare. It comes from living in a society at odds with itself."--Anchorage Daily News"Back Home will appeal to young adult readers, those interest...

Western adventure under the pen name, CJ Briar

Joshua Grimm returns to Lost River to visit his parents' graves. He left ten years before, after watching them die. Now he's a man looking for his past. Suddenly, he faces the same nemesis that killed his parents, and finds himself in a battle with renegades, Indians, and the law. All the while, he's trying to protect the woman he finds living on his parents' old ranch.

Written under the pen name CJ Briar. 

Nathaniel Smith and his partner Emilio Baca thought the war was over and home was just over the horizon as they traveled the Santa Fe Trail. A windfall of gold and a bad choice of partners bring back the violence and brutality they thought they left behind. This tale set in the scenery and history of the Southwest is the prequel to Lost River Dilemma and takes us back to where it all began. A classic western adventure.

 

Already haunted by the trauma of nearly killing his older brother, Sam Barger learns that his girlfriend is pregnant. He is determined to do the right thing.  When her family spirits her away, Sam pursues Iris across several states and finds himself on a quest fraught with blind alleys and dangerous rabbit holes. The One-Man Iris Davis Fan Club paints an authentic picture of teen pregnancy in the 1960s, a time when pregnancy out wedlock was stigmatized, and young women had little control over their own lives. This is the third in a series of Sam Barger books. 

Shadowed Hearts is a captivating romance novel that transcends time and space, weaving a tapestry of love and connection through the realm of the paranormal. These enchanting tales explores the depths of intimacy and emotional bonds without the need for explicit content, making it a perfect choice for readers who cherish romance at its core. With its evocative storytelling and richly imagined characters, *Shadowed Hearts* invites you to embark upon a journey where love knows no boundaries, proving that true romance can flourish even in the most unexpected circumstances. Prepare to be swept away by love stories for the ages that will linger in your heart long after the last page is turned. ...

More Stories to Tell - Presents two of his more recent stories read to the ever-growing audience at the aged care home. Growing in numbers, of course, not individual size.

"Goings on in Space" is a messy tale of love, sex, space, droids, and mean business types who control the known Universe.

"A Couple that Kills" A young couple living their lives as professional killers for hire, all while living in a semi-rural hippie community selling prize organic beef.

A Story or Two to Tell is the imaginative presentation of two stories, with my fanciful resume. All read to the eager audience growing in numbers in the aged care complex I could call home. I don't live in an aged care home just yet, and I'm not a psychopath. Even though the stories are aimed at a mature audience, they may sometimes seem immature. It's just the beginning, with more planned.Nearly all of the story content comes from my rather warped imagination, having been exposed to too much TV and Films, but some are based in reality. Of course, most of it is pure fiction. The first story deals with reluctant and good-looking food operators, less-than-compliant outlaw bike clubs,...

Gina Will Do Anything to Protect Her Husband and Her BandPerfection is one of the hottest bands on the rock n’ roll scene and they are being wooed into the seductive pitfalls that come with fame. How will they continue to rise when temptation is all around them?Lead singer, Gina, is seen as The Sexy Siren of Rock for her onstage heat and glamour, but her true love is offstage—as wife to guitarist Trevor, and mother to their miracle baby, Roxanne.Keeping a family together while touring with the band is hard enough, but Gina is faced with an even more sinister challenge. Trevor’s old friend, Brian Mayfield is hell bent on separating the couple—using drugs, alcohol, and women as his wea...

"My parents have planned my life for me. Design school and a job with my mother's decorating firm. Boring! My cousin Rio has a rock band. All I want is to be the lead singer for the band.

"And I want Trevor. He's gorgeous and perfect and the lead singer for another band. We've only spent one night together but we're in love. I hate the groupies who try to take him away from me.

"Trevor tried to warn me he's got demons. He told me he ruins relationships. He drinks too much, he does too much cocaine, he has a few DUIs, and other legal issues in his past.

"I don't care. I only want him…and our new band Perfection. I know we can make it to the top. But can we make it together?"

An old man has retreated to the river after losing his wife of many years when his teenage grandson tries to reunite the family. The legacy of the family story and the potency of human connection reveal the catalysts of friendship and family and how old wounds sometimes need support to be resolved. A multi-generational Mississippi family of teenagers coming of age, forty-somethings grappling with life changes, and seasoned survivors wrestling with the vagaries of aging.  Family stories mean more than we realize, and so does the bond of friendship.