About The Questioner by Andrew Vachss

An all-new novelette by Andrew Vachss, author of the acclaimed Burke series.

For all secrets created, a tiny percentage is kept against any intrusion. The ultimate extractor of such secrets is The Questioner – a man who has trained himself to become empty, who uses that emptiness to listen fully, to sense what others need to hear, to respond in ways that lead them to reveal their most protected thoughts. Disdaining torture or coercion, he mines those secrets with nothing more than conversation.

For those who meet his price – governments, multinational corporations, and the most complex criminal organizations – The Questioner obtains information. The secrets he learns can create or topple empires, win or destroy fortunes, lubricate the gears of the world … or grind them to a halt.

But as the Questioner moves from one target to the next, just beyond the outer edge of his probes lurks something dangerous to his own emptiness. It will force him to turn his powers inward, to ask how he became what he is, and to find a truth he has never sought.

Praise for Andrew Vachss

“Andrew Vachss’s work is all about horror, outrage, moral indignation and the blood of commitment. Vachss is the voice of righteousness confronting a powerful and cowardly evil.”—James Ellroy

“Andrew Vachss is one of my favorite writers, and I never miss one of his books. He brings incredible passion and flare to the mystery genre.”—James Patterson

“Vachss is red-hot and as serious as a punctured lung.”—Playboy

“Writing in a style so sleekly engineered that it purrs when you pop the hood, Vachss gives us such a smooth ride it’s easy to forget someone is driving.”—The New York Times Book Review

“To read Andrew Vachss at his best is to take a ride on the dark side, where the plight of the oppressed and vulnerable … becomes the catalyst for revenge fueled street justice.”—Los Angeles Times

“There’s no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you’ve begun.”—Detroit Free Press

“Andrew Vachss is a contemporary master.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Vachss reverence for storytelling is evident in the blunt beauty of his language.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“There is no other living American writer with prose as razor clean as Andrew Vachss, and there is no other writer willing to go so far into such dark extremes, either. When Vachss turns the juice on, the bad guys sizzle .”—The Austin Chronicle

“Andrew Vachss is unique among modern writers: no one else comes close to the raw power and intellectual ambiguity that he manifests so elegantly, so coldly.”—The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)

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Andrew Vachss has been a federal investigator (USPHS), a social services caseworker, and directed a maximum security institution for “aggressive-violent” youths. Now a lawyer in private practice, he represents children and youth exclusively. His articles and essays have appeared in Parade, MSNBC, New York Daily News, New York Times, Newsday, the ABA Journal, and the Journal of Psychohistory, along with numerous other forums. He is the author of more than thirty novels and three collections of short stories, which have earned him such international awards as the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére (France), the Falcon Award from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, the Deutschen Krimi Preis (Germany) and the Raymond Chandler Award (Italy), as well as graphic novels and a variety of special projects. He is most currently engaged in the work of the Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection. Mr. Vachss lives and works in both his native New York City and the Pacific Northwest.

About Fossilized Gods by J Simon

Being a god isn’t easy. Oh sure, you can crash the super-exclusive club at that hot new pyramid, but one little drought and your worshippers are suddenly burying you neck-deep in scorpions.

Samantha never expected to wake from her long sleep. When she came to, mortals were riding around inside big metal cows, shooting invisible info-rays across the sky, and doing amazing things with cake frosting. They took cell phones for granted and thought nothing of a university where Physics stood between Inhumanities and Necro.

Now, deep in the great museum, other gods have begun to wake—old gods, terrible gods, gods that would drown the world in suffering. If Samantha can just wake the dead, outwit a huge disembodied brain, and evade the Great Hunter who’s after her head, maybe she can do something about it!

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J Simon is larger than a breadbox. J Simon occasionally and inexplicably smells of cinnamon. J Simon is made of ghosts. J Simon believes that authors, like artists, should be as fascinating as their work, and invites you to imagine a far-distant land where divinely inspired lunatics spend their lives inscribing every story ever told upon the backs of giant tortoises. The tortoises spend their lives weeping, for they cannot read the wondrous tales written upon their own backs. Many years ago, an empty shell covered with astonishing runes washed up on a remote and tangled shore. Shortly afterward, the books of J Simon began to appear.

This is a coincidence.

About Redemption Grove by David Rawding

Twenty-one-year-old Chris Olson has hit rock-bottom. His addiction to painkillers has left him homeless and ruined. Hoping to give him a clean start, his sister, Aida, convinces him to move to Anchorage to live with her.

But trouble seems to follow Chris, and he brings it right to Aida’s doorstep. Faced with having to kick her brother out of the house, Aida enlists the help of her friend, Doctor Max Fitwell. Max, haunted by a recent personal tragedy, wants nothing more than to be left alone in his misery. But he reluctantly agrees to allow Chris to stay with him and to help build a cabin.

Chris and Max, two men who are each struggling to find their own reasons to live, navigate the wilderness of Alaska, where they’ll either become better men or die trying.

*The Redemption Grove ebook will be discounted from $9.99 to $0.99 from 11/29/2018 until 12/2/2018.

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David Rawding has a BA in English from The University of New Hampshire and an MFA in Fiction from Southern New Hampshire University. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and his short stories have been published in numerous literary journals and magazines. David spent three years as a fly-fishing guide in Alaska, worked several years at a non-profit for at-risk youth, was an online adjunct professor, and has a litany of other jobs in his wake. When he’s not writing, he enjoys traveling the world with a backpack and a fly rod.

About Tyson & Joey: Two Worlds Collide

This is the story of two very different young men, from two very different worlds. Tyson is from the rough streets of Trentan, a crime-ridden, drug-infested, inner-city neighbourhood. Joey is from the affluent northern suburbs, a community of privilege and opportunity. The worlds of these two young men collide through a chance encounter, and as a result, they begin to question their life situations – which are at critical points. This connection sparks a shared journey of self-development; one which brings about necessary changes for both men.

The story has a self-help thread throughout, which is inspired by the author’s personal experience of living with anxiety and depression. The text conveys the truths that enabled him to rise out of suffering, and to live a life of peace and fulfilment. The teachings are centred on the concept of “present moment awareness”, and how this can be applied to everyday life.

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Tom Watts was born and raised in New Zealand and has spent some time living in Perth, Australia and London, UK. Since graduating from university he has been pursuing a career in urban planning and design, and when possible, enjoying a bit of travel to break up the grind. In terms of the book, Tyson & Joey has been a background project for Tom, developing organically over several years as a response to his mental health challenges.

About ARCANUM ASTRAY: MAGIC IS DISAPPEARING! (Book One of the Summus Magister Series) by Edmund A.M. Batara

From the Author of The Accidental Archmage Series – The Summus Magister Series.

Mystery, humor, magic, and archaic words await!

Enter an Earth where magic history took a detour. Where science and magic co-exist. Trains and magic carpets. Detectives and demons. Demons and professors.

Explore the world with Professor Lucius K. Henry, High Mage and magical detective extraordinaire. Sherlock with magic. And trains, flying carpets, mages, deadly enigmas, spies, vampires and other such unsavory creatures, books of ill repute, and much, much more.

But something is terribly wrong. Magic is disappearing.

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Active Member, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
A Goodreads Author
Writer – The ACCIDENTAL ARCHMAGE Series, the ARCANUM ASTRAY SERIES, PLANAR WARS Series, and the MANUS DEI Series.

Author’s email: emb.iwrite@gmail.com

Fantasy and science fiction have always been my favorites. I grew up with the stories. Especially those from the era of dime novels and genre magazines, the time when both fields were deemed fringe areas of fiction. Stories that spark the imagination and bring a reader to worlds and concepts beyond his reality. Though I have to admit, fact is fast catching up with science fiction.

I write fiction anchored on a familiar fact – be it mythology, historical events, existing mythos, or even a physical feature. Something that one knows exists in the real world. It makes immersion in the grand adventure easier and more enjoyable. A book may be an author’s creation, but it doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a common point of reference between the writer’s story and the reader’s experience. Or even between readers.

I started writing as a hobby. On free serialized novel websites. For the pleasure of writing and sharing one’s stories. I was fortunate that other people found them engaging and enjoyable. To my readers, thanks!

There are innumerable worlds out there. Explore, let your imagination fly. Unlike the protagonists in the stories, there is no dark Elder god, a tentacled monstrosity, a stabby assassin, a vampire or ten, or a vengeful deity waiting outside your door. Nor will opening a book suck you into a separate dimension. Maybe.

Enjoy the voyage. Have fun.

About Shattered Love by Nivia Borell

Bria du Mont and Damien du Sky have been in love for as long as they can remember. Neighbors and best friends since childhood, they planned to be together forever.

That is until Damien seeks to propose to Bria on her eighteenth birthday and finds her in bed with another man.

Bria has no memory of how she ended up in that situation, but Damien still leaves her. Traumatized by his departure, she develops broken heart syndrome and becomes emotionally numb in her search for closure.

Meanwhile, Damien drowns his pain in alcohol before becoming a ruthless CEO and a playboy who refuses to let himself love again.

Prisoners of their past, Bria and Damien prove incapable of staying away from each other. They dig deeper into the fateful night which tore them apart and uncover secrets which will threaten all they know and challenge the meaning and strength of true love.

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Nivia Borell is a contemporary romance author, voracious reader, nature lover, star gazer, day dreamer. She spends her nights deciding between getting up to write, and staying in bed and forgetting the assault of her characters on her sleep (the battle is never ending).

From an early age, she had a deep affinity for words, which quickly became her life’s purpose, winning multiple writing contests throughout high school. Her debut novel is a contemporary romance entitled “Shattered Love,” which is Book one in the “Forever us” series

She has a weakness for tormented characters, and happy endings.

About The Outlook of a Happy Fella by Randy McIntire

“I LOVE THIS BOOK! IT’S ENGAGING, FUN TO READ, AND A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPROVE THE WAY WE LOOK AT LIFE —PROVING “JOY” CAN STILL BE ATTAINED.”

This is an easy book to read with a clear step-by-step method to lead a happier life. It is written in an engaging, conversational style that draws the reader in, showing how “joy” can still be achieved. You will find yourself smiling and nodding as you recognize yourself in certain situations.

“THIS BOOK IS ABOUT TAKING BACK YOUR POWER OVER YOUR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HABITS TO CREATE A FULLER AND MORE JOYOUS LIFE.”

It shows how the author decided to become a happy fella who celebrates the joys of being alive. Along his journey of transformation, he developed a series of strategies, mental exercises, attitude checkups all aimed at becoming a more positive, happy, and confident person.

He shares these lessons with others with the writing of “The Outlook of a Happy Fella — A Journey to Joy.” This book will prompt self-examination.

In the end, you are confronted with two questions:

Do I want to become a calmer, happier person?
How do I do that?

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Randy McIntire was a professional engineer, who specialized in finding solutions to complicated problems. In the writing of “The Outlook of a Happy Fella”, he used these skills to improve his own outlook for the better. By focusing on patterns of behavior, and cause-effect relationships, he was able to recognize and modify his own outlook for the better. He found his own solution… and so will you.

About A Shadow Life by Leta McCurry

Dec 1-15, 2018. Free

Run, Laney, run. That’s what Mama said she should do if something really bad happened. What just happened is worse than Mama could have imagined. Now Laney, terrified, covered in blood and alone, is on the run from the law.

She finds a way to hide in plain sight and builds a safe and near-perfect new life. Safe and near- perfect, that is, until three people from the past show up looking for revenge, redemption, and love.

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About Snow Sometimes Falls: A Christmas Novel by Brian Ming

At age six, Dave was alone swinging in his backyard and heard a heavenly voice, “SNOW SOMETIMES FALLS!” It takes over thirty years, along with several calamities to discover what God was telling him that day. Dave learns, even through the tragic death of his mother, the thirty-year revelation was well worth the wait.

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About Murder on the Golden Halo

The universe is finally settling down after the earth Wars. All known Earthlings had been forced to scatter to alien worlds where they will live out quiet lives and more importantly try to go unnoticed. The space ship Golden Halo is one the finest and luxurious vessels in any part of the universe. The royal level can only be afforded by the richest and more powerful. On this voyage a queen is heading home to wed the men she always loved. A murder puts the wedding on hole. Now a unlikely detective and alien princess with pink hair must find the murderer.

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W H. Beswick was born in Australia but has lived in England and Canada. He currently resides in a small college town in Oregon. It was after his move to Oregon he wrote his first novel, ZERO. The first book in his YA series. He is currently working on his fantasy novel WIZARD’S KNOT.

About Once & Forever. Complete Trilogy

Family saga “Once & Forever” by Stella May, a heartfelt and dramatic love story in three separate parts/books or now as one complete book.

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Born in former USSR, Stella May immigrated to the United States in 1991. She graduated with the highest honors from the Music Academy in Baku and earned her Master’s Degree. A resident of Saint Johns, Florida, she is a part owner of a family real estate business along with her husband and son.
Author of the poetry, novellas, and plays (since 1978). Family saga Once & Forever is her first full-length novel (in three separate parts). She first started to work on this manuscript in 1998 that represents 20 years of hard work to bring this dramatic story to life.

About The Great Divorce by David Loy Frishkorn

The twin Lasserman boys grew up in mid-twentieth century middle America. As children they were as close as one would expect twin boys to be. But as adults their life paths took them to far different destinations, economically, socially and geographically. At a time when they were past middle-aged, a severely divided nation driven by polarizing political demagogues, stressed their moral foundations to the breaking point. What happens beyond the breaking point teaches them a great deal about themselves and each other and has a cataclysmic effect on the nation and the world.

This is a must-read for any open-minded, intelligent individuals who want to explore a fictional world where moral norms are cast aside, racial biases are openly exploited, and society is allowed to deteriorate to an unforeseen nadir of base expression and survival mode behavior.

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After a forty-year international business career in the so-called ‘real world,’ David Loy Frishkorn is launching his second career in the exhilarating and liberating world of adult fiction and political intrigue. His real world career took him all over the world meeting fascinating individuals and experiencing various cultures, cuisines and characters. He now builds on some of those characters and experiences in the pages of ¬ The Great Divorce.

DAVID LOY FRISHKORN is a native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Slippery Rock University, Rochester Institute of Technology and Bentley University. In addition to Pennsylvania he has lived in Florida, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut and now resides in Tampa with his spouse of thirty years.

About Shinbyeong by Rou Hun Fan

After South- and North Korea have unified, we follow the life of a young introvert geek. Living in the slums of Pyongyang. He indulges in psychedelic party-drugs at underground raves.

He wakes up alone after losing control of himself at a party. Without his friends and lots of unread messages on his phone, he has no clue what happened. But after this incident, strange visual glitches are popping up. He thinks he might be going crazy.

Yet, his roommate, Chung-Hei, connects his experiences to old Korean shamanistic mythologies. This starts off an investigation and together they go up to Mount Paektu. All while following the thoughts of a man going insane.

Shinbyeong also contains a documentary to support the storyline. Telling you what happened to North-Korea before and after the unification. And explains real, ancient Korean mythologies to support the story.

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Rou Hun Fan is an independent author
He’s been writing in private for 10+ years and now starts the quest to pursue his passion openly. Traveling and working in Asia and Europe while supporting himself doing development and design, in an attempt to enter an industry well known for struggling artists. All support will help him create and hopefully one day switch to a full writing-career.

About The Close

Dark secrets lurk on this seemingly unremarkable street in the northern English town of Broadfield.
From her bedroom window, seven-year-old Valerie observes the furtive nocturnal activities of the man next door. What’s in the bloodstained bag? What – or who? – is buried in Mr Oliver’s garden?
As Valerie pursues her investigations, she discovers that Mr Oliver’s not the only one with something to hide.

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Born in Manchester, Alison was lured to Melbourne in 1983 with the promise of pavlovas, endless sunny days and the prompt removal of huntsman spiders.
Formerly an English teacher, she is now active in community theatre as a writer, actor and director. President and Publicity Manager of a local theatre company, she can also be found Front of House, slapping paint on sets or lurking in the wings as assistant stage manager.
Alison has gained a number of awards and commendations for her plays and short stories. She writes in a wide variety of styles, from quirky comedies to darker psychological dramas. Her son told her he’d love to read a novel written by his mum. She has now obliged twice with the claustrophobic suburban noir “The Close” and the psychological mystery “Peter Stone”. She has also published a volume of short pieces, “The Undiscovered Room and Other Stories”.

About Saving Lucy by Hilary Smith

Can she get a second chance and find redemption after a terrible act of violence?

Two years after Lucy’s mother died in a horrifying car crash, something good finally happened to Lucy, or so she thought. Someone good. And gorgeous, too. Her name was Mackenzie Rizzo, they met in nightclub in Cincinnati, OH. Lucy was confident that she has found what she’s been missing in her life – until she learned that Mackenzie was already married.

Two years of secret meetings and heartbreakingly disappointing weekends later, it seemed that Lucy found someone who would give her everything that she lacked in her relationship with Mackenzie: Damien Coleman. Juggling him and Mackenzie quickly became effortless but wasn’t meant to last: soon after she met Damien’s older sister, a new heartbreak followed, and all Lucy could think about was revenge.

But after revenge – after an unforgivable act of violence – came heartfelt remorse, and with it, a strong desire to make amends and clear her conscience. Is it even possible, after what’s Lucy’s done? Will she get a chance to rid herself of the stain of revenge, and find her way back to her true self – a young girl just looking for love and acceptance – or is her soul lost forever?

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Hilary Smith was born in Cincinnati Ohio, to James and Jeannine Smith. Growing up the family moved from project housing developments to project housing developments. In 1992 her second-grade teacher challenged her to elevate above her upbringing and to use her imagination to see beyond what she was surrounded by.
Hilary graduated with a GED from Cincinnati Public School and attended Cincinnati State Technical Community College. Where she attempted to study business but soon discovered, although she excelled in the classes she had no real interest in making it a lifelong career. Instead, she focused on liberal art classes such as History and Literature. Using what she learned, she began to outline the plot of her first novel Saving Lucy.
Hilary is single and lives in a small apartment in Kentucky not far from her family that still resides in Cincinnati. Hilary works in retail by night, and by day she is a writer.
She is currently working on her next novel.

About Last of the Redmen by Billy Mitaritonna

Last of the Redmen is an inspirational memoir of Billy Mitaritonna who grew up in Queens, New York and overcame adversity to fulfill his dream of playing college basketball. Sometimes you only need one person to believe you can succeed. Billy had his father and it turns out, that is all he needed. Last of the Redmen is a “feel good” story that is a must read for fathers and sons, athletes, teachers, coaches, or anyone who has a dream.

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Billy Mitaritonna is a teacher and coach who grew up in Rosedale, Queens which is located in New York City. He learned the right way to play the game of basketball from his father Angelo. His long journey from Archbishop Molloy high school in Queens, to Westbrook College in Maine, and finishing at St. John’s University, is inspirational and heart warming. Billy Mitaritonna coached Tobias Harris for 4 years in high school and he currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA.
Billy is married with 3 children and currently lives on Long Island in New York.

About Dracas, Book One: Dragon Province

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Draca, a person blessed with the power of a one of the seven Dragons before birth. Though their powers remain dormant, and require tremendous training in order to ready their mind and body to unlock the slumbering power.
Ethan, a man unknowingly made a Draca before birth, was blessed, not out of being chosen for duty, but to save his life. The Dragon who blessed him, Luciana, is forced to send the Draca, Sam, to gather and train Ethan.
Their method for training Ethan is creating a small realm based on a world from one of Ethan’s video games. Not a one-for-one recreation, but still gives Ethan’s enough knowledge to give the inexperienced Draca a small edge in the adventure ahead.
However, the adventure soon turns dangerous from a simple, unexpected meeting between Ethan and a mute traveler, Husky. While Husky is far more capable than Ethan, Husky proving himself to be a valuable asset to Ethan thanks to his experience, a malevolent shadow that follows Husky wherever he goes puts Ethan’s life in grave danger.

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A young man trying to pursue his passion.

About Lexie Leaps by CA Martin

Lexie and her estranged best friend Kat are reuniting on a week-long cruise. Kat is looking forward to reconnecting with her friend while soaking up the tropical sun. But Lexie has been keeping secrets about her health and about the reasons she booked this cruise. Meanwhile, a storm is brewing and it’s heading their way.

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CA Martin is a Speech-Language Pathologist by day, writer of fiction by night (and every other chance she gets). She lives near Lake Texoma where she enjoys spending time walking her dogs, relaxing by the water with her husband, and playing cards with family. Her debut story, Lexie Leaps, was inspired by her own adventures with her life-long friend.

About Summary & Analysis of Killing the SS by ZIP Reads

In their seventh installment of the bestselling “Killing” series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard weave a riveting narrative about the decades-long hunt for Nazi war criminals in hiding since the end of the World War II.

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About Along the Darksome Road by J.J. Maxwell

Even with its cover faded and torn, Stephanie felt like she just had to buy that century old childrens book, because penciled inside the front cover is the name and address of the young girl who had owned it so long ago.

When she gets home, she randomly types the girl’s name into the search bar of her tablet to see if there’s any information about her on the net, but each click on the search results leads Stephanie and her family ever deeper into the details of the brutal murder of a young American college student in a beautiful Swiss valley.

This is the stunning account of how the innocent purchase of an antique book led a family to unearth headlines about a crime that captured the public’s imagination on both sides of the Atlantic during the autumn of 1932, the exemplary investigation and pursuit of the killer by the Swiss Police, and the crucial support given to the victim’s younger sister by the staff of the American Embassy and the people of the Swiss valley.

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J.J. Maxwell is an entrepreneur who enjoys writing between (and often during) business ventures. Mostly a writer of screenplays, Along the Darksome Road is his first non-fiction novel. His paternal grandfather mixed the ink for the funny papers in the New York Daily News (amongst other newspapers) and his great-grandfather and great-uncle were also in the newspaper business. His love of reading began with “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel” by Burton, soon graduated to “Tom Sawyer” and “Huck Finn” by Twain, “The Hobbit” and affiliate works by Tolkien, and then the marvelous “Bounty Trilogy” by Nordoff & Hall, plus a few hundred other books since then.

About In Our Blood: A Jake Hawksworth Thriller

A grieving detective. A tortured author. A ruthless killer. One horrifying secret. A plot as twisted as they come.

The most shocking case of Jake Hawksworth’s career has haunted him for decades. Now it’s back…with a vengeance.

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I’ve been a “word nerd” for as long as I can remember. My mind is always in the “on” position, with new stories and characters constantly brewing. Right now, I have about a half dozen ideas for future novels banging around in my head.

In Our Blood is the first in a series of detective thrillers featuring Detective Jake Hawksworth. Jake isn’t superhuman. He can’t take on five guys at once, can’t scale buildings, can’t save the world from weapons of mass destruction. Jake is everyman.

I’m currently immersed in the second Jake installment, a murder mystery set at a remote writers’ retreat, called Little Red Herrings.

When I’m not lost in my fictional world, I’m traveling the real world with my wife, spending quality time with my two daughters, or rolling around on the ground with my dogs.