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The Accidental Patriot is a story of citizenship and service; loyalty and love; and how personal transformation happens in unexpected ways.

The fate of the Union and the emancipation of slavery were at stake in the national election of 1864. It was the most important election in the history of the United States, and a beacon of hope for the world. This is the story of how Lincoln mastered language, and how his words changed public perspective, drove home emancipation, reignited the ideals of freedom and saved democratic government. In all he said, Lincoln’s words speak freedom to peoples the world over today as in 1864.

It is Elizabeth’s England and the saga of Jamey, 14 years old, returning home to find his whole family murdered. Vowing revenge, he begins his quest with his only clue, a ring left by the killers. His adventures take him to sea and the Spanish Main as a privateer, earning the title “El Raptor”. Sailing to Jamaica to find the killer, he finds his true love, but is captured and turned over to the inquisition. Mystery and romance, revenge and adventure on land and sea await listeners following Jamey’s quest in this historical fiction saga.

Joey Hopkins is a Locomotive Engineer and former Master-at-arms in the Navy. Jacob Russell is an undercover ATF agent and former Navy Seal. Their paths cross with tragic consequences when Joey is asked by a detective to help with an investigation. When the favor goes wrong, Joey kills Jacob in self-defense, not knowing that he is an undercover officer.

In this memoir James E Roghair recalls growing up as a South Dakota farm boy in the sixth decade after statehood. He, his parents and three younger siblings shared a small house without indoor plumbing, electricity, or telephone, near unincorporated Okaton, with its small school and church.

In a Pew Research Center, survey conducted in 2018 and 2019, showed that 65 percent of American adults described themselves as Christians when asked about their religion; however, this is down 12 percent in just the past decade.

This story takes us to the unknown corners of the forest. Where all animals live, their home! Retired K9 Sheriff Turner, encounters a rogue grizzly bear. Grizzly bears are not always aggressive. They are protective of themselves, like us humans. Don’t we lash out in waves at certain times? Well all animals, even the most vicious react the same way.