Bøker av Herb Marlow

From Georgia to Virginia, Colorado to Texas, Texas to Georgia, and then back to Texas, this is the odyssey of Ryland Moss. As a sixteen-year-old boy Ryland went to war, he came back in 1865 at twenty to a Georgia plantation now managed by his older brother Frank, who did not want to share. That was okay with Rye as he was headed West. Before he left Georgia, Ryland's dad gave him a U.S. twenty-dollar gold piece and ten silver dollars that he had kept through the war. Ryland met three other former horse soldier in Memphis and went to the gold fields in Colorado with them. That worked out well enough that he could buy a Texas cattle ranch. And then one day in 1879 he received a letter from a lawyer in Columbus, Georgia letting him know that Frank was dead and Rye had inherited Shade Valley Plantation. Now what? Should he go back to Georgia? The odyssey continues...

A techno thriller featuring a business man who says of himself: "I was variously called an efficiency expert, a quality control technician, a quality assurance expert, or a business associate. That is, I was called those things to my face. Behind my back there were other titles and names; many of which were profane.""Where Has All the Money Gone" follows a few months in the life of Gene Madison as he takes on a task of turning Better Foods Corporation from red ink to black. There are those in the company that don't want him to examine things too closely, and they try to deter him, but Gene's a tough character - after all his hobby is riding saddle broncs in the rodeo, and that leads him to a budding romance with Eve Mathews, a pretty school teacher who is much impressed with Madison.Then the Drug Cartel steps in with some serious people who will stop at nothing to have their way. In his usual forthright manner Gene takes them on, but his life is in danger. And the the joker in the deck is finally revealed...

In High Lonesome, we meet Trapper Stark, Clint Morgan, Ralph Giddings, Jerry Miller, Alan Kidd and Larry Hardwell. Each man with his own lonesome life is striving to or eventually successfully living a moral life. For some it seems to be more difficult, for others it comes naturally and is welcomed. One may win the heroine, while others leave, not with regrets but giving thought to how life might have been if he had remained. Which is the right way to go? For one man, settling down becomes the comfortable way but for others, what is over the next hill continues to beckon him on and on...... The six exciting stories in High Lonesome include Trapper's Wife, Buffalo Gap, Forty-Four Caliber Justice, Hawken 50, The Wolfer, and Gone at Midnight. Fans of western life of the 1800's will find this collection hard to put down.

Waiting for the water to stir. I suppose that could describe me in the past few years. I was not physically crippled lying beside a pool, but I seemed to be in a spiritual holding pattern, waiting, and I felt like that man lying next to the pool, waiting for the water to stir. Each time I beseeched the Lord to release me from the United Methodist Church denomination, his answer was: "Wait." I waited, and waited, and waited for the water to stir. And then one day it stirred. That's what this book is all about.My journey to learn about and live with the Holy Spirit really began in 1970, and it continues to this day. Recently the water has stirred to the point that I have been plunged into the pool, but more on that later.

Johnny's Run is the third book in the "Jericho Shade Series," following "Jericho Shade" #1 and "Texas Comes Calling" #2. Johnny Muller, ten-year-old son of Layne and Dottie Muller in Texas Comes Calling, is now eighteen and a young man of courage and integrity. Johnny proves both in his long quest for the outlaw that shot his friend and mentor Jericho Shade. His adventures continue and include the final shot that takes down Elvin Yates, the man that ambushed Jericho, plus saving Jericho's life when attacked by a huge bear.

Just who is the quiet warehouse worker named Bill Harmony?Disturbed by the shallow sermons and self-aggrandising showmanship of his pastor, Bill confronts Doctor Littlehope privately only to be brushed off as an ignorant layman. An upcoming revival event at the church run by a TV evangelist who claims he can heal and raise people from the dead raises even more red flags. Certain this isn't the hand of God at work, Bill and his friends set about exposing the scam.But there's more to Bill than meets the eye, and when locals begin revealing the miraculous works he's performed quietly, far from the spotlight, everyone, including his close friends, begin to ask, "Who is Bill Harmony anyway?"

Revisit the wild, wild west during a time when unwritten rules of conduct for survival were never formal but respected everywhere on the range in this collection of ten, rollicking short stories, including:"Dangerous Ground": The town marshal quits his job yet he's reluctant to leave town once he hears about the mayor's plot to steal $200,000 in gold."Out of the Desert": Undercover Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Boone correctly suspects a banker's plot to steal a gold shipment..."The Hero of Lost Creek": A crippled horse breaker turns hero when he foils cattle rustlers and wins the heart of the boss's daughter."The Trail to Nowhere": With Indians hot on his heels, a naked trapper and former schoolteacher runs into the forest in the dead of winter and uses little more than ingenuity to thwart his enemies and get all his stuff back."Quickdraw": Using a special arm harness and pieces of an old corset, Walker shoots it out with the town bully..."Square-Toed Boots": In a cow town, his farmer's boots appear to make him fair game but, when four cowboys dare to insult his wife, they're about to get a lesson in good manners."Come Morning": At twelve, Sean Mixus can handle a Sharps .50 rifle like nobody's business but putting up with a bath at his sister's house every day forces him to consider O'Reilly and the trail herd as his best escape."Gold is Where You Find It": Marcus and Saul swindle a greedy banker into buying a worthless gold mine, leave town, and they're living in what they believe is the lap of luxury when they read about a gold strike--right where their false map sent the banker!"Mad Dog Muncie": Two scoundrels at Fort Clark have been cheating folks and selling boys into slavery...but then Mad Dog Muncie appears to right a few wrongs."Curley's Kids": Curley Samson is a lone trapper until he rescues two orphan kids and a pretty young woman and finds himself rescued from a life of loneliness in the process.

Tornados, knife attacks, deadly fire and threats. Doctor Charles Miller and wife, Jan have relocated to Wichita Falls, Texas. This time Charles is helping to create a brand new church but there's someone who isn't at all happy about a new church in town. With God's help Charles overcomes the initial obstacles, but greater challenges are in store for the Millers and their new church. Readers of MinisterWanted.com and its follow-up Minister Wanted: Santa Fe know that Charles Miller thrives on adversity. With steadfast faith he and Jan just keep moving forward, establishing a new church for believers, new and old.

Hood River Home is the story of a family of migrant fruit workers - the Rainys - as they lived and worked in the mid-1960s. The book is set in the Hood River Valley of Oregon, and the facts about pear farms and the canning of pears are as accurate as the author can make them for that time period. Herb Marlow is intimately familiar with the canning process as he worked for Atlas Pacific Engineering at Diamond Fruit Growers in Hood River, Oregon for six years. (Herb is Bob Martin in the book.) He had friends there who were both natives of the Hood River Valley, and itinerant workers who followed the fruit harvests all over the western United States In the time period that this book covers, migrant fruit workers were a little known and very special segment of American society. The author has had no contact with these hard-working people since he left the Oregon area in the early 1970s, and thus he has no idea of the changes that have taken place in working and living conditions. At the time he writes about, some people native to the Valley, held the fruit workers in contempt and treated them badly. But others, like Kats Sakamoto and Doctor Ashley, accepted them as valuable and industrious people and treated them with respect.

The Going Away is the story of a Psychologist in mid-life crisis trying to overcome his debility in a positive way. Dr. Pete Paterson has helped other men who are going through Male Mid-Life Crisis, now it's time to help himself. After two years of preparation he is ready to leave his lucrative Fort Worth practice and his lovely shrewish wife, and disappear to Ireland. What happens next will surprise all readers.This book is a "must read" for any man going through Mid-Life Crisis plus his family members.

"The Fools Brigade' is the prequel to "In Harm's Way." Before Bob Harm was a history teacher in Fremont, Nebraska in 1958 he was a Marine fighting in Korea. This Historical Fiction Novel follows Bob Harm from his entry into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1948 until his final voyage to discharge in 1952. The main battle Bob is involved in is the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea in the brutal winter of 1950. He led The Fools Brigade in keeping the Chinese Communists at bay until the Marine and Army units could escape to ships waiting in the harbor of Hungnam. Harm was a corporal when he landed at Puson in August 1950, and a captain when was invited to stay in the Corps when his discharge loomed, but he declined, knowing that he needed an education, he determined to go to college and one day teach history.

Island Song is about a young man just returned from WWII in the Pacific Theater. Eric Travers is a much decorated former U.S. Navy corpsman who served with the Marines in the Pacific Islands Campaign - notably on Saipan and Iwo Jima. He was wounded several times, and felt lucky to be alive. Now he is back in Omaha, Nebraska his home town, and he wonders what to do with his life. Sure he has a truck driving job, but he wants to go to medical school to see if he can be a surgeon, but how will he do that? And then there's Sally Richards, the pretty waitress at Ernie's Diner. Eric has many flashbacks of combat situations - today they would be called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - but hopes someday to be rid of those. Perhaps with Sally's help...

The town of Rock Springs, Idaho does not know what to expect when TEXAS COMES CALLING, the 2nd book in the "Jericho Shade Series." Harmon Early and his Texas Cowboys drove a herd of Texas Longhorns to the Northwest, looking for a ranch location where the grass was longer and the cattle could fatten quicker and easier. The residents of Rock Springs will be pleasantly surprised to discover that Harmon and his ranch hands are a lot different from the big ranchers that ride rough-shod over the area. Hard luck has come to a Christian family that befriends Harmon, who decides that he can help these new friends while establishing himself in the area. Exciting intrigue and old west action follows as the Texans look for a ranch site of their own. Of course, when Harm meets Tina McWilliams, Idaho takes on an even prettier look. And then there's gold...

ON THE EDGE OF SPRING - a short story collection by author Herb Marlow. Readers will enjoy this collection for there's something for everyone in it.: Old West and New West, WWII combat and a contemporary tale. The adventures range from a jewel heist, to a tricky way to catch a cattle thief, to a wounded combat survivor returning from the war in the Pacific, to a man healing on a mountain after a bad truck wreck, to a Texas Ranger solving a mysterious death, to a Marine second lieutenant standing tall leading his platoon out of danger in the jungles of Guadalcanal. There's something for all of Herb Marlow's fans in On The Edge Of Spring .

Robert Harm, former Marine and Korean War veteran, is now a high school history teacher. Sounds boring - but not the way Bob handles it. There's plenty of action in this novel about a teacher in Fremont Nebraska in 1958. Yes, there's romance, too. Bob's enemies will learn that it's best not to get "In Harm's Way."There is a sick man attacking women in the town, the police call him "The Basher," and Bob and a policeman are trying to find out who he is, but that's not easy. At the same time the Principle of Fremont High School is not happy with his new History teacher and tries to make life miserable for him. Mr. Kronk wants to date Julie Adams, the lovely English teacher, but she's drawn to Bob Harm. It's an exciting time for the small city of Fremont, and no one knows how it will end...

Dr. Charles Miller has just spent several months in Ruidoso, New Mexico. His time there was professionally, personally and spiritually satisfying. Now, he and his new bride, Jan, are on their way to Santa Fe, New Mexico where a new church awaits them.Living Word Community Church is in decline although many, including a goodly number of the congregation aren't willing to admit that fact. Charles intends to discover the problems, and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, do everything he can to solve or eliminate them. His track record says he's the right man for the job...but Charles has no inkling of what he'll discover as he adopts the spiritual reins of the church.

Western author Herb Marlow's Old West short story collection titled: "Hot Texas Morning"is now available in ebook and paperback formats. The book is filled with stories of the Old West (seven of them) about cowboys and mountain men. Here's an excerpt from "The Cowboy: " "At my call everything happened so fast I almost missed it. Miller ups with his gun and fires at the cowboy, and then drops the revolver and reaches into the sack. Walls whipped out his Colt, fired once at Miller and whirled around to fire at McNally standing behind him. Rand's finger tightened on the trigger, but the shotgun blast went into the ground. The cowboy jumped sideways and looked back to Miller, but the town bully was down, and he was as dead as he'd ever be."

South Texas Mean is set near the Texas town of Loma Alta, not far from the Rio Grande River. Matt Somers has arrived on the Wagon Wheel Ranch in the 1880s to take up the duties of foreman for his old friend and former riding partner Louis Reynolds. There is a problem on the ranch, however, a problem named El Gato, a Mexican Bandit bent on stealing Louis' cattle and putting him out of business. Matt's job - along with running the large ranch - is to make sure El Gato is taken care of in a permanent way. How he does that makes this book exciting and hard to put down.

Dr. Charles Miller, feeling that his ministry has become dull and predictable, places an ad on the web site, www.ministerwanted.com. He is quickly asked to take over the Mountain Community Church in Ruidoso, New Mexico. His arrival isn't welcomed by all, and he encounters mystery, intrigue and threats, but more important, he finds love. He marries Jan and together they move to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he accepts the Pastor's job at Living Word Community Church. The church has many problems, but Charles and Jan solve them all. While they love Santa Fe and their church, they are excited to be asked to move to Wichita Falls, Texas, where the challenge is building a brand new church. There were great difficulties, but now the Redeemer Community Church is a vibrant, thriving church.A phone call starts Charles and Jan on a mission to Portland, Oregon, where he is asked to take over the reins of Wellspring Community Church. Are there problems? You bet! Will the Lord help them solve the problems? Absolutely! Hang onto your hat, because Charles and Jan are in for a wild ride in Portland, Oregon.

If you like .... Mystery .... Danger .... Drama .... Romance .... you will like For Everything: A Season, by novelist Dr. Herb Marlow. When Christian psychiatrist Dr. John Harlow returns to Grantsville, Nebraska, his sleepy hometown, he's hoping this homecoming will help him sort through the devastating sorrow of his past few months. Yes, he must settle the affairs of his recently deceased parents, including selling their home, the safest place of his youth. But this process proves easier than finding some sanctuary from his personal pain. Without really planning to do so, he sets up practice in Grantsville, only to find that the accoutrements of big city life have followed him home, including the psychological and spiritual maladies that seem rampant enough wherever you go. By the time he's done, Dr. Harlow has helped restore numerous relationships, solved a murder mystery, and heroically saved more than one life. Yet in the process he's left himself, and those he's recently come to love, at risk from terrorists driven by hatred and revenge at any cost.

Sergeant Murphy is about a young Marine who joined the Corps in 1939 to become a career man. Then came the war, and the book follows Sergeant John C. Murphy of the 1st Marine Division in the battles of Tulagi, Edson's Ridge on Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu and finally Okinawa. Murphy was in the thick of the action in all of the battles, and he was wounded several times.Having read accounts of the battles from war records to reminiscences and personal accounts I believe I have kept to the facts as much as possible while writing a book of historical fiction about a fictional character; my readers will let me know if I have been successful.The U.S. Marine Corps was given the short end of everything in the Pacific war, as the U.S. Army always took precedence for equipment and supplies and replacements. Things grew better after the German's surrendered on May 9, 1945, but it was common knowledge when the U.S. was fighting on two major fronts that the leaders in Washington D.C. felt the war in Europe was more important than the war in the Pacific, and the European Theater was first on the supply line.

Jericho Shade was a Mountain Man and a rough and ready trapper. He'd been told about the Oregon territory, so he headed in that direction to sell his furs and see what all the talk was about.First he met a friendly Christian preacher...then he met the preacher's adopted daughter and fell head over heels in love. When he asked permission to marry Aspen, her father had only one condition. Jericho dropped to his knees and allowed Reverend Lee to lead him to the Lord. Later he was baptized in the old-fashioned way...in the river.A whole new way of life was opening for Jericho and his beautiful bride, Aspen. What followed was a trip into the wilderness to create a new homestead, and a life packed full of adventure and excitement."Herb Marlow has crafted a story that is loaded with action and adventure that will thrill anyone who craves hearty western tales. Slip into the saddle neighbor, and prepare for a great read in "JERICHO SHADE."

Joe Garth is back! In Cowboy Riches Joe won the Texas Lottery and became owner of his own ranch. He met a wonderful woman, married and life was full of happiness. Then things suddenly changed: oil investments went sour, and Tommie, the love of his life, died in childbirth leaving Joe with an infant daughter to raise alone. Joe survived and three years later he is part owner in a cattle ranch in Jack County, his daughter is happy and healthy, but still, he's a lonely man. As a relationship blossoms with his partner's daughter, Joe finds he can fall in love again. Life becomes even more complete after settling back into married life. Then strange gun shots create unrest and tension mounts when Lilly and Ashley disappear. When the kidnappers call making demands for their return, Joe finds himself in despair. If only he can find where his wife and daughter are being held, maybe he can rescue them. Maybe...

The road from Louisiana to the L Bar Ranch on the Bosque River, Texas is a long and dangerous one, but for Earl Lamar, recently discharged sergeant from the First Texas Confederate Cavalry, it's the only way home.Earl Lamar, former Confederate soldier and Bosque County Texas rancher has made two successful cattle drives, selling cattle to keep the L Bar Ranch in business. While driving his herd safely across the Red River and Indian Territory will bring in enough gold to keep his ranch afloat for a long time to come, the danger in taking the trail to Kansas can't be overlooked with treacherous rivers to cross, Indians to avoid or fight, bad weather, and ruthless cattle thieves always lying in wait.Earl manages to return home in one piece just in time to meet his new daughter. But a carpetbagger Texas governor seems intent on playing rough with former rebelling states by making things as miserable as possible for native Texans. To make matters worse, the KKK raids Earl's ranch and Texas no longer seems to have a hope or prayer of ever returning to normal.

The road from Louisiana to the L Bar Ranch on the Bosque River, Texas is a long and dangerous one, but for Earl Lamar, recently discharged sergeant from the First Texas Confederate Cavalry, it's the only way home.In June 1866, Texas struggles to recover from the conclusion of the War between the States. Though cattle aren't worth much in Texas, other places clamor for beef, and the Goodnight-Loving trail opens that summer to sell cattle to the U.S. government looking to feed reservation Indians. Earl Lamar, owner of the L Bar Ranch, decides to add two hundred head from his own cattle herd to Charles Goodnight's first drive to the Pecos River.With gold in his pocket, Earl sets his sights on returning home to meet his new son Ralph, but trouble is brewing in Texas, and Meridian and Bosque County won't be left out. Rustlers, bushwhackers and carpetbaggers threaten the stability and future of Earl's ranch. A ruthless banker and his gang put Earl and his cowboys out of commission, then kidnap their women and children. Little do they realize Earl and his men are indeed alive, if not well, and have every intention of rescuing their families.

The road from Louisiana to the L Bar Ranch on the Bosque River, Texas is a long and dangerous one, but for Earl Lamar, recently discharged sergeant from the First Texas Confederate Cavalry, it's the only way home. After surviving the war, discharged Confederate soldier Earl Lamar learns his parents didn't...and the responsibility of the L Bar Ranch falls to him. After selling enough cattle to care for the original cowboys and new families, the Esperanzas and the Roses along with cook Henry Spooner, Earl has his work cut out for him keeping the ranch going with rustlers, conmen, false imprisonment and Comanche raids all presenting tough challenges to be overcome. When Earl falls in love and he and Gloria find themselves expecting their first child, he begins to hope that maybe, just maybe, a new life awaits him on the Bosque.

Sending Josh Holt and his friends home to Daddy tied backward on their horses might seem a cruel thing to do, but fast-thinking Deputy U.S. Marshal Stan Hankins figures it's better than sending them home dead.Hankins and his partner Chico Wrath find and arrest outlaws who've fled to Indian Territory in the 1870s to escape the law. Sure-as-shooting it's a dangerous job that doesn't pay very well. Still, at the end of the day, it beats farming!