Welcome to The Nations Books

           I am a retired schoolteacher and these two novels are  my first attempt at serious writing for publication.  If you enjoy reading books based on actual events, you will enjoy these novels.
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                                                             Sale Price $14.95
                                      
                                                             Size 5" x  8" 300 pages

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                              Book Description

The big white house that sits on  a hill just outside the small southern town where Bobby Joe Culver lives holds within its walls many secrets. One secret, more carefully guarded above all others, is buried deep in the mind of its owner, Bill Anderson, a former sheriff who abuses his family and nurses a deep hatred for the Culver family.

Bobby Joe learns the destructive power of hate when he elopes with the former sheriff's daughter. Bill Anderson will do whatever is necessary to break up his daughter's marriage to Bobby Joe, even if it means having Bobby Joe killed. He unleashes his hatred with a violent act against the Culver family. Bobby Joe fears for his life and blames himself for causing his family to suffer.

Bobby Joe struggles to stay alive and confronts Bill Anderson. He is gripped by a different kind of fear when he learns the secret Bill Anderson has carefully guarded. Has Bill Anderson deceived him, or is what he learned true. If true, it could destroy his marriage and haunt him for the rest of his life. As he struggles to overcome his fear and save his marriage, Bobby Joe has to make the most difficult decision of his life.

                                  Inside the Book

Jason and Byron Culver walked into Jason's office filled with apprehension about what they might learn from the letter their father had instructed them not read until he was gone. Now, as directed they were obeying his instruction. They knew he was forcing them, even from the grave, to learn whatever secrets he had so painstakingly kept from them.

Jason took the envelope from his office safe and fumbled with it for a few moments. "You might as well open it and see what he's been hiding all these years," Byron blurted with a slight quiver in his voice.

Jason looked at his brother and knew that he, like him, was grieving from the loss of a father they never really knew. "Maybe this was the only way he could tell us about whatever had bothered him all these years. Maybe he thought we would judge him or love him less, or maybe not love him at all."

Byron scoffed, "Whatever his reasons, it doesn't matter now, just open it." Jason opened the envelope, removed several pages and read the first page silently. When he finished, he handed it to Byron and continued reading, handing each page to his brother until he finally handed him the last page. Byron finished the last page and handed it back to Jason. They both sat quietly for a few moments, thinking about what they had just read. Byron broke the silence. "Wow, what a story. I fully understand why he kept it secret."

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         Sale price $13.95

     Size 5" x 8"  230 pages

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                               Book Description
      
Newspaper reporter Blake Murphy set out to write a story about a shooting in the small town where he was born and raised. The shooting is the latest episode in a feud between two families that has been going on since the Civil War. With help from an elderly former slave, he learns the root cause of the feud, a tragic event that occurred when the son of each family fought on opposite sides  during the Civil War. While learning about the people involved in the feud, and the anguished it had brought both families, he also learns a long held secret that could change his life forever. 

                                                Inside the Book
   
   Josh was anxious to see his friend, Jake Hill. Instead of stopping at his home, he continued down the road toward Jake’s home. He and Jake were about the same age, had grown up fishing, hunting, playing and attending school together. They could almost pass as twins. Both were sandy headed, had blue eyes and stood six foot tall with broad shoulders. It never occurred to him Jake and his parents may have different opinions about the right Texas had to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of America. He dismounted from his horse, walked upon the front porch and knocked. Maggie Hill, Jake’s younger sister opened the door. Josh was glad to see her. She had beautiful blond hair, blue eyes, and at the young age of sixteen was showing she was developing a well-formed body. Even though she did not know it, he really liked her and secretly considered her his girlfriend. “Hello Maggie, is Jake home?”
    “No Josh, he’s not,” Maggie answered a little hesitant. “He left three days ago.”
    “Left?” Josh questioned, sensing Maggie’s hesitancy. “Where did he go?”
    “He went north to join up with the Union Army.”
    “Join the Union Army? You mean he’s not going to help us fight for our rights?” 
   “No, Pa said the states have no right to secede. He said God had put the states together, and it was Jake’s duty to fight to preserve the United States.”
    Josh could not believe what he had heard. He and his best friend would be fighting on opposite sides. “I never knew your father held that opinion,” Josh said, wondering why Jake had not told him his father was in favor of the Union. 
   “Well, he does, and he has drilled it into us ever sense we were kids. It’s all he’s talked about recently.” 
   “Does your father know I’ll be joining the Confederate Army?”   
    “Yes he does. He also knows your father is a strong secessionist and when he learns Jake has joined the Union Army, he will brand us as Union sympathizers, and may even try to do us harm.”
    “My father may think you are Union sympathizers, but he’d never do you harm.” 
   “Well, I hope not, but Pa says we are the only family living in this area that favors the North, and we will have to be on our guard.” 
   Josh looked at Maggie and could see the fear on her face. He had never told her how he felt about her. He had taken her on a Sunday picnic a couple of times and she had invited him to attend church with her, but that was all. Yet, he knew something pertaining to Maggie had been stirring within him the last few months. “Maggie,” he said, “I’ll be leaving in a few days, but before I go, I have something I want to tell you.” 
   “What is it Josh?” Maggie questioned, hoping he would be more forthcoming with his sentiment for her. 
   “Maggie, I think you are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met. I’m really fond of you and I hope this war will not come between us. I know you will be praying for Jake, and I want you to pray for me also. Wherever this war takes me, I’ll hold your beautiful face in my memory and long for the day when this war will be over and I can see you again.”    
   “Thank you Josh, I will be praying for you and I want you to know while you’re away I’ll not even look at another boy. I guess it sounds a little silly, but you are always in my thoughts. I have daydreams about us and our future together.”
    “I’m glad to hear that Maggie,” he said, as he walked closer to her, took both of her hands in his and kissed her on the forehead.    “I must be going, it’s getting late, and my folks will be worried about me.”
    “Can you come again before you leave?” Maggie asked, as Josh mounted his horse. 
   “I’ll try,” Josh replied. “I don’t know when I’ll be leaving.” 
   Josh trotted his horse toward his home in disbelief his best friend had joined the Union Army. What would I do if Jake and I find ourselves staring down a rifle barrel at each other? Would I pull the trigger and kill my best friend? This war is going to be hell, he thought.

This book is also available on www.Amazon.com, www.Barnes & Nobel.com, www.Powellbooks.com

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    Author Bio: G. Elliott Nations is a retired educator. He was raised on a southern cotton farm. After serving in the United States Army,  he worked in the aircraft industry while pursuing his education for a teaching career. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and history from Texas Wesleyan College and a Master of Arts degree in education and school administration from the University of Missouri. As an educator, he wrote several articles for professional periodicals.