Böcker av Connie Cockrell

When Zeke Stanford strikes gold in the heart of Arizona, he is elated. Now he can provide for his Mary and prove to her parents that he's not the no-good drifter they think him to be.But when news gets out around town despite his precautions, this blessing soon threatens to turn into a curse-between the claim-jumpers and the Apache and other threats, he's soon forced to get his hands dirty with blood rather than dirt.It's when his Mary shows up nearly unannounced from Santa Rosa that the stakes really ramp up, and Zeke will have to find a way to keep her safe in this Wild West tale of one man's struggle to have it all.

On the streets of Baia Mare, the orphans roam free and the good citizens of the city look the other way.For Zoe Ohale, life on the streets is hard. Maybe too hard. She is one of the lucky few in the gang to have a place to lay her head, but for the rest an old abandoned warehouse is the best they can hope for to keep out of the rain.Zoe has debts to pay. On the one side, the Lees are pressuring her to be an informant; on the other, the criminal underworld threatens to swallow her whole. But Zoe would do anything for her gang of orphans, so she shuts up and straddles the line of loyalty between night and day, always teetering on the edge.But when a new gang of credit thieves comes to Baia Mare, everything is thrown into disarray, and Zoe's precarious balance starts to crumble. With lies, kidnapping, corruption and even worse in the mix, the city is bound for a descent into anarchy.Will Zoe find a way to help right a few wrongs? Or will she be the one who ends up needing help?

Three adult fairy tales from the animal world; Unicorn For All, The Quick Brown Fox and For Want of Rain, about an African Wild Dog. Tales of greed and arrogance, the stories ask the reader to take an alternative look at the world. In the annual great circle hunt, young Kobi has discovered a rare animal, a unicorn. Killing the unicorn will ensure his fortune and make him famous in the Seven Tribes. But the animal talks and she promises him good luck for his entire life if he lets her go. Now he must choose instant fame and fortune or good luck in the future. In the Quick Brown Fox, the fox kit is smart and fast, but is he smart and fast enough? For Want of Rain takes a look at environmental impact from the point of view of a Wild African Dog.

Announcing a spiffy new cover and updated formatting. Kindred Spirits is the same book, though. Alyssa and Kyra are on the move again, and winter is almost upon them. Finding another community is crucial for gaining shelter over the coldest months, and their prayers are soon answered when they come across the Ogonqwa tribe in Ohio.The two women are wary, given how their last two encounters had fared, but the tribe welcomes them with open arms and it seems the third time's the charm.But not all enemies attack from the outside, as Kyra soon learns when her nightmares only keep getting worse. Her skills have prepared her for fighting against visible foes, but what is she to do against the insidious power of old scars?Alyssa has her own problems to deal with, as her powers grow and lead her down unexpected paths. When certain elements in the tribe take exception to her gift, she might have to step out of Kyra's protective shadow and stand up for herself if she is to prove her pure intentions to their new hosts.With winter fast approaching and their position as honored guests of the tribe being challenged, time is quickly running out for Alyssa and Kyra both.

Gulliver station, a byword along the space lanes for corrupt government, where crime and misery is legend, teeters on the edge of revolution. Jolene Harris and the Adirondack return to Gulliver Station one last time. Lemuel Calahan, the Underground leader, needs to balance the need for secrecy against his need for recruits. Kenna Gillespie, leader of The Family, hears reports of unrest and strengthens her hold on the corrupt government while fighting her rivals, James McMahon and his son, Colin, of The Firm. Who will win?

Shamus O'Malley is on a quest to recover the Leprechaun Kingdom's magic rainbows and gold before the rainbows are lost forever. To do so he must travel to the new world where he finds the evil wizard, David Bannon, intent on using the magic from the rainbows and the gold to conquer the Leprechaun Kingdom. He also finds an ally, Becca Bannon, the wizard's niece. Can Becca and Shamus recover the rainbows and gold and defeat her wizard uncle?

After their near-miss with the Children of God, Alyssa and Kyra are hesitant to trust strangers again. The world after the mysterious brown rain isn't what they had been expecting, but they cannot go back. Hunger and thirst drive them onward, and duty takes them into the embrace of another survivor community. Will they find a more open welcome this time around? Or is the depravity of man more universal than Alyssa and Kyra can comprehend?

The same book but with an updated cover and a spiffy, newly formatted, interior. Seventeen years ago, the brown rain started falling without explanation, without excuse. It killed everything it touched. Then, after four years of death and destruction, it stopped just as inexplicably. Now Alyssa and Kyra, two young women from a surviving community, are sent out into a desolate world to look for other survivors. Between Alyssa's unique power and Kyra's roguish skills, they might just succeed. But what they end up finding in the outside world, despite its veneer of civility, may be slightly less human than they had been expecting.

With winter over, Alyssa and Kyra move on to Harrisburg. They soon find the community they are seeking: A conclave of scientists using their knowledge to assist in their survival. They find much to learn and contribute, and perhaps even finding new love. However, shadows lurk even here. They quickly find that the community is not all that it seems.Will Kyra and Alyssa be able to stand against the dark side of scientific inquiry? Or will they be tested to failure?

A short novel with four short stories, Hard Choices looks at life on Gulliver Station in the time after The Challenge. Weather in the Biosphere is a tale about two cousins, who make an ill-timed mistake. Methane Breathers considers communications difficulties between two different species. Growing up is full of hard choices as Cassandra Madison in The Conversion discovers. Barrie has lost his job and must play the game for his family to survive as you'll read in Dedication Day. The title story, a short novel, takes a look at life on Gulliver Station from an outsider's point of view. Between ships, Jolene Harris enjoys leave by herself when things go horribly wrong. Will she live to reach her new ship, The Adirondack?