Mint Julep: The Reunion

Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of the LaPierre-Menard family’s saga in Mint Julep: The Reunion, As Told to Gracie Buckhalter. Journey from the rustic bayous of Louisiana to the heart of New Orleans, tracing a narrative that leaps from humble shacks to high-society soirees, from rags to riches, and from quiet plantations to the vivacious rhythm of Zydeco music.

Your charismatic narrator, Alexandra LaPierre-Menard, unfolds the family’s adventurous reunion to the keen pen of Gracie Buckhalter with a Southern charm that’s as enticing as a sweet summer breeze. As the tale unwinds, you’ll dance to the beat of the South, if only momentarily, amidst laughter, camaraderie, and a sprinkle of good ol’ mischief.

Meet the tale-weavers of the LaPierre-Menard lineage as they reminisce about the indomitable Dolice Marie and Jean Pierre LaPierre, the tender matriarch Mama Mozelle, the infamous Madam Frou-Frous, the mystical allure of voodoo priestess MamaDel, and a life-altering encounter with a tall, red-headed Canadian named Menard.

Like an Image

At the height of the Lebanese Civil War, Rola and Paul, two young teachers, were madly in love with each other and were due to marry soon. But the girl’s parents and the circumstances of the war decided otherwise: Rola found herself in Canada as the wife of a rich Canadian–Lebanese man. Twenty-two years later, the story of the couple bounces back in a completely unexpected way. At the university where he is a teacher, Paul meets an exceptional student who seems to resent him. He investigates to find out his true identity, but something dramatic comes up and interrupts his research…

Last Exit to Fate

Just then, a cloud passed over the peak and enveloped them in mist. The light from the bright sun was muted and the cowbells in the distance added a surreal dimension to the overall experience. It was beautiful and eerie, and as he put his ear against her body, he could hear and feel her heart beating. 

“It’s like staring into eternity,” said Emmy. “You can’t see it, but you know it is there, just like the cowbells in the distance. It is beautiful to know that I am destined to spend it with you.” 

Drew Phillips is a broken man, and after a failed marriage to another woman, he realizes that Emmy Lee was his only chance at real happiness. As a result, he vows to find her again 24 years later. However, finding her again is not exactly what he or anyone else would have expected.

Last Exit to Fate is a grand adventure set in the late eighties and into the recent past and includes stops in some of the most gorgeous places in Western Europe along the way. Most of all, it is a story of hope. In this hope may lie the means to recapture the most precious thing in the universe. This, of course, is true love.

Joy Boy

Mississippi native Alex Ashby is a drop-dead gorgeous 22-year-old male prostitute. He has been a victim all his life, having suffered both physical and sexual abuse at the hands of his father and uncle. Now, he sits in Chicago's Cook County Jail accused of killing two very important people and a pizza delivery boy and is believed only by a black newspaper reporter and Alex's friend, a cocky blond hustler named Tom Pappas. The reporter and Tom scour Chicago's seedy Uptown neighborhood, where many white Southerners have settled, to find "The Night Crawler"--whom they believe to be the real killer--and a 12-year-old hustler believed to be the only survivor of the massacre, who can exonerate Alex. Their odyssey takes the reporter on a harrowing ride through Blood Alley--Chicago's deadliest and most dreaded street--where even angels fear to tread.

Journey Back to the Sun

On this journey, Rachel White needs to remember her past, but every memory takes her on a roller-coaster of emotions that could change her present and destroy her future.

She must face the truth in her memories and as she is facing the truth, she encounters a battle that could break her mind and her heart. She is divided as her past is catching up to her and her present is starting to crumble.

Can she handle the pain as she digs into her past and discovers the truth about herself? Can she complete her journey and still be sure of what she feels? Will she survive the pain that this journey is going to bring her?

Harry and Lucy

Why do some people fall in love? I mean, really in love. Forever. For always. For better or worse. Until death do they part…

Harry and Lucy first met in a candy store in an old Polish neighborhood nestled in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, a long time ago.

This is their love story… an account of a woman who found her hero and a man who embraced his angel.

From the Depression and WWII, until today and all tomorrows, Harry and Lucy face tragedy and loss, all the while embracing hopes and dreams. More than all else, they share a love not limited to this lifetime…

This is their eternal love story.

Happenstance

Happenstance follows the ins and outs of young adults who make decisions that determine the fates of their hearts, at that moment in time.  
Lori returns home after one year of college, certain that age no longer presents an obstacle to pursuing Branson, the older gentleman she met the previous summer. Unexpected circumstances and moral roadblocks taint the possibilities and expose Lori's own immaturity, both spiritually and emotionally. Unable to find her definition of the perfect man, Lori moves her focus from guys to her career before entering into another relationship, complicated by its own set of challenges.
All seems lost until a chance encounter introduces her to the girl that holds the key to her happiness.

Hannah's Visions

Hannah is a seventeen-year-old high school senior with everything going for her. She is charming, pretty, popular with peers, a loving daughter, an acclaimed artist, and has a crush on the boy of her dreams, Yigal. She is also a psychic.

Lately, her visions disturb her greatly, especially when she sees grizzly crimes committed, including the rape and murder of a young lady, a near-fatal stabbing of another female, a police headquarters bombing, and being stalked by Leonid, whose goal is to extinguish her life. Hannah predicts her father, Yoni, a lead detective, will be assigned to investigate this case and apprehend Leonid.

A murder is committed, a young lady is nearly fatally stabbed to death, and the attacker is after Hannah.

So Hannah takes matters into her own hands.

Follow Without Fear

Follow Without Fear is a Vietnam era, anti-war, romance novel involving the lives of two young college graduates recently commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force. It was a tumultuous time in our nation's history - a time of racial tension and riots, assassinations, the draft, war protests, and college campus unrest. America's youth was tested in many ways and lives were changed dramatically as a result of circumstances beyond their control. Stan was a fervent and principled young man who believed unequivocally in the wisdom of his country's leadership. He was hesitant to question authority until his experiences in a war zone opened his eyes to the consequences of blindly following an ideal. The story follows his psychological journey from complete trust in the decisions of elected leaders to the chilling awareness that those resolutions may be utterly flawed.

Deadly Assumption

When a young man witnesses the rescue of a woman’s body from the ocean, he is shocked to recognize the tattoo on her shoulder as belonging to his prospective fiancé, Sarah. Traumatized, he flees the scene, unaware of the ensuing homicide investigation into the suspicious drowning and its findings.

Having arranged his business schedule hoping for a reconciliation following their disagreement in England, he had planned on proposing to Sarah during her visit to Vancouver Island. Devastated by her loss, he relocates to Germany, committing to a life without his soulmate. Struggling with grief, he is persistently tormented by the circumstances of her death and how her body came to be floating off Vancouver, more than 100 miles from her intended destination. Homesickness eventually drives him back to England, where he learns the shocking truth about the homicide investigation and the twist of fate that forever changes his chosen path.

As the story unfolds, it reveals the dramatic impact the deceased woman had on those whose lives she touched, particularly the man suspected of murdering her. The characters are tightly intertwined in this generational, multicultural saga of suspected homicide, enduring love, emotional trauma, and the fight to recapture those closest to the heart. With its roots set in England, Deadly Assumption is a tale rich in history, encompassing Canada, Germany, and France, and spanning the period from the years prior to World War II into the 1980s.

Close Enough

Nicole’s life in the sunshine state of Florida was once warm and comfortable, having escaped an abusive marriage over a decade and a half ago. Her fulfilling career in the medical field provided stability, but the arrival of a new doctor named Mark would soon ignite a passion she had only fantasized about. As their paths intertwined at the prominent rehabilitation center where they worked, Nicole’s sexual desires transformed into breathtaking realities, surpassing her wildest dreams. Under the guidance of Anita, the managing director who had taken her under her wing, Nicole embarked on a journey of sexual exploration that revealed an unexpected array of colorful and edifying encounters.

Amidst the corridors of the rehabilitation center, the tantalizing encounters between Nicole and Mark fueled her imagination, igniting a creativity that soared beyond the confines of their working relationship. Their world became a wonderland of lust and love, each rendezvous fueling their insatiable appetites. However, their passionate escapades were abruptly halted when an angry patient intentionally struck Mark from behind with a chair, shattering their idyllic existence and plunging them into uncertainty.

In this sensually charged tale, Nicole’s pursuit of sexual enlightenment takes center stage, illuminating the depths of desire and the transformative power of intimate experiences. As they navigate the aftermath of the devastating blow that threatens to extinguish their flame, Nicole and Mark must confront the complexities of their connection and redefine their relationship in ways they never anticipated.

Cherry Blossom Blues

Delve into a lyrical love story shared between two Afro-American men living in the District of Columbia during the ethos of the roaring 1920s and the Harlem Renaissance. In spite of their class differences, their clandestine affairs thrive among their respective travels, marriages, careers, and time itself. Experience exhilaration as the main characters intertwine with real-life figures: Al Capone, Marcus Garvey, Herbert Hoover, Stephanie St. Clair and Albert Khan in Harlem, Macon, Georgia and Paris, France. Get goosebumps observing the living commune with the dead during ritualistic and mysterious séances. Observe how history often repeats itself by encountering the ramifications of the Spanish Influenza, World War I, Prohibition, and the threat of rising fascism foreshadowing the Jewish Holocaust. Most importantly, glean the profundity of our interconnections with everything in the universe in order to achieve authentic bliss.