Bøker av Stephen Burckhardt

The Territories Saga Serials Collection Introducing a new serial book collection, The Territories Saga Serials. The concept is based on the old "cliffhanger" movie serial shorts they used to play before the main feature in theaters. Each book is written as an instalment in a serial collection. Each saga serial is divided into 5 or more novellas. These are intended to be short entertaining reads for busy people. Titles are currently available in paperback and ebooks.Into the West: Family TiesPart Seven of the First Book in The Territories Saga Serials Collection(The last installment in the Into the West Saga Serial collection) Now that Sheriff Jones has been dealt with, Sheriff Ike Rowlett and Marshal Jack James turn their attention to catching the tax bandits and getting the governor to let Sharon Springs and its townsfolk get back to their quiet lives. When the identities of the bandits are finally revealed, many of the citizens step up to help protect their own and find a conclusion to the whole fiasco that everyone can live with while giving the governor what he wants. Sharon Stephens calls in a favor that Ike and Jack are not too happy about. Together they find a way to turn a bad situation to their advantage. If things work out, it just might be the start of a new life for Jack and the woman he loves. Kansas finally wins its bid for statehood and the people of Sharon Springs start celebrating new beginnings, but the happiness is disrupted when news comes down the orphan train line about a stranger searching for riders of the train. When someone from the past shows up, it could shatter the newfound happiness of many families. The Ruths and the Wellensteins will have to come together to protect their families once again. With a few prayers, a little luck, and a lot of love, everyone just might be able to build some new family ties that will bind them all together for the rest of their lives.

The Territories Saga Serials Collection Introducing a new serial book collection, The Territories Saga Serials. The concept is based on the old "cliffhanger" movie serial shorts they used to play before the main feature in theaters. Each book is written as an instalment in a serial collection. Each saga serial is divided into 5 or more novellas. These are intended to be short entertaining reads for busy people. Titles are currently available in paperback and ebooks.Into the West: A New Home - Special Edition (Contains parts 1 & 2) Into the West: The Orphan TrainPart One of Book One in The Territories Saga Serials Margret MacBride loves her children more than life itself, but as a young widow she can't support her and her children on a maid's salary. After losing their home they struggle for years to survive living on the streets of New York City. Distraught, Margret turns to the church for guidance. Sister Mary Agnus convinces Margret her children will be better off if she turns them over to the Catholic Foundling Aid Society under the care of their aid worker, Mrs. Kelly, for placement in a new home. Taken from the only home they have ever known, Elizabeth and Conner MacBride are frightened and homesick. When Elizabeth finds herself in trouble after a run-in with the foundling home's director, Sister Mary Clare, and bullied by one of the other children, Mrs. Kelly has to put her job on the line to get Elizabeth and her brother on the Orphan Train and find them a new home in the wild western territories. Into the West: A New HomePart Two of the First Book in The Territories Saga Serials CollectionThanks to their caseworker, Mrs. Kelly, Elizabeth and Conner MacBride make it onto the orphan train heading into the West. Mrs. Kelly is reluctant to part with the children as she struggles with the agreement she was forced to make with Sister Mary Clare to keep the children on the train. If Mrs. Kelly keeps her promise, she will keep her job, but she may break the hearts of Elizabeth and Conner in the process. As the train heads into the Kansas Territory to make one final stop, Mrs. Kelly must make a hard decision. Should she place the children in separate homes with strangers or return them to the Catholic Foundling Aid Society's home in New York City? Something she does not want to do. Finding a new home in a small cowtown in the Wild West will be a new and frightening experience for Elizabeth and Conner. With the help of a few good people, they might be able to make a new life for themselves. Will Mrs. Kelly have to sacrifice her job to do what she believes is best for the children, or can she find a solution with which they can all live?

The Territories Saga Serials Collection Introducing a new serial book collection, The Territories Saga Serials. The concept is based on the old "cliffhanger" movie serial shorts they used to play before the main feature in theaters. Each book is written as an instalment in a serial collection. Each saga serial is divided into 5 or more novellas. These are intended to be short entertaining reads for busy people. Titles are currently available in paperback and ebooks.Into the West: Most WantedPart Four of the First Book in The Territories Saga Serials Collection Marshal "Blackjack" James has a reputation for being able to catch any criminal he puts his mind to catching. When his friend Ike "Shorty" Rowlett, sheriff of Sharon Springs, sends him a telegram asking for help catching bandits in the area, Jack saddles up his horse, Bucky, and heads north. Meanwhile, the folks in Sharon Springs, are doing their best to help Elizabeth and Conner MacBride settle into their new homes in the Wild West. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy to have them there. Just as Elizabeth begins to bond with her new parents, her new brother decides he wants her to leave. Conner MacBride is trying to learn to live without his sister but getting used to so many changes in such a short time is very difficult for a young boy. Ian Somerholder is doing everything he can to help Conner bond with his new parents but he will have to return to his own new family soon. It just might take help from the most wanted to bring everyone together.