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"There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch. Kelly, the bookworm next door. James, a cynical burnout. Casey,...
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In this thrilling new Ralph Compton Western, the fate of a small town rests in the hands of a gambler who's ready to risk more than money. The people of Meridian, Colorado, live and die by coal mining, and when the railroad bypasses them, their livelihood is in peril. However, they discover that for a hefty sum of money they can create a spur line and save the town. A hefty sum that the town does not have. Their only hope is former gambler Asa Newcombe....
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Set in an English coal mining town from 1903 to 1933, this is the story of the conflict between labor and capital. It primarily concerns two families and one individual: the Fenwicks, father, mother and three sons, a typical miner's family, simple and hardworking; Richard Barras, the mine-owner, his only son, Arthur, and two daughters; Joe Gowlan, pit-boy, bookie's assistant and war profiteer.
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Beautiful, talented Glenna Reynolds would like to be focusing on her writing career, but she knows that if the government shuts down her family’s West Virginia coal mine, it would kill her father. Accompanying him for a meeting at the world-famous Greenbrier spa in the magnificent Allegheny Valley, Glenna encounters Jett Coulson for the first time. The handsome tycoon holds their family business in his powerful hands—and his self-assured charm...
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