A Blade of Dark Ebony tells the story of Ebon, who at the age of 20, is forced to face the reality of the world in which he lives, a world that can be capricious, but can also offer exciting rewards. Supported by key friends (Mendel, Gabriel and Caliel, the love of his life) he leaves the sheltered life of his youth to search for his real identity. Is he just like the father who raised him, or is he someone quite different? One thing he knows: the man who raised him as a father was one of the most …

The Vietnam War brings together two most unlikely lovers. Mai Tanh is an intelligent North Vietnamese girl who flees from Hanoi with her family to escape the vicious persecution of Ho Chi Minh. Roger Malcolm is a brilliant civilian engineer sent by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to an American base in Thailand, where Mai Tanh has become a maid in the officers’ quarters. They soon fall in love, but Roger is hurt in the battle for Khe Sanh, and again during the Tet Offensive in Saigon. Mai Tanh is captured by the North Vietnamese Army and put to work …

The violent death of the disgraced former head of counter espionage in the Australian Federal Police sets the pace for this novel of deceit and betrayal on an international scale. The action races from the Middle East to Australia, from Israel to Russia and back again, at every moment building the sense of tension as people’s lives are changed in ways that cannot be imagined. In Israel, we see brother fighting against brother with the intelligence services at war with the government, and the government on the brink of collapse. America, exhausted after a lifetime of being the world’s policeman, …

This exhilarating treasure chest of short stories brings readers breathtaking imagery and heart-stopping drama. Seen through the eyes of intimate consciousness and rare perspective, On the Weave of the Sun is a treat that infinitely deepens the meaning of emotion and experience. All the stories are contemporary, but take place in different times, places and cities of the Arabic world. This rich collection transports you to the heat and dust of the desert, to the seething passions underneath, as its profound wording flows from every page. The music and rhythm of each story is very distinctive, yet the words come …

Born in the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, Reilly After the Storm is an adventurous novel that begins in the past, yet hurtles toward the future at a fast pace. Reilly is not a normal dog by any means. Torn from her roots deep in the Louisiana farming country as a puppy, whisked away to strange surroundings and into the path of a storm, Reilly finds herself at the beginning of a journey that will collide with those chasing her, those who want to save her, and those she must protect. Along the way, she must face danger, escape and joy, …

The Tide of Destiny is a stunning novel set in 1799 through 1808 during the Napoleonic era. The story takes place in Southern Switzerland and on the Ligurian coast. Damien André Berra, son of a Swiss farmer, is exiled to northern Italy in the wake of Napoleon’s crossing over the Saint Bernard Pass in 1799. Inspired by a number of amorous adventures, Damien becomes a renowned linguist and short story writer in both French and Italian. His experiences during this turning point in European history is set amid the political events and the women he meets. The five young women …

The Capture of Art Instills in the reader an understanding of unconditional love. It will thrill the imagination with intrigue, mystery and the possibility of murder. The story will take you through the life of the main character, Olivia Anne Webster, from the quiet farmlands of Kansas in the early 1900’s, to the busy life of New York. You will comprehend the incognito life with the mysterious Olivia in the secluded Japanese Seto Islands and empathize with her views of her confinement in an American-Japanese internment camp. You will feel her inner spirit and understand why she allows herself to …

Everybody knows that "Count Dracula" does not really exist. But according to author Brian Ripley, Dracula DOES exist. Taking years to come to terms with his absolutely terrifying Dracula experience, Ripley says that Dracula did not harm him, and he does not wish any harm to come to Dracula. He believes Dracula is a very vulnerable being and may be helpless in today’s world, because many would wish Dracula be destroyed. Ripley has no compassion for the village in Kent whose inhabitants will financially benefit when they discover the truth of what lurks in their churchyard. Imagine the world’s media …

In the adventure novel The Grand New Delhi Escapade, Sharlene McGowan has the uncanny ability of getting into trouble without trying. Losing her mom three years ago leads to her move to India to be with her well-known father, Dr. Greg McGowan. When Sharlene insists upon going to the marketplace one day, her father has important meetings at the New Delhi embassy. He asks his assistant Sajiv Karran to accompany Sharlene and keep her safe. While at the Sarojini Market, a bomb explodes at the embassy, making Sharlene and Sajiv take shelter at his cousin’s home. That evening they are …

This stark tale describes life in the early years of the 1900s. Yesterday’s Tomorrows begins in 1906, when eight-year-old Ruth escapes a fire with her half-sister. However, the rest of her family perish in the blaze and the girls are taken in by their aunt and uncle. Ruth later leaves school to work in the local mill, where she falls for a young man named Billy. Like many couples, Ruth and Billy discuss their future and the children they intend to have. Their plans go awry when Billy enlists in World War I. He goes missing in France and is …

A microbiologist fights to counter a pandemic of huge proportions supposedly created by a bug returned from a space shuttle. But was it? Ben steals the bug viruses from his work lab, not trusting the World Health Organization, which he believes is the creator of the bug. The WHO tries to close Ben down when he comes up with the anti-virus. On the run with two young friends, Ben races to save humanity in a world where simply meeting a man, woman or child could cause their death. His small band sets out into the wilds of England to counter …