Juniata is a two-part novel. Loyalhanna, the second book in the series will complete the tale. The sky is on fire. All along the frontier, the flames are spreading eastward, settlement by settlement, born on a western wind and fanned by men clad in doeskin and daubed with greasepaint. The blazing settlements and farmsteads become a crimson reflection of the tumult transpiring along the disputed colonial back country. The future of North America is up for grabs. Two intrepid scouts, called by most of their fellow colonists, rangers, have been stalking a murderous Shawnee war party heading...

FIRST OFF, let's get a few things straight. I lost 120 lbs. in 20 months. This is how it happened. I am no doctor, guru, or dietician. I will stick to the plain, unblemished, and embarrassing truth. A struggle, I have won and lost, over the last thirty years. And rise to fight again. My weight. Before you do anything to change your ways, consult with a physician. Talk to them. They are on your side, if you are honest. Your doctor has heard, like a judge in traffic court, every excuse in the book for bad behavior. Don't think that you are cunning, and have a rational reason for gaining...