With the Vietnam conflict as a backdrop, expatriate Louis makes his way along the dusty streets of Da Nang to meet his beloved Xuan.  He has good news about a transfer to Saigon.  However, Xuan has news of her own. A Matter of Finanaces is a story of love and betrayal across generations and cultures.   Robert Reynolds has penned many books that present Vietnam as it was those many years ago.

A Matter of Finances

Navy service school buddies ship off to Vietnam only to find themselves temporarily abandoned. It's an ominous welcome.  The men are soon assigned to security police units protecting Navy interests within the city. Frequent rocket attacks and grueling workshifts keep the men on edge.  Personal differences cause dissension in the group. Lucrative financial opportunities in the black-market prove tempting for some.  An encounter with U. S. military and Vietnamese law enforcement authorities ensue. Unforeseen events lead to a series of misfortunes and a dramatic conclusion to this exciting tale. Outlast the Rain is a gripping, authentick tale of military life overseas; camaraderie and friendship, replete with greed, crime and betrayal in the exotic, war-torn Far East.

Outlast the Rain

Del Shannon (Charles Westover) grew up in southwest Michigan, hardly noticed by his classmates.  After a stint overseas with the U. S. Army, he began singing and playing guitar in small music venues back home.  He and a band member hit upon a catchy keyboard riff and from that was born the rock and roll classic, "Runaway."  Shannon went on to write and sing a string of rock hits, including:  Little Town Flirt, Hats Off to Larry, Handy Man, Stranger in Town, and various others.  When his htis began to dry up, he turned to producing other singers and rejuvenating the career of Brian Hyland.  A rock legend, Del Shannon is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  His life ended tragically in his Southern California home.

The Music of Del Shannon

The 1950s brought radio listeners a host of great vocal groups.  Some, like Dion and the Belmonts, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Crests, The Cleftones, The Flamingoes and others churned out a remarkable number of hits and to this day are highly recognized.  The popularity of many other fine groups was short-lived.  Three E's of Doo-wop: The Echoes; The Elegants; and The Excellents tells of a trio of superb groups that made a splash and quickly disappeared from record charts.

Three E's of Doo-wop: The Echoes; The Elegants; and The Excellents

Like many young men, Bobby Goldsboro's enviable music career came about by chance.  Playing in a local band while attending college, rock great Roy Orbison hired Bobby's band to back him.  What begin as a temporary gig turned into one of the longest-lasting careers of the pop/rock era.  Soon Goldsboro was recording on his own.  Among his many time-proven hits are: Honey, Broomstick Cowboy, Summer (the First Time), Watching Scotty Grow, I'm a Drifter, The Straight Life, See the Funny Little Clown, and a host of other memorable gems.  Before long, Bobby was not only turning out hit records, he was hosting his own successful TV variety show.  As his music career wound down, he turned his skill to painting.  He is an accomplished artist with paintings gracing public places across the South. The Music of Bobby Goldsboro relates his story from small town kid to music legend, TV personality and artist.  It's a story you won't want to miss.

The Music of Bobby Goldsboro

Two hundred years before, a fortune in gold disappears on Mackinac Island, now the tourist gem of the Great Lakes.  Through chance encounters, a modern day trio of misfits share a rundown house on the nearby mainland.  Devious, tough-as-nails Josie, invites companions Wayland and Diggs to visit the island.  While awaiting her arrival, the two young men happen upon a life-altering discovery.  Promises presumed become promises broken.  Companionship rapidly declines into primal instincts, greed and cruelty. Double crosses abound, sinking readers to unforeseen depths in this thrilling page turning island mystery...  MACKINAC DRIFT.

Mackinac Drift

Prairie life in the late 1800s is wrought with hardship.  Near Stiller's Creek, the staid lives of many go awry when tragedy strikes.  Join the rugged folks who inhabit the sparsely populated area as they encounter nature's wrath and witness human cruelty. Backbreaking labor, heartrending misfortunes, and routine suffering are expected if one is to endure. Who will persist the catastrophic events and what will be the outcome of their lives?  Who deserves compassion?  Who deserves blame? Saddle up and take a reader's rousing journey to Stiller's Creek! Robert Reynolds has penned several books, including El Paso Run, Panama Nights, Ernesto Juarez, Mackinac Drift, Gray Wolf Pass, A Dark and Curious Place, Orchids and Sand, Outlast the Rain, Dragon Fire, A Perilous Place, Thunder Bay, Showers in the Rain, The Rabbit's Tale, Along the Quay, Chase the Devil, and a music series: The Music of the Bee Gees, ... of Johnny Rivers ... of Del Shannon ... of the 4 Seasons featuring Frankie Valli, ... of Bobby Vee, ... Vanilla Doo-wop, and several others in this series.

Stiller's Creek - Western

Rules are rules and orders are orders...but should they always be enforced?  Sometimes the best intended seeds result in the worst crops.  Ride along in Da Nang, Vietnam, as Navy Security Police patrol members reap the harvest of their decisions...good or bad, in  An Incident at the Ok Hotel. Robert Reynolds is a U. S. Navy Vietnam Veteran who has penned numerous books that show life as it was in Da Nang, those many years ago.

An Incident at the Ok Hotel

The tranquil lives of woodland creatures are turned topsy-turvy when Jowls, a malicious canine, is taken in at a nearby farm.  The dog's violent upbringing plagues him making him the bane of farm and forest creatures.  Hostile encounters between Sebastian Rabbit and Jowls lead the reader toward a dramatic, unexpected ending.  It's a tale of flight and fright that threatens animals and humans alike.  Meet such memorable characters as the rabbit clan of Sebastian and Mari, callous Jowls, the mouse and squirrel families, Mole, Toad, and conniving Snake, in this stirring page-turner of a tale for an audience of both young and old.  The Rabbit's Tale demonstrates how vastly different adversaries can rally together for the well-being of all.

The Rabbit's Tale

A stray winds up at the family's door...   Trouble's Garden tells a warm, poignant story of a lost cat and a loving family's friendship.  It's a delightful read for all ages--warming your heart and making you cry.  Come experience Trouble's Garden.

Trouble's Garden

Set in Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula during construction of the Soo Locks, this old-fashioned western influenced tale takes the reader on an exciting romp across the U. P., as Newly Fischer seeks to hunt down a co-worker whose misdeeds have brought fatal harm.  After a foul-deed is committed in which Newly is a suspect, Newly tracks the man across the Upper Peninsula discovering evidence that leads him to believe his quarry is nearby.  A romantic relationship develops as Newly awaits the arrival of wicked Virgil Sikes.   Evil intentions, romantic encounters, broken bonds, unforgiving weather and wild animals come into play in that rugged wilderness before the score is settled.  Join Newly Fischer in this thrilling old-time western themed yarn.  Gray Wolf Pass is an exciting tale of vengeance and redemption.

Gray Wolf Pass

During  1968's Vietnamese New Year, Tet, communist troops attacked throughout South Vietnam, including direct assaults on military installations, major cities and the U. S. Embassy, in Saigon.  With pathos and humor, Dragon Fire relates the exciting tale of a U. S. Navy security unit tasked with providing security to Navy installations.

Dragon Fire

This Christmas Eve tells a heartwarming story of growing up in a small town in the 1950s: the excitement of receiving the seasons' first Christmas catalog and hopeful wishes while thumbing through page by page, the first snowfall, the thrill of going with father to chop down the family Christmas tree, and then the long awaited arrival of Christmas morn.  It's a sweet, nostalgic tale from an innocent time.

This Christmas Eve--A Christmas Tale

In June 1991, the Philippines' Mount Pinatubo erupted after more than five centuries, decimating the U. S. Air Force's Clark Air Base, the Navy's Subic Bay Naval Base and the surrounding countryside.  A Fine Gray Rain tells a true account of that catastrophic event and the months leading up to it at Clark Air Base, a virtual paradise.

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