About Good Friends Are Hard To Come By
Jeb’s chance meeting in South Africa with a private intelligence agent means that returning to his old ranch in Colorado is the rational decision. The days of drilling for oil in Africa are over.
Back in the States, Jeb opens an automotive restoration and hot rodding shop in the small town near near his ranch. One morning, he finds a stunning woman waiting for him. Rachael wants to rent the shop and become a silent partner.
Life will never be the same again.
Jeb, and his new ‘partner with benefits’, become the nucleus of an eclectic group of friends. Each one brings a different skill set to the crew, some are legal, others definitely not!
When one of the crew tangles with an Irish gang from back East, the others know it’s time to act. If they don’t solve the problem, a young woman’s life will become nothing but a memory.
An old Basque sheepherder, with mysterious ties to the Cosa Nostra, provides the adult supervision, shrewd intelligence and assets to allow Jed’s crew to fight for the peace they deserve.
In this case, the ends justify the means.
But the means are somewhat uncivilized and highly illegal.
Hang on for the ride!
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Author Bio:
Douglas Buckland was born in Maryland, but spent his formative years in Colorado. After barely graduating from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Petroleum Engineering, his first job was working on the rigs off of the coast of Brazil. After a few years working the offshore rigs off of Brazil, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the North Sea, Douglas took a job in a tire shop in Denver while he obtained a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. A fortuitous phone call from an old boss sent Douglas back into the drilling arena as a drilling consultant internationally. Douglas has consulted on oilfield drilling projects in Africa, Mexico, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as in Papua New Guinea.
His hobbies include rebuilding old cars, riding motorcycles, firearms and shooting. Due to the drastic downturn in the oil and gas drilling industry, and the following pandemic, Douglas is now semi-retired and now lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with his wife and his 2012 Harley Davidson Nightrod (modified).