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Timmy's life has changed since his dad died. He is now living with his grandparents and attending the one-room school back in Kentucky. Dark Days in Morgan County is the third installment in the popular Kentucky Summers series. NovelistTim Callahan carves out a dramatic, suspenseful tale about a colored family that has moved into the Morgan County farm community in 1960. Overcoming his initial fear, Timmy makes friends with the poor Henry Washington's clan of sixand introduces them to other families in the area. The problem is: at least one man moved to Morgan County to keep his family from having to live near blacks and is determined to keep the area all white. Despite the difficult theme of the book, Tim Callahan has maintained the country wit and charm of his first two books while tackling racism and hatred. Spend a few evenings reading this important and entertaining story. Kids and adults will love Dark Days in Morgan County.

"We were tied to the chairs again back to back. The three men spent an hour outside the cabin, discussing their plans. We could only catch bits and pieces of the conversation, nothing that we could piece together to tell us how long we had until the money was to be delivered. I sat there and wondered if they would really kill us if they didn't get the money. I wondered if they would kill us even if they got the money. Here Susie and I were, being held hostage. I knew that my mom, Mamaw and Papaw, and Susie's parents had to be worried sick. I knew that they were trying to figure out how to get money to pay for our safe return. I wondered what the Wolf Pack was doing. I wondered who was praying for us."Timmy and the Wolf Pack are back again, making the absolute most out of another Kentucky summer. In this fifth installment to the series, Tim and Susie are kidnapped right out of the front of Timmy's mom's store, and while the grown ups do their best to find them, it's ultimately up to the Wolf Pack to figure out who took them and how to get them back.Timmy and Susie and the Bootleggers' Revenge is filled to the brim with all the humor, mystery, suspense, and heartwarming community togetherness you've come to expect from author Tim Callahan. Reunite with Timmy, Susie, Mamaw, Papaw, James Ernest, and so many other wonderful Kentucky Summer characters you've come to love

I pointed toward a figure that looked to be seven to eight feet tall crossing the field below us. It looked like a large hairy gorilla-like figure humped over and lumbering along. Several of the kids gasped when they finally saw it. The creature stopped and tilted his head to the sky and let out another bellowing cry, "Aah, ugh." I got goose bumps up and down my arms. The hairs on my body stood on end. Susie grabbed my arm and buried her head into my forearm.In the last installment of the Kentucky Summers series, Tim Callahan has given us a story of excitement and compassion. The fall of 1962 and school is ready to begin. Uncle Morton is in the hospital, and the Wolf Pack is on their final mission-find James Ernest and Big Foot.A reunion, forty-three years later, brings back all your favorite characters to reminisce and maybe have one last adventure, revealing a secret Timmy has kept for all those years.

With nine years of marriage down the drain, Chicago native Nick Stewart leaves the city behind in search of solitude. He heads for his most cherished place in the world to heal and live the rest of his life alone. Little did Nick know that God's plans were different from his own.Sleepy Valley is a small mountain village in the heart of the Tennessee Smoky Mountains that Nick loves. But instead of peace and quiet, he can't seem to avoid meeting everyone in the little mountain village. Within a week, he's got two beautiful women chasing him, a new best friend, and a little puppy to boot. It seems Nick didn't pick Sleepy Valley, but God picked the town for him, and what God has in store, Nick never could have imagined.Author Tim Callahan takes readers on a journey through heartache, laughter, and everything in between as Nick finds God's healing through true love and true friendship in Sleepy Valley. A break from his successful Kentucky Summers series, Tim Callahan gives readers this new novel of romance and comedy.

Autumn enjoyed the constant movement and symphony of the crowd swerving and juggling trays filled with treats and drinks. She enjoyed the laughter of friends sharing stories, happy to spend time together. She also enjoyed the time alone to focus on notes, rhymes, and lines she wrote in her notebook. Some she found in the hustle of the crowd around her. But most lines came from her memories of home in a holler of Kentucky where her parents were still living on the farm. On a beautiful spring morning in Nashville, Autumn River, an aspiring country singer, is enjoying her coffee at a caf when Keegan Lynch, a minor league pitcher, walks into her life. The relationship hits obstacles, hurdles, and mountains as it slowly develops despite the instant attraction between the two. Follow the rise in the success of the two heroines even if it might cost them a chance at love. Let Nashville Sounds entertain you with the humor and characters that author Tim Callahan brings to the pages of this story.

After four years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, Joe was released and honorably discharged. Traumatized by the events, Joe fled to the mountains instead of returning home. Thirty-five years later, Joe comes home to his family's farmhouse, but the world he returns to is much different from the one he left. Reluctantly Joe begins to reenter society with the help of Kevin and Belinda, but will he be able to overcome the war within and accept the love this family offers him?Over 58,000 Americans lost their lives in the Vietnam War that left a deep scar on this nation and on individual hearts. Join author Tim Callahan in honoring the Vietnam veterans in Come Home, Joe-an inspiring tale of compassion and love."As the author of four mystery novels myself, I am continually impressed by acism, and hate; how some of our most basic beliefs are presented in a way that is meaningful to readers from kids to seasoned citizens." - Author Bill Noel, Folly Island Series

"It has actually been kind of boring around the county since you left," Robert said. But that's about to change. Timmy is back for the summer of 1960 with more fun and excitement in this second installment of the Kentucky Summers series. Author Tim Callahan brings back all the lovable characters from his first charming book, The Cave, The Cabin, & The Tattoo Man and introduces a few new friends. In "Coty and the Wolf Pack", Timmy, James Ernest, and two new friends form a club-the Wolf Pack. Secret meetings, a two-day overnight hike, and Timmy's new pet, Coty, fill the pages with humor and hair-raising adventures. Timmy's summation about their adventure is, "I learned two things. I learned what true friends will do for each other...and I learned that we have bears in the county." Stop and relax and remember what fun it is to be a child.