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NONNIE

March, 2024

Ronnie and Donnie Asher were born twins in a large family that lived in rural Appalachia. From their entrance into this world, there was an attachment that could not be understood.

Communication skills and closeness that, when recognized by those outside the family, created an interest that was sought by many from Washington, DC, to the small town of London, Kentucky.

The greed for power, recognition, and money by the U. S. government and those seeking control of the twins took the lives of many people and nearly separated the twins.

A tragic event on an eastbound Locomotive passenger train would foil a secret plan by Washington, DC, to gain control of these two boys.

By whom and how was the plan halted, and what were the consequences? Read to find out.

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The Curse of Poison Honey Creek

February, 2023

Miles Lifton Browning never intended to fall in love with a fifteen-year-old girl. His selfish attraction could cost him his life.

Miles Lifton Browning’s death on the courtroom floor and his unearthly reappearance to those responsible for his demise will haunt each of them.

He will not leave or rest until all responsible persons have felt the touch of the cold deadly grip of death itself. Miles Lifton Browning wants more, yes, much more than just restitution.

This romantic mystery with a touch of the supernatural will lead you in the footsteps of those who try not to reacquaint themselves with someone they feel is not of our world.

The story unfolds in a small community in Kentucky called Poison Honey Creek. The happenings in this story are derived from the actual stories handed down from past residents of the old Browning home in southeastern Kentucky.

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Madison Houston: Kakugo Wo Kimeru The Sleeping Giant Has Awakened

May, 2022

The account of the military career of Madison Houston is fictionalized but based on many facts concerning the training of military officers and enlisted men and women serving our country in that capacity.

Madison Houston grew up in London Kentucky, a small town in southeastern Kentucky. Her small-town life and its simple way were interrupted by the unexpected event in Chicago Illinois which took the life of both her mother and father.

Madison’s father was a retired military officer who knew the benefits of his career and wanted something similar for his daughter and son. His son followed in his father’s footsteps but had his career shortened by a boobie trap while serving in a foreign country.

The young daughter, Madison, made a pledge over the coffin of her father that she would honor his wishes and do everything within her power to assist in the elimination of the acts which took her father’s life.

This book will tell the story of Madison and her quest to become the best of everything the Army had to offer. Additionally, it will detail the accounts of the missions, as well as the training needed to deal with those undertakings.

After serving the United States in the areas in which she was best qualified, she came to understand that certain actions by those involved would lend themselves to consequences that weren’t her choices but nevertheless had to be completed by the only methods available.

Madison made the journey from teenager to adult while learning the tools by which Uncle Sam would deal with those who could not accept the American society in the way they had envisioned.

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Rufus and Arnold: The Mountain Boys

December, 2021

The account of the life of Arnold Deaton and his younger brother Rufus Deaton is fictionalized in detail but based on the facts as told by both Arnold and his brother as well as many members of their families.

Arnold and Rufus grew up in Breathitt County, Kentucky in the early 1900s at a time when the daily routine of their lives was based on the needs to survive.

This book tells the story of two brothers who were nearly the same age, raised in the same family with values that were handed to each in a similar manner but seemed to be received by the two with completely different understandings. This is the story of their lives. Filled with humor and tragedy, this is the way it was.The facts of their lives have been infused with detail that is meant to connect the reader with the daily activities of these two individuals as young boys, then later as adults trying to provide for their families.

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The Trial of Lessie Johnson

May, 2021

This book tells the story of an Appalachian lady who endured a lifelong trial of family loss and accepted her losses with a strength of character and faith that is so needed in today’s society. Through tragic events she lost members of her family at different times in the prime of their lives. This book captures these tragic events, and although written as a novel, these loses are all true. It may bring you to tears in so many ways but may also inspire you. This book is a love story, a war story, a ghost story, a story of violent men, a historical novel of Appalachia and a heartwarming story of family survival.

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El juicio de Lessie Johnson

(Spanish Version ed.)

Agosto, 2021

Este libro cuenta la historia de una dama de los Apalaches que soportó una prueba de por vida de la pérdida familiar y aceptó sus pérdidas con una fuerza de carácter y fe que es tan necesaria en la sociedad actual. A través de trágicos acontecimientos, perdió a miembros de su familia en diferentes momentos de la flor de sus vidas.

Este libro captura estos trágicos acontecimientos, y aunque escrita como una novela, estas pérdidas son todas verdadero. Puede llevarte a llorar de muchas maneras pero también puede inspirarte. Este libro es una historia de amor, una historia de guerra, una historia de fantasmas, una historia de hombres violentos, una novela histórica de los Apalaches, y un corazón calentando la historia de la supervivencia familiar.

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Other Books

From Whence Cometh Thou

July, 2021

We know how we got here and where we came from; This is what we did.
(600 years of Deatons)

Growing up in eastern Kentucky on a small family farm with six brothers and two sisters creates an appreciation for family ties and family history that should be left and shared for many generations to come.

This book shows the records and original documents of the first 300 years of Deatons in America; it captures the time frame from the original Deaton who landed in America to the current date.

Additionally, there are stories and newspaper articles documenting the Deaton migration from their original landing in America through Bloody Breathitt County, Kentucky to their current location in Laurel County, Kentucky. This book shows the rich heritage that makes us all proud of ‘From Whence We Came’.

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