Story 1: The Delights of Sean Jr.

Sean Jr. had a tough life—as his mother told him, he had the ‘forbidden illness’: lusting for men. His uncle took him in, yet Sean lived a criminal lifestyle ingrained in the family business. Thug life meant trouble was Sean’s middle name; the drugs and jail did not help much either.

Now Sean had two loving parents. Yet his uncle was in conflict, wanting to protect Sean from the evils of their family’s work while disapproving of his player lifestyle. Meanwhile, the body count from their criminal exploits continued to rise.

The Other World: My Kansas City of Sorrows

Step into the seedy underbelly of the Missouri River casinos, where the glitz and glamour of the flashing neon lights belies a darker truth. In this gripping novel, follow the rise and fall of the notorious Pendergast family and their legacy of underground gambling rings. But amidst the hustle and bustle of the casino scene, the city is plagued by a terrifying serial rapist, striking fear into the hearts of its residents. As the police struggle to solve the case, a determined black cop begins to unravel a web of corruption and deceit, racing against time to uncover the truth behind the gambling ring and catch the elusive predator. Can he bring justice to a city on the brink? Find out in this thrilling tale of crime and intrigue.

The Yellow Door

She never thought it could happen to her. Why would she be in danger of ever being taken from her family? The day she was taken will forever live in her memory, in her dreams, and in her fears. Learning to live after dying is a feat no young woman should ever have to accomplish. With the help of people in her life, will Hope Matthews be able to defeat her demons, or will she forever be plagued by the what-ifs in life?

Plagued by decisions he has made in recent months, Joe Clemmons is not certain he is the right man to help Hope. It seems every time he turns around, there is another obstacle in his path. Does he have what it takes to make a positive difference in her life, or does it make more sense for him to let her live her life without him?

Those Amazing Mafia Wives

It was in the 1950s that mafia boss, Don Amato Rizoso, determined it was time to enter the lucrative human trafficking business. Five dedicated Rizoso mafia wives stepped up to work tirelessly for one desperate purpose: to rescue innocent girls their cutthroat husbands were trafficking in for modern day sale.

While, operating in a netherworld teeming with greed and corruption, the wives officially opened business after their daring rescue of multiple sex slaves from a mafia-owned opium den. As they adjusted to their life of vigilante justice, they faced near rescue misses, they helped set-up a daring underground railroad, and they took down the notorious Cocaine Queen. Amidst betrayal, mass slaughter, forbidden love, and a son whose secret threatened his life, they learned that fighting for what they believed in was anything but easy. Nevertheless, those amazing mafia wives worked doggedly to take down a family empire built on the bodies of children – even if it meant their own lives.

Trouble Rumbles at Dawn

Welcome to the tranquil yet precarious town of Indigo Flats, nestled in the vast expanse of west Texas. Its peaceful façade shatters when a prominent businessman is brutally murdered, unearthing a cache of guns and drugs that send shockwaves through the region, putting the feared Mexican Ortega Cartel on high alert. However, the stakes intensify exponentially when a second murder rocks the town—a member of the cartel’s own family falls victim, igniting a relentless race against time for determined Detective Sharon Case.

With the relentless cartel crossing the border into Indigo Flats, Detective Case finds herself thrust into a perilous battle on multiple fronts. She must navigate the treacherous landscape of solving the murders while combating the vicious intruders and scrambling to safeguard her own family. As the clock ticks relentlessly, the line between right and wrong blurs, forcing Detective Case to make harrowing choices to uphold justice and protect all that she holds dear.

Wired by the F.B.I.

Christian Romano lives his life as a con-artist, burglar, drug dealer, and a ladies’ man, using his good looks to con wealthy women out of jewels and money.

When he is arrested and jailed in one of the most violent jails in the U.S. (Cook County in Chicago), a steamy affair begins with a nympho female jail guard. When he loses control of the romance, Christian must end the affair by reporting her to Internal Affairs. It turns out that she is already under suspicion for supplying drugs to various gang members inside the jail. He has to decide if he is “rogue” enough to help set her up for arrest.

Meanwhile, the FBI wants to recruit Christian to gather information against a sadist ex-cop, Scott Mason, who has been arrested for murder. The risk? Christian must wear a wire and testify. The reward? Witness protection for Christian and his girlfriend and a modification of his prison sentence.

Will Christian risk his life for a chance at freedom? Will the female sheriff “get even” with him? Or will his life end at the hands of the jail’s drug lords or a lunatic former cop?

Years

Sixteen-year-old Nathan Conley has been convicted of manslaughter; he has been sentenced to serve five to fifteen years of his life behind bars. With no friends or family on the inside to help keep him safe, he must manage prison life all alone. All the while, he worries whether or not his father, with cancer, will still be alive when his time has been served. But there are bigger concerns Nathan must confront. The biggest problems being if he’s built for what it takes to survive a world of hate, isolation, lack of hope, and the ability to conquer adversity. And if he breaks, there’s no guarantee he will survive.

End Game

Zack, John, and Tony are the best of friends. They also happen to be at the top of their game; however, their “game” isn’t exactly legal. After celebrating a job well done, their boss, whom nobody trusts, arrives with a new assignment. One that the three of them swore they would never take, one that makes Zack ask the one question you don’t ask. Not only do they have to keep an eye on their boss, but they have also drawn the attention of a police captain that has a curious vendetta against them. While trying to hide their plan from their paranoid boss, they must also deal with the unprecedented lengths the police will go through to take them down. Using every resource they have, can they manage to do what they have their entire life, and stay one step ahead? Or will there finally be a situation that they don’t see coming? The one question that is on everyone’s mind is, who will betray who first? With all twist and turns, End Game is a nail-biter that will keep you guessing from start to finish.

First Active Shooter

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, life doesn’t go the way we want. We either roll with the punches or go down and never get up. At a young age, Miles had his future all planned out. So when his life started to spin out of control, he accepted the inevitable and kept his eye on his dream. The one constant in his life was the truth. Miles would never lie. Helping those in need and living honestly were values ingrained in him by his late father. But when life and death decisions have to be made, only the smart and strong survive. Like a cornered animal, Miles fights fiercely for his loved ones and their future. In a dramatic turn of events, Miles reluctantly becomes implicated in the First Active Shooter.

Island Romance

Samantha Stamp loves her work, but she is also fond of the sun, feeling warmth on her blonde hair and watching the beaches with her sky-blue eyes. She dreams of traveling and yearns to experience what the world has to offer. Richard Blackwell is the wealthy CEO of Trans-World Insurance Company, but he wasn’t always wealthy. He was given away as a child and, growing up poor, he worked hard to achieve the things he wanted in life. Now he is calm, collected, and has his life put together. He thinks his life is finally complete after meeting Ash. They marry in Aruba and start their new life but their relationship takes a turn for the worse, leading to a divorce that never takes place because Ash’s dead body is discovered, shot into five times. Her death forces Samantha to travel to Aruba and find the truth about her sister’s death. It all happens in a single instance, all at once, hidden in plain sight. Now the police are after Richard as he fights to prove his innocence, meanwhile Samantha seeks justice. Two people are brought together to uncover a past they do not understand: of a wife he barely met and a sister she never knew.

Love in Sayre Valley

When fate draws two musicians from opposite ends of the music spectrum together in West Virginia and both look to own the same stunning piece of real estate, sparks inevitably fly. Courtney Meadows, lead violinist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, inherits her ancient family homestead called ‘The Meadows’ in Sayre Valley, West Virginia, and decides to flee her boring life and move to the property abandoned for decades. At the same time, Rob Wilson, frontman for the underground grunge band ‘Treetop Rant’ settles on West Virginia as his escape destination from an anything-but-boring life in the rock music world and becomes obsessed with buying the property. Simply establishing ownership and developing the property proves to be difficult for whoever wins the battle. They face obstacles and hurdles that range from locating the various wills, deeds and other legal instruments relating to the land; to surveying and environmental testing; to rebuilding a washed-out access bridge and infrastructure for such basic services as roads, water, sewage, and power. Not to mention, there is also an armed hillbilly claiming squatter’s rights. Although the mutual attraction is undeniable from their first brief meeting, the same fate that keeps throwing them together physically seems determined to keep them from connecting romantically. Can a grunge rock star from the East Coast and an ultra-conservative classical symphony violinist from the Midwest overcome their many philosophical, cultural, and musical differences and find love?

The Burden of Truth

Every family has secrets. Some never come to light. For if they did, they would have devastating consequences. When long-held family secrets are uncovered by Tori Daniels, she realizes this. They are not her secrets to tell. That is the burden of truth.