Summary: Little Joe’s hopes to leave school are dashed by Adam’s interference. Then the arrival of a tyrannical substitute schoolmaster’s brings trouble for the children and takes Little Joe’s relationship with his family to breaking point. But will something far darker in the man prove even more dangerous for Little Joe?

Word Count – 20,868 Rating MA – For adult themes. Child punishment, cruelty and spanking.

Summary: A tragedy forces Joe to face his darkest fears.

Rating: T Word count: 5457

Summary: Caught in flash flood Little Joe loses his family and memory. After months of searching, Ben is forced to accept he is gone for good. Can Joe find his way back to his family, or will the man who rescued him but has his own reason for keeping him, succeed?

Rating T: some language and violence. Word Count: 21,465

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Summary:  For most of the family the affair of Adah Menkin and John C Reagan has been forgotten and left behind, but they are about to realise that for one, this is not the case.

Rating T:  some language and violence.    Words:  7048

Summary:  Ben and Joe run into outlaws doing a favour for Sheriff Coffee. Can they survive the encounter with them and their charismatic leader?

Rating T+: some language and violence.          Word Count: 11884