A quiet Texas highway. A veteran in a classic Mustang. A life-or-death decision in the blink of an eye.Harry Miles, a medically retired Air Force fighter pilot, thought he was just out for a peaceful drive through the Hill Country. But when he crests a hill on Farm to Market Road 1863, the scene ahead turns deadly. A Comal County Sheriff's deputy is being held at gunpoint by a man with an AR-15.With no time to call for help—and no weapon but his restored 1963 cherry-red Mus...

Most frequently regarded as a writer of the supernatural, Poe was actually among the most versatile of American authors, writing social satire, comic hoaxes, mystery stories, science fiction, prose poems, literary criticism and theory, and even a play. As a journalist and editor, Poe was closely in touch with the social, political, and cultural trends of nineteenth-century America. Recent scholarship has linked Poe's imaginative writings to the historical realities of nineteenth-century Am...

Harry Miles was once an Air Force top gun. He was a highly skilled Air Force fighter pilot with lightning-fast reflexes and an ironclad sense of duty. When a mysterious in-flight blackout ends his career, he's grounded, bitter, and spiraling. Haunted by personal tragedy and cast aside by the service he loved, Harry finds solace at the bottom of a bottle—friend intercedes and pulls him back into the world.Tricked into investigating a "Missing At Sea" case, Harry meets a computer gee...

When a respected county prosecutor dies in a mysterious blast, the town of Bulverde wants closure, not questions. But Harry Miles has never been one to accept the easy answer.Still haunted by the combat mission that ended his Air Force career, former fighter pilot Harry Miles now works as a private investigator in the quiet Hill Country town of Bulverde, Texas. With the support of his longtime friend, Detective Luke Remington, Harry tries to put his past behind him...

A peaceful lunch hour turns into a battlefield. A war-haunted shooter unleashes chaos. One man must step up—again.Harry Miles thought today would be routine—just another ride-along with Deputy Jennifer Brasco on a low-key case in the Texas Hill Country. But when the emergency call crackles through the radio, everything changes.An active shooter is terrorizing a Mexican restaurant, armed with an automatic rifle and a combat mindset that blurs reality from de...

This short story will make you believe in Santa Claus and the spirit of Christmas all over again.