What starts out as a simple missing person case reported by the strangest family that our department ever encountered, quickly becomes a worldwide drug smuggling caper. With the aid of Reserve K-9 Butch; F.B.I.; D.E.A.; U.S. Marshalls and Interpol Agents, our local detectives solve one of the most bizarre cases ever encountered by our department. They...

'Glory Days' is an action/adventure story of fiction about a battle-hardened Navy Seal, Master Chief Jay Johnson, who is contemplating retirement from his military service after a long exciting and highly decorated career. His old and dying ex-commander bequeaths his classic yacht, 'Glory Days' to Jay and soon thereafter the high-seas adventures...

On an otherwise serene 1989, June night, FBI agents are hustling to load up two large tractor-trailers. Their cargo is unusual. It consists of heavy filing cabinets, laboratory equipment, and chattering chimpanzees. Their motivation is far from altruistic.

Their target of the operation is Doctor Cyrus Markum, a brilliant microbiologist. With the...

A story of facing adversity and remaining true to your own standards. Tambov is a little steam engine that finds his place in a world of big diesels and gas powered tugs.

Keywords: Tugboat, Steam Engine, Adversity, Challenges

Confidence is the number one growth opportunity for leaders, according to executive and leadership coach Tim Ressmeyer, Ph.D. In this highly practical book, the author integrates insights and experience from his years working in nonprofits, higher education, corporate, and as an entrepreneur running a coaching company. The book uncovers the impact of...

Ever since I came into being, I’ve often wondered about the real purpose for my existence. I observe the surrounding elements, the sun, the moon, the astronomical number of stars and galaxies, and to be a part of this universal expanse, makes me believe that there is much more to this equation, than being born, live, then die. I arrived on this earth...

Carissa Williams is a young, serious, college student. She joins a Bible study, even though it is banned. Since her major, Christian Religious Studies, has been cancelled, she seeks meaning through philosophy, friendship, and the Bible study. She is drawn to John Spencer, a campaign manager, to fill her inner emptiness. Carissa becomes a champion in...

Mommy's Goals vs. Reality: Managing School, Work, and Family is a must-read, self-help book in which women are provided with successful strategies to manage their school, work, and family obligations as they aim to reach their goals. Dr. McNealy describes the lessons learned from her doctoral journey, provides motivation and encouragement, and analyzes...

Right away, you can imagine why I love to go to this “Special Place”. Again, imagine the sheer joy of journeying to your soul, where God will always be there to inspire you. 1 Corinthians 3:16 states, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” This is a Soul to Soul meeting, which makes each moment special...

This book examines current diets to help you make decisions about your eating style as well as taking a look at sleep patterns in association with our overall health. Health and physical education warrant a bigger role in our children’s overall health and well-being. One of the chapters is entitled: Games People Play, which focuses on games you played...

By the spring of 1931 a conspiracy is underway in Germany to assassinate President Hindenburg and restore the Kaiser's son to the throne, threatening the peace of Europe. At the behest of her godfather Winston Churchill, the adventurous journalist Mattie McGary, a rising star in William Randolph Hearst's press empire, and her lover, Bourke Cockran Jr...

A string of strange deaths in 1932 leads Bourke Cockran, Jr., and his lover Mattie McGary to uncover a plot by Nazi scientists to conduct lethal experiments on American twins in order to create a master race.

They confront an international conspiracy connecting Wall Street to Washington, DC; from Long Island's fabled Gold Coast to the marble corridors...

In the summer of 1929 Weimar Germany still has a secret military agreement with the USSR to develop new weapons beyond the Ural Mountains. Ultimately, both want to dismember the newly revived independent Poland, but to distract Britain from helping the Poles, the new Irish Free State is placed at risk by conspirators and arms dealers intent on...

A writer opens a laptop.

A Riviera villa. An author in the great tradition and a beautiful girl. A bizarre plot. Betrayed, he disappears.

Tiime passes. A musungu (white) "goes tropical" in a remote Ethiopian village. Chance word of new wrongs brings roars of laughter.

Marseilles. A shadowy figure lands.

Author Claire Wheatley is a West Point graduate...

A sweeping historical fiction novel of adventure, romance, intrigue and medicine set against the brutalities of the Napoleonic War. A 19th century coming-of-age story.

Jean-Baptiste Swift begins his journey as a young surgeon's assistant in the naval battle of Trafalgar. His exploits lead him to Europe and Napoleon's land wars, where he learns the...