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New novel Wheels Down — coming for the holidays

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Duane Reynolds... Stories From the Southwest

Exciting fiction of adventure and action — told from the heart of the American Southwest.

Written in El Paso, Texas

Sedona red rock formations glowing in golden evening light
Portrait of author Duane Reynolds in a dark suit

Meet the Author

A storyteller from where the desert meets the mountains

Duane Reynolds writes exciting fiction full of adventure and action. A retired Army veteran of ten years, he makes his home in the west Texas town of El Paso.

  • Army VeteranTen years of service
  • El Paso, TexasHome in the Southwest
  • BroadcastingFormer drive-time radio talent
  • Photography & FilmPlus drones and guitar

The Stories

Stories Worth Getting Lost In

From a haunted mountain base in South Korea to the open highways of the desert Southwest — adventure, action and a brush with the unknown.

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Book cover of Wheels Down by Duane Reynolds: a biker rides a desert highway through Monument Valley under a stormy sky
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Wheels DownA Novel

By Duane Reynolds

“He left the Corps. He found his freedom.”

A retired Army nurse sets out on a journey for adventure across the American Southwest. The road is wide, the nights are strange — and every mile carries the possibility of something supernatural.

A story of danger, mystery and the unknown beneath the open desert sky, blending open-road adventure with the pull of the unexplained.

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Joseung SajaThe Reno Hill Reaper

By Duane Reynolds

High above the mountains of South Korea, a fire control center stands watch. For the servicemen stationed there, duty is routine — until a burial ceremony crosses their path and they encounter Joseung Saja, the messenger of death in Korean folklore.

When members of the base begin falling to an unknown illness one after another, the group must fight to save the base and themselves before the mountain takes them all.

Fiction

Joseung Saja: The Reno Hill Reaper is available now.

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Audiobooks

The Wheels Down audiobook is on its way for listeners on the move.

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Wheels Down — a supernatural thriller across the American Southwest.

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Articles

Published nonfiction in sports writing and public health.

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Book cover of Wheels Down by Duane Reynolds: a biker rides a desert highway through Monument Valley under a stormy sky

A friend's call. A family in danger. A mystery in the desert.

For Fiction Readers

For Readers Who Love a Good Story

Wheels Down follows a veteran and motorcycle-shop owner from Santa Fe to a friend's ranch near Sedona, where a threat to the family leads him into a supernatural mystery.

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A bond forged in service

Two veterans who served together in Iraq reunite when one asks for help.

02

Danger beyond the ranch

Pressure to sell the property becomes a threat the authorities won't investigate.

03

The Southwest, with a dark edge

A desert setting where friendship, danger and the unexplained meet.

For Audiobook Fans

Listen to the Story

Some stories are meant to be heard — on a long desert drive, under a sky full of stars, or at the end of a long day. Press play to hear a preview of Wheels Down — the full audiobook is coming very soon.

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Featured in Nation Today

Wheels Down.
A New Chapter.

Nation Today reports a planned holiday release through Northstar Publishers, with e-book, paperback, hardcover and audiobook editions.

Nation Today · October 9, 2026

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Supernatural ThrillerAdventure with a dark edge
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El Paso, TexasThe author behind the adventure

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