Bloodlines - Harsh Fate

Bloodlines – Harsh Fate is a fantasy, set on the continent of Mataan, a land originally inhabited by humans, elves and dwarves, for the most part. A many-decade long war, with a race of people known as Krakons, from across the ocean, has defeated the original races and taken over the lands of Mataan. The human race has been assimilated into Krakon society as a slave class, a few scattered to wild lands in the northwest, now called the Outlaw Kingdom. But there has been a foretelling of a Ravenlock, the old rulers of the dark Wars era, that would rise up once more, unite the races, and renew the war with the Krakons. A Renewing of the first formal Joining, the true sign of this prophecy. This is the story of one of Raklor Ravenlock’s scion, hundreds of years after the Dark Wars, found deep in the mountains of the Outlaw Kingdom – a short and somewhat concise telling of the events, occurrences, and happenings of his formative years. His journey to this fabled renewing.

The Riverside Stalkers

In the small town of Pennsylvania, home to around 10,000 residents, a tyrant by the name of Mr. Mendoza holds sway. As the owner of all the local businesses and banks that employ the townspeople, he exerts his control both financially and mentally. But unbeknownst to him, a group of six extraordinary teenagers have come together with a daring plan to overthrow Mendoza's oppressive regime and restore freedom to the town. With so much at stake, their mission could cost them and the townspeople their very lives. This thrilling novel is a tale of courage, rebellion, and the fight for justice in the face of overwhelming odds.

Two Keys to Enter a Parallel World

Here’s the question: Could accepting without understanding be a curse that possibly leads us down a path where the Sheepherder becomes the Sheep?

Consider this: does the path of accepting without understanding liberate us from preconceived limitations, opening us to a world of non-comprehensible possibilities?

Give thought to a scenario where the path is illuminated only by the light of logic and the science of reasoning, leaving no space for anything that is not understood.

Let’s paint a picture: imagine two brothers, each traversing a unique path from childhood to adulthood in vastly different realms of reality. They peer out from their individual, distinct windows. What could possibly align these divergent paths?

Twiblets - Their Earthly Adventures

Have you even wondered how the surface of the earth became so lush and beautiful? It was not always that way, and not made beautiful without a great deal of special help from the Twiblets. Twiblets come from the sun. It was a huge risk for them to venture to the Earth to provide their special magic and assistance to coax life and beauty from Earth’s may dry and brittle seeds on its surface. In fact, several areas of the Earth were especially a challenge to the Twiblets unique abilities. One in particular of these was the deserts. This story is about the Twiblet adventures and challenges in the earthly deserts.

Troublemakers' Ball: Part One

Jake Dee is your average private detective. Finding lost items, doing background checks, not getting himself murdered, the usual. Except he’s an independent wizard in a world of Covens that will not tolerate his existence if they ever find him out. One spring day at sunset, he sees an angel fall right in front of him. She’s everything he ever wanted in a leading lady: beautiful, cold and probably dangerous. He immediately elects himself to protect her, whether from demons who want a fight or his best friend, Lucifer Morningstar, the First of the Fallen and a terrible flirt. Finding her shoeless and homeless, he takes her to his apartment. She’s new to Earth and has a lot to learn, and Jake’s the one who’s more than willing to teach her. So what sparks will fly between a boy with a private license and a girl with black wings?

Tip the Cup of Guilt Madam

Tip the Cup of Guilt Madam is about a Nobel Laureate’s widow, Cheryl Boucher, and her struggle with depression following her husband’s death, and her eventful succumbing to dementia.

While in therapy to deal with her depression, she and her two daughters discover that Karl Boucher had a secret mistress and a daughter. This sends the family into a free fall, and they research who it may be. The story becomes more complicated when Cheryl finally learns she has early dementia. The widow tries to outskirt the family by not going into a care facility. A circus, an activist movement, and a trip to a Kentucky Derby are part of the widow’s plan to circumnavigate the inevitable.

As Cheryl eventually finds herself in a care facility, her path intersects with the chaplain of the Manor, sparking a profound love that defies societal expectations. Furthermore, Cheryl undergoes a profound religious experience, though many skeptics question the authenticity of her encounters. Some dismiss her religiosity as mere superstition, while others raise doubts about the validity of love blooming within a mind plagued by dementia.

Tip the Cup of Guilt Madam weaves a captivating tapestry of human emotions, exploring themes of loss, betrayal, resilience, and the transformative power of love. Join Cheryl on her extraordinary journey as she navigates the complex web of her past, confronts the challenges of her present, and seeks redemption in the face of doubt and uncertainty.

The Well of the Golden Heart

The world is in trouble: the curtain of meaninglessness has engulfed it, and people live a life of dullness and suffering.

Isabella is a young princess who doesn’t fit in with her royal family. Her cruel mother throws her in the dungeon and declares that the princess has been sent to finishing school – indefinitely. Isabella starts digging her way out and finds a well. She dives in, and deep in the water she finds a half of a golden heart that fills her with energy and life: the antidote to the illness consuming the world. She sets on a quest to find the other half of the golden heart, and with the help of friends in the forest she gets close to her goal – when trouble hits. A wizard entraps her and aims to steal the golden heart for himself. He makes her forget who she is and keeps her in his castle engaged to marry him.

Will the owner of the other half of the golden heart succeed in waking up the princess from her stupor on time? Will the united golden heart liberate the world from the curtain of meaninglessness, or will the wizard succeed at keeping the populace entrapped?

The Well of the Golden Heart is a tale of self-discovery, finding true love and the perils that are found along the way.

The Sacred Tyrak

Beyond the vast expanse of the cosmos lies Hazar, a realm of monumental valleys and towering peaks, where oceans cascade from the heavens, creating lakes of unmatched splendor. In this nascent world, mighty heroes rise to etch their legends, and powerful monarchs marshal vast armies, asserting their dominion.

As four distinct races grapple for prominence and legacy, they live under the watchful gaze of The Hand – a pantheon of five deities who shape and govern Hazar with unparalleled authority.

Delve into this chronicle to discover the myths and majesties of Hazar. Be it tales of valor or poignant sagas of sacrifice, every page recounts the foundational era of this grand realm. To those who embark on this journey: remember Hazar’s golden age, a time of abundance juxtaposed with periods of profound conflict and sacrifice.

The Return

The Return is a sequel to The Gatekeepers in a new series by Susan B. A. Hofmann.

Damion Tingley has returned to claim his rightful position as the most powerful Gatekeeper the underworld has ever known. His return is fraught with many unexpected setbacks. Yet he is determined to be given the coveted Gatekeeper's Robe as well as the Book of Spells and Incantations. The Gatekeeper's Robe and the Book of Spells and Incantations have been handed down to all previous Gatekeepers.

Throughout the centuries and from around the world, all the former Gatekeepers and coven heads have given the power they possessed to the Gatekeeper's Robe. All the knowledge of spells and incantations they possessed has been recorded in The Book of Spells and Incantations. These two powerful items will be given to Damion Tingley as the most powerful Gatekeeper to date.

The Plain Field

In the heart of Long Island lies a quaint house on Plainfield Avenue, once a haven of childhood memories for Angela O’Hare, now a realm of mystery awaiting the young O’Hare family of four. As they nestle into the folds of Floral Park following the demise of Angela’s father, they soon discover that the town and their new home are cradles to tales of Shadow Men and mythical beings, whispering secrets of a bygone era.

Amidst the enigmatic allure of their new surroundings, a hidden chapter of their life lurks in the shadows. Charlie O’Hare, a loving husband and father, has long juggled a perilous side hustle: delivering clandestine packages for the Irish Mob in Boston. As they yearn for a serene life in the picturesque enclave of Floral Park, Charlie is handed one last task by Uncle Jimmy, his mob overseer. A task that promises a key to a simple life: deliver an ancient mahogany box adorned with mystical Algonquin Indian symbols and carvings.

As the aura of the antique box unfolds, whispers of hidden treasures beckon, leading the O’Hares down a spiraling path of mysteries old and new. The quaint streets of Floral Park begin to unveil more than just the echoes of folklore, entwining the family’s fate with forgotten tales and veiled realities.

The Marigold Chemise

A stunning intergenerational mystery set in Italy, full of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. The silky marigold chemise seems to have a mind of its own. Whoever wears it ends up having prophetic dreams and is incapable of parting with it. In the early seventeenth century, sixteen-year-old Lucida secretly poses in the garment for a series of sensuous paintings, done by her best friend Alessia. Her talented friend longs for recognition, but women are not considered serious artists at the time. The paintings can never see the light of day. Lucida and Alessia’s families would be dishonored by the impropriety of the chemise and Lucida’s poses, as well as the female artist behind them.

However, the paintings are so good, and would set up Alessia’s family for years, that her father sells them anonymously. They wind up in the studies of wealthy Italian businessmen in Roma, one of whom is the father of Lucida’s arranged new suitor, Niccolo, though Lucida is under the chemise’s spell and cannot part with it even then. The garment and the paintings travel through generations of Italian families all the way through present day, following the headstrong women of the Bianchi, Galvani, and Orazio families through Rome, Florence, New York, and finally Corsica.

As the luxurious marigold lingerie passes from woman to woman, arousing greed, deception, and secrecy, the women and their families must find a way to persevere and stay together.

The Loura Lure

Dr. Shamus Bergin lands a coveted position of Staff Psychologist in the Secure Treatment Unit of a mental hospital right out of school. He is soon vexed by an amnesiac patient who defies clinical diagnosis and whom every other doctor has written off. Inconsistencies about the man’s origins intersect with Shamus’s own doubts that the patient even belongs in an institution.

As his own investigation continues to be met with redacted files and evasion from governmental agencies, the doctor-patient relationship suddenly undergoes a radical shift. The patient discloses that he has time travelled from a forgotten Age of Loura to seek help from modern day members of The Sacred Order of Keepers to find the last living angel. Only the angel can turn the tide in the ultimate struggle between good and evil in this deliberately erased timeline 20,000 years in the past. With his parents tragically lost in a boating accident a decade earlier, Shamus must turn to his one true friend, Dr. John Browse, to make sense of the voices within which are calling him to action.

With career and grip on sanity at stake, Shamus must decide whether he has succumbed to the delusions of a sick mind or whether he should take a leap of faith and help the man achieve his mission.