“A Prize Plot.” -San Francisco Examiner “A bright, light, cleverly written tale.” -Cincinnati Post Things were going lousy for ex-reporter Paul Mcdonald: No money, no girl friend, no bright new career as a mystery novelist … and then along came PI Jack Birnbaum with an offer. He’d detect, and Paul would write the client reports. It wasn’t much, but it would keep Spot the cat in Kitty Queen tidbits. And then this: “That stuff’ll kill you.” “What? Your coffee?” Jack was just doctoring his second cup. “No. All that sweetener. You’re poisoning yourself.” “We’ve all gotta go sometime.” Jack went right about then. His eyes rolled back and he let go of the cup. Coffee sloshed all over my rug. His big body fell forward in the chair. A day that begins with a body in your living room really ought to get better, but next comes burglary and after that, assault-by-cop. And Paul’s got a feeling that’s just the beginning. There must have been something someone didn't want him to know in one of those client reports. But what? These were the facts: I was thirty-eight. I’d spent fifteen years on one major metropolitan daily or another. I’d written six unpublished detective novels. Unpublished in spite of my name. John D. MacDonald did it daily. Ross Macdonald did it deeper. Gregory Mcdonald did it with dash. Wrote thrillers and got them published. But not Paul Mcdonald. I just wrote them, supporting my habit with clients like Jack. I had about two hundred bucks to last me the rest of my life. My only client was dead. The market for mysteries was terrible. I didn’t get out enough. The only thing I’d ever done successfully was write newspaper stories. And I was sitting on a great story. A story he can sell, if he can catch the murderer before the murderer catches him. Birnbaum's last report concerned a kidnapped child, so Paul begins there. The trail leads him to the laboratory of a Nobel laureate geneticist, and then to City Hall, where an extremely nasty surprise awaits. But there’s an upside—lovely witness Sardis Kincannon. Nothing like falling in love while you’re running for your life! “One more blithe San Fran outing with a likeable journalist-sleuth by the name of Paul Mcdonald … Smith improves with each story and this is her best to date.” -Kirkus Reviews The San Francisco Bay Area shines here, as does the author's wit and humor. Fans of CASTLE, MURDER SHE WROTE, even ELLERY QUEEN will enjoy this fast-paced and funny take on the mystery-writer-as-detective. Views: 21
Some things are worth playing for keeps.Jacob has always been part of Dana Cochran's life. They've lived next door to each other for years, they've dated on and off and now they see each other through work. But their timing has just never been right, and when Dana invites Jacob over to play with her and Mason Caldwell...things get complicated.Doctor Jacob McCoy loves Dana. So much so, that he's even willing to share her with Mason Caldwell. But a red-hot threesome isn't all that Jacob wants from Dana.When tragedy strikes their fledging relationship, Jacob has to convince Dana that pushing him away isn't the answer. He wants to be in her life forever. And some things are worth fighting for. Views: 21
Book Six in the Primani Series. This darkly intense story is a standalone in the urban fantasy romance series.Finally freed from a century in purgatory, former-wild child Aisling just wants to raise her son and live as a normal human again. Her demon hunting days are over. Her taste of freedom is cut short the moment her past comes searching for her. There's a reason she was exiled, and his name is Cain. He is the one demon she couldn't kill. One she couldn't resist, didn't resist. With him, there was only darkness, and the angels help her, she liked it that way. Now he's back to keep her on a short leash. His commands are simple. Stay away from Sean or else. But when he threatens to take her son, she turns to the one man who can save them both. Sean.Primani Sean is sick and tired of his baby mama's hateful attitude. He's been more than fair for five years. Her mood swings give him whiplash, and he's seriously thinking of strangling her. But when a brutal old enemy shows up to... Views: 21
BATMAN
They don’t know who he really is. They never know where he’ll show up. But the citizens of Gotham City know they have a protector. He’s the Caped Crusader™ with an arsenal of amazing weaponry and a repertoire of incredible acrobatics. He’s the legend they call Batman.
In the toxic brew of big-city corruption, a bone-white, green-haired, eternally grinning thing is born. His name is The Joker.™ His lust is for all the wealth, power, and revenge he can grab from the world. And in the timeless, violent war between criminal and crimefighter, Batman vs. The Joker will be the ultimate duel . . . Views: 21
