Kurt Burnum

Kurt Burnum

About

Born in Ely, Nevada Kurt Burnum grew up in small town atmosphere not far from Salt Lake City Utah. Graduating from White Pine High School in 2002 he lead the life of a Blackjack Dealer in The Northeastern Nevada Casinos such as the Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall in Downtown Ely. Currently living in the high desert of Southern California he resides with his Wife and Life Long Partner Celeste and six year old Cat Gabriel. His next best love is for The Great Pyramids of Egypt, the paranormal and his personal religion of Eckankar.

Besides those qualities he also possesses medical disability suffering from a mental disorder listed as Schizoaffective Bipolar Disorder, and has a supplemental income through Social Security Disability. Beyond that he's just a regular middle aged guy with a small family and a small group of tight nit friends. As far as being an author he says that he has no intention of writing another book big or small, "unless" he says, "Something else comes up!" Hopefully we will hear from him again! Thank you everybody and to you Kurt Burnum for all your hard work...

Commitment

Commitment

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<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>

Story Behind The Book

My story Lonely River Pass is book one of four called The Time Walker Series. Lonely River Pass is all about a young girl named Cameron Dixon who in the early stages of her life ends up facing the facts of living with a family all of their own who are also secretly called, "The Time Walkers". All of whom from an early age from around the same time period of the late nineteenth century B.C. So, as Cameron grew with this family of immortals as a child into adulthood while being surrounded by the beautiful High Desert Mountain areas of The Great Basin National Park inside Briggs County Nevada which is still located between the 8,000 foot elevation Duck Water Mountain Range on one side and Ward Mountain on the other. They're all made out to be of what seems to be a lower middle class income, but not surprisingly, that of which is not? They also own a very lucrative family gold mine. All of which is fine, until their true identity starts to become plain to see by the people around them and when people start to notice that they don't start to age over an length of time they become desperate to form a new identity. Cursed by The Magic of The Well of The Eternal which is filled to the top with golden life giving water made of life itself which it had started at the very beginning of the dawn of time for The Earth itself! Surrounded by a gold mine, diamonds, riches, and The Well of The Eternal, the Dixon family heritage must go on unspoken in the eyes of The Lord and must also be refreshed over a period of time with new identity every fifteen to twenty years. That or they could never survive in today's modern society. They need a paper trail. One of which they must overcome in due time, or cecum to the will of The Mighty Companion. The one who guards and dwells within the well. Together this gang must succeed in gaining the upper hand over the power of the well, and it's life giving properties or they will forever be to forced to walk their life in this world while carrying on living the life of a vagabond? Or, will they finally overcome the harsh reality of living the life of a poor person immortal?

Reviews

<p><font face="Calibri" size="2"><font face="Calibri" size="2">&quot;The author of ‘Khufu's Counterweights!’ and now ‘The Time Walker Series’, Kurt Burnum has a vibrant and richly detailed imagination.&quot; Piece of Cake Publishing</font></font></p>