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Harding, Missouri is a peaceful community with rolling hills, vast neighborhoods, and a school with a ghost. Ravin, the lost soul of a young girl, stalks the halls causing havoc to custodians and staff. Corey, an immigrant from Ireland, hopes to settle down in Harding and retire from the School District to a life of leisure. Ravin has different ideas for him–her new found love.

Short Story. A cauldron of evil battles good for the jewel O’net. Wizard against Wizard. Men and Gargoyles against a Dragon and a hoard of Fairies, Trolls, Orcs, and Goblins. The King's only chance for victory rests in the hands of a mortal man. Edgar must overcome the odds and bring back the Potion of Fardu.

When a very rich and powerful man is murdered in Wayton, N.Y. Detective Frank Barns and Paula Cruz are called to solve the homicide. The problem is they can’t stand each other. Their investigation leads them to Gloria Storm, an extremely successful VP of Barrington Inc, who wants it all and will do anything to get it. Her desires go beyond corporate greed for money and power. She wants to marry the company’s owner and founder, Ronnie Mann. And if she can’t have him—no one will.

Over the years, David Winter’s seen his share of pain. Everything from arsenic laced potato soup to exploding outhouses. The latter wounded him and draped him in nightmares. He wanted to sell his firm and do nothing more than chase down dead-beat husbands for back alimony and live out his life in Florida, but fate turned him to Arizona.

Max Archer is a new kind of detective: Ex-Pro Wrestler, Ex-Custodian, Ex-Husband, and Ex-Toenail Fungus Sufferer. Nothing phases him except a good-looking gal named Sparkles and her dog Cuddles, the diamond-studded dog collar the mutt wears, and his boss, Derringer, and the chief of police Mick, and well, let’s say he is befuddled. Besides, he has an AI attached to him who wants to be his soulmate. Yeah, he falls in love and does whatever he can to find the mutt, the collar, and get Sparkles in the sack. Meanwhile, others search for the collar and find more blood than gleam.

Walter, is a drifter, a hobo who left his home because he was haunted by the memories of his departed wife and son. He abandoned everything, his house, his cars, and his job. He wandered aimlessly and became a railroad bum. A warmth in his chest guides his steps toward a heartwarming conclusion fit for the magic of the holiday season.

Sun-filled Sarasota, Florida, is up to its lovely hips in murder. Not the run of the mill household variety, these are vicious. Attorney David Winter receives a phone call in the middle of the night from a distraught woman worried about her missing son. He takes the case and he soon finds himself up to his ears in sex-trafficking, kidnapping, and hunted by the Arab Mafia.

As Confederate and Union forces clash in and around the Missouri community of St. Charles, Constance McAdams fights a war of her own. Her mind has been fractured, her heart ravaged, and her soul nearly torn from its very existence. Her husband, Gavin, threatened by a corrupt sheriff and judge, is the binding that holds her together.

Tommy Hampton and his friend Cody, decided it was time to do some fishin’ up near the spring, where tales of a witch haunted his memory and black bears roamed. After running out of daylight they headed home but met a neighbor boy on the road with a bloody cut on his face. He claimed Ellsinore the witch did it. Cody didn’t believe him. Tommy wasn’t sure. In the next few hours the truth would be known and the Missouri Ozark community of Ellsinore Springs would never be the same.

In Bergoo, West Virginia, legends swirl and the past is never far away. A week away seems the best cure for what ails Dave Winter’s marriage. He can go fishing with an old Army buddy, Mark, while his wife can visit her family. Yet the town of Bergoo isn’t quite as welcoming as it first appears and it isn’t long before things start to go incredibly wrong. A night of Bourbon flavored reminiscing resolves in a morning with Mark gone, strangers in the cabin and the beginning of a violent and deadly adventure.

Dorothy Collins, the most beautiful woman in town is dead, mauled to death by a bear. Sheriff Hank Crenshaw thinks differently; a bear wouldn't cause a nice clean slice across her neck. All clues point toward his best friend, a known stalker and would-be thief. Lisa Hubbard, known around town for her crazy talk about UFOs and seeing dead presidents, knows the truth about the murder. Will anyone believe her, or will they think she has gone crazy?

Nucor - a vast wasteland of ice and snow with a 600-mile belt of jungle around its equator. Its inhabitants consist of genetically modified humanoids set on killing one another until an army of lizards invades. Thomas Hardwick, on the run from the law, finds himself caught in the middle and at the same time discovers his past and who he really is.

There are those who believe demons lurk only in the world of fantasy. Then there are those who see fallen Angels, devils and demons with wings of fire. Vincent sees them, he hears them, and feels their control. He knows all too well how real they are. Daewoo - Trilogy, is a fast-paced complete novel about a cripple, Vincent Vandermel, who sold his soul to a demon called, Marax. Marax wants not only Vincent's soul but young women souls as well.

David Winters likes Cloak and Dagger Novels, but never thought he would be in an actual mystery. That is until his law partner, Tinsley, asked him to do a simple little favor and he finds himself swept away in intrigue, death, and women.

Attorney David Winter kicks back on the Florida beach, soaking in the sunshine and watching the ladies stroll by. When his old Army buddy, Sean, asks him to defend his aunt in a murder case, David doesn’t think twice and leaves the sun and sand for Missouri’s ice and snow to help his old pal. Seems Aunt Sharon’s pastime was killing husbands and getting rich off their insurance policies. The more David investigates, the more accomplices keep coming out of the woodwork.