Look Back Detective

Twenty-five years after Hatchel Breeze’s most infamous homicide case, another one is thrust upon him, and this one involves his family. As he investigates, he comes to believe it has the marks of the first case and revenge all over it. But things are not always as they seem. Detective Hatchel Breeze, a hometown boy and lifelong cop and detective and now assistant chief about to retire, is called to investigate his last case. What he finds is a family he does not know and enemies all around. One misstep and his most cherished family members’ lives could end. Yet as always, he persists to find the killer before his final retirement date, revisiting his mistakes and lost loves along the way.This is the second of three Hatchel Breeze detective novels.

The Best Way to Make Money: 2nd Ed.

Sultan, a former government official, embarks on a high-stakes journey into the cutthroat world of private business. Under the mentorship of the enigmatic and powerful Abu Hamoud, he is tasked with saving a company from the brink of collapse. With a promise of a partnership hanging in the balance, Sultan confronts a web of corruption, sabotage, and personal betrayals.

But as he transforms the company into an unprecedented success, he learns a difficult lesson: that some victories are more valuable than wealth, and some promises are meant to be broken.

Will Sultan’s integrity survive in a world where everyone has a price? Or will he become just another player in a game where the only rule is that the best way to make money is to share it with others?

My Name Is My Soul

To have a name is to have a soul (Ɔkra), and to have a soul is to exist as a conscious living being. Meaning, every soul has a day of ascendency (Krada) as an extrinsic agency with a unique name (Kradzin) and characteristic attributes leading to a spiritual life during adulthood.

As an extrinsic phenomenon, the soul survives death not as a human being, but rather as a spiritual personality called Ɔsaman. It is this posthumous abstract personality (Ɔsaman) that is recalled by name and remembered periodically by the Akan and kindred African peoples.

Far from being ancestor worship, the ancestors are rather remembered (Nkai) in all matters of state. That is, the Akan recall and remember their resurrected dead (Nsamanfo) and the Ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) as though they were still living members of the community.

Indeed, Africans worship souls, but it is the eternal souls of God, the Abosom (Gods and Goddesses), that Africans and Black diasporic Africans worship directly as custodians of the world at the behest of God.

All My Wishes For You

“I have found that a majority of our wishes do come true, but we have forgotten them because we have found other wishes that are more recent.”

All My Wishes For You, is the story that gently brings to the mind of any mother or child the wishes they make as well as the magic of a dream’s eventual fruition.

As a mother and child read through this story together, it can start a conversation about their current wishes and thus create a deeper bond by sharing all they are thinking and dreaming about. No characters in the book are named, allowing a mother and child to personalize the story as they read along with each other.

Where the Water Falls

Seeking purpose in life is like finding your way through a dark room, as Hunter Strong finds out the hard way. Although he finds comfort in his routine, he senses a missing piece and becomes determined to find out what that is! With the help from his mentor, Marge, and his new friend, James, Hunter embarks on a bigger life journey than he thought. Along the way, he’d have to face the shadows of his past to find what he seeks.

Where the Water Falls is a narrative highlighting the vagaries of life. Without a set of instructions as a guide, this becomes a life-changing experience. Not only to the people in Hunter’s life but also providing a fresh new perspective to Hunter himself. The experience is in the journey; the destination is merely a junction or transition. Life keeps flowing like a river, even at moments where the water falls.

The Timkens of San Diego

Rising from a blacksmith’s apprentice to become king of the roller bearing, Henry Timken was one of the 19^th century’s greatest inventors.

His early engineering of axles, springs, and ball bearings for horse-drawn carriages made him rich. But his 1898 patent of a tapered roller bearing revolutionized transportation and made the German immigrant and his family uber rich.

In 1887, with his greatest invention still ahead of him, Timken retired to San Diego with his wife, Fredericka, and four of their five children. All would become wealthy from his patents and lead lives that often cast them in the nation’s headlines.

The three daughters made their niche in the art world.

Amelia founded the San Diego Museum of Art and resuscitated the symphony. Georgia studied art in Paris and St. Louis and married her art teacher. Eight of her paintings hang in the National Gallery of Art.

Cora became an ardent painter and a major collector of art from Persia, China, and India. The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists 133 objects from her. At age 47 she married an osteopathic doctor-scientist 15 years younger who was obsessed with the idea of curing illnesses through electromagnetism.

The sons, H.H. and W.R., took turns running the Timken empire and expanding it globally. H.H. became one of the wealthiest men in America.

Seven Brief Lessons on Computing

Have you ever looked down at your phone and wondered, “What’s going on in there?” If you’ve ever wondered how modern computers and digital devices work, Seven Brief Lessons on Computing takes you through an entertaining and educational journey of mankind’s desire to count, compare, and compute our world.

The Squirrel Lo and His Friend the Narrator – Book 1

Lo, a curious squirrel, discovers that he can understand all the stories told by the mysterious Narrator, stories that emerge from a special box of tales.Together, Lo and the Narrator embark on a journey, traveling from one country to another in search of something the Narrator desperately wants to find. But as they travel, Lo begins to sense that something is watching him. And the Narrator is keeping a secret – one that could change everything.What is the Narrator hiding? And what mysteries await in their adventures?Find out in The Squirrel Lo and His Friend the Narrator – Book 1.

The Fuzzy Bumblebee

In this thoughtful Clarke Fable, your child will learn the lesson of appreciating others for who they are. The fuzzy bumblebee comes to understand that he shares a sameness and a difference from those who are around him.

Don’t forget to look for the Fuzzy Little Bumblebee who appears on each page!

My Time with Astronauts

In this candid, courageous, and often unexpectedly funny memoir, Faby Kushner invites readers into a world of rocket launches, astronaut encounters, and the delicate art of rationing shrimp at cocktail parties.

But behind the glamour of shuttle missions, personal ties to space icons, and visits to NASA lies a deeper story, one shaped by challenge, reinvention, and quiet resilience. Faby faced unrelenting workplace gossip, the pain of divorce, and moments when life knocked her flat. And yet, through each setback, she rose, rebuilding her life piece by piece, discovering not just how to survive, but how to thrive.

This isn’t a story of perfection. It’s a story of perseverance. Of daring to believe that the best chapters might still lie ahead.

If you’ve ever found yourself staring down a version of life you didn’t ask for, this book offers more than just a glimpse of hope; it’s a witty, heartfelt reminder that reinvention is always possible, and joy can reappear when you least expect it.

Martita and the Last of the Muldoon Dragons

Stephanie Rivera tells a beautiful story of pride and forgiveness. Brave seven-year-old Martita and her new diminutive friend step in to help a young dragon discover courage he didn’t know he had. Excitement and friendship abound in this heartwarming story—complete with breathtaking illustrations by Brooke Musselman—that preserves the honorable lineage of the Muldoon Dragons.

Trapped but Not Forgotten

Sandra travels from Chicago to Gulf Shores, Alabama, all alone and never tells a soul where she is heading. Taking a wrong exit off the highway into a vicious storm. Fearing now for her life, she ends up in a diner. Not aware she will be trapped in the diner with eleven hostages, including an infant. Will Sandra and the hostages survive? Will it end in total hell?