Wes Boyd's Bibliography
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The Spearfish Lake universe can be more than a little confusing at times. Wes has written a number of books in a variety of different story series. Many of them overlap each other and share characters. To confuse matters even more they were not written in the stories' chronological order, which can sometimes cause small conflicts between the books. Some of them have been posted. Some are complete and waiting in queue for posting. Some are under development and some are only a gleam in the eye of the author--Wes.
In the story series, as listed below, if a title is given the story is posted or being posted. If a story series number (i.e. DW IV) is given the story is complete and waiting in Queue. If a story series number is given with one question mark (i.e. DW IV ?) the story is under development. If a story series number is given with more than one question mark (i.e. DW IV ?? or DW IV ??????) the story is a gleam and the more question marks there are the more it is only a gleam.
The date range listed in the "Time Frame:" entry for each story is as accurate as possible. If Wes discovers an error in the date range it will be corrected.
This page will be updated as Wes provides more information about his stories and as the stories see the light of day. Since the information on this page is furnished directly by Wes the ability to edit the page has been restricted to the site administrators.
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The Spearfish Lake Series:
1) Rocinante ©1993; Rev. 2001, ©2007
Time Frame: March/April 1971 to December 1971
Summary: Vagabonding in the seventies! The only thing that kept Mark going in Vietnam was his plan to spend some time wandering the country by air, like barnstormers did 50 years before. In the last days before leaving, he acquires a partner -- a tall, morose girl named Jackie. They spend months on their aerial oddessy, falling in love along the way while having adventures that will turn into memories for a lifetime.
2) Snowplow Extra ©1981; Rev. ©1995, ©2007
Time Frame: January 1981 and August 1982
Summary: In the middle of the worst snowstorm of the decade, the whole town was burning down. The only hope lay on two rusty steel rails . . . Nonstop action and adventure -- no sex or violence as railroad workers and firemen struggle against fire, storm, and failing equipment to relieve an isolated northwoods town.
3) The Next Generation ©1984, ©1995, ©2007
Time Frame: May 1983 to Autumn 1986
Summary: All she ever wanted was to be normal Her mother considered Judith to be a hopeless invalid that would have to be cared for all her life -- but then she finds a boyfriend that doesn't see her that way. With his help, she learns to be a farmer's wife and a much stronger person than anyone had ever thought she could be.
4) Busted Axle Road ©1992; Rev. ©2001 ©2007
Time Frame: April 1987 to February 1988
Summary: A snake crawls out of a bathroom drain, and a woman kills it with her hair dryer . . . That's all it takes to set townspeople, media, crooked environmentalists, a country music singer, the federal government and a bunch of dogsledders to getting at each other's throats. Of course, nothing's quite normal in Spearfish Lake!
5) Runner's Moon ©1995; ©2007
Time Frame: June 1990 to March 1995
Summary: Two kids, a dream, and acres of dogs . . . Josh and Tiffany want to become dogsled racers. They just have to grow up first -- and learn about what they're doing along the way. A follow-on to Busted Axle road, focusing on Josh and Tiffany's adventures. It's not necessary to read Busted Axle Road first.
6) Absent Friend ©2002, ©2008
Time Frame: May 1975 to May 1991 with flash backs
Summary: Keeping the faith . . .
In 1970, a Spearfish Lake kid walked into a patch of jungle in Vietnam, and was never seen again. In an era when many people were tired of the war or just didn't care, most were ready to forget about him -- except for his friends, some of whom he'd never met, but who kept the faith anyway.
7) Andromeda Chained ©2003, ©2008
Time Frame: September 1997 to Summer 1998
Summary: The blonde jogger wore handcuffs! Brenda Hodunk couldn't believe the sight before her eyes as she jogged down Lakefront Drive. Her new job had already taught her that Spearfish Lake was a little different, but this was a little more different than she had expected. Yet her natural reporter's instinct smelled story, and she decided she needed to know more about what she'd seen -- and it leads her to places and things she never would have believed.
8) Facing the Storm ©2003, ©2008
Time Frame: December 1999 to Fall 2000
Summary: Change Happens! When John and Candice Archer's jobs go bad and their kids are sent to lousy schools, they decide it's time to get out of the city and head back to John's home in Spearfish Lake. It takes a little getting used to, because their lives are different there, and they can't help but change to face new circumstances and new opportunities as well as finding new friends and new interests. But then, their new friends are undergoing changes, too. None of it is easy, but they're all in it together.
9) Square One ©2004, ©2010
Time Frame: December, 2000 - August, 2001; Fall, 2009
Summary: After Danny Evachevski found his wife cheating on him, he had no choice but to get a divorce, go repair ties with his family and friends and start over. It wouldn't break his heart to leave a life and a job he detested, either. But Danny's soul has been severely wounded by the experience. He finds a most unusual place to heal while he's waiting for his divorce to go through, then heads back to his home in Spearfish Lake. It isn't easy to go back home -- things have changed, and changed a lot in the twelve years he's been gone. In spite of family and friends, he's lonely and often seems at loose ends while he watches people that have made something of their lives. Then, quite unexpectedly, things change. Maybe there's hope for him after all!
The Dawnwalker Series
This series can be classed as a sub-set of the Spearfish Lake series.
1) Dawnwalker ©2002, ©2008
Time Frame: August 1974 and February 1995 to September 1999
Summary: College and the years just afterwards are pivotal for many people, having adventures and establishing their lives. It was especially true for Randy Clark and his three girl friends. They are very different people facing very different futures. Can their special friendship survive the problems and distances of the real world?
2) Alone Together ©2004, ©2009
Time Frame: January 1997 to December 1999
Summary: Jon Chladek and Tanisha Blythe have a lot in common. They're very bright engineering students at Georgia Tech, they see a lot of things the same way, they each have families that have their own ideas about what they should be doing, and would go ballistic if they knew the two were seeing each other. When the chance of a lifetime comes, they're faced with a big decision -- whether to take the chance and pay the price they know they'll have to pay, or lose their dreams by following what their families want them to do.
3) Blue Beauty ©2003, ©2009
Time Frame: December 2000 to December 2001
Summary: Too much woman for him? Trey Hartwell used a tour in the army and college to try to raise himself up from a life of poverty. Then he met a woman that seemed too good for him -- literature professor and professional harpist Dr. Myleigh Harris. She was easily the most talented, most intelligent, most awesome, most complex woman that he'd ever had the chance to spend some time with. Too much woman for him, for sure, perhaps too much woman for anyone. If any man ever did wind up with her, he'd have his hands full. Trey didn't think he wanted to be the one to try . . . but still, what a woman!
4) Canyon Fires ©2004, ©2009
Time Frame: April-May 2001
Summary: Desperate Journey! Nanci spent every cent she had and burned all the gas in her tank to escape Chicago and find her mother and her sister. She finds them, only to discover that both of them are now Colorado River raft guides, and that her mother is about to get remarried -- in the depths of the Grand Canyon. With no other choices, Nanci goes along on the trip -- two weeks in the middle of the most awesome scenery on the planet, a place that can and does change lives.
5) River Rat ©2005, ©2010
Time Frame: April 1999 - November 2001
Summary: Outdoor girl Scooter Whitsell has been reduced to watching a counter, instead of being out on the trails and rivers she loves so well. Then she gets a phone call from an old hiking buddy -- and she’s on her way to her absolute dream job: a raft guide in the Grand Canyon! It isn’t an easy job, but Scooter was never a girl that asked for things to be easy. She has to put aside normal things to make a life in the Grand Canyon -- but she wouldn’t have it any other way!
6) DW VI
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The Bradford Exiles Series
1) Magic Carpet ©2003, ©2009
Time Frame: May 1990 - December 2002
Summary: Push that button, and your life will change forever! Jennlynn Swift is a college student who's down on her luck after her parents threw her out. She sees only one hope of being able to pay for college and her flying licenses. Little could she dream that pushing the doorbell of a Nevada brothel would lead to the things it does, which include being a national hero.
2) Hat Trick ©2003, ©2011
Time Frame: Fall 1986 - Spring 1995
Summary: One afternoon Dayna Berkshire decided to practice her guitar at the mall -- then people started throwing money in her gig bag! An epiphany that changed her life struck her: "This beats hell out of work!" It takes a while to learn the tricks, but Dayna and her friend Sandy set out to explore the free-wheeling life of street musicians, earning their money on street corners, in shows, at renaissance faires, or wherever they can, living the lives they choose to lead. But into each life some rain must fall, and it tests just how bad Dayna wants to lead the life she's chosen.
3) The Girl in the Mirror ©2003, ©2011
Time Frame: Spring 1987 - October 1998
Summary: Class Reunion: People have changed by the time of the Bradford High School Class of 1988 tenth reunion, some more than others. The star athlete has become a sportscaster; the class president is now manager of a convenience store; her best friend, a peppy cheerleader, has been through a messy divorce. The happy-go-lucky party girl now has a business card that reads "Medieval Wandering Minstrel." The class valedictorian is now a multimillionaire who flies her own Learjet -- and works part-time as a prostitute. And, the kid who was universally picked on and beaten up has changed more than anyone could have possibly dreamed . . .
4) BE IV ©2004, ©2011
Posting planned to start May 2011
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7) BE VII?
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The Bullring Series
1) BR I
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3) BR III
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4) BR IV
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The New Spearfish Lake Series
Note from Wes: "For simplicty I've decided to combine the New Spearfish Lake series and the Bird series, since several of the Bird series books don't fit very well into the whole Bird series concept."
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5) NSL V
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6) NSL VI
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7) NSL VII
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8) NSL VIII
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10) NSL X
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11) NSL XI ????
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12) NSL XII ????
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Independents
Not part of any series -- at least yet!
Independent I) Cattail ©2008, ©2010, 2011
Time Frame: September 2005 - April 2006
Summary: Roger Bishop found early retirement from a factory to be lonely and boring, especially since he's a widower. With nothing better to do, he gets the idea of going south to help with the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. Down amid the rubble, he meets a lifelong free spirit, Catalina Smith, who's there on the same mission, so being lonely is no longer a problem. What's more, it seems that Catalina has some problems of her own, and all of a sudden he really doesn't have to worry about being bored!
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