Henry Carter Hull

SEEDS OF HIDALGO In 1846, California was embroiled in a war between Mexico and the United States. The Rancho Pena was owned by a Spanish family who had lived in California since it had belonged to Spain. When the Americans conquered California, the family was struggling to keep their land grant viable even as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. The beautiful and loyal daughter, the aunt with a secret, the Indian who tended to the rancho and...

Thomas West, a blacksmith farmer in Granville County, North Carolina, wins the heart of the lovely Millie Currin, whose stepmother feels the young man is far beneath their family both socially and economically. At last marrying in 1838, Thomas and Millie inherit his grandfather's old farm, raise a family, and endure the hardship of having two of their sons serve as soldiers in the Civil War. The couple and their children face trials of their faith...

I would like for the reader to know, where the idea came from to write this novel. I have been writing and painting all my life. It is and has always been a passion. My experience over the years has been this. When people found out that I was an artist, they would say, "Oh, my sister is an artist." Or, when they found out I was an author, they would say something similar. I am just a little selfish about the words writer and artist. I viewed those...

Fire and Ice came to me on a morning while living in Sierra Madre, California. It was like watching a film, and I simply wrote what I saw. The Grave was an experiment in writing in a different style, and was written after visiting an overgrown and disorganized graveyard in the hills east of Cambria, California. Meet Me at Ala Mar is a fictional tale focused on a quaint motel on the Cabrillo Highway in Santa Barbara, California, overlooking the Santa...

Katherine MacLaughlan, founder and CEO of a successful multinational investment firm, has inherited Foxmoor Manor in the Scottish Highlands on the death of her grandfather. The stately mansion comes complete with loyal staff, beautiful horses, and the mysterious Matthew Thompson. Katherine's grandfather leaves a letter telling her that Matthew resides in the manor and instructing her of his wishes for the future. Major Matthew Thompson was an officer...

After discovering her daughter's abusive relationship, Jenna packs her daughter off into the world. Mallory needs to start over. She finds a job as an aspiring model for a well-established magazine. While in training, she runs into the magazine's silent owner, Richard, a man also looking for a new start. Can Mallory handle the demand of both her new job and this enigmatic gentleman? Richard's been looking for a change. After a long business trip,...

Angkor, once the most populated city on the planet, is a mystery surrounded by lush tropical forests in Cambodia. Its magnificent temples were carved by hand from stone over a thousand years ago, one of which is the largest religious structure made of stone in the world. Cambodia was home to the Khmer people, who experienced the atrocities of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge holocaust of the 1970s. Chandara, a Cambodian refugee brought by his grandmother...

Vin Fackler did not intend to do anything at the bar that night except support the sheriff department's fundraiser for the kids of Clifton County. But Kerry Court is just too attractive to ignore, and Vin is drawn to her and amazed when she accepts his invitation to join him for a beer. The fun and adventure begin that night and wind through the seemingly quiet landscapes of Clifton County, where love is as perennial as the change of seasons.

Four individuals from four different countries experience their unique trials as young people caught up in the struggles and tragedies of the 2nd World War. Each has their own story of determination and courage leading to a common goal of survival and repair in dealing with their own circumstances. Each will reach a place of challenge and growth to find love and family. Some paths will cross but it is the result of their persistence and strength that...

Imagine spending over two years knowing absolutely nothing about yourself. Until one night at the company party, while dancing, sharp moments of your life are cut into your memory. Like clicking through the channels to find something to watch, it occurs to Cyril she's in the moment looking out of her own eyes. Parts of Cyril's life are suddenly given back to her in no meaningful order. The images, emotions, and smell tell a frightening story explaining...