
The image was taken in my copse of redwoods.
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When I eat right, my body feels right. When I do right, my spirit feels right.
With love,
Russ

The image was taken in my copse of redwoods.
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When I eat right, my body feels right. When I do right, my spirit feels right.
With love,
Russ

Reflections from the Heart of a Grateful Man
Heartwarming and sometimes humorous true stories and observations about life, its joys, challenges, rewards, heartaches, and triumphs. This is a compilation of most of the work found in two earlier titles, From the Heart of a Grateful Man, and Reflections of a Grateful Man.
Also available as a hardcover on Amazon.
With love,
Russ
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New Audiobook!: When All Hell Breaks Loose: The Epic Adventures of Longshot Hanson
During the Civil War, young Leith Hanson quickly becomes known as the best shot in his unit. He is so accurate that he quickly earns the nickname “Longshot” and is selected for a special sharpshooter unit. After the war, Longshot just wants to put the war behind him and move on with his life, but friends from those bloody days need a man with his special skills to help them overcome terrible odds just to stay alive.
Too Many Notches Carved in My Soul.
Longshot is called upon to help a former brother-in-arms who is about to lose his farm and possibly his life and the lives of his family due to the greed of a powerful man with Napoleonic ambitions.
War Wounds.
Some war wounds can’t be seen and never heal. Sometimes, even the invisible ones get infected, and the poison keeps growing until their victims believe there is only one thing left to do. A friend from the war requests help from his sharpshooting friend when it seems everyone turns against him.
School of Hostages.
A letter from a woman who claims to be the wife of a man Longshot thought was killed in the war begs Leith to come save their town’s children, who are all being held hostage in their school by a ruthless man and his gang.
Annie’s Long Shots.
Newly widowed Annie Davenport fights for the life of her little boy and herself and to save her ranch. She faces a deadly drought, an evil man who threatens to steal her ranch if she doesn’t marry him, and horse thieves who steal the herd that might have saved her family and spread. She’s at the end of her rope. Leith Hanson has an idea that might help her to survive, but it means they’ll both have to risk it all in a long-shot struggle to survive.

This is the book that broke the Amazon Top 100 Western Hot New Sellers list within two days of release before the softcover and audiobook versions of Patch were even available for purchase!
U.S. Marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins sets out to bring to justice a rich 14-year-old boy accused of murdering his parents. When someone puts a $100,000 bounty on their heads with a single stipulation—kill them—Patch and his prisoner fighting for their lives. The journey to bring the boy to trial turns into a bloody gauntlet from hell when every murderous thug within five hundred miles goes after them for the bounty money and the hunter of becomes the hunted.
With love,
Russ
I just released my latest book Patch United States Marshal Wanted Dead and it’s already on Amazon’s Top 100 List. Thank you to everyone who helped make that happen! I’m truly a Grateful man.
With love,
Russ
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Patch” has just been released on Amazon as an ebook!:
U.S. Marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins sets out to bring to justice a rich 14-year-old boy accused of murdering his parents. When someone puts a $100,000 bounty on their heads with a single stipulation—kill them—Patch and his prisoner fighting for their lives. The journey to bring the boy to trial turns into a bloody gauntlet from hell when every murderous thug within five hundred miles goes after them for the bounty money and the hunter of becomes the hunted.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LB8GQLS/ref=sr_1_1…
It’s just 99 cents or free. The softcover version will soon be released, followed by the audiobook!
With Love,
Russ


The link below is to a story of compassion, kindness, and generosity that touched me. A passenger in the First Class Section of an airplane gave his seat to a mother struggling with an eleven-month-old who needed an oxygen machine. It’s worth a read.
With love,
Russ
Photo Credit: Deniz Altindas via Unsplash.com
Story Sources: WorldPress.com via Leo @ Not All News is Bad

Photo credit: Greg Rakozy
I sometimes wonder whether I’m creating my characters or they’re creating me. I suspect it’s some of both.
With love,
Russ

My audiobook titled “Bloody Showdown at Three Falls Creek” was just released! It’s available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Amazon and Audible price: $6.08 or free with Audible trial.
Bloody Showdown On Three Falls Creek
This new anthology from Russ Towne pulls together two of his most popular short story collections. In this set you will find all the stories contained within “A Bloody Day in Destiny,” and “A Bullet in the Neck.” The past comes calling with a six-gun and a score to settle, and there’s no place to hide in “A Bloody Day in Destiny.” An unwelcome sleeping companion holds the key to survival when two vengeful brothers catch up to the man who shot their brother in “I Hate Snakes.” A lonely rancher gets much more than he bargained for when a beautiful woman with a secret past responds to his ad for a wife in a “Mail-Order Bride.” An aging marshal faces a desperate young killer with nothing left to lose in “Peace.” Greed leads to violence, betrayal, and death, as honest, hard-working gold miners discover a traitor in their midst when they must confront a killer and his vicious gang of murdering thieves in “Gold Fever.” An ambitious man works to overcome many obstacles as he works to make his big dream come true, unaware that he has yet to face the greatest obstacle of all in “Big Dream Ranch.” A dying man is awakened by a gun-toting stranger in his bedroom who has a terrible story to tell that might just save his life in “Mary’s Medicine.” A series of tragedies push a young woman toward a terrible choice: Marry a man she detests to save her ranch and ensure the survival of her young son and herself, or risk everything to keep her freedom—and her time is running out in “Annie Davenport and Dr. Hartlee’s Miracle Headache Cure.” If you love the popular Western short story collections of Scott Harris, Robert Hanlon and Paul L. Thompson—you will love “Bloody Showdown on Three Falls Creek.”
With love,
Russ