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Ralph Hecht is a Navy veteran, retired engineer, and storyteller drawn to the borderlands where history, legend, and fantasy meet. His fiction is shaped by rugged country, old myths, forgotten trails, and the enduring question of what might still be waiting beyond the firelight.

Ralph writes stories for readers who love adventure with a touch of the uncanny, tales where the past refuses to stay buried, ordinary landscapes hide ancient secrets, and courage is tested against both human grit and darker forces. He lives in southern Idaho with his loyal beagle, Bluebell. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him chasing trout, playing guitar by firelight, riding backroads on his motorcycle, or forging iron into jewelry inspired by ancient heathen tr ...more

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Short but devastating. Little Shoes tells a mother and son’s story during war through simple things, a pair of shoes, a piece of bread, a bottle-cap boat. It’s heartbreaking, human, and real. Even with all the grief, it still leaves you with hope. The ...more
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I loved the book, I have followed paranormal events for years and have attended a few investigations., it pulled me in right from the start. J Abreu covers a bunch of creepy cases like the Men In Black, haunted houses such as 6567 Brandywine, ghost v ...more
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