About JJ Galveston Books
JJ Galveston Books is the collaboration of two native Texans dedicated to the writing and publishing of Texas inspired literature. The initial focus will be on a series of new books that include much of the colorful history of one of Texas’ more eclectic and unique cities, Galveston. Galveston was well on the way to becoming one of the more prominent cities in the southwestern United States, until it was devastated by a powerful hurricane that killed some 6000 people in September of 1900. From the housing of the Mexican prisoners of war after the Battle of San Jacinto, to becoming the Wall Street of the West in the late 1800’s, to the “Free State of Galveston’s” gambling, sex trade, and booze organized crime scene on the island, Galveston has seen it all. Certainly there are stories just waiting to be told. Over the next few years, JJ Galveston Books will tell some of those stories. Until that happens, we would love to sell you one or more of Joy or Jim’s books that have been published to date. Just go to the Books tab on this website and purchase one , or if out of print, let us know which one you would like and we’ll send it right off. We are proud to announce that the prequel to our first collaborative book, Billy Love, A Pebble in the Galveston Sand, is now available in paperback and Kindle format on Amazon. Our Highest Good can be purchased from this website by selecting the Buy Now tab shown below.
Dudley
Dudley is historical fiction novel set in Austin and Galveston, Texas, a Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg, Mississippi, New York City and on a South Dakota Indian Reservation in South Dakota between 1862 and 1935. It is the story of a father and daughter, both named Dudley Ward. The untimely early death of the father hangs as an unanswered question, while the daughter struggles to eventually contribute as a doctor and surgeon in a culture that basically restricted women to the role of wife and mother. On her journey to experiencing life from the spiritual perspective, Dudley encounters the challenges of prejudice against women in medicine and the role of women in society in general, and the treatment of Native Americans on reservations in this country. The institution of marriage, too, is redefined. The underlying theme of the book revolves around life’s major questions: Is there purpose for every life? Is there a spiritual element in what occurs in life? What constitutes a life fully lived?
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Our Highest Good
These seven short stories demonstrate the profound gifts given to each of us when we allow life to be our teacher and when we pursue an inside out understanding of what is happening to us. All of the stories are true, and they ignite an awareness of life’s journey as synchronistic and interconnected, uniting us with greater purpose.
The stories include various life situations: healing after a stroke; selling a townhouse; relocating to a primitive culture from life in California’s academia; a deceased mother’s influence on her daughter’s plan to marry; recovering from the devastating loss of a young child; leaving a long established marriage and help with living a single life on a shoe string.
The beauty of these stories is that they go beyond life lessons by arousing our soul curiosity. Readers may wonder how events in their own lives just might be revealing intertwining threads calling them to a HIGHER GOOD.
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Billy Love: A Pebble in the Sand
Who is Billy Love? Many people are asking this question, starting with Billy himself. His long life of rollicking adventures, hard-gained accomplishments, and painful challenges didn’t provide him the answer. Neither did the loss of his fortune, his family, his fame, and perhaps a bit of his dignity and self worth. No, it took the loving counsel of a late arriving, also flawed soul mate to guide his journey toward his spiritual - not human - self.
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The Last Madam
Edna Milton never planned to become a madam, but life dealt her some devilishly rough blows beginning at an early age. With very little education to sustain her, she elected to survive the only way she knew how.
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Tall Tales Along Spring Creek
This book is an attempt to describe several of life experiences growing up along the banks of Spring Creek in Southeast Texas in the early to mid 1950s. It gives an abbreviated peek into life 'back in the day' before the explosive growth the area has experienced in the last relatively few years. Additionally, it offers special insight into the social and geographic aspects of the area, as it existed some 60+ years ago. Tall Tales will appeal to those familiar with the area and generally enrich the knowledge of every newcomer and history lover everywhere.
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The Troves of Zac Love
When your idea of yourself and the life you had crafted is destroyed by a storm – is there a way forward? Everyone on Galveston Island in 1900 knew that Zac Love’s trove was life with his most beautiful and beloved wife, Lena Fay, and their three little boys. Then on September 8, this nation’s greatest natural disaster struck and virtually destroyed Galveston, killing over 6,000 people – among those lost were Zac’s wife and twin babies. Left with only tears and time, Zac finds an unexplainable source of comfort and support in the Gulf waters off Galveston Island – Lena Fay’s spirit. His is a story of tears, truth and treasure for the rest of Zac’s long life. It is a tale of intrigue that involves some of Galveston’s most famous and infamous characters, beginning with the ole pirate himself, Jean Laffite.
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