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Sinners Choice
Oakton’s secrets run deep—deep enough for an evil beast to hide in plain sight. When it strikes, Kate Adams becomes its target, newly happy after surviving her father’s crimes and her family’s upheavals. As her mother embraces hidden Jewish roots and Oakton’s historic Gold mansion becomes Temple Beth El, the beast’s jealous rage turns lethal.
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Sister of Grendel
In Sister of Grendel, the Beowulf legend is retold through the lone witness to Grendel and his mother’s brutal deaths—and the truth is different. Grendel’s sister, Rehsotis, reveals they are not monsters but Anathians: intelligent, long-lived beings tied to nature, herbal medicine, music, and magic, able to enter human dreams. Nearly extinct, Rehsotis must bridge the perilous divide with humankind, aided by a forsaken monk, a grieving lover, and a trusting child.
…a marvel of storytelling, as well as a haunting miracle of reimagination…
—Neal Karlan, author of This Thing Called Life -
Smoke Got in My Eyes
Private detective Martin McDonough survives by leaning on his cop connections—until the favors stop paying out. This noir mystery trails him from gangster-ridden 1930s St. Paul, protected by a corrupt police force, to postwar San Francisco, where jazz clubs and the mob share uneasy territory. In McDonough’s world, people get shot—just not by him, if he can help it. Trouble is, the rats won’t cooperate.
the dark tone and feel of the old Bogart noir movies
—Scott on Amazon -
Smoke Screen
Sage Picard returns to northern Minnesota for a semester break, but her artist father is missing, a forest fire is closing in, and her inherited psychic powers have gone silent. A power broker covets her land, and a nighttime attack proves someone is hunting her. As questions mount—about Judd, her father’s protégé, and the disappearance of the husband of beloved “MT”—brash investigator Alex Rogers pushes for answers. A father-daughter game may be the key, if mystic forces awaken in time.
A refreshing approach to combining mysticism with the thriller genre.
—Gary Lindberg, author of The Shekinah Legacy -
Sons of Zadok
CCN correspondent Charlotte Ansari has enraged a clandestine society of assassins—and her Asperger’s son now leads it. Worse, he assigns their top killer to “solve” her. In this second Charlotte Ansari Thriller, Charlotte and her unwitting allies race from New York to Ireland and the Turkish desert, chasing a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the first book—and may cost her everything.
Thrilling, educational, entertaining
—Reader on Amazon -
Statera
MAY YOU BLAZE OR BURN
To restore the balance of the world, every twelve years humans are chosen for the Equilibrium. Nothing is known about the Ceremony. Except one ultimatum.
No one ever returns.
When the totalitarian state known as FORTE forces Aurora and Lukas to participate, they expect to die for the cause. But inside the Equilibrium, they’ll discover that some fates are worse than death.
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Street
1970s New York City is almost bankrupt. Police, schools and other municipalities struggle under massive layoffs, buildings are abandoned and the streets are dangerous. For Johnny Alvarez—a young runaway, haunted by abuse suffered at the hands of his sadistic older brother and dysfunctional parents—the lawlessness offers camouflage and opportunity. He squats in a derelict tenement and gathers a gang of streetwise kids, most of whom struggle with their own issues.
A thought-provoking coming-of-age novel imbued with psychological dimensions
—Literary Titan -
Street Brotherhood
It’s three years since Johnny Álvarez fled the brutality of his Florida home to vanish on the streets of New York City. His gang of urban misfits, the Dogs of War, becomes the target of a larger crew, Dos Cruces, who have deadly intensions. The Dogs must use wit and strategy to survive. Johnny becomes involved with Marco, a periodically deranged drug supplier who inspires admiration, but also triggers memories of Johnny’s father. Amid his nefarious entanglements, Johnny falls for the witty and self-assured Jessica, opening him to tenderness for the first time. He suddenly has a lot to lose.
The writing is raw, sharp, and unapologetic. The dialogue snapped with energy, and the banter between the boys felt real in a way that made me smile even when the situation was grim.
—Literary Titan -
Tall Short Stories from the Mind of Garbo
A lifetime of “finest stories,” finally gathered in one collection. Meet Nazar, an advice-giving Navy dad; Charlene, a third-grade crush; and even Claude Monet at breakfast. You’ll encounter Buster, a healing dog, Connie, a lost love, Vini the Tattooed Man, and Phillip Dugas, a New Orleans oddity who never ages—tales of laughter, grief, and lessons that make you a better storyteller.
a wonderful flavor of Armenian optimism
—George S. Yacoubian, Jr. -
Tearza
How do you paint a regret? Single parents Tearza and Ryan—each raising two young daughters—struggle with grief, guilt, and the fear of repeating past mistakes. Tearza reels after her husband’s sudden suicide and the loss of her job, terrified her daughters’ sorrow will swallow them. Ryan, chasing partnership at a prestigious law firm, battles burnout and the ache of a marriage lost to postpartum depression and addiction. As time runs short, they take risks, make hard choices, and begin to heal. Spanning four seasons in one year, their relationship shows how regrets can become blessings.
A heartwarming story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
—Kelly Doran, verified review on Amazon -
The Alchemist’s Children
After their mother vanishes, fourteen-year-old Gabriella and eleven-year-old Holden set out to find her—only to learn she’s a human-sized leprechaun who’s slipped into the leprechaun world. Guided by Uncle Robert, they enter a realm of goblins, dragons, and dangerous surprises. To rescue their mother, they must stop a leprechaun king from invading Earth through a magical portal and prevent a war between humans and leprechauns.
a delightful romp through a magical realm
—Carolyn Kerley, author of The Hummingbird’s Tear -
The Beechwood Flute
The Beechwood Flute is a coming-of-age tale of courage and conscience. Seventeen-year-old Kiran longs to be a warrior to avenge his father and brother, but his gift is music. When fear causes him to fail and his sister is taken by Savages, guilt drives him into the forest on a harsh quest of servitude and suffering. Along the way he uncovers truths about his fractured family and faces a choice that challenges everything he believes.
Deserves to be a classic.
—CM Kerley, author of The Hummingbird’s Tear -
The Cutter’s Widow
Set in 1915 Saint Paul amid urban poverty, The Cutter’s Widow follows Ella Byrne, a young widow struggling to survive grief and destitution. She becomes a milliner’s apprentice, a baby broker, and a partner to a local pickpocket—until she’s drawn into a murder investigation led by one of Saint Paul’s first female police officers. A heartrending tale of hardship and purpose.
reminds us that the issues women face today are not new
—Ann Bauer, author of The Forever Marriage -
The Dancers of Sycamore Street
In 1955, fourteen-year-old Meredith can pinpoint the end of childhood: a famous choreographer arrives and upends her quiet life of high school and ballet in Middleton, Louisiana. His professional ballet world feels exotic and suspect in a town ruled by propriety. The Dancers of Sycamore Street vividly captures a bygone era and delivers a poignant, witty coming-of-age story.
a wonderful escape back to a time we like to think of as simpler, easier
—Reader, review on Amazon -
The Devereaux Decision
A fanatical group has engineered a virus that could wipe out humanity. Retired agent Jeremiah Jones, with reformed cadets Curtik and Zora, must stop the outbreak before it reaches a tipping point—yet their only lead, Susquehanna Sally, has vanished. As genius Walt Devereaux succumbs, they face an impossible choice: let him die or risk everything to save his mind. From Indonesia to London to Washington, the race accelerates—while a mysterious Chinese spaceship nears Mars, silent and threatening.
a wonderful addition to the Susquehanna Virus series
—Avid Reader, verified review on Amazon -
The Devereaux Deity
The Susquehanna Virus terrorists are stopped, but the threat may not be over. The virus’s effects linger, raising fears of global infection. Worse, an entity claiming to be God hacks computers and performs inexplicable “miracles,” suggesting a deity—or something else—has arrived. Walt Devereaux, Jeremiah Jones, Curtik, and Zora race to uncover the truth and save humanity again.
arguably the best book in the series
—Lawrence, review on Amazon
