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    Retribution: The Long Return, #2
    Bitter Sweet: The Long Return, #3
    Lost Love: The Long Return, #1
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    The Long Return Series

    By JR Thomas

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    About this series

    A story of adventure and action. Wagon trains of the 19th century carried the families and their belongings across the wild and difficult terrain of the United States. Captain Jake Cooper and his lieutenant friend Sam Boyd hire on as gun hands to protect one of these wagon trains. Their journey starts in Richmond, VA in May of 1865 and end up sixteen hundred miles away in a startup town called Union, TX. 


    The journey is not easy and filled with danger from mountainous terrain, raging rivers, storms, wild animals, and worst of all Indians and those who rob and kill.


    Come join us as we travel this great land with the folks that settled this country we call America.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJR Thomas
    Release dateNov 23, 2016
    Retribution: The Long Return, #2
    Bitter Sweet: The Long Return, #3
    Lost Love: The Long Return, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Lost Love: The Long Return, #1
      Lost Love: The Long Return, #1

      Lost Love: The Long Return, #1

      JR Thomas
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      LOST LOVE - The first novel in a trilogy about Captain Jake Cooper, a Texan, returning back home from fighting in the Civil War. He and his close friend, Lt. Sam Boyd hook up with a Wagon Train leaving from Richmond, Virginia, heading to Union, Texas. The trip is long and the trials great. Relationships are made and destroyed. This is an exciting adventure story which relives the endurance of the many families that left the East and headed West for the promise of land and a hope for a better future.    The thirty-five wagon train starts out with everyone having mixed emotions, some sad to leave family and friends, and all excited with the prospects of the future.  The wagon master is a seasoned veteran with numerous passages to Texas and Oklahoma, but this trip turns out different.    While Jake and Sam adjust from being confederate soldiers locked in daily battles for their lives, they find themselves caught up in the struggles of everyday tasks of moving wagons pulled by ornery animals and lots of tired settlers.  The journey spans over fifteen hundred miles of mountains, rivers, streams, rocks, and primitive trails that serve as a road to the West. Come ride with us as we travel Westward in wagon and on horse.

      LOST LOVE - The first novel in a trilogy about Captain Jake Cooper, a Texan, returning back home from fighting in the Civil War. He and his close friend, Lt. Sam Boyd hook up with a Wagon Train leaving from Richmond, Virginia, heading to Union, Texas. The trip is long and the trials great. Relationships are made and destroyed. This is an exciting adventure story which relives the endurance of the many families that left the East and headed West for the promise of land and a hope for a better future.    The thirty-five wagon train starts out with everyone having mixed emotions, some sad to leave family and friends, and all excited with the prospects of the future.  The wagon master is a seasoned veteran with numerous passages to Texas and Oklahoma, but this trip turns out different.    While Jake and Sam adjust from being confederate soldiers locked in daily battles for their lives, they find themselves caught up in the struggles of everyday tasks of moving wagons pulled by ornery animals and lots of tired settlers.  The journey spans over fifteen hundred miles of mountains, rivers, streams, rocks, and primitive trails that serve as a road to the West. Come ride with us as we travel Westward in wagon and on horse.

    • 2

      Retribution: The Long Return, #2
      Retribution: The Long Return, #2

      Retribution: The Long Return, #2

      JR Thomas
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      This is the second novel in the "The Long Return" Series.  The first novel "Lost Love", is the story of the wagons gathering in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the Civil War and heading for the new lands promised to them in Union City, Texas.  The first novel details their travels and adventures across the Appalachian Mountains.  Their hardships and their losses are laid bare.  Their victories celebrated.      "The Long Return" Series is a story of a wagon train leaving from Richmond, Virginia and heading to Union City, Texas.  Confederate Capt.  Jake Cooper and his partner Lt. Sam Boyd hire on as security to provide protection for the wagons as they cross the great land of America.  It is a long trek filled with many physical challenges, dangers, and personal trials.       A look at what the brave settlers faced as they traveled to new land and a new life.  Many people started the journey with high hopes, but not all would see their dreams come true.  The times were tough.  The American Civil War left many families destitute, hopeless, and struggling to make ends meet.  The offer of free land in the West gave those who had lost everything in the East new hope, purpose, and the fortitude to face the dangers of crossing a still wild country.       The story begins after the wagon train is attacked just prior to Knoxville, Tennessee.  A large number of the wagon train settlers were killed and wounded in the surprise raid by a local gang made up of deserters, murderers, and men used to looting and killing.  Jake Cooper swears that the gang will pay for their crimes.       Jake Cooper, a Texan by birth, was a man not to be made angry.  Trained in Comanche ways, he sets out with the help of the sheriff's deputies to track down and deal justice to the guilty.      The story is filled with action, new friendships made, and Jake begins the healing process of his personal loss during the wagon raid.  Come ride with Jake Cooper as he seeks RETRIBUTION the Texan way.

      This is the second novel in the "The Long Return" Series.  The first novel "Lost Love", is the story of the wagons gathering in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the Civil War and heading for the new lands promised to them in Union City, Texas.  The first novel details their travels and adventures across the Appalachian Mountains.  Their hardships and their losses are laid bare.  Their victories celebrated.      "The Long Return" Series is a story of a wagon train leaving from Richmond, Virginia and heading to Union City, Texas.  Confederate Capt.  Jake Cooper and his partner Lt. Sam Boyd hire on as security to provide protection for the wagons as they cross the great land of America.  It is a long trek filled with many physical challenges, dangers, and personal trials.       A look at what the brave settlers faced as they traveled to new land and a new life.  Many people started the journey with high hopes, but not all would see their dreams come true.  The times were tough.  The American Civil War left many families destitute, hopeless, and struggling to make ends meet.  The offer of free land in the West gave those who had lost everything in the East new hope, purpose, and the fortitude to face the dangers of crossing a still wild country.       The story begins after the wagon train is attacked just prior to Knoxville, Tennessee.  A large number of the wagon train settlers were killed and wounded in the surprise raid by a local gang made up of deserters, murderers, and men used to looting and killing.  Jake Cooper swears that the gang will pay for their crimes.       Jake Cooper, a Texan by birth, was a man not to be made angry.  Trained in Comanche ways, he sets out with the help of the sheriff's deputies to track down and deal justice to the guilty.      The story is filled with action, new friendships made, and Jake begins the healing process of his personal loss during the wagon raid.  Come ride with Jake Cooper as he seeks RETRIBUTION the Texan way.

    • 3

      Bitter Sweet: The Long Return, #3
      Bitter Sweet: The Long Return, #3

      Bitter Sweet: The Long Return, #3

      JR Thomas
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      A story of adventure and action. Wagon trains of the 19th century carried the families and their belongings across the wild and difficult terrain of the United States. Captain Jake Cooper and his lieutenant friend Sam Boyd hire on as gun hands to protect one of these wagon trains. Their journey starts in Richmond, VA in May of 1865 and end up sixteen hundred miles away in a startup town called Union, TX.  The journey is not easy and filled with danger from mountainous terrain, raging rivers, storms, wild animals, and worst of all Indians and those who rob and kill. Come join us as we travel this great land with the folks that settled this country we call America.

      A story of adventure and action. Wagon trains of the 19th century carried the families and their belongings across the wild and difficult terrain of the United States. Captain Jake Cooper and his lieutenant friend Sam Boyd hire on as gun hands to protect one of these wagon trains. Their journey starts in Richmond, VA in May of 1865 and end up sixteen hundred miles away in a startup town called Union, TX.  The journey is not easy and filled with danger from mountainous terrain, raging rivers, storms, wild animals, and worst of all Indians and those who rob and kill. Come join us as we travel this great land with the folks that settled this country we call America.

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