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Halcyon Nights
After astrobiologist Jules Rammis returns to Earth after saving the Terran colony on planet Tartarus, he hopes to spend some time with his six-year-old daughter Lisa, who has inherited his telepathic skills.
Their plans change when Jules is summoned to Halcyon to destroy a Terran ravager: the Dream Czar of Halcyon. Reluctant to take his daughter with him on such a dangerous mission, he soon learns that his new employer will not take no for an answer.
But can Jules complete the mission while keeping her daughter safe, and rescue the inhabitants of Halcyon before it's too late?
Halcyon Nights is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.
TangleRoot
TangleRoot pits astrobiologist, telepath, adventurer and all-around nice guy Jules Rammis against mafia bad guys and a race of aliens that doesn't like to share.
But not to worry: Jules has his ever-faithful team by his side. With them is his new love interest, the exotic Sophia Rella, who refuses to stay at home.
Jules will not only have to tackle "The Family" but also Blackroot, an insidious alien plant-animal that spreads like wildfire and munches people for snacks, but has spectacular properties that can endow humans with a very long lifespan.
The Stars Like Ice
Jules Rammis, intrepid astrobiologist and telepath, receives a desperate call from his buddy Huff, a marsupial denizen of planet Kresthaven.
He's hiding from the fanatical religious crusaders whose leader, Lord Aburra, will use any means to gain control of Huff's people in the frozen north of the planet. Jules and his team arrive and search for Huff, but instead encounter an alliance of bizarre sea and land aliens waging a fierce civil war against Lord Aburra's forces.
Jules, ever the honorable hero, convinces the team to help overthrow Lord Aburra. But as the conflict rages, Jules wonders if he's dragged his team into a no-win situation that could result in the death of them all.
This is a standalone novel and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.
Fortune's Fool
Italy, 1326. While the brilliant, wily young Cesco is schooled in his new duties at the hand of a hard master, Pietro Alaghieri travels to Avignon, current seat of the Papacy, to fight his excommunication and plead for Cesco's legitimacy. He's unaware that an old foe has been waiting for this chance to ruin Pietro’s life and seize control of Verona for himself.
Separated from everyone he trusts, Cesco confronts his ambitious cousin, a mysterious murderer, and the Holy Roman Emperor himself. A harrowing series of adventures reveal a secret long hidden, one that threatens Cesco's only chance for true happiness.
Breaking Into The Light
The Reviled are the enemy. They embody brutality in every form. The Fey of the Light know only too well how savage the Dark Fey can be and daring to think otherwise invites tragedy.
Gairynzvl was once one of the Reviled and lived the riotous life of all Dark Ones, but his acceptance by The Fey of the Light has changed all that. Now, he is opposing The Reviled by returning into their dark realm and rescuing childfey. The actions taken by him and his band of Liberators are not only changing lives, they are fulfilling ancient prophecies and proving long-accepted beliefs inaccurate.
Those who have lived in the Light all their lives are suddenly faced with unavoidable questions. How is peace achieved? Can Light unite with Darkness?
The Secret of Altamura
It is 1943, and the Nazis control large parts of Italy. Colonel Anselm Bernhardt devotes his attention to stealing Italian art – and having his way with Italian women – but there is one great treasure that he covets even more.
In present day, his grandson swears to make amends for Bernhardt’s crimes, but is bitten by the same temptation. When he begins his search for the mysterious treasure in southern Italy, he discovers a secret that can change the course of history.
Based on historical events, The Secret of Altamura takes you back to the cloud of terror that hung over wartime Italy, and invites you to explore the secrets that were hidden from the Nazi invaders.
The Citadel
Great Britain is called upon by the American President to help neutralize an international terrorist threat.
Escalating tensions within the Russian Federation lead experts to believe there is a conspiracy to destabilize its Western rivals: a mysterious arms smuggling gang is suspected of bringing weapons into the US for a series of terror attacks.
Shanahan and Gawain are teamed with EUROPOL agent Lucretia Corcosa in an effort to infiltrate the ring, and assassinate its leaders. They are drawn deep into the world of arms trading, Corsican mob and Russian espionage.
Soon, the three have to confront the most dangerous enemy they have ever faced: The Citadel.
The Citadel is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.
The Circus
The year is 1985, and O' Hare's Travelling Circus is touring the country.
Their spectacular acts mesmerize audiences everywhere, with entertaining clowns, high-flying acrobats, a muscular strongman and a dare-devil motorcycle stuntman, to name a few.
They also have Psychic Sheila - resident fortune-teller and agony aunt - who stumbles through life one disastrous romantic interlude at a time. Of course, no close-knit group would be complete without its fair share of secrets, and who better to uncover them than Sheila, with her sixth sense and natural nose for a good mystery.
But for some members of the clan, time is running out... and the race to uncover the biggest secret of all is on.
The Never-Dying Man
After finding Sauvern's Sword, the companions set off to help a friend rescue his child from kidnappers. Instead, they stray into Erian and find preparations for war. They are drafted into the Erian army but are recognized by an old enemy, who arrests some of them and takes them to Frelli, the capital of Erian, where they are put in jail.
The Master of Erian frees them and offers them work. Meanwhile, Carthinal has to face some unpleasant truths about himself. Is his desire to further his magical career more important than his friends and country? After they discover terrible truths about the Master and his magical research, they will need to escape in order to tell the leaders of Grosmer about the plans for war.
The Turning
He had escaped the horrors of the last few months. Started a new life, with his new family.
His life was returning to normal, his scars healing.
Until they found him.
His loved ones were taken to their world, to their horrors. Now, Jake must follow, hoping it’s not too late.
But will he reach them in time... before they are turned against him?
Unseasoned Adventurer
After six years in the Wizard Council, Thordric's confidence in his magic has grown.
But when High Wizard Vey - Thordric's superior and closest friend - goes missing, he faces his greatest challenge yet. Trying to find a way to save him and also maintain order in the Council, Thordric ventures to the four countries surrounding Dinia to seek out other forms of magic.
But his quest is far from easy, and dangers he never even knew existed soon spring onto his path.
This is a standalone novel, and can be enjoyed even if you haven't read other books in the series.
What Girls Are Good For
"Dramatic, engrossing, and spirited, What Girls Are Good For takes the reader straight to the heart of an unsung American hero--a feminist icon whose voice rings loud and true. This is a must-read for anyone who loves an underdog and celebrates justice; the perfect accompaniment for our present times." - Olivia Hawker, international bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night
Nellie Bly has the story of a lifetime. But will she survive to tell it?
Enraged by an article entitled ‘What Girls Are Good For’, Elizabeth Cochrane pens an angry letter to the Pittsburgh Dispatch, never imagining a Victorian newspaper would hire a woman reporter.
Why?: A Complicated Love
Why? Is a story set in a web of despair, sex, unreachable emotion and love.
One man's crippling injuries, caused by an unprovoked, vicious attack, ruins the lives of everyone around him. This includes Terry Meadows, a nineteen-year-old boy who falls in love with the main character's daughter Laura, twenty-seven years before the opening of the story.
The twisted, interconnecting matrix in which Francis, Laura's father, lives, destroys and distorts his daughter's image of life beyond repair. It is a sad tragedy with an unexpected ending.
Willard Notch
On the surface, Willard Notch is another quiet New Hampshire town.
But in the underbelly, something dark has awakened. The arrival of a sinister stranger ignites a terrifying series of events that spills blood, and baffles the experts.
Soon, truths of both past and present are uncovered. As the secrets behind the facade of the rural town slowly present themselves and converge in a bubbling cauldron of hate, only one person in town can fully comprehend what is happening around them.
But can she destroy the evil that plagues their home, and put it to rest for good?
Windrush: Blood Price
Jack Windrush and the 113th Foot are commissioned to Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
As the great storm of November 1854 rages, Jack's unit is rescuing survivors from a wrecked ship and finds out that one of the survivors is Helen Maxwell, his former sweetheart.
Soon after, they find themselves opposed by the Plastun Cossacks, and the siege of Sevastopol starts to take its toll. With British casualties mounting, Jack and the 113th need to take drastic measures to survive.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Excellent plot and character development."
★★★★★ - "The descriptions of life in the Crimean army camps and the areas surrounding Sevastopol are so well written that you feel like you are there. An impressive series."
Within A Name
Ranat Totz has spent most of his life robbing the tombs of the dead for enough tin to buy his next drink.
But after he decides to loot the body of a wealthy priest he finds in an alley, he's arrested and convicted of murdering the man.
Realizing he's got nothing to show for his life, Ranat begins a desperate gamble to solve the crime he didn’t commit, so he can clear the only thing of value he has - his name. And maybe have another drink on the way.
Write It Right
Written and compiled by award-winning novelist Mary Deal, Write it Right - Tips for Authors is a major source of information for breathing life into your prose. Learn how to polish your writing with tips and examples, and make your prose leap off the page.
Writing your opus, you may have encountered myriad questions about imperfect areas that you stumble across in the composition. The thoroughly explained tips offered in Write it Right - Tips for Authors clarify these worrisome issues, instead of simply taking a chance they’ll be acceptable.
These thorough and often humorous tips were written in response to author queries for articles that explain various problematic aspects, including:
Grammar and punctuation
Narration
Character development and dialogue
Suriax (Ondar Series Book 1)
If it was legal to kill, would you?
Suriax and Aleria are sister cities, separated by the Therion River. Both are founded on strict observance of the law, but they couldn't be more different.
King Veritan founded Suriax on the teachings of Venerith the Corruptor: a god devoid of morality. In Suriax there is no right or wrong; there is only legal or illegal. Kern was an assassin for the Flame Guard, a group of mercenaries dedicated to Venerith. He never questioned his life, until the day he learned the truth about his past.
Pursued by a queen willing to do anything to keep her throne, Kern faces an uncertain future - and a bargain that will change the people of Suriax forever.
King of the Norse
Harald Hardrada wants the throne of Norway.
With the mad Byzantine emperor Michael The Fifth deposed, Harald turns his attention to the north. But General Maniakes has something different in mind for him.
Using Hardrada as an instrument of death, he's not the only one who seeks to rule Byzantium. Bishops lie, soldiers fight, assassins stalk the streets and lovers lament. And in the end, they all lose their lives.
Hardrada needs treasure to win his crown, and the new Empress Zoe has it. With few resources and even less time, Harald faces a difficult choice - and the specter of death is never far away.
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "Fast-paced and action-packed... Well developed characters with all of the intrigue and failings and triumphs of life. A recommended read."
Watchers
Three prominent world figureheads disappear following The World Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The following day, U.S. President John Remy is found dead in his hotel room.
Meanwhile, two friends on a road trip across North America come to the aid of a mysterious woman, washed up on the banks of the Colorado River. Somehow, all these events are linked.
Choosing to help her plunges them into a nightmarish race across the globe, for she holds a secret that defies all we know about human evolution. Pursued by a deadly force, they must recover a relic so ancient it's fallen into legend.
A relic that will not only save them, but all of humanity.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Part science fiction, part thriller, Boston delivers just the right amount of each. An engaging, enjoyable read."
