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Monday, February 13, 2023

Author Ronnie Ashmore is in the spotlight!




 



Ronnie Ashmore is a veteran police officer and two-time chief of police who started his law enforcement career as a jailer and worked his way up through the ranks.

He writes novels involving crime thrillers and westerns. He has an ability to give his characters an authentic voice and a sense of reality.

When he is not working or writing and has some spare time, he enjoys playing golf, fishing, and traveling.

You can contact him at

ronnieashmore@mail.com


"Ashmore creates fierce characters with confidence and authority. A fresh and welcome Western narrative." -Best-Selling Author Ralph Cotton

All Three Sam Bolton Ex-Texas Ranger Western Adventure Books in One!

Book One: Duty Bound
For ex-Texas Ranger Sam Bolton life was good. He had a successful ranch, a beautiful wife, and was content. Until he gets word a dangerous outlaw is coming for him. An outlaw that has built a reputation that rivals any Sam has ever heard of. Now all Sam has worked for has been threatened, forcing Sam to make the toughest decision of his life. Tom Bowdry made his reputation as killer. Lightning Sam Bolton made his years ago as a symbol of justice. When these two meet, bullets will surely fly.


Book Two: Fighting Men
Sam Bolton was wanting life to return to normal on the Lightning Bolt Ranch after the ranch was destroyed. But a new marshal in the town has his own way of keeping the peace, a way that goes against everything Sam believes in. When a family of fighting men rides in from east Texas seeking revenge, Sam is soon drawn into a fight for survival with an ally he doesn’t trust. Sam Bolton enemies will soon know what a fighting man really is.

Book Three: The Crooked Trail
A simple trip to Austin so his wife can shop is anything but simple for Sam Bolton. Caroline is attacked and gunned down in the streets by an outlaw with a taste for killing. With her life in the balance, Sam sets off to find the man responsible. Along the way he discovers that chasing this outlaw will test his limits and his patience.
Teaming up with the man’s cousin, they follow the killer’s crooked trail of destruction and deception. This is one trail Sam Bolton won’t let go cold because this time he is riding to settle a score with the man who shot his wife.

A Western Adventure by Ronnie Ashmore

"Ashmore creates fierce characters with confidence and authority. A fresh and welcome Western narrative." -Best-Selling Author Ralph Cotton

-A Bullet for Malo-
After a year of living a peaceful life, John Riley takes on his toughest hunt yet. When a teenaged Mexican girl is kidnapped by an outlaw leader it becomes obvious to Riley that no one wants to help find her. Riley is determined to find her and bring her home safe. He meets up with a notorious border bandit, who is a notorious killer, who has reasons of his own for wanting to find the girl.
They form an alliance with only one goal. Find the young girl before she suffers at the hands of the outlaw. Riley will need nerves, patience, and skill to get this job done because at every turn, with a partnership like this, there could be a bullet with his name on it.




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A quiet night in Colby is shattered by a crime that leaves a young man dead and a cop looking for answers. Hitting a stone wall at every turn Officer Mike Collins and the Colby Police Department follow the trail of one young man's criminal act to discover a crime that leaves a family in shambles. Police officers know evil exists they face it every day, but the evil that looms in the city of Colby may be more than they can handle.

EXCERPT
Mike left the chief’s office, he slowly walked down the hall to the lobby and made his way outside. Captain Morgan was waiting for him in the parking lot. Morgan walked up to him with a scowl on his face.
“Wanna go with me?”
“I’m on leave. I can’t do nothing.”
“Well, I’m not sitting here waiting for the mighty Texas Rangers to investigate one of us. I’m going to the scene, if you’re up for it, we could walk through it again.”
Mike was conflicted, at least this would feel like doing something instead of sitting home alone with his thoughts. On the other hand, Chief would have his ass if he was caught at the scene. Getting in Morgan’s unmarked pickup Mike said, “I’m not supposed to be involved with this investigation. Chief just told me that.”
“I’m not part of the shooting investigation either. But I don’t want one of our officer’s fate trusted to an outside agency. Even the Texas Rangers. We are just going to look around. Don’t worry about it.”
Mike knew Morgan always seemed to not trust other cops who didn’t have a Colby police badge. They sat in silence as Morgan drove back to the scene.
There was plyboard in the door where the glass had been, that was the first thing Mike noticed as they drove past Smith’s Market and turned right. Morgan stopped at the mouth of the alley as crime scene tape blocked the entrance. The Ranger said there were people looking for the gun, but they must have been looking on Mars, because the alley was empty.
As they got out of the pickup, Morgan led the way stepping under the yellow tape into the alley, Mike walked slowly behind him feeling like a trespasser crossing into a forbidden area. He could see the events unfold again in his memory and felt the urge to either cry or throw up, or maybe both. Morgan’s voice broke into the horror movie that was playing in Mike’s mind.
“Stand where you were last night.”
Mike walked to the spot he would never forget standing. Morgan went to about where the gunman had stood which was easy to see since there was blood stains and trash from EMS laying there marking the place where a young life had ended violently. The alley which felt so foreboding and eerie in the dark was much less intimidating in the daylight. All the movements Morgan was making was clear and easy to see.
Morgan turned to face Mike, “Now, you shoot me, I fall back, or I fall down. Where the hell does the gun go?” There was only empty space around the site. Morgan continued to look around, Mike started to think it was the proverbial needle in the haystack when he seen Morgan look up at the back of the building that would be the rear of Smith’s Market. Morgan took several steps back and began jumping in an effort to get a better look. It was hard to tell what it was, but it was worth checking out.

BOOK 2

A tragic shooting in broad daylight in downtown Colby uncovers a dangerous drug circulating in the small town forcing the police to play catch up on who the suppliers are. Small town politics and an aggressive city government seem to make the case that much harder. With the help of outside experts, the Colby PD hopes to stop the drugs and the destruction they cause. But it will take the whole department to uncover what is really going on before there are more deaths in the hot Colby nights.


Ronnie Ashmore is a veteran police officer and two-time chief of police who started his law enforcement career as a jailer and worked his way up through the ranks.

He writes novels involving crime thrillers and westerns. He has an ability to give his characters an authentic voice and a sense of reality.

When he is not working or writing and has some spare time, he enjoys playing golf, fishing, and traveling.

You can contact him at ronnieashmore@mail.com

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ronnie.ashmore.1

A young man fleeing his violent outlaw past in Texas rides into Rainy Flats, Montana looking for a new life. He changes his name to Abraham Littleton and slowly eases into a new way of life. Then the Renit Gang rides into town. The Renits kidnap the town’s favorite lady and shoot the lawman. Threatening his friends and everything he has slowly worked to build, Littleton is being forced to take a stand and reveal his old self to the town.





Texas in the years leading up to the Civil War was a dangerous place. No one knew this better than Johnny Cole. An orphan, he came of age in the violence and upheaval that was all around him. Befriended by outcasts, he was forced to kill at a young age. Now, on the run from the law, he finds himself in gunfight after gunfight, standing up for what he believes is right, living by his own code. Is he driven by the lust to kill or is he a product of the times that gave birth to a gunman like Johnny Cole.


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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Author Dan Mariani

 

Dan Mariani

Dan Mariani is a native New Yorker born near the Westchester Square area of the Bronx. The author studied English at the University of Albany in New York where he focused on a broad liberal arts education. Later he went back to school and earned an advanced MBA from Adelphi University.

His many adventures have included a short stint in the Air Force as a navigator trainee, a cross-country trip from Dallas to Boulder that ended with the author sleeping in a public park nearly getting frost-bite, spelunking in freezing temperatures in an underground cave during the worst of winter and hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Dan has also been a tour guide at the NY Aquarium where he learned about Belugas while educating the public on the vanishing wetlands and their threat to fisheries and coastal habitats, and he spent 28 years in various healthcare roles both in clinical and non-clinical settings. All of these experiences have enriched this author's pen.

He currently lives on Long Island with his wife and family.

Published Works:

Behind The Examining Room Door: A Consumer Guide For Navigating Healthcare


NEW RELEASE - hit link for more details! Learn how to navigate the healthcare system and how to maximize your health! Paperback and Ebook available! KINDLE UNLIMITED! Available on Amazon and other online retailers.

Are you getting the best drug for your medical condition? Are doctors infallible and totally unbiased when making important decisions for you, as a patient? Do drug representatives have an impact on healthcare providers' decision making?

You've probably often wondered what happens behind closed doors in doctors' offices, how you're really perceived by the healthcare community, and how drug selection actually works.

Retired pharmaceutical market account manager Dan Mariani provides a fascinating view of how the healthcare system works. Described within are surprising behind-the-scenes machinations with detailed insights into how you, as a consumer, can make better choices to bolster your health.

This honest, inside look at the pharmaceutical-doctor-academia medical triad at work reveals just how it affects the delivery of consumer care.

How can we identify our best options when shopping for medical care? Can you really trust hospitals to provide optimal care? Are doctors totally treating cases without their self-interests in mind?

Janas Review: "A clear voice that has seen the healthcare industry evolve over the years and it's a lens through which I was able to gain more clarity about the aspects of healthcare in the US that weren't clear to me before. Highly recommended read."

Independently published, 2022.

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Choices: The Art of Thriving in a Sniper World


Are you struggling with obligations and stretched thin by demands? Do you fall short of your goals and make impulsive choices without analysis? Can you become more strategic and condition your actions to create more powerful outcomes?

Choices: The Art of Thriving in a Sniper World demystifies decision-making to restore harmony and balance in our lives.

Dan Mariani, a Healthcare Consultant and Wellness Writer, recognizes our whirlwind lives are heavily influenced by the cumulative effects of actions and choices we've made in the past. To change and uplift our lives, we must become more mindful and aware of how our attitude and our moves, like those on the chessboard, matter.

Learn how to reset your thinking! Realize expectations, and optimize mental and physical health. Choices: The Art of Thriving in a Sniper World also provides tools to overcome barriers based upon unwarranted fears and self-constructed impediments. Mariani's solution of rebalancing and deprogramming our minds has been shown to lead to more joy and enable us to achieve greater synergies in our relationships.

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Bicycling With A Purpose: Shift Gears To Lower Stress


Many of us are multi-taskers, spending hours each day overburdened with work. Do you ever have time to unwind and think about your personal well-being? Most of us don't. It is hyperactivity that stresses us shortening our lives by degrading our health and immunity. We are constantly at a tipping point.

This little book is a guide that can help you center yourself and open doors to self-awareness and self-discovery. It combines the love of the art of cycling with a companion blueprint for more compassionate and healthy living. Bicycling With A Purpose: Shift Gears To Lower Stress provides a powerful message to shift your life into lower gears.

Are you ready for transformation? Do you want to have more energy and focus to contend with worry and anxiety? If so, grab a copy of this book, you won't be disappointed!

Published: January 2020, Kindle Direct Publishing

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