Paul Turner returns. In his first appearance since 2007, this gay Chicago detective and father of two sons gets caught in a tangle of intrigue and corruption. A brutal Chicago cop is found murdered at a gay leather festival. Turner, plus his police department partner, Buck Fenwick are assigned the case. Through a rising tide of danger, they need to find the truth among police corruption and cover ups. Some top cops and A-list leather queens are among those whose lies and fears drive the web of desperation and deceit that Turner and his partner must unravel. Views: 27
If you're a fan of The Solitary Tales, then you will enjoy this story about Pastor Jeremiah Marsh and his wife Heidi. If you're a fan of Travis Thrasher's ISOLATION, then you will like the dread and terror inside this short little tale. If you liked GHOSTWRITER by Travis Thrasher, then you'll probably like this creepy little novella.If you haven't read any of those yet, well . . . beware.This story serves as a prequel of sorts to The Solitary Tales, or as a B-side as Travis calls it. It tells the story of Jeremiah Marsh in his first role as a youth pastor at a church in the Chicago suburbs. Even though Jeremiah and Heidi are newlyweds, something is wrong.As you will discover, something is terribly wrong . . . Views: 27
SUMMARY:#1 in a new series from a military science fiction master with over 3 million books in print. A young hero comes of age in the crucible of war and galactic struggle. When Allen Allenson, scion of a noble family that has fallen on hard times, gets a mission to roust the power-hungry Terrans from a “wild” star sector where they’re encroaching, he jumps at the chance to show his individual worth, improve his family’s fortunes – and gather enough lucre to make a good marriage. But the wily Terrans are not so easily persuaded by a young colonial they think of as a “rube.” Worse, “Riders,” the beings who naturally ply the wilderness between the stars, are playing their own deadly political games – against the Terrans, against the colonials, and against one young greenhorn commander in particular: naÏf young Allen, whom they figure they can manipulate to do their bidding. The one thing nobody has counted on is the fact that Allen, while young and inexperienced, and much to his own amazement, happens to be a hero in the making. About David Drake’s RCN series:“[R]ousing old-fashioned space opera.”-- Publishers Weekly on the “RCN” series.“The fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want more!” –Philadelphia Weekly Press“[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the author goes along...character development combined with first-rate action and memorable world designs.” –SFReader.comAbout David Drake:“[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tank...rivals Crane and Remarque...” – Chicago Sun-Times“Drake couldn’t write a bad action scene at gunpoint.”– Booklist Views: 27
When the president of Constellation Cruise Lines, Emily Schultz, buys an old cruise ship at a bargain price, she doesn’t discover there’s a ghost aboard until it’s too late to cancel the deal. Desperate for help, Emily calls Kayla Sanders and Natalia Baliskov back to work. They embark on a frantic search to discover the identity of the ghost and her murderer. The “Lady” tries to communicate by flooding Kayla with crazy visions of the ship from her final voyage. Kayla realizes the ghost is afraid her murderer will kill another passenger sailing on their next cruise. The entire ship is filled with suspects and potential victims, since everyone on the Sea Mist is a repeat passenger. The investigation ramps up when Kayla’s fiancé, Steven Young joins her onboard the ship. Suspended from Interpol after his partner got killed, Steven feels guilty and incompetent. While tracking down clever smugglers selling black market antiquities throughout the Mediterranean, Steven’s partner got too close. Steven doesn’t know there’s a leak inside Interpol! After the smugglers murdered his partner, they traced Steven to Colorado and wrecked Kayla’s cottage. Now they know he’s onboard the Sea Mist and want to kill him. Kayla must interpret her visions from the Lady in time to prevent another murder, and Steven needs to unmask the ruthless leader of the smuggling ring to get his job back. Their future depends on mutual success.
**About the Author
Diane Rapp became an entrepreneur when she started her own dog grooming salon in Santa Barbara, California. She spent the next thirty years as a small business owner; she sold real estate, started an office supply store in Telluride, Colorado, and performed free-lance advertising design. During all those years Diane wrote stories as a cure for insomnia. She wrote short stories about dogs for a German Shepherd Dog Club newsletter, and then expanded to full length novels. After Diane and her daughter Laura co-authored a travel guidebook entitled Cruising the Eastern Caribbean (four editions were published by Hunter Publishing), Laura gave Diane the idea of writing a mystery set on cruise ships in the Caribbean. The first novel of her High Seas Mystery series is Murder Caribbean-Style, the second book in the series is Murder on a Ghost Ship. A third novel (featuring a wedding cruise to Alaska) is due for release in 2013. Diane also has a science fiction/fantasy series available. Visit QuickSilver Novels website (www.quicksilvernovels.com) to learn more about the characters in her novels and hear about new book releases. Views: 27
A BLACK-TIPPED FIN WENT GLIDING PAST . . . THEN ANOTHER . . . THE NEXT ONE WAS EVEN CLOSER.There's no rest for Mission Fox - not even when they're on holiday! Off the coast of Reef Island, Harry and Jordan spot a baby dolphin in trouble. But is Mission Fox a match for a ring of hungry sharks?IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR SCARIEST MISSION YET . . . Views: 27
An audacious thriller from a major new talentLife isn't panning out for Maureen Coughlin. At twenty-nine, the tough-skinned Staten Island native's only excitement comes from . . . well, not much. A fresh pack of American Spirits, maybe, or a discreet dash of coke before work. If something doesn't change soon, she'll end up a "lifer" at the Narrows, the faux-swank bar where she works one long night after another. But just like the island, the Narrows has its seamy side.After work one night, Maureen walks in on a tryst between her co-worker Dennis and Frank Sebastian, a silver-haired politico. When Sebastian demands her silence, Maureen is more than happy to forget what she's seen—until Dennis turns up dead on the train tracks the next morning. The murder sends Maureen careening out of her stultifying routine and into fast-deepening trouble. Soon she's on the run through the seedy underbelly of the borough, desperate to stop Sebastian before Dennis's fate becomes... Views: 27
In a post-collapse America, a young Reclamation Engineer is tasked with seeking and restoring farmland from dead suburban sprawl. On his first solo assignment, he encounters something that threatens to change everything he knows about the America of his generation.Author's Notes: One of my reviewers gave me some great advice (Thanks, Stable Boy!), which should have been obvious from the beginning. That is, simply to describe what you are getting for your 99 cents. Renewal is the first part in a series. It's also the shortest part, weighing in at 17,500 words, give or take. The rest of the story is told in the following parts. Most of those range from 20,000 - 28,000 words. I didn't have a grand plan (or even a mini plan) until I was halfway through the series. Thanks to my lack of experience, it just came out that way. In any case, I just wanted to let you know that you are getting a novella's worth of reading in a series that tells a lengthy novel's worth of story. I'm thankful that many have found the tale worthwhile, and I hope that you will too.In the course of writing this series, I've learned enough to write the continuing story, beyond the series, in full novel-length releases. With a bit of experience under my belt, I believe that novel releases work a bit better for everyone. I hope you'll come along for the ride.Thanks and regards,JF Perkins Views: 27
