One Man's Opus Books
Almost a year after Rick walked back into Tina’s life, they find themselves at a virtual crossroads. It’s time for Rick to meet Tina’s family. Opus has healed from his gunshot, though he’s a little older and slightly slower.Setting out to meet the parents becomes an epic adventure in Rick and Tina’s mind. Because of timing, they decide to road trip across the USA. Tina chronicles their experiences with a camera and Facebook Live videos, while interviewing Rick.Cryptic and threatening messages keep turning up, bad luck follows the couple on their trek across the country. To make matters worse, Rick fears a cyber breach, and somebody from both of their pasts is released from prison.Watching over them, one dog, who’s used to protecting the humans he owns. Opus. He is happily along for the ride to make sure they don’t do anything they would regret, but when the fur starts to fly, he comes out of retirement.When the bullets start buzzing through the air, and a mad dash across a desert landscape ends them up slightly lost, it’ll take Rick, Tina, and Opus to work in concert to survive the ordeal. Unfortunately, that isn’t the worst of it.They find themselves alone, cut off, stuck in the desert without their preps, hunted by a madman with no fear of death. Can the trio survive?
Man's Best FriendRick is like many Americans. He’s concerned with what he sees on the news, and how the country seems to be ready to tear itself apart. His biggest concern has been civil unrest. Already an avid camper, he sets out to secure his future, and career, by finding his own Eden.Tina is a small business owner and knows what she wants in life. She and her furry companion find themselves at gunpoint when Rick walks back into her world and forever changes the dynamic between them. One dog, who’s been the savior, protector, and companion… Opus. The owner of two humans that mostly understand him. Mostly.When the police walk into an ambush, a series of events forces the couple to bug out. The problem with having to leave for a small town, at a remote location, is it really isn’t a secret. Small towns bring their own problems with crime, and power plays. Everybody knows everybody, and the gossip mill runs as fast as lightning. Will the trio be as prepared as they need to be?
Man's Best Friend Rick, Tina and their new family members embark on a journey with Annette to Miami, Florida for a cruise where trouble was brewing. Once again, Rick, Tina, and their furry owners must use their preps and wits to survive the fury of more than a mere hurricane. With first Tina and then Owen going missing, Rick and his canines must race to find them before it's too late.
Recovered from the events that took place in Florida and Utah, the Carpenter family and their three furry companions embark for a new adventure! The Carpenters have been invited to visit Tina's parents in Arizona, which ties into some training Tina wants to sign Sarge up for. The problem arises when Rick isn’t quite ready to tackle the desert yet. The physical wounds are long gone, but he’s still working on the mental ones. Deciding to stay home and work on the bugout property, the couple decides to divide and conquer. Tina doesn’t mind visiting her parents without Rick, though she misses her husband. She decides training is just what her and Sarge need. All was going perfect until a small plane went down nearby and some from her class are enlisted to help find the survivors. Meanwhile in Michigan, having some of the best noses out there, Ophelia and Opus, along with their human, Rick start on a journey to find a lost scout pack, and their den leader. Little do they know that getting to them is only the smallest part of the journey! Both adults find themselves a country apart in search and rescue missions. When things go wrong, they go really wrong.