Books published by Aventine Press

It's the 1980's. The Chapel brothers, proud inheritors of a successful bar located in the very small, very dry, and very hot town of Bowling, Arizona, proceed with their everyday lives completely unaware of the impending misfortune silently waiting in the dark viscous unknown. Things happen People disappear Even more things happen (as a result of the things preceding them) Join Tim, Eddie and friends in their possibly epic, likely unexpected, struggle through time and space to find one another, find themselves and discover the life awaiting those who, reluctantly, leave the safety of their homes. This is only book one, so the discoveries may be marginal, incomplete, and at times, allusive. But it will all make sense in the end. Probably. Get started!

All Patty Harkin has left in the world is her father's new truck. Without any hope of getting work as a mechanic in northern Minnesota, she accepts the job of driving Josh, a mysterious blindman, and his trailer to Arizona. Along the way she learns Josh is trying to prevent a drug cartel from taking control of several Indian reservations's casinos. An old nemesis of Josh's follows them, and the result is murder. When Patty learns the truth about Josh, there's only one way out.

Hallucinations, dreams, angels, and a miraculous recovery are all humorously but soberly woven into this heart-gripping autobiography. Mark and his cousin Mike were in a horrible crash while bicycling across the United States. Mark literally almost lost his head and was left paralyzed from the neck down. Sixteen years later, through a powerful encounter, the real truth of the crash was revealed.

This is a collection of stories about the Morris family, our loved ones, friends and neighbors. It covers six decades of our efforts to survive, from growing up dirt poor to going out into the world seeking fame and fortune, then returning to our roots. We didn''t find what we sought but we had adventures, misadventures and excitement galore.Lessons learned in childhood taught us to face each challenge with determination, perseverance, daring, a sense of humor and a will not only to survive but to succeed relying on ingenuity, skill, a strong work ethic, faith and luck.

Greed, environmental conflict, and ulterior motives result in murder in the wild-river setting of Canada's Northwest Territory during a canoe expedition. When a wolf trapper attempts to destroy evidence, long-kept secrets are divulged. Some seek a diamond lode, others try to locate radioactive debris from a downed Russian spy satellite, while some look for love. Trust is lost, and friendships are severed, as everyone fights for survival in the harsh wilderness. When nature dictates the outcome, there are few winners in this suspenseful tale based on the 1978 Operation Morning Light, a search and recovery mission.