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When Arley Fitchett’s body washes up on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Lieutenant Sam Tate is charged with finding out who killed the popular guide and treasure hunter. Fitchett, she discovers, was obsessed with finding a rare carving stolen by Chesapeake Bay pirates in 1718 and hidden nearby. No one knows if the story is true, but several locals seem to share Fitchett’s interest in the wooden bird with the sapphire eye. Any one of them could be the next victim. One of them is definitely a murderer. 

Recognized by Shelf Unbound as a Notable Indie of 2020

A dead brunette dressed like a bride shows up in Pickett County, Tennessee, the latest victim of an elusive killer known as the Wedding Crasher. Sam Tate is Pickett County’s poker-playing, yoga-loving new sheriff, a woman with a troubled past and an uncertain future. Even as she tracks the predator, she wonders: Who can she trust? Why is she a target? Can she stop more people from dying on her watch? 
Winner, Best Mystery/Thriller,2019 Kindle Book Awards

A short collection of twenty-one stories

In these pages you will find other worlds, ghostly happenings, uplifting narratives, and absurd circumstances.
Twenty-one short stories, with varying lengths and a variety of themes, genres, styles, and points-of-view.
Easy to read. Hard to forget.

In the tradition of Herman Wouk's sweeping historical war epics, Fallout of War follows Lieutenant Commander James Fairbanks, a career naval submarine officer assigned as a military attaché to the American embassy in Kyiv in late 2021. Fairbanks arrives in Ukraine with his wife, Lucy, a State Department analyst, just as tensions with Russia reach a critical juncture. A thoughtful, disciplined officer known for his strategic acumen and unvarnished assessments, Fairbanks quickly becomes immersed in the complex political and military landscape of Eastern Europe.

Mildred Petrie expected a comfortable retirement after years as a meter maid. Her husband dies, and his secrets change everything. At the age of 71, broke, and desperate, she walks to the Ivory Winds Casino, and takes the first job they offer-undercover security. Mildred takes on the hidden secrets with sass, courage, and elastic waist pants.

All movement in life is governed by turbulence and chaos. It is not a question if something unfortunate will happen…but when.
Entropy holds the supreme position among all the laws of nature. It defines the ultimate purpose of existence and man’s striving to create a more prosperous life. Understand it and create a happier and healthier world for yourself.