Terahaveen

In Terahaveen, Esmée weaves a mesmerizing tale of strength, resilience, and the unbreakable bonds between women.

Set against a backdrop of cultural diversity and personal revelation, this captivating narrative explores an alternate society where women shape destinies. As powerful female leads navigate a world rife with challenges, their stories of love, motherhood, and solidarity come to life.

Rooted in Esmée’s own experiences as an African American woman who lived abroad, Terahaveen is a poignant exploration of identity, faith, and societal constructs. Dive into a world where the threads of sisterhood are as enduring as the roots of ancient trees.

The Shadow

Victor Frankenstein forges ahead, becoming one of the most influential men born in the history of science. His research has received the noblest of awards. Life-saving discoveries so incredible even the doctor himself questioned the marvels. Frustration-bound, Victor relies upon the help of a young child and the mysteries binding them. Refusing to reveal the truth, Frankenstein hangs his head in sorrow while angry crowds prepare him for the gallows.

The Natural Order

One of the world’s top scientists, Nigel Mitchell, is driven by a nagging fear: that life on Earth is a cosmic accident, a mistake the universe is trying to correct. This compels him to make the most of every day, dedicating himself to helping friends, family, and society. His research at the world’s largest laboratory provides him the resources to pursue this goal, searching for signs of life in distant galaxies and striving to understand the universe’s origins. But a mistake in his lab threatens to destroy everything. Obsessed with enhancing life, Nigel now faces the possibility of destroying the planet. His search for a remedy takes him from the depths of the Earth to the surface of the Moon, all while wrestling with his fear of a cosmic mistake. As the clock ticks down, and with the lives of his loved ones hanging in the balance, Nigel begins to suspect that the very error that threatens Earth might be the key to restoring the universe’s natural order.

Footsteps on Other Shores

Take a series of journeys to other worlds: some close in space and time, others so far removed that they may not be in the same universe. Habitat: What happens when two old friends fight over ways to save people on Earth from the effects of global warming by creating habitats in space? When the two men, now rivals, must work together to save their respective projects, can they put aside their differences? Dragon Redux: How did dragons appear on Earth? Will they be our friends? Or will humans just be food? Castle Erehwon: in which a young prince comes of age and must confront his destiny by going through the Door, leaving behind a family in crisis. Will he go alone? Where will he end up? Prism of Lost Leng: When a man comes back to his fiancé after years of travel with no communication, what did he find? Does it have anything to do with the outré sculptures she has been producing?

Digital

Two hackers are involved in cyberattacks in two different geographical locations. Shaun Wilson, an FBI agent, has his work cut out for him. He has been recently assigned to the Cyber Crime Unit, only to find out that he is a victim with no privacy at home; especially when he shares his intimate moments with his lovely wife, Carol. Enrique Hernandez, who lives in New York City and hacks for monetary gain, finds himself in the home of Shaun Wilson, among other things. Mark Sandler, who lives in Miami, slows down, intercepts, manipulates, interrupts, or shuts down PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, just to cause mayhem. Meanwhile, Xeron’s location is unknown. Although he runs an underground operation, he sells everything unimaginable from firearms to drugs laced with fentanyl, bringing in well over $2 million a month. Agent Shaun Wilson must follow departmental guidelines and protocol without violating anyone’s constitutional rights. Time isn’t on his side and, before it’s over, the law may not be on his side either. Simply put, he must work fast. His job will never be over until he brings the evildoers to justice. The cat and mouse games seem to never end. Agent Shaun Wilson discovers that he is not in a battle, but at war: in Cyberspace.

White Reality

Mary and Blanche, two women grappling with mental instability and substance addiction, find themselves in a psychiatric institution. Their lives unfold in parallel narratives, converging in a unique psychological space where time and space are subject to their perception. Orchestrated by a young doctor named Jane, their shared psychodrama allows them to relive their past, with scenes and family members resurfacing. They become both audience and protagonist in a cathartic play of their lives, aiming for redemption.

This redemption is envisioned as a moment when reality, no longer obscured by the darkness of their souls, turns white, offering clarity and a path to serenity.

The narrative delves into the stark realities of life as perceived through the women’s psychological lenses. It questions the nature of their reality, the presence of light within it, and their ability to confront and survive it. The novel probes the possibility of achieving psychological peace and distinguishes between illusion, memory, and real time. It explores the escape from pain and madness.

Inspired by two iconic American plays, A Streetcar Named Desire and Long Day’s Journey into Night,White Reality focuses on the perennial issue of the lack of genuine communication, beginning within the family and perpetuating a cycle of problematic characters influencing both society and family. This cycle persists as long as true love fails to manifest in actions. This novel is a poignant exploration of these themes, encapsulating the struggle for understanding and connection in a complex world.

Wandering Through the Shadows of Earth

An end-of-the-world survival story, unlike any other, where the inhabitants of the planet get only vague warnings of what is to come. All that is important to modern-day humans is ripped away from the Earth in a sweeping monumental event.

Lexi Davey, a big fan of post-apocalyptic stories, finds herself oddly prepared in the devastated suburb of Phoenix. She is not a doomsday prepper, but she knows to swiftly set a plan in motion to find weapons, supplies, and the tools needed to stay alive just in case this is happening nationally or internationally.

Hindered by the weight of depression, and the loss of the life and family Lexi took for granted, the unbearable loss makes it challenging to find the motivation to continue on her survival mission.

Lexi’s quest becomes hopeful when she runs into other survivors along the way to New Mexico in search of her missing daughters. Lexi must overcome her despair as she struggles to trust and connect with strangers. She and her new allies avoid inadvertent run-ins with a local biker gang, which ultimately result in an interconnected fate.

There is more to this extinction than they will ever know. Earth was warning us globally. The world’s leaders did not take heed. Why did people have to pay the final price? It soon becomes a terrifying realization that in time they will need to adapt to primitive life and forever face the ominous shadows of Earth.

Trapped in Heavens

Max Engler, our audacious protagonist, alongside his loyal colleague, Chou Wong, are pioneering physicians nestled within a reputable biochemistry department on the West Coast. Their invention – a sophisticated machine orchestrated by a network of lasers and magnets – holds the promise of unraveling the mysteries veiled within unknown substances. A serendipitous discovery propels them into uncharted territory, unveiling a novel physical transformation that disrupts the strong nuclear force within solid atoms, transmuting them into pure energy.

A twist of fate and a flick of a switch later, Max finds himself disintegrated by his own invention, vanishing into the unknown. The sudden disappearance casts a long, accusatory shadow on Chou, dragging him into a whirlpool of accusations and police interrogations. The ordeal intensifies as spectral attempts by Max to communicate further entangle the reality around them.

Eventually, a breakthrough: Max reestablishes contact, unveiling a celestial domain – dubbed the ‘Heavens’ – that he’s been traversing. His newfound ability to escort others through these ethereal realms via special arrangements unveils a vista of cosmic exploration. However, with knowledge comes scrutiny. As tales of Max’s celestial sojourns ripple through media and religious circles, a barrage of questions and incredulity follows suit.

The Time Stone

A group of unlikely heroes from the opposite sides of the track embark on the ultimate human adventure surrounding an ancient alien transportation device. As the four improbable companions travel through time in search for answers and a way home, they end up stumbling on an age-old mystery that might stop a disaster in the future from occurring.

Can these four heroes step up to save the future and, maybe, learn something about themselves in the process?

The Story of a Boy Favored by Providence

This is the story of a boy that answers the question: How much can a human being endure simply surviving the hand that one is dealt in life? Inexplicably favored by providence, he endured more than he ever thought possible. In his first 19 years of life, his father was tortured to death during the Korean War, his stepmother sent him to an orphanage from which he ran away, and he had to work as a laborer for his entire teenage years. Through it all, in spite of the endlessly lonely days and desolate nights, he never abandoned his own innate hope and idealism. Now as a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland with an immensely satisfying career behind him, he tells the riveting story of his childhood as an epic tale of survival and an inspiring testament to the human spirit.

“When my throat bleeds from screaming, the head explodes, eyes pop out, and ears fall off, I will remember the story of a boy and then what? The end.”

 – Brenda Amato   

The Starflower

Step into a vast universe teeming with life, romance, heroism, and treachery as experienced and seen through the eyes of Gayle Zimmon. ‘Zim’ a young woman successful in war but naive to the machinations of the greater universe, returns from combat to confront genetically engineered humans and discover that she was sent to war not to win but to die.

While fighting the Aldrakin, Zim learns of a prophecy foretelling that the “Starflower,” her military call sign, will bloom “in the dark of the darkest night” but never know peace. Not one to accept ancient prophecy, after securing victory, she hopes to rekindle her romance with Mac and return to the peaceful life they left on the frontier.

But she is a major player in a galaxy-spanning intrigue she barely understands. Forces alien and cybernetic hold the stakes and align on both sides. Between dodging assassins, hostile planets, deadly robots, mystical aliens, and ancient relics, she must decide whether to continue running from her prophesied destiny—or try to live up to it.

The Serum

In 1911, John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, the two wealthiest men in the world, embark on a quest to alter the destiny of humanity. Their journey begins with the discovery of ancient Egyptian scrolls, nearly 4,000 years old, written by scribes for Pharaoh Sekhemib-Perenma. Two millennia later, as the Romans conquer Egypt, the scrolls are presented to Emperor Antoninus Pius. Translated into Latin, the Emperor becomes consumed by the secrets contained within the cryptic phrase: ‘Et reversus est ad mortem deos’ – ‘To Die and come back as gods.’

Rockefeller and Carnegie finance the creation of a clandestine laboratory on Point Nemo, the most remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Over the years, the facility’s staff of elite researchers, scientists, and medical professionals toil tirelessly to unravel the mysteries of the ancient text.

As decades pass, the various boards of directors overseeing the Point Nemo facility manipulate the process and exploit terminally ill patients and those with incurable disabilities as test subjects in their relentless pursuit of immortality.

In the present day, best-selling author Peter Cordell finds himself grappling with writer’s block when he receives an enigmatic call from Mrs. Evelyn Rule. She invites him to Point Nemo and offers him a unique assignment: to write a historical novel commemorating the facility’s 100th anniversary.

Despite a century of progress in extending human life by 50 to 100 years or more, the ultimate breakthrough remains elusive. The key to unlocking the secrets of immortality lies in the development of a miraculous formula known only as The Serum.