The year is 1967 and Wilmington, NC, like much of the country, is embedded in racial turmoil. Two boys on the brink of manhood— Bret Marin and Clarence (Money) Wilkins—forge an unlikely friendship that alters the course of their lives forever. Bret and Money find their friendship tested by the racially charged times, by the cruel demands of an overbearing father, and ultimately by an allure that develops between Bret and Money’s sister, Teke.

The River Hideaway

Literature & Fiction

Beasley, Billy

Genre Fiction

Oak Tree Books

Three disasters neatly spaced seven years apart. Troy Dawkins hears a pop in his right shoulder and his dream of pitching professionally evaporates in a split-second. In hushed voices, those closest to him refer to it as the first event in “The Trilogy of Tragedy.” He receives an unwelcome letter from an egotistical preacher that sets off a strange chain of events. With a newfound friend and possible love on the line, can he find a way to escape the haunting nightmares of death and rediscover hope, finding faith . . . one last time?

The Preacher's Letter

Literary

Electio Publishing

Clint Hurley and his faithful Australian Cattle Dog, Josie, save a runaway girl from drowning, on a snowy Christmas Day. Now he is faced with a choice. Should he turn her over to the authorities or "rescue" her from far more than the river? I continue moving and Josie is down the bank racing toward the river. My heart is pounding at the uncertainty of this. I negotiate the bank cautiously. She is at the water's edge and barking continuously. The last flicker of sun is enough for me to see that the yellow kayak, moving our way, contains a small child. The kayak will be past us in just a moment as the steady current is moving it along at a firm pace. A runaway child, in a kayak on the river, on a snowy Christmas Day. This is like a scene from a movie but there is no Matt Damon to rescue her. There is only an old man and a young dog. As I am contemplating what to do the situation turns brusquely grave. She leans too far to one side and the kayak capsizes. She is struggling to stay above water as the kayak is carried away with the current.

The Girl in the River

United States

Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC

Trent Mullins holds the bottle of pills that failed to aid his climb out of the black hole that nearly killed him. Tossing the bottle over the Wrightsville Beach Drawbridge, he feels the first sliver of light in months.He leaves family, friends, and the area that had served as his home for his entire life. With the help of his best friend, Jackson, he lands in the coastal area of Georgia. A new job, unlikely landlords, and the peaceful marshlands that serve as his front yard slowly bring a measure of stillness to his troubled mind. But then an unwelcome phone call mandates his return home to bury the father he never knew and to face the son he left behind."Navigating the gamut of human relationships is never easy, particularly in the South, where the undercurrent of racism simmers below the surface, but Billy Beasley has written a suspenseful story that keeps you enthralled and doesn't let go until the very last page."-Kathryn Gauci, USA Today bestselling author "Beasley's characters are as natural, intriguing, and as full of life as the Carolina coast they call home. Their conflicts play out in a low country Eden that is as stirring and primal as the passions of its people."-Joseph McSpadden, Host of the Village Night Owl Podcast and Contributing Editor, Okra MagazineBilly Beasley's heartwarming novels areare starting to draw National Attention."The Girl In The River allowed me to visit a place I love, that made me who I am, every time I opened its pages. The story is a testament to the human spirit and the true nature of the people of my home state. As Josie shows, there is no more loyal love than that from a dog."LARA TRUMPFOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR https: //www.billybeasley.com

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What they are saying about MELTDOWN: "Navigating the gamut of human relationships is never easy, particularly in the South, where the undercurrent of racism simmers below the surface, but Billy Beasley has written a suspenseful story that keeps you enthralled and doesn't let go until the very last page."-Kathryn Gauci, USA TODAY Bestselling Author"Beasley's characters are as natural, intriguing, and as full of life as the Carolina coast they call home. Their conflicts play out in a low country Eden that is as stirring and primal as the passions of its people."-Joseph McSpadden, Host of the Village Night Owl Podcast and Contributing Editor, Okra Magazine. ABOUT THE AUTHORBilly Beasley resides in Carolina Beach, NC, with his beautiful wife Julie, and their Australian Cattle Dog, Teke, who graciously agreed to play the role of Josie in his third novel, The Girl in the River. He shares two simple beliefs with his favorite character in his first novel, The River Hideaway-Faith in God, and a conviction that 'Hearts have no color'.

Meltdown: A Novel

Redhawk Publications