When Charlotte escaped Vienna on the Kindertransport, she carried more than memories of Nazi persecution—she bore the wound of her mother's ultimate betrayal. Through twenty-five years of Friday lunches in Montreal, this remarkable Holocaust survivor finally reveals to author Leon Berger the devastating secret that shaped her entire existence. From Kristallnacht to the London Blitz to building a new life in Canada, Charlotte's story shows how trauma echoes across decades and continents. A ...

Three political thrillers from an "immensely engaging" author, inspired by the most dramatic events of the JFK years ( Time).The Kennedy Trilogy is a political thriller series based on the three major crises of the Kennedy era—Berlin, 1961; Cuba, 1962; and Dallas, 1963—as witnessed factually in the Oval Office and fictionally by a young CIA agent. The complete edition contains all three books:The Kennedy Imperative (Berlin, 1961): In this ...

Tense, authentic, compelling – a tumultuous 24 hours in Beijing, as witnessed by those involved.Beijing chokes under toxic yellow skies as young environmental activists gather in Tiananmen Square, demanding the right to breathe clean air. What starts as peaceful protest becomes a day that will change seven lives forever. Leon Berger's prescient thriller captures modern China with devastating authenticity—where speaking truth can be dangerous and some stories are nev...

When Jacqueline dies suddenly, her stubborn draft horse Groucho becomes the reluctant inheritance of seventy-seven-year-old stable owner Doyle. In working-class Montreal, an unlikely friendship develops between the grieving horse and the patient old man who understands that trust comes slowly. As city development threatens their stable and violence intrudes through unexpected quarters, Doyle, Groucho, and Jacqueline's estranged daughter Louise form an unlikely family. Together they discove...

Berlin, 1961: In this exciting political thriller, factual events are interwoven in an exciting fictional plot. While the construction of the Berlin Wall challenges JFK with the first major crisis of his presidency, young CIA agent Philip Marsden is sent into East Berlin on his first mission. While the tanks face off at Checkpoint Charlie, he uncovers the difficult truth about his Russian-born mother.

Cuba, 1962: The Cold War reaches its zenith with the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba threatening the United States. While JFK and his brother face deep divisions in trying to defuse the apocalyptic crisis, young CIA agent Philip Marsden is sent on a mission to the island where he is betrayed by a joint CIA-Mafia operation.

Dallas, 1963: In the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination, the shock is multiplied for young CIA agent Philip Marsden when he learns of the death of his Cuban American wife. As evidence builds and the threats begin to mount, he discovers that the two tragedies might not be unrelated.

When Charlotte escaped Vienna on the Kindertransport, she carried more than memories of Nazi persecution—she bore the wound of her mother's ultimate betrayal. Through twenty-five years of Friday lunches in Montreal, this remarkable Holocaust survivor finally reveals to author Leon Berger the devastating secret that shaped her entire existence. From Kristallnacht to the London Blitz to building a new life in Canada, Charlotte's story shows how trauma echoes across decades and continents. A ...

He was just an aged Belgian draft horse, left alone in a pasture to live out the remaining days of his twilight years. He spent his time drooling and swishing flies. But one day the old horse stepped out of a wobbly wire fence, and into a new life. He became useful again, as a horse, when he teamed up with the author, who had always wanted a Belgian draft horse.He immediately began to subtly influence her and other people who crossed his path. The horse weighed one ton and was phys...

Carlos Dega, insurance investigator, has an extraordinary job. His clients are expensive horses. Unfortunately, most of them are dead.A former Olympic dressage rider, Carlos is brought into a swirl of intrigue, deaths, and beautiful women. With the help of fiery Minneapolis Assistant District Attorney Susan Lindstrom, Carlos is quickly tracking criminals who would harm beautiful animals for personal profit. There are plenty of thrills and trails that lead nowhere but trouble. A cas...

Two worlds collide as champion reining horse trainer, Leo Richards crosses paths with Olympic dressage hopeful, Katie Shulman. Sparks fly, and so do hooves. They meet at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY, and Leo falls madly for Katie. But she wouldn't be caught dead with a cowboy, no, she was brought up well-to-do, cowboys have no place in her life. She has her sights on Swedish Olympian, Lars Knepfel, and a European scholarship to train with him.When things get complicat...

In Toni Leland's first Kovak & Quaid mystery, a national champion show jumper in an Ohio horse training barn is replaced by a look-alike, but the switch isn't discovered for months.Comfortable in the safe world of equine photography, ex-cop Kim Kovak thinks she has finally moved past the terror of a routine patrol that changed her life forever. Then a simple photo shoot catapults her into the middle of a dangerous arena of horse theft. Old habits die hard and Kim goes afte...