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What WR Benton is Working on Now.  | War Paint, by WR Benton Click on the cover to see detail
War Paint -is about George Alwood, a spoiled and rich young man, who following an argument with his father heads west. Thanks to two old mountain men, Hawk and Jeb, he is soon in the shining mountains taking beaver plews. But while the two men acknowledge George takes a short time to come to fully understand the life of fur trapper- the hard work, the loneliness, and the constant danger living among the Indians - he finds that life as a mountain man is not what he expected. Originally disgusted by a Shoshoni chief, who gives him a wife, George has little choice but to take the woman into the mountains. Even more unexpected, he finds himself becoming attached to Falling Leaf. When his time with Falling Leaf starts to become more intimate, the line between his rich past and real life becomes blurred, and he realizes he has more than he had bargained for. And, then when Leaf is pregnant, she is killed and George goes for revenge. New News!!War Paint will be published by capri publishing and the contract has been signed. Click on cover to see a larger size.
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| | Alive and Alone, by WR Benton
Alive and Alone - (Young Adult Book) On a remote fly-in hunting trip David Wade's father crashes his small plane in remote mountains of Alaska, with only the two of them onboard. Within twenty-four hours his father is dead of his injuries and David is left to survive on his own. While he had been born in Alaska and grown up camping, fishing, hiking, and hunting, did he have enough knowledge to stay alive in the harsh environment until rescued? For years he'd gone on hunting trips to help around the campsite as the older boys and men hunted, so he knew a little about the wilderness camping—only could he survive! He was now alone, facing a survival situation in the brutal mountains, with it snowing and the temperature minus twenty. Catching his shelter on fire and destroying most of his survival gear, the young boy almost gives up in frustration. Then, hearing a rescue aircraft searching for him in the thick gray clouds overhead, his will to survive is reinforced. Fourteen year old David Wade prays to stay alive long enough for the weather to break so rescuers can reach him. Will God hear his prayer? Read an Excerpt. click on the cover to see details
| | | | It Don't Mean Nothin', by WR Benton
It Don't Mean Nothin' - Willie D. Moreland joins the United States Army in 1968, knowing he would go to Vietnam. He is soon a paratrooper and still not satisfied, he becomes a Ranger. Sent to Nam, he is placed near a remote village, where the enemy can be the man who cuts your hair, or makes your bed. Still being written at this time. Estimated completion date is 2006. Click on the cover to see details. 
Missouri in Flames, I Rode with Jesse James, by WR Benton
Missouri in Flames, I Rode with Jesse James - (Historical Fiction) Jim Light joins Quantrill's Raiders just two weeks before they destroy the town of Lawrence , Kansas . Shocked by the horror of the raid, as well as other battles fought under the black flag, Jim leaves the group after less than a year. He returns to his native Missouri Ozark Mountains in an effort to live the life of a simple farmer, only that is not to be. The farm is visited one day shortly after the close of the war by Federal troops looking for men who once rode with Quantrill and Jim's best friend is murdered. It is the death of his friend, the burning of his farm, and the loss of a woman, that causes Jim Light to join Jesse James in an effort to seek revenge on the Yankees. Riding with the James Gang, Jim sees action in Northfield , Minnesota , and even participates in the first train robbery in history. It all ends at a small white house on a hill in Saint Joseph, Missouri, when Jesse James is killed by Bob and Robert Ford. Click on the cover to see details. | | | |
 | White Wolf Creek, by W.R. Benton
“Black” Moses and Cotton are two old mountain men has-beens that are riding for the Bar over Double H Ranch, when cattle start to disappear. While neither man is top hand as a cowboy, they prove invaluable to the ranch because of their tracking skills. When men start to die and gunplay becomes common, Big John Murphy, the owner of the ranch, asks the two mountain men to find out what is going on. No sooner are the two mountain men on the trail of professional killers, than an English Lord arrives to take ownership of the nearby Circle C Ranch. Knowing little of the ways out west and even less about cattle, the man appears to be a pushover. It’s only after a shootout in the saloon, involving the Lord, that the locals start to understand and respect the Englishman. He proves he’s got real grit in his crawl. It takes the kidnapping of Big John’s wife, Susan, and the wife of the Englishman, to bring the whole situation to a boil. Why the murders, bank robbery, and rustling, especially in a small backwoods place? Was there any truth to the rumor of a lost Spanish treasure being found? If it had been found, who found it? Was it the bank teller, the town’s only lawyer, the bartender, or maybe the town’s marshal? Besides Big John and the Englishman, they were the only men in town with any money to speak of. Or, perhaps, none of them had found it? No Publisher has been assigned to White Wolf Creek at this time. Click on the image for a larger view. Read an excerpt |
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