Rick: 2549 books

This is the true story of Mike Sammons, an over-the-road truck driver who lost over 200 lbs. He had no surgery, used no drugs and no special diet plan. Because of his example others have gained a vision for their own life to do what was necessary to improve their lives as well. Hopefully his story can be an encouragement to many others.

Mark Green is a fifteen-year-old living on a peaceful, rural island off Canada’s Pacific Coast. Things come easily for Mark-good grades, athleticism, friendships and opportunities. His parents retired to Admiral’s Island just two years before the story opens in 1971. Mark is the youngest and last...

A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday AnthologyONE NIGHTSTANDby RICK BETTENCOURTDoug’s not good with one-night stands, yet in the early hours of Christmas Eve, he returns home with Kirk—a good-looking guy he met at the club. Nestled together in the kitchen of his New England...

Eleven weeks before gunfire erupted on the west lawn of Medford High School, a rural Oklahoma teen named Austin “Shooter” Kutchins was an all-star little league champion, and a witness to a violent murder. Austin must protect his uncle, Coach Pat, from a driven homicide detective while vying for...

Take a town full of West Virginia coal miners, 17th century nobility, one of the longest and bloodiest wars in history, d'Artagnan (without the three musketeers), Blaise Pascal, Rene Decartes, Galileo, Oliver Cromwell and Gustav II Adolph. Shake well and simmer for thirteen years.  Eric Flint's...

An all-new Star Trek technical manual of the legendary Klingon Bird of Prey, presented in the world-renowned Haynes Manual format! The Bird-of-Prey is the classic Klingon starship—a tough raiding and scouting vessel that has served at the heart of the Klingon Defense Force for more than a...

As you can see by the cover, this is science fiction. Other than that, if I were you, I wouldn't trust the cover one bit. The questionable hero of this story navigates around the universe at many times the speed of light although he has no idea how he manages to do it or even, sometimes, why....

How far will one man go to protect a secret? What happens when the lives of his family hinge upon that secret? When an ordinary mailman named Jalen Winstone is thrust into a series of events which threaten to unravel his life, he is forced to make choices about who he was, who he is, and who he will...

Ministry in Poem is a series of 18 volumes. This volume contains 18 ministry poems. Each poem is a teaching in itself. These were given to me by the Holy Spirit and cover an array of subjects. I believe that these will inspire, give new understanding, and new freedom as we learn the truths revealed...

Set both in the present and in the dust-laden reaches of Angola in 1976, Buried in the Sky is an album of stories about men and women and war. To the strains of the music of Bob Dylan and in long periods of boredom and inactivity, South Africa's soldiers tried to make sense of a war they could not...

When Wisconsin Territory botanist Calvin Scholz receives a mysterious package from an old friend who recently came to an untimely demise, it sparks a wild adventure. The mid-1840s is a dangerous time, for the Americans are at war with Mexico.Scholz survives attempts on his life as he tries...

Welcome to my world of Drabbles* and Short Stories. My anthology of short fiction is certain to entertain you with its diverse range of genres.  Some will make you smile!  Some will make you sad!  Some will make you think!  Some will make you blink!  But all will keep you interested, for there is something for everyone! 

From the silent era to the present day, popular music has been a key component of the film experience. Yet there has been little serious writing on film soundtracks that feature popular music. Soundtrack Available fills this gap, as its contributors provide detailed analyses of individual films as...

In the thousand-channel universe, politicians must find innovative ways to reach citizens via television. The rise of programming that blends information with entertainment – infotainment – on Canadian television, especially in Quebec, has provided an opportunity for today’s politicians to use...