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Nex-Trends Publishing

A home for titles from Darrin Dow and a path for authors who want a clear, managed route from manuscript to Amazon. Explore the catalog below, meet the author, or ask about publishing support.

Stories, craft, and systems that ship

Nex-Trends Publishing showcases books written by Darrin Dow — from kids’ adventure to golf, putting, and the water crisis behind modern agriculture — and offers publishing services for authors who want help packaging, publishing, and presenting their work.

Titles

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Critter Patrol - Mystical Treasure Hunt front cover

Critter Patrol - Mystical Treasure Hunt: Archer the Amazing Border Collie

Paperback · Critter Patrol series · Ages 2–5

by Darrin Dow

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A Magical Adventure with Archer and the Critter Patrol! Join Archer the Amazing Border Collie and his best friend, Gray Gray the Gray Squirrel, in Critter Patrol - Mystical Treasure Hunt! Perfect for kids ages 2-5, this charming story takes young readers to a small farm in the Pacific Northwest, where Archer and his critter friends—Ruby the River Otter, Chipper the Chipmunk, Hoppy the Rabbit, and more—embark on a thrilling adventure. When a bald eagle drops a mysterious feather, Archer leads the Critter Patrol to Evergreen Valley to uncover a mystical treasure. Along the way, they meet new friends like Tappy the Woodpecker, Red the Hawk, and Digby the Gopher, while dodging skunks, snakes, and coyotes! With Farmer Lily cheering them on, the team must work together to solve the mystery and make it back in time for the Wool Festival’s sheep-herding competition. Filled with vibrant illustrations, fun animal facts, and lessons about teamwork and bravery, this delightful tale will spark your child’s imagination.

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THE GOLF WIDOWS' REVENGE: LIFE, GOLF, AND ROLE REVERSAL

Kindle Edition

by Darrin Dow

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Tom Henderson isn’t addicted to golf. He just plays four days a week in Scottsdale, where the sun rises like a starter’s horn and “the round was four hours” covers a Bloody Mary, a cigar, and whatever happened at the nineteenth hole. He has Rules. His wife Claire has a headset, a butter knife, and an All-Conference trophy he buried behind three golf bags. Then the golf widows stop being patient. Book club becomes a war room. Casino night gets tactical. TikTok turns “WIDOWS WIN” into a movement. And at Pinnacle Peak, the whole club shows up for a shootout that looks less like men’s league and more like payback with visors. Funny, fast, and a little dangerous to read near your spouse, The Golf Widows’ Revenge is Scottsdale role reversal at its finest: love, handicaps, and what happens when the wives finally take the fairway.

One Hand Low front cover

ONE HAND LOW: Ready, Aim, Fire – Putt Like a Champion

Kindle Edition

by Darrin Dow

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As a golfer who triumphed over the yips, I'm thrilled to present One-Hand Low: Ready, Aim, Fire – Putt Like a Champion! This book unveils the One-Hand Low technique—a groundbreaking method I developed to ensure effortless precision and consistency on the greens, banishing the yips for good. Born from my own journey, these proven principles empower golfers of all skill levels to putt with confidence, whether using one hand or two. Explore cutting-edge putting analysis software and technology that validate this approach, providing data-driven insights to perfect your stroke. Filled with practical strategies and hard-earned wisdom, this book serves as your roadmap to sinking more putts and mastering the greens with ease. Step onto the course with the tools to excel—transform your putting and master the greens with unshakable confidence!

The Last Drop front cover

The Last Drop: How Agriculture and AI Are Draining Our Aquifers—And What We Can Do About It

Kindle Edition

by Darrin Dow

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Water is life. And we’re running out. Turn on your faucet, and it’s there. A seemingly endless supply of the planet’s most critical resource. But this is an illusion. We are standing on the brink of a global freshwater crisis, an invisible emergency that threatens our food supply, our cities, and our very way of life. Most of us don’t even see it happening. In The Last Drop, Motion Ag Ai pulls back the curtain on a startling reality. Seventy percent of our freshwater is used for agriculture, and up to 80% of that is wasted through outdated, inefficient practices. We are pouring the majority of our planet’s available freshwater into the ground, where it never even reaches a plant’s roots. Now, a new and unquenchable thirst is accelerating the crisis: the massive data centers that power our digital world and the AI revolution. These technological marvels are consuming water at the scale of entire cities, competing directly with the farms that feed us. A perfect storm is brewing, as climate change, population growth, and soaring food demand collide with our planet’s finite water supply. But the story doesn’t end there. The Last Drop is not just a warning; it is a roadmap to a sustainable future. Journey from the medieval gardens that gave us the first hops to the cutting-edge labs and startups of today, where innovators are fighting back. Discover the revolutionary technologies—from AI-powered precision irrigation to advanced aeroponics—that can dramatically reduce water consumption while increasing food production. This book is a call to action for a planet at a crossroads. The solutions are within our grasp. The choice is whether we will act before the tap runs dry.

Darrin Dow

About the author

Darrin Dow

Darrin Dow is the founder of Nex-Trends and author of titles spanning children’s adventure, golf fiction and instruction, and the freshwater crisis behind agriculture and AI. His Amazon author page is the live catalog for formats and editions.

Publishing services for authors

Nex-Trends Publishing helps authors move from draft to a professional Amazon-ready release — packaging, presentation, and a clear publish path — as part of the Nex-Trends offering.

Manuscript to market

Structure, packaging, and a publish checklist so your title is ready for Kindle and paperback.

Covers & presentation

Front/back covers, blurbs, and a clean product presence that matches how readers shop on Amazon.

Author hub & launch support

A simple public home for your titles (like this page) plus launch checklists for Amazon links and social.

Have a book to publish?

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