K.M. Woods

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A Scourge of Innocence
Book One of the War Orphan Trilogy

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K.M. Woods takes you on a dark journey through the eyes of a forsaken teenager who’s founded by the mafia in New Orleans in the first book of the next ICONIC mafia tale. THE WAR ORPHAN TRILOGY

“The OUTSIDERS meets GOODFELLAS!”

A Life of Crime Begins With the First… Hit.

Francis Benelli lives a mundane life as a rebellious teenager until the day Tommasso Giovanni, a made New Orleans Mafiosi, visits him. Giovanni brings heavy news that the people Francis lives with aren’t actually his parents and that his uncle is waiting for him back in the United States. Persuaded by the chance to meet his true family, Francis tears himself away from his adopters and leaves with Tomasso to New Orleans.

But upon arrival, Francis soon learns he’s been recruited, not adopted. He’s paired with a hot-headed mentor, Ronnie Bustamante who teaches him the daily grind of the business such as refilling cigarette machines and intimidating greedy business partners. But why must he learn this racket? Francis proves himself a worthy apprentice and finally feels as though he belongs somewhere, but does this fulfilled desire make him vulnerable? Does their boss, Christopher Marchelli, view the boy as a soldier of endless loyalty, or a weapon to be disposed of after a murderous job is finished?

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The Coldest Hour

Read the Bi-Weekly Serial, now available on Substack.

Callum Colbert journals nightly, telling how he went from a cowardly dreamer hoping to make it as a country artist in Nashville to a convicted felon trapped behind bars in Kentucky. Though he pays retribution for his crimes, is it possible to find redemption between the stone-cold walls?

This Rust Belt thriller takes you into the troubled mind of a man who found who he was through a heartless act at the coldest hour

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A Whistle on the Waves

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Purchase the sensational Civil War Novel, A Whistle on the Waves. Available Now!

When Brady Gallagher and Shane Connell arrived on American soil, they imagined a fuller life than the one they left behind, their native Ireland withering in fresh poverty due to famine. They’re, instead, thrown into the toils of the Civil War aboard the USS Empire, fighting for a country that hardly accepts them. Their deep friendship, however, feeds them a purpose to pursue those dreams they imagined before parting their beloved homeland.

Violent combat has a way of crushing dreams.

On his journey, Brady discovers that strength and love, even through grief, can drive hope to blossom, even in the most destitute of circumstances when he meets a beautiful, kind creole woman named Gabrielle.

Whistle on the Waves Book Trailer

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About the Author

K.M. WOODS’s fiction includes the Civil War novel A Whistle on the Waves, the bestselling comedy short The Trouble With Dead Terriers, and the Substack serial The Coldest Hour. He is the founder of the Muay Thai promotional company, Conviction Championship. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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A Scourge of InnocenceBook One of the War Orphan TrilogyAvailable Now! Kindle Ebook on Sale for a Limited Time Only!