Alexander the Great's obscure Egyptian weapon has been lost for eons. If found by the Russians, will fragile post-Cold War peace be forever shattered?
A foggy morning in Napa is interrupted when the owner of a vineyard is brutally murdered, thrusting his heirs into an edgy new world of fear. The heirs, aikido black belt, Maddy Marshall, and her estranged brother Will soon learn a Russian government sniper murdered their father. Now, the rifle sights are on them. No place is safe, a wrong move means death, and even a simple phone call is off limits if they are to survive.
The only clear path is to follow a series of arcane clues that appear to lead toward a weapon so powerful that Alexander the Great used it to conquer the known world. If the killer solves the mystery before the twins do, the weapon will be used to cripple the United State's warning defense system, allowing the enemy to swoop in and prey on the vulnerable nation.
Available in book stores and all on-line sites. Rated PG
A father's journey from Australia to Ireland to retrieve his son from his desperately ill mother
A woman flees an abusive husband and finds hope in the wilds of the Arizona desert.
Rebecca Quinn escapes her violent husband and, with nowhere to go, hops the red-eye to Arizona where Gaby Strand, a friend of Becca's aunt, gives her shelter at the Salt River Inn, a 1930s guest thouse located in the wildly beautiful Tonto National Forest.
Becca is struggling, but she is inspired by the splendor of the Sonoran Desert. She meets Noah Tanner, a cattle rancher and beekeeper, and confides in Oscar, a retired psychiatrist, and a blacksmith named Walt.
But Becca's husband tracks her down. He demands she return home. The situation turns violent when, in a jealous rage, he attacks Noah. While Noah struggles for his life, Becca has to take charge and summon her strength to save herself from her husband. Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG 13
Australia is the Lucky Country, and Joey Driscol knows it. It's a far cry from his native Ireland, but he believes this is the place he and hs wife can forget the troubles of the past. Just when things are looking up, Joey's wife disappears with their son Marti.
Upon Joey's perilous return to Ireland, he finds that Marti is having a tough time adjusting to life in their small village. It's up to Joey now to get his family's life back to normal, if that's ever possible.
He struggles to find the strength to get help for his wife and child, and finally finds it. In the end, there is a graceful peace upon the family. Rated PG, available in all on-line bookstores. Also available in large print and audio.
Paris, 1942
Three lives intertwine in Nazi-occupied Paris: Paul, a brooding banker whose family was murdered by the Gestapo, Rachel, a teenage Jew who leads her family's escape from the Germans, Claire, a demure bookstore owner who finds courage and conviction--all confronted by an infamous Nazi collaborator.
In the sprawling network of catacombes underneath the Left Bank of Paris, they hide thousands of Jewish refugees, giving them new identities and leading them to safety. Together they move forward, outsmarting a ruthless enemy, overcoming obstacles, defying danger, moving farther and faster, almost invincible, until an innocent bystander notices something amiss, and the entire world collapses around them. Available at taylorandseale.com and all online outlets. Rated PG
Can spies get laid off? And if they can, what do they do now?
Rulon Hurt had a routine store-bugging assignment. He's met by a surly clerk (Yohaba Melekson) and a bullying owner, but he manages to get the job done, with just a minor dust-up with the owner. When he gets back to home base, he is laid off and has to go back to the store and take away his bugs.
What happens? He walks into a nasty situation and ends up running for his life with Yohaba. The two couldn't be more different. But opposites attract when the straigtlaced farmer/spy from Idaho and the impossibly intelligent physics student discover a trunk full of Einstein's secret writings that warn the world of its impending doom. Available at bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG Christian
A novella in the tradition of Nicholas Sparks, it tells the story of three generations of love and devotion and a family secret that has been buried for 80 years.
On the surface, Miles Buffet appears to be a successful Dallas lawyer, but in truth, his personal life is a mess. When his father dies, he is brought to the family home and is tasked with going through his father's papers, which include his grandparents' love letters during the early years of their marriage.
As he delves into his grandparent's writings of love, loneliness, and hardship, Miles uncovers a family secret kept buried for more than 80 years.
Inspired by their faith, he uses it to reawaken his own slumbering sense of honor, to resolve issues with his past love, and begin to forgive himself. Rated PG
The first book in the See, I Can Do It! trilogy.
Brenna is an almost-grown bluebird who falls from her nest while her mother is out shopping for breakfast
Bruised and frightened, and without a grown-up to help her, Brenna shares her fears with her friends in the forest.
Each friend tries to teach her their skills for getting back up to her nest, but Brenna keeps failing.
Just as she is about to give up, Brenna finally uses the skills that nature gave her to reach the safety of her home in the trees. Available at taylorandseal.com and all on-line outlets.
Sometimes life is about trust and love. And occasionally, murder.
Cub reporters search for the truth.
Running a high school newspaper can be a daunting task, especially when students have to work with outdated equipment, reluctant advertisers, and a difficult school principal. However, these students never expected they'd be so enthusiastic and dedicated. Even when some of the subject matter incurs the wrath of the principal, the students prevail.
But things change rapidly. As the result of a silly editorial about the foul-tasting water in the school's fountains, the students come across a possible scandal, and the chase is on to gather evidence of a monstrous scheme to bilk the town residents out of their cash.
They encounter roadblock after roadblock. But despite setbacks, the students are successful in blowing the whistle on the scheme. However, they are unprepared for the negative and downright vicious reaction from both the town fathers and the evildoers. Rated PG
A hauntingly good mystery
Book Two in the Abracadabra mysteries
Kailyn Wilde enjoys running her shop, Abracadabra, in the quaint New York Hamlet of New Camel, where she lives with her six cats. But the town may never be the same if a big hotel gets built. Kailyn does her civic duty and attends a town meeting about the matter. She is prepared for a heated debate, but not formurder.
When her Aunt Tilly finds the body of a board member, it's important to Kailyn that the true perpetrator be brought to justice. She plans to talk to every single living person in town, and a few departed ones, too. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
Nathaniel Hawthorne's courtship of Sophia Peabody has lasted over three years, because he insists on keeping it a secret. He has his reasons, none of which Sophia agrees with. But she knows they are destined for each other and he is worth the wait.
Nathaniel bears a burden that has plagued his family for centuries. His ancestor, Judge Hathorne had condemned nineteen innocent victims to death during the Salem witch trails. One of his victims, Sarah Good, cursed the judge and all of his descendants.
Nathaniel's belief in this curse has haunted and tormented him, until Sophia makes it her quest to save him.
A story of love, compassion, and forgiveness, this book portrays the lives of two kindred souls whose legacy endures through the ages. Available in all on-line outlets. Rated PG
A Vashon Island mystery
Proud of its "keep Vashon weird" motto, and determined to maintain its semi-rural character, islanders jealously guard their undeveloped lands, including the fragile ecosystem of an ancient bog.
When a tour group comes across a hand poking from a pond in the bog, only one person in the Mayberry-meets-Burning Man island community considers the location of the murder more important than the controversy surrounding the victim's life. Rated PG
Beautiful stuff from the mists of his subconscious
Love letters, born from high school dances and stereoscopic slides of toddlerhood, Ferris wheels and suntan oil, the streets of Hollywood and Toronto, 1980s music, driving too fast. Hershey bars and bottles of Molson Golden ale, first real kisses and broken hearts. Our eleventh birthday parties, our first cars, our true loves, and our monsters.
Getting old. Falling in love. A dash of each, and all together.
Letters to all of us, from all of us--the things we remember and the things we've lost. Rated G
What's in a murderer's bag of tricks?
Book One in the Abracadabra mysteries
Twenty-something Kaitlyn Wilde has learned to embrace her unpredictable life as a descendant of small-town New New Camel's most magickal family. She just didn't expect to inherit her mother and grandmother's centuries-old shop, Abracadabra, so suddenly. The surprises keep coming when Kaitlyn goes to finalize the estate at the local attorney's office--and stumbles over the body of her best friend Elise's husband.
As a brash detective casts the blame on Elise, Kaitlyn summons her deepest powers to find answers and start an investigation of her own. What with running a business, perfecting ancient spells, and keeping up with an univited guest of fabled origins, Kaitlyn has her hands full. But with the help of her uncanny black cat Sashkatu and her muumuu-clad Aunt Tilly, she begins closing in on a killer who will do anything to make sure she never tests her supernatural skills again. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
What job can Tabitha do?
A puppy's imagination takes over.
A puppy comes home from school. It is raining too hard for him to go out and play, or even for his friends to come over. He wonders what he can do, and suddenly his imagination comes to the rescue. A triangular stair in his house is magically transformed into a pier, a campsite, a tree house, a rocket ship, and finally a theatre. The whimsical drawings and humor in this book will appeal to adults as well as children. Rated G. Available at amazon and lulu.com/shop/search.ep? Keywords: The+Triangle+Stair&type=
Zucchini--the Rodney Dangerfield of vegetables--just gets no respect.
The hardy veggie seems to pop up everywhere, from sandwiches to doorbell ditches. Finally this book is here to rescind your perception, rescue your pallet, and save this little wonder's reputation. Zucchini is efficient, packed full of nutrients, and is delectable in everything from main dishes, to soups and salads, and even deserts. Filled with dozens of tasty and healthy recipes, this book will show you how to create wondrously tempting dishes.
This recipe book is sure to please everyone and finally bring honor and deference to the long green vegetable, with such fantastic creations, your neighbors will beg you to doorbell ditch your own zucchini anytime. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets.
When your past comes back to haunt you
Miranda Marquette finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in her apartment building is murdered. Suddenly, her past comes rushing back, with the internet and the press declaring her the Princess of Death, because murder seems to follow her wherever she goes.
Miranda is an ex-cop and ex-millionaire working on building a new life in Northern California, after being forced by the government to shut down her business and to relocate to Santa Clara.
Can Miranda find inner peace in her new digs? Or perhaps, dare she dream, even love?
Beautiful people are disappearing and Nate and Annie must find out why.
A revealing narrative of the other side of a tough man with the monumental task of ending the war with Japan
This story relates the true and previously unpublished tale of a grand relationship that developed between Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Una and Sandy Walker during World War II and how the Walkers helped relieve Nimitz of the tremendous pressures of war, including awful letters from parents who accused him of killing their sons. The Walkers gave Nimitz a place, space and time, free of command or demand which, in a small but meaningful way, helped him cope with, and win, the war in the Pacific.
Along with beautiful images of Hawaii, Lilly takes us on a journey to the past, to Hawaii and the war in the Pacific. The story is loaded with anecdotes and photos, showing how a tough guy with a difficult command spent his days at ease. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated G
Everything is beautiful in it's own way...don't worry about what shows from without, but the love that lives within.--Ray Stevens
Terwilliger is a shelter kitten whose tail is short and stubby, unlike his siblings, who have long silky tails.
After his siblings are adopted, Twilly is left alone. When a shelter worker takes him home, she is so concerned with making his tail grow, she loses sight of the fact that Twilly is a sweet, loving cat. She finally comes to her senses and accepts and loves him as he is. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets.
Life persistently fluctuates with its ebbs and flows, but for Amelia Sullivan, the river remains constant, until she comes upon the murdered body of her fiancé lying on its bank. Amelia hurtles from the anticipation and hope of a happy future to the throes of grief overnight. Amidst the lush backdrop of post-war Georgia, Amelia must unravel the web of deceit and lethal decisions that resulted in her fiance's death. But that's not a simple task for a respectable unmarried young lady in the late Victorian South. Available in all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
L. A. noir, 1947, Santa Teresa, California
A story of the Tasmanian tiger and a young boy's quest to save the species
From William Bernhardt: This is one of the most fascinating legal battles of our time--and there's no one better suited to tell Jennifer Pedroza's story than Mike Farris and Jennifer herself. In this book, they lift the lid on all the insider strategies and skullduggery involved in the high-stakes litigation concerning what may be the most profitable book series of all time. I read the whole thing in a single sitting.
Told from the point of view, from start to finish, of lead attorney Mike Farris and his client Jennifer Pedroza, this is a true insider's look at what happened in the case involving one of the most successful and most controversial books in publishing history. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated G
London, January, 1942
London Times war correspondent, George Adams, is a tortured soul, devastated by his wife's death and rejected by all branches of the military. Destroyed by events he couldn't control, he can't face the future and won't forget the past. His editor sends him to Singapore, a city threatened by the Japanese, hoping the exotic location and impending crisis will erase his haunting memories.
Within minutes of his arrival, George is caught in a near-fatal air raid that triggers a chain of conflict and catastrophies. Injured and sheltered underground, he meets Thomas Montclair, a crafty French spy, and Lady Jane Carrington Smythe, an English aristocrat, who are destined to share his adventures.
When a Japanese general is murdered, Lady Jane becomes the prime suspect. The trio flees the enemy and their own troubled pasts, confronting pesonal demons as well as the Japanese. They chase their dreams and elude their nightmares, evading a manhunt that spans the islands of the southwest Pacific, their lives wrapped up in a swirling kaleidoscope of death, doubt, and desire. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG-13
A high-seas adventure
Taste the bold, imaginative flavors of veggies cooked to perfection.
Assemble quick and easy meals with this cookbook's comprehensive collection of delicious dishes. Whether you are a full-fleged vegetarian or you simply want to eat more greens, you will be amazed at the simplicity and sophisticated flavors of these dishes.
Brenda Stanley creates the perfect guide to vegetarian cooking for a modern lifestyle.
Rejuvenate your body with fresh, easy meals. Available at bookstores and all on-line outlets.
She found a red substance spread all over the cement. If it's blood, where is the body?
Book One in the Beach Street mystery series.
Abby Bugsly opens a beauty salon in Daytona Beach's shopping district. It's a friendly place. Well, mostly. When Rose Tumble, a homeless friend of Abby's, goes missing, she fears that the found blood might be Rose's. In spite of warnings by Abby's present policeman beau, Abby is determined to solve the crime and, in doing so, puts her own life in jeopardy. As the killer hones in on her, will the present man in her life come to the rescue?
Goldilocks places a focus on the unique storyline of the homeless situation, delivering understanding and compassion. Rated PG, Christian
Dreaming of that beautiful sailboat? Read this book before you buy one.
If you've ever dreamed of casting off in search of adventure wherever your heart may lead, this is the book that will help turn those dreams into reality.
A trailerable sailboat is the ideal way to explore every part of the country--wherever there are lakes, rivers, reservoirs, or ocean coastlines. To make the most of this exciting lifestyle, owners or dreamers need three things: an understanding of the boat and how to use it; knowledge about the tow vehicle and trailer, and a spirited sense of adventure to live the dream.
This book delivers all three, in a down-to-Earth style that is comprehensive enough for an old salt, yet easy enough for the budding sailor to grasp. Available at all on-line outlets.
This is Book Three in the See I Can Do It! series
Patrick is a huge young lion who lives in an animal sanctuary in Africa. As Patrick grows to adulthood, he finds that he cannot roar. He is reluctant to have an operation to have his roar fixed, but is encouraged by his animal friends to have it, telling him stories of their operations.
He finally consents, and still can't roar. Certain that the operation is a failure, Patrick resigns himself to being a silent lion. However, when an emergency threatens the entire pride, Patrick is able to roar, saving the pride and the compound. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets.
An ex-cop is put to the test when her teammates are murdered.
Miranda Marquette, self-made millionaire living in Malibu, is on the top of her game. Her recently formed First All-Girl Extreme Sports Team is in training for the Street Luge National in San Francisco, and she is negotiating a contract for a reality TV Show.
But one teammate already has been killed in a sky diving accident and now another is killed in a street racing accident. Miranda is sure that both deaths were murders, and has her own ideas about who the killer is, but can she get the police to agree?
In the process, Miranda is forced to look deep within, hoping to gain an understanding of why people react to her in ways she never imagined. Rated PG
The answer to whodunit may lie beyond the veil.
Book Three in the Abracadabra mysteries
A courtship for the ages
This is Book Two in the See, I Can Do It! series.
Michael is a beautiful juvenile American Bald Eagle. He is certain that he doesn't want to leave his cliff-top nest and fly. Despite encouragement from his famiy and raptor friends, he is too afraid of heights to fly.
It's not until real danger comes to the eagles that Michael finally flies, and learns that being an eagle is a very cool thing. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets.
Tabitha is a happy little dog whose best friend is Dorothy. Tabitha is a wonderful pet, a rescue dog that is well behaved and beloved by her family. However, as Dorothy and Tabitha take their daily walks, the little dog realizes that she's the only dog in the neighborhood who doesn't have a job.
Her canine friends love to talk about their jobs and suggest that maybe Tabitha could do them. But none of the jobs appeal to her, some because she is too small and others because the jobs would take her away from Dorothy.
What job can Tabitha do--one that will help someone but one that won't take her away from her family? Available at all on-line bookstores.
Fifty shades of fun
London is devastated after two acts of terror within days of each other. After a chance meeting between Kyle McBride and one of the jihadists, they take direct aim on him and hurt one of his own instead. Before long he discovers their plan to raid a nuclear weapons depot.
Alan Durant is a disillusioned young jihadist given the task of the decoy, who must distract and lure defending forces away from the targeted nukes. Can Kyle turn him and learn enough details of the attack to halt the operation in time to prevent a massive jihadi victory over the west? Available in all on-line bookstores. Rated PG 13
Something horribly wrong in the mind of a man
A story of forbidden friendship in the late fifties and forgiveness for the past
August 1956. Sarah Palmer is nine. Her father takes everyone on vacation to a beach house in Gulf Shores. They bring Ruby Crawford to serve as their cook and maid. The Palmers are white, and Ruby is African American. Sarah thinks 15-year-old Ruby is wonderful, and a deep friendship develops.
Family turmoil erupts, when Sarah's grandmother objects to the friendship. When a hurricane brews in the Gulf, the family is forced to evacuate. The police stop them. They drag Ruby from the crowded car, so that white passengers can ride with the family. Ruby is left on the side of the stormy road. Sarah begins kicking and screaming for her friend, but to no avail.
Ruby is rescued by her church group, and as a result, her life changes 100 percent for the better. Sarah, however, never knowing what happened to Ruby, is faced with continuing anxiety attacks.
During therapy, Sarah begins to recover, and dedicates her life to finding Ruby. The reunion is both special and satisfying. Rated PG
Editor's Note: This is a huge best seller. Splinterfire sends its kudos to Diana and Piper for writing this wonderful novel.
Onia Judge and her race to freedom
Onia (Oney) Judge, favorite slave of Martha Washington, lives a fairly comfortable life as the personal maid to the First Lady. Because she is light-skinned, Oney is invited to work in the president's home. For years she waits hand and foot on Martha, who complains constantly about being a "slave to the presidency," and who is clueless about Oney's lot in life.
Now about twenty, Oney is exposed to free slaves who help others escape, and thoughts of freedom obsess her. But Oney still hesitates to leave the only life she has known. The final straw comes when Martha announces that she has promised to present Oney as a wedding gift to her odious granddaughter Betsy, and the young slave bolts.
Told with great passion, pathos and humor, Oney Judge's story will capture your heart. Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated G Christian
Paris, 1874: an artist's model is murdered and a wealthy socialite posing for her portrait is stalked by an unknown assailant.
Normandy, 1956: a young widow inherits a house and finds eight old paintings with a mysterious note that claims they're clues to a crime. But how did they get there?
Two mysteries from different ages, the clues connected, yet riddles remain. The cast of characters span a century--from a pompous detective, romantic artist, wealthy socialite, and famous racehorse, to a Nazi colonel, young widow, ambitious jockey, and retired policeman. It's a puzzle with pieces that don't quite fit, a tale of intrigue, honor, and deceit, where lies are truths, fact is fiction, and nothing is ever quite as it seems. Rated PG
A fast-paced story of courage and heartbreak in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
Rose Madsen dreams of becoming a science teacher and will do anything to escape being married off to an old man in her FLDS community, including enduring her mother's brutal beatings. She runs away.
Adan Reyes dreams of uniting with his mother and will do anythig to escape the abusive foster care system in Phoenix. He runs away.
When their fates become intertwined, they escape into the mountians, with men from Rose's community hunting them like animals. After they are discovered, they must decide if everyone they meet is determined to keep them locked in lives of abuse, or if some adults are worthy of their trust. Rated PG-17, selected for literary excellence. Available in bookstores and all on-line bookstores.
An Improbable love story
The story starts in the late 1020s, just before the great depression and ends with the allies' victory in WWII and the aftermath. The couple's paths and stories cross and interweave, but it's unlikely they would ever converge.
Myles Smythe, known as Smiles to everyone is naturally gregarious and successful. He is popular with the ladies and admired by men. Theta Whittle is his polar opposite, but Smiles falls in love with her a first sight. Based on oral family lore and a good amount of gossip, this is the fictionalized true story of improbable love. It tells parallel tales of vastly diverse personalities and early experiences of handsome, popular Miles Smythe and plain, shy Theta Whittle. Rated PG
Lies, murder, and a legendary courtroom battle threaten to tear apart the territory of Hawaii.
In September of 1931, Thalia Massie, a young naval lieutenant's wife, claims to have been raped by five Hawaiian men in Honolulu. Following a hung jury in the case, Thalia's mother, socialite Grace Fortescue and her husband, along with two sailors, kidnap one of the accused in an attempt to coerce a confession. When they are caught after killing him, Fortescue hires Clarence Darrow to defend her.
Written in the style of a novel, but meticulously following the historical record, A Death in the Islands weaves a story of lies, deception, mental illness, racism, revenge and murder--a series of events in the Territory of Hawaii--and leaves a stain on the legacy of one of the greatest legal minds of all time. Available in bookstores and all on-line retailers. Rated PG
Hard Lessons Learned in the summer of 1968
Sometimes secrets are too big to live with. Sometimes dying is a relief.
Beatrice Stone came to the west coast, young and susceptible, with high hopes and big plans for a long career on the silver screen. It hasn't worked out. Something about Beatrice touches P. I. Nate Crowe, but he doesn't realize that she's going to haunt him, or that he's going to haunt her murderers.
Scented with cinnamon and suntan oil, soaked in neon and bourbon, Hau Tree Green is the sequel to Girls in Pink. From the infamous beach motels on Cabrillo Blvd to the gated palm-shaded mansions in Montelindo, this is Southern California in the winter of 1947, fresh, real.
Available at all on-line retailers. Rated PG
A fascinating journey for dog lovers about a man clearly ahead of his time
In 1923, William Judy bought Dog World magazine for just over $1,000. For the next four decades, his unique, poignant, and witty writing and editing style, combined with his genuine love for dogs, enlightened a growing population of dog owners across the nation.
A prolific dog show judge and breeder and expert on dog law in America, Judy had a vision that dogs would serve humans in ways most had not imagined. He championed their use in military and police work, and in their value as assistance and therapy dogs. In 1928, he launched the National Dog Week movement, to honor man's best friend in a collective and thoughtful manner.
Today, that movement continues, a testament to the legacy of this inspiring and gifted dog enthusiast. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated G
A fatal case of school spirit
Kailyn Wilde, owner of the Abracadbra potion shop, feels some dread anticipating her ten-year high school reunion. But it turns out worse than she feared, when one of her oldest friends is found dead in the ladies' room.
Soon this upstate New York town is in an uproar. And with some help from time-traveling wizard Merlin, it's up to Kailyn to identify the alumnus most likely to commit murder. Rated PG. Available in bookstores and all on-line vendors.
A re-connection with family and another mystery to solve
In what starts as a visit from her brother Michael and his fiancé Kara, ends in an announcement that they are relocating to California.
On a hike with them the next day, bordering nearby Coyote Lake, the three of them discover two bodies anchored at the bottom of a holding pond near the lake. Soon, they realize that the murdered duo are Miranda's neighbor, Jerry Carter and Matoska, the mother of the Indian Princess. Once again Burt Roops wife Sally comes under suspicion. Miranda enlists her friends to solve the case, and her sister's boyfriend, Mark, to defend Sally. Rated PG
A smart musical mystery that will keep you entertianed from the opening bar to the last coda
Hours after Franz Schubert and Johann Michel Vogl perform a commissioned song for a notorious countess, she ends up dead, and the two musicians become the prime suspects.
Authorities assigned to the case care more about providing a quick, politically expedient solution to the crime than catching the right criminal, and begin to delve into Schubert's and Vogl's private lives.
When one of the detectives assigned to the case ends up dead, Vogl sees a noose tightening around his composer friend. Convinced that the commissioned song must be the key, Vogl acts desperately, but decisively, to stop the murderer, as well as to preserve the source of music for the ages. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
SplinterFire lost our beloved David in July of 2017. He will be sorely missed.
From a happy future to the depths of grief, and a murder to solve
A magnificent work that will interest all generations of readers.
Two children, a boy from a diary farm in the midwest, and the other a girl from the west coast of California, lead vastly different lives during the turbulent years of the Great Depression and the subsequent wars. The separate journeys throughout their lives shape their characters as they survive drastic changes happening around them within their immediate families and with the world.
From the time their stories begin in 1936, to the end of the book, we see these two children emerge into adulthood, shaped by everything that is going on around them, not knowing the other exists, until a chance meeting has them meet and merge with new-found maturity and appreciation of life. The book runs the gamut of all emotions--through tragedy, loss, joy, innocence, longing, desires and finally a true, mature love. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG Christian
A powerful love story forms the conerstone of this stunning novel, a story of loves lost and found, loves touched with madness and a curse that has spanned two generations.
When a beautiful 16-year-old girl named Sophie is found sequestered in a cage-like room in a rundown cabin in the desolate hills of the Arbon Valley, Idaho, the entire community is shocked to learn she is the lengendary Callidora--a baby who was kidnapped from her crib by her father almost 17 years ago. Authorities soon learn that the cage was there to protect people from Sophie, because her father believes she is cursed.
Sophie, now unsocialized and thrust into the world, and into a family she has never met, must decide whether she should believe her father or trust the new people in her life who have their own agendas. Guided by a wise cousin, Sophie realizes that she can free herself from the past and live and love like "normal" people. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
When three young women escape a polygamous splinter group hidden in Idaho's vast wilderness of 1896, their flight may free them from the horrors of forced marriage.
But what they discover about the religious sect and the connection with their own lives and family secrets is even more disturbing.
This novel is rated PG-17. Selected for literary excellence. Available in all on-line bookstores.
As a favor to a faculty colleague, college English professor and part-time P. I. Ben Barklee investigates an odd situation. His client's Indian-born wife has hired a detective to check out their dauther's fiancé, a monor league ballyplayer. The marriage detective has spotted "motorcycle hooligans" at the young man's apartment. To help with the case, Barklee must enter the bikers' deadly netherworld. Getting out alive means calling upon every weapon at hand. This unlikely arsenal includes Barklee's knowledge of Dickens and dormant baseball skills. Available in all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
Exploring universal prejudices and values that contribute in layers to culminate in a surprising final chapter
In the sweltering summer of 1967, a corpse lays covered with newspapers on his living room sofa. His widow sits a vigil beside him.
This is a story of willful America (Merrie) Corydon, and chronicles the life experiences covering five decades of Merrie's life. She wages personal battles at home and abroad, from defying her cruel father to challenging women's status quo. A scandalous marriage has Merrie manipulating her affable cousin Asher Kelley and triggers trouble, tragedy and an improbable lifelong passion.
Set in the early to mid-20th century in the Midwest town of Richmond, IN, the story draws heavily on actual events. Rated PG
Philadelphia, 1777, during the American Revolution, Abigail St. Clair knows many secrets, and the damage done if those secrets are revealed.
She arrives in Philadelphia with her new husband during the British occupation. Her husband is a minister for the Anglican Church, but Abigail knows she'll soon confront her former lover.
Betrayal wears many faces and impacts more than most could know. When Abigail sinks in scandal not of her own making, fighting wrongs that may never be righted, she steps into a dangerous precipice, living two very different lives: a devoted minister's wife, loyal to the Crown, and a Colonial spy, tied to a man she loves more than most can imagine.
Rated PG
Women's fiction at its finest
After making a mistake that could cost a mother and infant their lives, can a young, independent woman find redemption at a time when society doesn't trust female physicians? In 1883, Dr. Pearl Stern is haunted by guilt and self-doubt. Hoping for a fresh start. she leaves her Missouri home and sets up practice in the small mountain town of Asheville, NC. She vows to keep her past a secret. Though she finds support from the city's imposing Chief of Police, it's only a matter of time before the tragic incident she left behind resurfaces, threatening to destroy her new life.
This novel explores the conflict women faced with the rigid roles set up for them by 19th Century society. The book's themes are tolerance, forgiveness, and the ability to face some of life's toughest choices. Rated PG-13. Available at taylorandseale.com an all on-line outlets.
Tasmania 1910
Twelve-year-old Myko and his family have fled the Czar's occupation of their native Lituania for the freedom of America, only to discover their ship has arrived in Tasmania.
Myko wonders what will become of them as he watches his father and mother become anxious about how they will survive in the new land, settled by the wild sons of convicts and where tigers roam. A land where the tigers are being hunted into extinction.
When Myko befriends a tiger family, he realizes that they are not dangerous to any man, but the boy realizes that the very survival of the tigers depends on a bold plan he has to save the species. Rated PG, available at all on-line bookstores. Also available in large print and audio.
The worst fairy tales are coming to life.
A hellish conspiracy involves a toxic weapon of mass destruction to be delivered aboard a container ship headed for Miami. But the plan is blown off course by Hurrican Yolanda in the Carribean Sea.
The fateful container eventually falls into the hands of treasure-hunting pirates, as an unsuspecting family's salvage bid goes wrong. It seems nothing on earth can be done to prevent a vengeful Muslim martyr from achieving his ultimate dream--striking a massive blow against an infidel nation.
Or can it?
Rich Johnson's tough and pertinent thriller paints a chilling picture of today's world and insight into the thinking that drives extreme behavior. Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG-13 Christian
A step-by-step manual for adults who love and care for older adults.
To all adult children, caretakers professionals: read this book. Conroy's approach aligns with the newest movement in American psychology called "Positive Psychology," focusing on one's passions and personal strengths.
This is an insightful, unique approach to helping people cope with the demands of dealing with the elderly. The writing is entertaining and insightful. Available at all on-line outlets.
Things are seldom what they seem
True love and monsters
Spring 1963
Los Angeles, home of movie stars, the Beach Boys and the Dodgers
But there's a darkening shadow over the fun. Women are being found asleep on the streets of Hollywood, and they never wake up. The only ones who can stop the killings are two preteens who know how to do it, and they are successful. At least for now.
Fifty years later, the killer has awakened and bodies again begin littering the sidewalks of Hollywood. Only the now grown preteens can stop the killings. Will they be able to do it again? Will there be a price to pay this time? Rated PG. Available at all on-line bookstores.
A lonely boater, a family annihilator, and vengeful spirits--a story of murder, forgivness, and closure
Newly divorced and mourning the death of his young daughter, Mike Latta decides to spend a year on Echo Island, Canada, fixing up his property. With a job at the lake's marina and daily trips to the nearby village of Ansett, Mike feels himself slowly healing. He makes friends with a local real estate broker, Ron Babtiste.
Mike begins to encounter two females, a mother and daughter, both on the island and in town. Their behavior is bizarre, and eventually he realizes that they are ghosts. When they show him a vision of their murder on his island, he recognizes the killer, Ron Babtiste.
Another ghost haunts the island, benign and somehow charming. It dances in the moonlight in front of the cabin and leaves coins as gifts.
Determined to solve a mystery, Mike begins to investigate and finds that he is the main target of a vengeful and maniacal killer. Ebook. Available at all on-line outlets. Rated PG
What if the love of your life was a ghost? What if you had to make a choice?
Hollow Lake has a legend. The locals say that the spirit of Chloe Hunter, a teenager drowned in 1980, haunts its waters. She has been seen every year since, especially during late autumn, when she appears as a figure swimming in the near-icy waters. Nick Horan knows the legend, but he doesn't believe in ghosts...until late one night, when he sees Chloe as she wades out of the cold lake. As beautiful as she is terrifying, the vision stirs something in him before she vanishes into the dark woods.
Nick has another problem: he's on a collision course with a murderer, and Chloe's ghost is in the way. Chloe isn't from here. She's a doorway to somewhere else, and he might just follow her anywhere. Available in bookstores in Canada, taylorandseale.com, and all on-line outlets in the U. S. Rated PG
Professional quality fudge is now at your fingertips
Entice your guests with the best homemade fudge. You can even use your microwave! This cookbook is full of delightfully simple and delicious recipes, including Butterscotch Fudge, Swirled Vanilla Fudge, Cherry Chocolate Fudge and Rocky Road Marshmallow Fudge.
Or savor related sweets, like creamy caramels, nutty nugats, and mouthwatering marshmallows. Plus, when you follow the instructions, you'll discover how simple tempering chocolate can be. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets.
Magic, Merlin and murder are a great mix for this cozy.
The victim in this story has one of Lolly the fudge maker's knives stuck in her body. In spite of the sticky evidence, Lolly isn't the only one who is suspect. Meanwhile, Merlin's research into old family scrolls and electromagnetic ley lines is causing some unusual mix-ups. As the two investigations collide, Kailyn will have to do everything in her power to prevent disaster. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
More delightful sleuthing by the 50+ set
If you were the parent of a 25-year-old daughter who is an unemployed perpetual student and descended on you with her cat, what would you do? Rachel and Joe, who retired to a 50-plus condo, must exercise tough love on their only child Angie after she leaves an ashram, searching for her "purpose"--again.
Angie is dating Josh, the son of a man living at the condo, with connections to gambling. But the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. After being harassed at work by a man who turns up dead, Angie suspects Josh is the murderer and Rachel and she begin sleuthing.
Amid threats from Josh's father and being captive in a sinkhole, Angie realizes her strengths. But can she discover the truth? Rated PG
An unlikely middle-aged heroine
Hillary Wilkes is at the lowest point in her life. She has just lost her dream job to a younger woman, and her life becomes a precarious climb on an uphill battle. Twice divorced and lonely, she has given up on happiness.
Hillary has become overweight, she drinks far too much, feels unloved by no one (family excepted), and drowning in self-pity. However, with the encouragement of her family, Hillary begins that long climb to success, to sort out her finances, and to find true love. She does take a couple of detours, however--a romance with a younger man, a romance with a man her own age--with disastrous results.
She picks up her life when she takes a job as an apprentice private eye. Her escapades as a sleuth are hilarious, but she always "gets her man."
Er--well, not the romantic type of man, but her career takes off. Now solvent, slim, and 3/4 up that hill, will Hillary finally find the right man? Rated PG
A newbie P. I., a rebellious co-ed, a madman, and a great throwing arm add up to a sophisticated mystery.
Professor Ben Barklee, ex-baseball pitcher, teaches a course on Dickens at Ridgehaven College, a.k.a., Dropout U. When one of his wealthy charges, Jane Macalester, daughter of a senator, goes missing, Barklee becomes a hero, unwittingly saving her from her captors. Despite the heroics, he is dismissed from his position, because of the college's fiscal troubles.
Barklee decides to become a Confidential Consultant, in order to avoid fiscal troubles of his own. He becomes a licensed P I. There follows a real mystery, as Jane goes missing again. The ex-pitcher/professor Barklee's main purpose is to find her. He learns quickly that he's a target for a madman, bent on getting revenge on the senator. During a great romp through the Chicago North Shore neighborhoods, with a number of nasty characters chasing after Barklee and Jane, it's Barklee's throwing arm that saves the day with his "purpose pitch." Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
An investigative journalist dies in a suspicious traffic accident. Kailyn Wilde wants to help, but she also has her hands full with the curmudgeon, Merlin. Between keeping the wizard under wraps and mixing up cold remedies that work like magic, she'll have to tap into her many talents to figure out a killer's fatal formula. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
" A charming must-read mystery with enchanting characters. A fun and entertaining page turner."--Rose Pressey, USA Today bestselling author.
How to avoid trouble and how to live through the trouble you can't avoid
Let wilderness survival expert Rich Johnson show you how to handle anything and everything nature can throw at you--whether you're a mile from the trailhead in a local forest, stranded in a slickrock canyon, or weeks from the nearest settlement on a subarctic river.
Combining the best military outdoor survival training with the most useful techniques of the "primitive skills" survival schools, Johnson has created a uniquily flexible and pragmatic handbook. Covering almost every possible outdoor scenario, he shows you how to prevent things from going wrong, how to prevent them from getting worse, and finally how to survive any worst-case scenario. Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets.
Being popular isn't the same as being loved. At the exclusive Violet Crab, the club headliner is Carla Rose, a torch singer with a voice as delicious as the rest of her. There is nothing delectable about the strange, bloated mermaid who washes up under the Santa Teresa pier, wearing seaweed and a red dress--and nobody wants to know about Carla's swim. She's all alone.
The Violet Crab is the third Kahlo and Crowe mystery, following Girls in Pink and Hau Tree Green. This is southern California in the dying days of 1947: Ocean breezes and palm trees, the taste of a gin fizz mixed with lavender neon. It's L.A. noir, as bright an colorful as today. Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
In the tiny village of Caperucita Roja, Mexico, in a plaster-cracked ally, there's a wall. Hidden beneath a burst of bougainvillea, it's painted with a picture of nine running wolves. The image is faded nearly invisible, but the right words can turn the wolves loose--an once set free, they can't be called back.
A thousand miles north, in Santa Teresa, California, the beach pavilion is in full swing. The oceanfront is overflowing with cold bourbon and hot neon, and the Mills Brothers are headlining at the Montelindo Hotel. The sun is gold, the swimmming pools are blue. This is Springtime, 1948--perfume and color so real you'll want to stay. The wolves are running and Annie's back! Available in all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
The South Seas room is silver light, generous drinks, and the best band in town. At night, the fashionable crowd leaves swimming poos and beaches to haunt the end of the bar. It's a friendly place. Go there by yourself, and chances are, you'll leave with company. Someone is borrowing the pretty people though, and not returning them.
Convertibles, neon signs, and Gin Rickeys...a sea of light all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This is January, 1948 in Santa Teresa, CA...perfume and color so real you might not want to come back. Available in all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
A Beautiful Duo from Scotland's Premier Author
A simple hiking adventure turns into a mystery.
Havana, 1958: the perfect kidnapping...until no one will pay the ransom.
Ariana Rojas has lost her family fortune through a nefarious dictator's dealings. It isn't long before Ariana hatches a scheme to get her fortune back by committing what she thinks is the perfect crime--kidnap a millionaire and hold him for ransom.
But she makes one mistake. She never dreams that the millionaire's wife doesn't want to pay the ransom. She wants to inherit her husband's money if he is killed.
A whole cast of characters gets involved in the caper: A Mafia casino manager, an unbearable wife, a mysterious detective, and revolutionaries in name only. Ariana manipulates all involved to affect an outcome few can predict. Fun for all. Rated PG
In the summer of 1968, the Vietnam War is raging, the Civil Rights movement has spread across the land, and the sexual revolution has begun to impact the lives of Americans. Days after her graduation. from high school, Sadie Wainwright joins gthe ranks of the Howard Johnson Restuarant Empire by becoming a HOJO Girl at the Golfair Howard Johnson in Jacksonville, FL. Behind the gleaming counters of the popular eating establishment, Sadie not only works for college money, but she also grows up--learning life lessons as a waitress, a daughter, a sister, and a friend.
HOJO Girl is Sadie's insightful journey into womanhood, back in the turbulent year of 1968, but with all the troubles of the time, life is often made bearable by a dish of Howard Johnson ice cream served by a HOJO Girl on a road to somewhere else. Rated PG. Available on all on-line outlets.
A life turned upside down
Miranda Marquette's life has been turned upside down in the past year. She is hoping for some sanity and stability in the year ahead.
When last surviving friend and teammate, Patricia, from her all girl extreme team days, moves in upstairs, it seems like a dream come true. But Miranda's amazed how quickly dreams can turn into nightmares when Patricia's rich and politically connected parents are calling the shots.
Will they drag Patricia down and will she take Miranda with her? Or will Meranda's vow to make more new friends this year yield paydirt for her and Patricia? Rated PG
A mysterious journal weaves a web of intrigue.
Dr. David Knight, a genius in botany, receives the assignment of a lifetime, a chance to be the first to explore a volcanic island, Xulakan, which is sacred to the Mayans. Quickly he learns that the island is not uninhabited, but rather ruled by a madman, who holds him captive.
The madman turns out to be a former U. S. intelligence agent, Mark Benton, who had fled from traitorous factions led by a double agent. David Knight records Benton's story in a series of journals, as the "madman" tells of his predator's attempts to silence him and how he came to be on Xulakan. Available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG-13 Christian
A tragedy from the past brought them together, but will old secrets destroy any chance of a future?
When aggressive television network news producer, Elle McCord is assigned to Iraq at the beginning of the Gulf War, she feels her career is beginning to take off. But when her mother informs her that her elderly and ill aunt is about to give away the family farm, Elle takes a detour to try and stop the man who is at the heart of it all.
On the rural Pennsylvania farm, Elle's horrific childhood memories surface, and what she learns about the mysterious stranger who she believes is swindling her aunt is nothing like what she expected.
Elle finally leaves for Iraq, but when she arrives, she meets Faiza, an Iraqi translator, who teaches her about the sacrifices of family and love and what home really means. Will be available at all on-line bookstores. Rated PG
Girls and horses--a great combination. It's the story of one girl and her horse, and what their lives must have been like long ago, and why Spiletta is, in real life, the Grand Dam of racing's greatest horses.
The adventures continue as Pearl goes West.
When Dr. Pearl Stern's medical office in Asheville, NC is destroyed in a fire, she receives a letter from Dr. Walter, husband of her best friend, Victoria. Her friend is very ill with consumption (tuberculosis) and needs her help. Wondering how far one should go to sustain a friendship, Pearl also wonders how much she will sacrifice along the way. She knows she will meet an old friend who had once tried to romance her. Also, she wonders if she will return to Asheville or decide to stay in Arizona. Unexpected adventures again make life exciting for Dr. Pearl, and she is faced with monumental decisions that will impact her life and of those around her. Rated PG-13. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets.
Who was Spiletta? She lived in the 18th Century. She was the real-life granddaughter of Sham, the Godolphin Arabian, and mother of the undefeated Eclipse, famed racehorse and the greatest sire in horsedom, and namesake of the Horse of the Year award to this day.
Spiletta is the secret of Eclipse's success. She passed her enormous heart to her son, who passed it to his daughters, and from his daughters to their progeny, blessing them with great stamina and speed. Spiletta and Eclipse's names are on the pedigrees of most Triple Crown winners, including the wonderous Secretariat and American Pharoah.
This novel is about how Spiletta came to be the mother of Eclipse and how she became the first horse to conquer racing's obstacles, thus she was known as The Flying Filly. Available at taylorandseal.com and all on-line outlets. Rated G
Kyle McBride plays a game better than terrorists could ever guess.
A gripping story of the French underground in WW II
A novel of courage in cold war Germany
This novel offers a stark contrast between communism and capitalism, a stagnant East Berlin, a thriving West Berlin. The two men in Kirstin Beck's life symbolize the goverments they represent--her cold, dogmatic husbnad from East Berlin, rooted to a rigid philosophy that needs walls to contain its people, and Tony Marino, the brash, optimistic American from West Berlin who rescues her from a world she can't endure.
This is a story of a bold escape plan that meets one failure after another, until the refugees finally figure out a perfect path to the West, despite the fact that there is an informant in their group. Rated PG. Available at all on-line bookstores. Also available in large print.
Miranda Marquette, self-made millionaire living in Malibu, is summonded by her cousin Sabine to return home to New Orleans to solve a mystery.
Miranda, an ex-cop, jumps in with both feet to help her cousin, but when someone is murdered, will her offer be at the expense of her freedom?
In the process, Miranda learns family secrets, more than she ever wanted to know, one of which will change her relationship with Sabine forever. Miranda discovers that no matter what you think, when you go below the surface, things are seldom what they seem. Rated PG. Available on all on-line bookstores.
Dedicated to owners of Outrageous Kitties everywhere.
Johanna is a fresh, headstrong, full-figured, vain and very happy cat, who gets into all kinds of mischief.
Even though her rambunctious ways can be trying at times, her family loves her unconditionally--well almost. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets.
A romance wrapped in a historical subplot, a mystery hidden in a centuries-old crime
Book Synopses
The World is her oyster--until it is all taken away.
Lauren Moffit is privileged and overprotected by her wealthy parents. She is one of the few African-American students in a prestigious prep school in a predominately white neighborhood. Nothing can prepare her for the devastating scandal that rocks her world, when her father is charged with investment fraud.
Spoiled and self-centered, she struggles to keep her head high. But it's not until she hears the stories of the people in the park, where she takes her daily run, that Lauren realizes she can rise above her family "situation." Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated G Christian
Girls in Pink is neon, wet streets, smoke, venetian blinds and ghosts in pink in the summer of 1947--LA noir with a fresh, contemporary feel.
Santa Teresa, California. P. I. Nathaniel Crowe has extricated his client, Charlene Cleveland, from a dangerous marriage to a dangerous local hood, Sal Cleveland. Her husband grants the divorce, but then later murders her. Crowe vows to get justice for Charlene.
He crosses paths with the beautiful and exotic Annie Kahlo, an eccentric artist, who has an old grudge against the gangster. Annie knows a few secrets about Cleveland; secrets that might help Crowe bring the kingpin down. Despite all of his better instincts, Crow finds himself falling for Annie...hard. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
Bryn Baczek is vacationing in Scotland, hiking alone, when she discovers a famous scientist's body at the bottom of a ravine. Before she can return with rescuers, the body disappears. Little does she know what she's in for from there.
Bryn lives on her 40-foot sailboat at a small marina on Lake Union in the U. S. She learns that pharmaceutical and biomedical companies are producing custom human organs from animal chimeras. As Bryn investigates further, she becomes a target for the murderer . When she discovers the killer's identity, her catankerous cat comes to the rescue.
Note: The world of chimera research is a mythical one, so don't be worried about the bad guys in this story. Rated PG. Available at all on-line bookstores.
A southern belle's transitional journey
Join Zoe Wren as she transitions from Southern Belle to a Daughter of Fire in this first novel of Raffini's trilogy on WWII. You'll love her characters, vivid personalities, revealing how they deal with the invasion of Paris and the consequences of Nazi domination. Working at creating perfumes, Zoe focuses on her career. She marries Julian Scofield for his connections overseas, and he marries Zoe for his love for her. Together, they build an empire, become incredibly rich, until that is, the Nazis invade Paris. Zoe must deal with Julian's sudden absences, not knowing until almost too late that he is working for the resistance. Fleeing Paris, Zoe and Julian take up residence in his grandmother's rustic castle in Lyon's farming country.
Julian continues to work for the resistance, and Zoe is forced to contend with life on a farm. When the Nazis finally show up and stay a while, things get out of hand very quickly. Julian is arrested by the Gestapo, and disappears, seemingly forever. It's then that Zoe realizes that she is madly in love with him. But is it too late? What has happened to Julian? And what will Zoe do running a castle and hosting Nazi officers without him?
Available at taylorandsealepublishing.com, and all on-line outlets. Rated PG-17, selected for its literary excellence.
Splinterfire has lost our lovely Christina, gone all too soon. Her novels will be beloved by all who read them.
Audrey Taylor is starting her life over. When she inherits a run-down Victorian mansion, things seem bleak, as the bills for repairs mount with each floor of the old house. That is, until she finds a treasure map, and the hunt is on. What she discovers is how to appreciate all the good that life has to offer. She finds unexpected love, which is far more precious than buried treasure could ever be. Rated G
A story of yesterday...and today
Every year, 40,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries. Lee Goldstein was one of them.
Lee Goldstein lived with his injury for 68+ years, which made him at the time of publication and unnofficially, the longest living quadriplegic in history. The story of his injury and the reasons for his long survival are chronicled in this stunning book. Lee tells of his terrible injury, his fight for life, and the amazing life he led.
No punches are pulled in the very honest and someties graphic account of what para/quads and their caretakers must be prepared to deal with every day, from the use of wheelchairs, to bathroom needs, to the sometimes life-threatening, embarrassing, or hilarious moments in the para/quad's life. But none of these stopped Lee, who graduated from UCLA and went on to open and run many successful businsses, and lived an exceptional, colorful life.
Everyone who reads this book will be inspired and will come to better understand the real lives of para/quads, how they must live in order to keep living, and how much a good attitude has to do with how good life can be, even in a chair. Available at all on-line outlets. Rated PG
SplinterFire lost our beloved Lee in June of 2017, after a brief illness. He was 85 years old. He'll be terribly missed, but his legacy will live on in this wonderful book.
Lisbon, 1940
With Europe in turmoil and France falling, British agent Taylor Hartridge obtains the Nazi invasion plans for Britain. He suspects a double agent in the Lisbon Embassy and insists on taking the plans to London, but is murdered before his departure, the plans stolen.
London anyalyst Simon Cole arrives in Lisbon, woefully unprepared but willing and determined, pitted against a German spy called the Chameleon, a master of disguise.
Racing to recover the plans before the invasion is launched, Cole hunts for Hartridge's killer while exposing the double agent in Lisbon--even if it's the woman he loves. Available at taylorandseale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
Prof. Ben Barkley is in hot water again.
A quartet of musical suspects and a British agent, who must find which member betrayed the Crown
Berlin, 1942
Amanda Hamilton, a Scottish photographer and violinist, marries a Nazi Party official and spends ten years in Germany, absorbing a new culture, immersed in one of the most tumultuous periods in human history. Her life takes a turbulent turn in the midst of World War II, when an English spy, Michael York, arrives in Berlin and convinces her to betray her adopted country.
A favorite of Hitler, admired by Goebbels and Goring, her photographs document life in the upper echelons of the Nazi party--a world that none on earth ever dreamed existed. It was there that Amanda Hamilton, never the author of an evil thought, walks in Satan's shadow. Available at taylor and seale.com and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
Miranda Marquette is in trouble--again!
Miranda and her future sister-in-law Kara embark on a trip from California to New Orleans to return a borrowed truck. Not long into their trip, two bodies are discovered in their truck. They are immediately arrested for first degree murder. As Miranda helps investigate the case to ensure her freedom, she discovers her past is catching up with her. Will she finally be able to put the past that has hauntead her for so long behind her, once and for all, or will it haunt her in a prison cell for life? Rated PG
Mas. Gill Jamieson, poor innocent lad, has departed for the Unknown, a forlorn "Walking Shadow" in the Great Beyond, where we will all go to when the time comes.
Those words, printed in a hand-written letter delivered to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on the morning of September 20, 1928, along with a five-dollar bill identified by its serial number as being part of a ransom payment, told the city of Honolulu and the Territory of Hawaii that 10-year-old Gill Jamieson, the only son of Hawaiian Trust company vice-president Frederick Jamieson, was dead.
There followed a search for Gill Jamieson and the man who had murdered him. Then an arrest, a trial, an appeal.
Available in bookstores and all on-line outlets. Rated PG
Miranda Marquette relocates for the second time in three years, this time from Santa Clara to forty miles south.
On a trail through the park one morning, she discovers the body of her neighbor, Burt Roop, whom she had just met. She soon finds herself on the hunt for the killer. The suspect list includes her boyfriend, Jason, the victim's wife, and a real life mysterious Indian Princess.
Miranda enlists her friends Margo, Wanda, and Lyanne to help solve the mystery. Rated PG
Idaho ranchers find their loyalties challenged
Idaho rancher and ex-CIA contractor, Rulon Hurt, doesn't believe that asteroid 182 Elsa will destroy the earth on April 13, 2029. But his Swiss wife Yohaba disagrees. So does her grandfather, former CERN director, Leonard Steenberg.
And so begin the conspiracies, battles, losses, and betrayals, both within the family and in the wider, global arena, as Steenberg focuses his formidalbe intellect and will on saving the world, despite its stubborn refusal to cooperate. Rated PG
When Rachel and Joe retire in a 50-Plus Condo, they do not anticipate encountering amusing and eccentric residents--or the murder of Rachel's friend, who owned an animal shelter. The suspects are many--the shelter caretaker, an abusive husband, a mistaken hitman, and a strange man in a top hat.
While investigations of the murder ensue, trouble erupts for the couple, who seemingly have the perfect marriage. But what will it take to convince them both that trust and love conquers all? Rated PG. Available at all on-line bookstores. (Christian)