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Author has written 59 stories for Rawhide, Tombstone, Combat!, and Misc. Movies. BOOK NEWS! I'm thrilled to announce the publication of three more books. "The Raider" is a young adult historical fiction novel based on a true story - the northernmost raid by the Confederacy on the Vermont town of St. Albans during the American Civil War. "The Raider" is published by Gooseflats Publishing in Tombstone, AZ and is also available on my website and as an ebook through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Diesel and others. Book number two is put out by Arcadia and is a collaboration; "Images of America: Pearce and Sunsites." It's due date is October 24th. And book number three should be in my hands by the end of November and is published by Gooseflats. It's titled "Murder in Pearce" and is my first mystery. The action takes place in Pearce, Arizona Territory during the gold rush, circa 1905. If you've read "Death Takes a Holliday" you'll discover two or more familiar 'faces' here. My first romance novel, "Kate" is out from Gooseflats Publishing in Tombstone, AZ. What does this mean for you, the reader? It means you can own your own copy of "Kate" with all the extras, including deleted scenes added. It also means soon "Kate's Lover" will no longer be available on fanfiction. Get your copy now from the publisher at www.tombstonetimes.com, on Amazon.com in Kindle form, from your local Arizona bookstore or directly from me, autographed, at www.smballard.com. Cost is 9.99 plus shipping. Get your copy now! And yes, I take Paypal. :> Book News Update! It's here! Death Takes a Holliday, the final book in my John Henry "Doc" Holliday trilogy is now available! Get your copy, all 400 plus pages through the publisher at www.trebleheartbooks.com in trade paperback or digital form, or at my website, www.smballard.com (which I highly recommend since I can personally autograph your copy to whomever you so choose. Heck, I'll even gift wrap it for you)! So get your copy today! Book News! The sequel to Borrowed Time, Holliday in Tombstone also published by Treble Heart Books, is now available! If you enjoyed Revelations you'll love this extended version! Available in both trade paperback and as a download. Check it out at www.trebleheartbooks.com/SD-SMBallardpg2.html and thanks! Book News! My western novel, originally titled Dodge City and now christened Borrowed Time is finally available in trade paperback as well as a PDF download or an HTML download. Check it out at http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/SD_SMBallard.html or at my website, www.smballard.com, where you can order an autographed copy with a personalized dedication. If you enjoy my Doc Holliday/Wyatt Earp stories, you'll love Borrowed Time, the prequel to Revelations. Borrowed Time is now available on Amazon's Kindle! Check it out at Amazon.com. xxxx My life centers in and around Cochise County, Arizona where I live with my husband, a peach tabby kitten named Luka, a bull terrier, Scarlett, three year old Nokota geldings, Lakita's Moon and Smokey, Hunky and Spunky, baby miniature donkeys and five Pekin ducks. For info on the rare Nokota horse breed, trot on over to The Nokota Horse Conservancy at www.nokotahorse.org I started writing fan-fic around 1989, beginning with the "War of the Worlds" tv show and have been at it in several genres, including "Combat!" "Twelve O'Clock High," "Beauty and the Beast," "Star Trek," "Rawhide," and the movies "Predator" and "Tombstone," ever since. In fact, I've posted a "Combat"/"Twelve O'Clock High" story which you'll find listed under "Combat." It's titled, A Team Player. I've also added a "Combat!"/ "War of the Worlds" tv show first season crossover. Check it out under "Combat!" It's titled His Squad Now. Can't say I have a favorite movie; there are just too many to list! My favorite tv shows right now are "Burn Notice" and "The Mentalist." I do watch "Survivor," but it's my guilty pleasure! Just started watching "Lawman" on the western channel. My favorite characters to write for are Sergeant Chip Saunders as played by Vic Morrow in "Combat!" Sheb Wooley's Pete Nolan from "Rawhide" and Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday from "Tombstone." Actually, my favorite historical character is John Henry 'Doc' Holliday, a very multi-dimensional and misunderstood man around whom controvery has always swirled. Talk about being handed a raw deal. If you happen to be in to crossovers, I have one featuring a very young John Holliday. Check it out under the TV catagory "Rawhide." It's titled, When the Time Comes. I write mostly for fun, but I'd be a liar if I said I didn't enjoy reading feedback. If it's good, it's like a warm pat on the back. If it's bad, well, it just makes me work harder the next time! Good or bad, all feedback is welcomed so read and respond, please! One thing I don't understand is how a story might have upwards of 100 hits, but no feedback! If you like it, let the author know! If you hate it...likewise! Just make yourself known. Ash 10 | |||||||
1. Letters Home reviewsFour squad members write home about a particularly devasting patrol. Read Sarge's, Kirby's, Caje's and Doc's take on a heartwrenching situation. Please R & R. Thanks!Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,175 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 6-17-09 - Complete2. Frayed Ends of Sanity reviewsThis is a crossover between the movie, "Predator," and "Combat!" Saunders battles an alien hunter, a creature both merciless and cunning. Will Saunders outwit the Predator? Who will survive? Rated for language and violence.Combat! - Rated: T - English - Horror/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,153 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-1-08 - Complete3. The Innocents reviewsA Nazi atrocity leaves Saunders doubting his own beliefs in a higher power. This story is reprinted from my "Combat!" website. Rated for content and language. Please R & R and thanks!Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,387 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-24-08 - Complete4. Merry Christmas, Sergeant Saunders reviewsFar from home, hurting, tired and miserable, Saunders makes a thoughtless Christmas wish, which unfortunately, comes true. Please R & R! Thanks!Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,434 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-23-08 - Complete5. Giving Thanks » reviewsPart Two Now Up! What will the squad find in the old stone house previously visited by Caje and the wounded Saunders? Please R and R and thanks! Happy Thanksgiving to all!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,826 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-22-08 - Published: 11-22-06 - Complete6. Sanctuary reviewsHanley and Saunders, in desperate need of help, stumble upon a church and a most unusual priest. Please R & R and thanks!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,138 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-17-08 - Complete7. Gerry Coyle's Christmas reviewsA revelation about one of Sergeant Saunders' men, a thorn in the non-com's side since day one, gives new meaning to Christmas. Please R & R. Thanks!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,121 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-15-08 - Complete8. Barter reviewsA Lieutenant Hanley story! Please R & R and thanks! Some of you might remember reading this story over at my "Combat!" site. If so, I hope you'll enjoy reading it one more time!Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,093 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-14-08 - Complete9. Metamorphosis reviewsBilly Nelson...just a kid. Will he rise to the occasion when he is most needed? Please read and respond! Thanks so much.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,666 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-14-08 - Complete10. Saunders and the Gentleman Caller » reviewsA "Combat!" fiction challenge. NOW UP, part two. Will bad weather, a wounded Caje and Germans hot on their trail keep Sergeant Saunders and his scout from finding their way home? What will the faith of a small dog have to do with it? R&R, please!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,904 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-7-08 - Published: 10-27-0811. Rank has its Privileges reviewsSaunders and a dog! Need I say more?Combat! - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 972 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-30-0812. Handkerchief Angel reviewsLonely people discover the true meaning of family and Christmas in this tale of early Arizona. A Doc Holliday story.Tombstone - Rated: K - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,476 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-27-08 - Complete13. Forgive Us Our Trespasses reviewsPrivate William G. Kirby stumbles into a nightmare world, a horror from which he can not wake. Nothing is as it should be. Will Kirby survive? What about the rest of King Company? Rated for gore. My slight homage to director George Romero.Crossover - Misc. Movies & Combat! - Rated: M - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,743 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-25-08 - Complete14. Dog's Christmas reviewsWith only Dog for company on Christmas Eve, Pete Nolan comes to understand the meaning of friendship. A short fic, but hope you enjoy it!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,670 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-6-0715. Crossroads reviewsThe Malmedy Massacre as seen through Doc's eyes. Rated K plus for violence. War is indeed hell.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,657 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-28-07 - Complete16. One More For the Road, missing scene reviewsShort and sweet! Saunders and a baby. Need I say more? Please R and R. Thanks.Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 255 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-21-07 - Complete17. Halloween Challenge reviewsA quick challenge fic from the Combat! website. Short, but to the point and oh, just a tad scary. Feedback is always welcome!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 650 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-8-07 - Complete18. The Barn reviewsA rather eerie tribute to the men of King Company. Some might find they've read this story over at my Combat! fanfic site. If so, I hope you find it worth reading again. Thanks.Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,994 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-19-07 - Complete19. I'll Walk Alone reviewsThis is a very short fic challenge. Don't blink or you'll miss it. It's mainly a character study. Hope you enjoy it!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 238 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-16-07 - Complete20. The Soldier reviewsSergeant Saunders has one heck of a lousy day, but taking things in stride is what's expected of a soldier. Rated for one or two curse words.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,570 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-13-07 - Complete21. The Promise reviewsThis is for all the Caje fans out there and I know you are legion! Please R and R. Thanks. Rated for a few curse words.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,424 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-13-07 - Complete22. Once Upon a Time reviewsSaunders finds himself the prisoner of a German officer who plays a most dangerous game of cat and mouse. Will the hunter become the hunted or will Chip Saunders' luck finally run out? Please R and R. Thanks.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,006 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-5-07 - Complete23. Gil's Christmas reviewsDue to circumstances beyond his control, Gil Favor misses his chance to be with his daughters for Christmas. Can anything make his holidays, if not merry, at least bearable? Please R&R! Thanks!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 734 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-11-06 - Complete24. Kirby's Angel reviewsDeath takes one of Sergeant Saunders' men, and on Christmas. Is there really something magical about Kirby's Angel? Rated K plus because of character death. Feedback is appreciated.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,807 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-8-06 - Complete25. A Holiday to Remember reviewsDoc Holliday finds out that being family doesn't necessarily mean related by blood in this story of loss, discovery and Christmas! Feedback is always appreciated! Thanks!Tombstone - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,181 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-6-06 - Complete26. A Value Above Rubies reviewsSergeant Saunders receives an unexpected Christmas gift. Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope you enjoy this little Christmas story. Make my day, please...R and R! Thanks.Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,038 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-3-06 - Complete27. The Ring reviewsEver notice the wedding ring on Caje's finger...the now you see it, now you don't ring? This is my way of explaining that phenomenon! Please read and review! Thanks so much!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,589 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-28-06 - Complete28. In the Beginning » reviewsCHAPTER 4 NOW UP! The newly hired ramrod, Rowdy Yates, quits the drive! Please R&R and Thanks!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 10,499 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 11-17-06 - Published: 1-20-06 - Complete29. Just Another Innocent Victim » reviewsNOW UP, Chapter 2! Please R & R and thanks! Is there still room in war for Christmas? Sergeant Saunders is left with serious doubts.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,965 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 9-24-06 - Published: 12-12-05 - Complete30. Any Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles, Today? reviewsSergeant Saunders finds himself alone and injured behind enemy lines, his only hope of making it to safety, a halfstarved horse. Please R & R and thanks!Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,348 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9-23-06 - Complete31. What's in a Name? reviewsAs the drovers sit around the campfire telling tall tales and just shooting the breeze, a question comes up. Read on to find out What's in a Name! Feedback is always welcome! Thanks!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,883 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-10-06 - Complete32. His Squad Now » reviewsFinal Chapter now up! Pease R&R! Will Sergeant Saunders be reunited with his squad and Colonel Ironhorse? And what of the colonel? Will he return to his own time or remain trapped in WWII France? Combat! War of the Worlds the TV show, first season crossovCombat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,324 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 5-5-06 - Published: 1-31-06 - Complete33. Incident of the Toy Soldier reviewsA sequel to Incident of Man's Best Friend. Pete Nolan goes in search of the missing Dog. Will Nolan find the animal or will the drive go on without its canine companion? Please R&R! Thanks!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,922 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-30-06 - Complete34. How Hanley Got His Bars reviewsSelfexplanatory! Short and silly, but I'd sure like it if you'd R&R anyhow! Thanks!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 516 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-6-06 - Complete35. A Blessing in Disguise reviewsDoc discovers that as terrible as death is, sometimes it's a blessing in disguise. A Combat! fanfiction Thanksgiving challenge.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 519 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-5-05 - Complete36. Rules reviewsAn addedum to the television episode, Far From the Brave. Saunders finally gets the chance to say goodbye to a friend.Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,512 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-30-0537. A Team Player reviewsA Combat!Twelve O'Clock High crossover! Early in the war, Technical Sergeant Sandy Komansky and Corporal Chip Saunders meet in a chance encounter which will change the lives of both men. Please R&R! Thanks!Combat! - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,462 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 9-24-0538. Joe Scarlet's Secret Life » reviewsSTORY NOW COMPLETE! Joe Scarlet shot Pete Nolan in the back and stole the drive's payroll...or did he? It's up to Gil Favor and the boys to figure out just who really did what? PLEASE R&R! THANKS!Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,040 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-5-05 - Published: 8-4-05 - Complete39. In His Sunniest Hour reviewsA disagreement between Saunders and Hanley drives a wedge between the onetime friends. Will the loss of Saunders cause Hanley to rethink his decision?Combat! - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,965 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-31-0540. On Borrowed Time reviewsA brief respite from war is followed by a one-man mission for Sergeant Chip Saunders, the success of which is jeopardized by a sudden, life-threatening and all too common, illness.Combat! - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,683 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 5-14-0541. A Meeting of the Minds reviewsAlone in the desert, his horse gone lame, Doc Holliday meets up with one of the Cowboys. Will a gunfight ensue or will the men discover they have more in common than not?Tombstone - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,303 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-13-0542. Incident of Yellow Sky, Part 6 reviewsLife changes dramatically for two of Gil Favor's drovers due to a shocking revelation concerning Pete Nolan. Will Mushy return to the drive or marry the girl he loves?Rawhide - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,601 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-10-0543. The Test reviewsDuring the vendetta ride after Morgan's murder, Doc is forced by circumstances to face up to a problem which he realizes can't be handled alone.Tombstone - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,445 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-4-0544. Wyatt's Child reviewsWyatt, deeply saddened by the loss of an expected child, confides his grief to a surprisingly understanding Doc Holliday.Tombstone - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 861 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-2-0545. Incident of Yellow Sky, Part 5What awaits the drovers at the camp of Yellow Sky's people comes as a shock to all and causes Mushy to second guess his decision to stay with the young Apache woman he loves.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,110 - Published: 1-2-0546. Incident of Yellow Sky, Part 4Alone, Mushy takes on his greatest challenge - see Yellow Sky and her baby safely to her people and return for a wounded Pete Nolan.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,400 - Published: 12-16-0447. Incident of Yellow Sky, Part 3 reviewsGil Favor needs to make some important decisions - either go on without Pete Nolan and Mushy or go after them while Pete, alone and desperate, makes a choice of his own.Rawhide - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,760 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-28-0448. Incident of Yellow Sky, Part 2 reviewsAn Apache girl and her baby complicate matters for two of Gil Favor's men when Comanche warriors demand the girl be turned over to them, or else.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,165 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-15-0449. Incident of Yellow Sky reviewsA young Apache woman and her baby bring a different point of view to Gil Favor's camp.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,884 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-29-0450. Incident of Man's Best Friend reviewsGil Favor never imagined how a stray dog's presence in camp would affect the drive and his men.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,912 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-21-0451. Stranger Than Fiction reviewsWhen Pete Nolan and Rowdy Yates are wounded and left to die by an avenging Kiowa warparty, it's up to Gil Favor, Wishbone and Clay to find them befoe it's too late. Based on actual events.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,404 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 4-17-0452. Incident of the Drunken Drover Part 2 reviewsAftermath of "The Drunken Drover" finds Jim Quince coming to a life-altering conclusion.Rawhide - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,336 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-27-0453. Incident of the Sighing Wind reviewsWhat did the sighing wind bring with it - old memories for Gil Favor or new terrors for the trail boss and his men?Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,965 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-20-0454. Incident of The Red Buffalo reviewsWhen a devastating prairie fire brings Favor's trail drive to its knees, Gil rediscovers exactly what's most important to him.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,818 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 2-22-0455. When the Time Comes reviewsWhile searching for water, Pete Nolan stumbles onto a wounded boy whose life he saves. Jump ahead 11 years to Dodge City when the boy, now grown, saves Nolan from Wyatt Earp's bullet.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14,917 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-16-0456. Incident of the Drunken Drover, Part 1 reviewsSent into town to retrieve three stray cowhands, Pete Nolan comes to understand friendship can't always be counted on.Rawhide - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,836 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-31-0457. Incident of the Pale Horse reviewsDeath comes quickly and without warning to one of Favor's men.Rawhide - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,574 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-29-0458. Incident of the Mistaken Identity reviewsSeems there are times when a man can't change the least little thing about his appearance without causing problems!Rawhide - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,654 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-30-03
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