Dan Baldwin

Biography

Dan Baldwin - writer, author, co-author, and ghostwriter has written more than 40 books on business and related topics, including works in the "...For Dummies" series, the "Streetwise Guide" and for Dearborn. His Western novels, "Caldera," "Caldera-A Man on Fire," and "Trapp Canyon" are available for download from Amazon and Smashwords and are also available in paperback. His non-fiction website is www.danbaldwin.biz and his fiction website is www.fourknightspress.com.

Series

Ashley Hayes Mysteries
Dr. Ashley "Ash" Hayes' most troublesome challenge is an emotional battle fought among those who want to study Native American artifacts, those who want to protect them, and those who want to desecrate ancient burial sites to steal them. That life is brutally interrupted by thieves, sadistic killers, missing persons and a hunt for a fortune in lost Confederate arms. In her quests for truth, will Ashley lose her job or will she lose more than that – her life?
Desecration
Price: $2.99 USD.
Heresy
Price: $2.99 USD.
Vengeance
Price: $2.99 USD.
Caldera
A man is searching for family.

Books

Sparky and the Beard
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 61,510. Language: English. Published: November 3, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Sparky and the Beard dips into those hazy, almost forgotten days of pre-Vietnam … the 1950s. The unlikely hero is Sparky from Chicago. Born Jacob Rubenstein, he is better known by his adopted name, Jack Ruby, the infamous killer of President Kennedy’s alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Dan Baldwin takes historical facts and weaves a fast-paced novel of intrigue, deception and murder.
Conversations With Spirits of the Southwest
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 57,050. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » Spiritualism
Follow the continuing paranormal adventures of Dwight Hull, Rhonda Hull and Dan Baldwin as they explore the history of the Old West by speaking with the best of all possible sources – the spirits of the men and women who lived it. Each chapter contains full transcripts of their extended spirit conversations, a history of the historical site and details of travels to haunted sites in the Old West.
Gila River Trails Western Short Story Collection
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 30,350. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Explore the back trails, hidden canyons and forgotten towns of the Southwest in stories that are at times inspirational, bawdy, humorous, and heart-breaking. This collections takes the reader into Gila River country through the eyes of those who lived there, died there, and who still haunt the hidden places in Western history.
Jimi Strawberry's Gas Bomb & More Stories from Dank Summit
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,020. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
This collection has something for everyone and everything for any short story enthusiast. The variety of humor, irony, darkness, and pathos provides the reader with the motivation to keep moving on to the next story, confident that he will find still more surprises. You’ll wonder about every decision you’ll ever make after reading Flip.
The Caldera Trilogy
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 247,800. Language: English. Published: August 22, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Western
What is the meaning of family and what dangers does a quest to discover that meaning bring? Caldera’s quest to find the meaning of family becomes a deadly, twisting journey as he becomes: a free-spirited kid, Confederate Army scout, capable cowhand, the falsely-accused murderer of his wife and unborn child, and a legendary madman on a vendetta ride.
Ashley Hayes Mysteries: Book 1, 2 & 3
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 204,280. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Ashley Hayes Mysteries includes the first three books in the series. Desecration, Heresy, and Vengeance. Follow Dr. Ashley Hayes, archeology professor, as she digs up the truth to uncover thieves and murderers.
Heresy
Series: Ashley Hayes Mysteries. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 72,620. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Ashley's search for a missing friend is aided by his brother, a tall and handsome Apache. The search is complicated by a series of grisly murders which are connected to the disappearance. They find the brother, the killer and someone far more deadly. They also find romance, the treasure and a profound mystery. But will Ash survive to tell the story?
Desecration
Series: Ashley Hayes Mysteries. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 70,740. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Ashley's life is brutally interrupted when police detective “Bummer” LaSalle drags her into the investigation of a sadistic serial killer because he needs someone who can “think Indian.”
Diddy
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,840. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Mommy's gone to prayer meeting. Daddy's one-too-many boilermakers is playing havoc with that sardine pizza he had for supper. When he suddenly clutches his chest, young Dimmy James leaps at the prospect of practicing what he has been preached and "commences a healin'" just like he's seen the TV preacher do - with shocking consequences.
How FIND ME Lost Me
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 14,440. Language: English. Published: May 30, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
How Find Me Lost Me isn’t a book on contracts, copyright or the law as it relates to writing. Rather, it is a warning of what can happen when a writer ignores his or her basic responsibility to consider the potential legal ramifications of relying on someone’s spoken word.
Wildflower Stew 5
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 980. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Plants / flowers
One of the joys of living in my beloved Arizona is my ability to visit our neighboring state of New Mexico pretty much any time I want. The beauty and diversity of The Land of Enchantment is well represented – perhaps best represented – by the variety of wild flowers found throughout the state.
A Stalking Death
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 61,430. Language: English. Published: January 25, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure » Action
As Cochran learns the legion’s secrets he discovers the fate of his boss and startling identity of a serial killer stalking the backroads of the territory. The chain of events leads inevitable to a series of explosive confrontations with the killer, the legion, and the man who has stolen the woman he loves.
Just the FAQs, please
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 35,210. Language: English. Published: November 27, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Addiction & recovery
Just the FAQs, Please, About Alcohol and Drug Abuse, by Dan Baldwin and George Sewell, is a reader-friendly journey though the perplexing world of drug abuse and its more sinister cousin, chemical dependency.
Wildflower Stew: The Whole Bunch
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 2,830. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature
Wildflower Stew: The Whole Bunch, is the compilation of four photographic love notes to my adopted state of Arizona.
Wildflower 4
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,050. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature
Wildflower Stew 4 is the fourth of four photographic love notes to my adopted state of Arizona. Each photo is my own – unedited and unenhanced – just the incredible raw beauty of Arizona wildflowers. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoy sharing them.
Wildflower Stew 3
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 1,080. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature
Wildflower Stew 3, is the third of four photographic love notes to my adopted state of Arizona. Each photo is my own – unedited and unenhanced – just the incredible raw beauty of Arizona wildflowers. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoy sharing them.
Wildflower Stew 2
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 900. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature
Wildflower Stew 2 ~Bugs & Bees is the second of four photographic love notes to my adopted state of Arizona. Each photo is my own – unedited and unenhanced – just the incredible raw beauty of Arizona wildflowers. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoy sharing them. Dan Baldwin
Wildflower Stew
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 920. Language: English. Published: July 19, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Nature
Wildflower Stew is the first of four photographic love notes to my adopted state of Arizona. Each photo is my own – unedited and unenhanced – just the incredible raw beauty of Arizona wildflowers. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoy sharing them. Dan Baldwin
Dank Summit
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 23,290. Language: English. Published: May 2, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Enter the realm of human folly personified by the citizens of the small Southern town of Dank Summit. Also enter the realms of the Old West, the possible near future, and some places that are beyond understanding in Dan Baldwin’s new short story collection Dank Summit and Other Short Stories.
They Are Not Yet Lost: True Cases of Psychic Detecting
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 50,770. Language: English. Published: December 14, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Missing persons
The authentic cases presented in They Are Not Yet Lost reflect the hard work of genuine psychic detectives and the frustration, heart-rending outcomes, and the joy found by people who do not give up on finding the lost.
Bock's Canyon
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,060. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Young Brodie Dephrane was forced to watch the murder of his mother by a gang of killers. He grows into a strong, reliable man and a deadly shot with a .45 revolver. Yet, he is a restless man obsessed with a need to protect women who cannot protect themselves and for revenge against the killers.
The Practical Pendulum ~getting into the swing of things~
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 12,260. Language: English. Published: June 4, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Personal Growth / Success
The Practical Pendulum is a no-nonsense guidebook to pendulum dowsing designed to teach the novice and enhance the skills of the experienced practitioner. Topics covered include defining the pendulum and pendulum dowsing, selecting a pendulum, dangers to avoid and benefits to seek, problem solving tips, diagnosing problems, map dowsing, and a step-by-step how-to guide to a pendulum session.
Vengeance
Series: Ashley Hayes Mysteries. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 62,720. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Dr. Ashley “Ash” Hayes, professor of archaeology at a prestigious Louisiana college, is in danger of losing her job because of her controversial and outspoken beliefs about the history of man in North America.
Desert Bloomers
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,650. Language: English. Published: March 6, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
The Wild West gets wilder when an all-woman baseball team is challenged by the all-male and sometimes sober team from Arizona Territory.
Caldera - Book III - A Man of Blood
Series: Caldera. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 76,320. Language: English. Published: January 30, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Caldera continues his quest to find and determine the meaning of family within the violent times at the end of the Apache Wars. His quest is hampered by the arrival of an unknown half-brother, a Harvard educated tinderfoot with plans for a takeover of his (and Caldera’s) father’s enormous business empire.
Caldera - Book II - A Man on Fire
Series: Caldera. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 83,700. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
Caldera relates a man’s lifelong, dangerous and heartbreaking pursuit to define, discover and hold on to his family.
Shuck
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 790. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Short Story - An English student writes a non-traditional ending to a Western tale of vengeance.
Poor Marty
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,200. Language: English. Published: December 30, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Poor Marty was born with a full set of buck teeth and his life pretty much went downhill from that point, until....
Poor Marty
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,200. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Poor Marty was born with a full set of large teeth and his life went downhill from there, until....
Meat
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 770. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
The old woman worries. Her son must provide meat or the small, struggling clan will starve.He appears on the horizon. Are his arms empty?
Flat Busted
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 560. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
His partner is dead, murdered, and the gold is now all for the taking. Escape is certain as soon as this cursed rain stops.
Dumb Kid
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,580. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Is the Apache kid the army patrol just captured really as dumb as he seems?
Backy
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 680. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
An argument over the desirability of chewing tobacco, "backy," on the trail is interrupted by the arrival of an Apache war party. Troubles mount when escape increases the danger, but quick thinking presents the men on the trail with an ingenious solution to their predicament.
Mrs. Crawelander and the Three Bears
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,030. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Reverend Crawelander gets more than he bargained for when Mrs. Crawelander gets more revival meeting spirit than she ever thought possible. Holy Heck breaks out and the small town of Dank Summit will never quite be the same.
Sign of the Times
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,850. Language: English. Published: December 20, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
How does the community respond to the "No More White Guilt" sign at the We Got It All Storemart? Is the owner serious or has his knucklehead assistant, Algonquin, messed up again? Jimi Strawberry, Reverend Tinsdale, Odeen Fleeter, the local radio station and the owner's wife have a few things to say.
Sparky and the King
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 72,390. Language: English. Published: November 5, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Screenplays » Thriller
The Gulf Coast Mob assigns Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby to prevent a professional assassin, hired by the KKK, from murdering Elvis Presley in a 1960 concert at the Louisiana Hayride. Can Ruby find the killer, prevent the assassination and, most important, live to return to Dallas?
Vampire Bimbos On Spring Break
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 31,290. Language: English. Published: July 30, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Parody
Summer fun breaks loose when the Vampire discovers sun blocker, beaches and bimbos on Spring Break - a complete novella. Six short stories round out this collection of craziness and parody from Michael Baudoin.
Caldera
Series: Caldera. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 92,620. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Caldera relates a man's lifelong, dangerous, and heart-breaking pursuit to define, discover and preserve the meaning of "family" in the deadly and hostile desert environment of Arizona Territory.
Trapp Canyon
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,990. Language: English. Published: February 20, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier, Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
Can A Man Find Redemption Through Murder? Grat O’Brien hunts the man who left him for dead in the Arizona desert. He makes enemies and allies, educates himself, and finds a passion for an elegant Tombstone woman with her own dark and mysterious secrets. When he at last confronts his prey, will he torture and kill or will he forgive and forget? The answer can be found in Trapp Canyon.

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Smashwords book reviews by Dan Baldwin

  • Stories from the Cantina on May 26, 2011
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    I didn't even know what magic realism was till I read Stories from the Cantina. Now I'm hooked on the genre. I can think of no better introduction than this book of short stories. Each one stands on its own, but read in sequence they tell a remarkable story. Harvey's skill as a writer makes you not only read, but read again and again - each time with a new appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the work. These are great stories. Buy your ticket now, step on board and get ready to enjoy a great ride. Dan Baldwin/Author:Caldera series of Westerns
  • Nicky, Sasquatch, and Pink Elephants on June 29, 2012
    (no rating)
    Dan Baldwin: Comparisons to M*A*S*H and even Catch 22 are inevitable and appropriate. I hope Micheal Green is busy writing a follow up to this hilarious work. Highly recommended!