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  The Callahans: Book 1

  Destiny

  by Gordon Ryan

  Fleeing an abusive father and a hopeless life in Ireland in 1895, nineteen-year-old Tom Callahan takes passage for America. On board the Antioch he meets Katrina Hansen, a beautiful young Norwegian woman headed with her family for Utah. It's not a likely match. Tom is a brash Irish Catholic. Katrina is a refined, cultured woman recently converted to Mormonism. Destiny is a sprawling historical novel set at... (more)
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  The Callahans

  The Callahans: The Complete Series

  Destiny / Conflict / Reunion / Prelude / Reprisal

  by Gordon Ryan

  Author's Note: The Callahans: The Complete Series, in five volumes, is available in one Kindle book at Amazon with a discount price below the five separate novels. Vol. I - Destiny: Fleeing an abusive father and a hopeless life in Ireland in 1895, nineteen-year-old Tom Callahan takes passage on a ship bound for America. On board, he meets Katrina Hansen, a young Norwegian woman traveling to Utah. It's not a... (more)
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  The Callahans: Book 3

  Reunion

  1919-1940

  by Gordon Ryan

  Also published as "Heritage."Tom and Katrina Callahan's three children have grown up and are making their way in a world that is propelling itself toward World War II. Tess has her heart set on a Hollywood career; PJ is a successful sheep rancher in New Zealand; and Tommy is pursuing his career in the Marine Corps and learning not only about war, but about the perils of romance. Author Gordon Ryan... (more)
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  The Callahans: Book 2

  Conflict

  by Gordon Ryan

  Tom Callahan strikes it rich in the Alaska goldfield while Katrina struggles to remain alive in Mexico. Demonstrating her determination and faith, the reader is shown the resilience of this young woman who has grown beyond her years. Continuing through 1912 and the disastrous voyage of HMS Titanic, Conflict will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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  Pug Connor: Book 1

  State of Rebellion

  by Gordon Ryan

  A runaway federal government ... Western states in revolt ... California ready to secede ... Martial law in Sacramento ... America ... in a State of Rebellion "Had the gallows knot been placed to the side, behind the ear, Richard McFarland's neck would have snapped, delivering a swift death. As it was, the young California National Guard lieutenant twisted and convulsed for a long, agonizing two minutes... (more)
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  Gordon Ryan Quad

  by Gordon Ryan

  A Question of Consequence — 92,000 Words — Matthew Sterling is a man on the way up. As Assistant City Manager in the Wasatch Range community of Snowy Ridge, Utah, and a Brigham Young University law school graduate, the 21st century looks promising. Returning east to New York to settle the estate of his deceased grandmother and to direct the demolition of Riveroaks, her two-hundred-twenty-year-old Hyde Park home... (more)
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  The Callahans: Book 4

  Prelude

  by Gordon Ryan

  Book Four of The Callahans continues the historical family sage of Thomas and Katrina Callahan as they weave their way through a world beset with war, economic peril, and personal conflict.
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  Pug Connor: Book 3

  To Faithfully Execute

  by Gordon Ryan

  Election Day is looming, and the fate of America lies in the hands of its citizens.   States are threatening to secede, politicians have their own agendas, and the play for power grows more intense as the clock ticks. As rumors of treason rumble throughout the land, Pug Connor has a decision to make.   He can continue to serve the country he loves and watch it break apart, or he can take... (more)
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  Rebellion Trilogy

  by Gordon Ryan

  STATE OF REBELLION: Daniel Rawlings is a twelfth generation American whose ancestors fought in the Civil War and aided in the settlement of California. Padraig "Pug" Connor is a Marine Corps colonel who is assigned by the president to investigate the secessionist movement in California. Nicole Bentley is an FBI agent charged with investigating the murder of a federal officer and a secessionist movement. With a... (more)
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  Love, Honor, & Consequence

  by Gordon Ryan

  Matthew Sterling is a man on the way up. As Assistant City Manager in the Wasatch Range community of Snowy Ridge, Utah, and a law school graduate, the 21st century looks promising, especially when a beautiful English Ph.D genetic biology candidate, Kasia Somerset, reaches in and captures his heart. Returning to New York on family business Matt discovers the historic journal of Major Andrew McBride, his... (more)
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  The Callahans: Book 5

  Reprisal

  by Gordon Ryan

  Continuing the series into WWII as Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Callahan III faces personal tragedy during the Blitz in London as the war presents a very personal face. As he leaves his Embassy post to return to the United States, America joins Europe in the worldwide conflagration. For the second time in his young life, the son of Thomas and Katrina Callahan finds himself immersed in front-line battle,... (more)
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  Threads of Honor

  The True Story of a Boy Scout Troop, Perseverance, Triumph, and an American Flag

  by Gordon Ryan

  Threads of Honor is a true story of courage and sacrifice, of Boy Scouts learning about perseverance, of the great men and women of the American space program, and of the unquenchable spirit of a most remarkable American flag. The book’s rich appendix adds a 28-page history of the American Flag over its 230-year existence, including key events in American history that involved the flag. Following that is an... (more)
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  A Triple Thriller Fest

  by Gordon Ryan, Michael Wallace, Philip Chen

  State of Rebellion; Falling Star; State of Siege Authors Michael Wallace, Gordon Ryan , and Philip Chen bring you a three volume thriller set that explores the world of this genre from entirely different, but equally exciting, webs of intrigue, deceit, murder, and mayhem. Michael starts off with a thriller set in the arcane world of antiquities and the schemes that brazen collectors will weave to possess... (more)