Sylvia de Matteo, an American single mother, is taken hostage by terrorists during a political assassination at Stazione Centrale, Milan’s train station. She is seized at gunpoint and thrown into the back of a van.Moments later, a Paris-bound train with Sylvia's fiancé and ten-year old daughter aboard departs Centrale without Sylvia. The terrorists drive Sylvia to a warehouse where she is imprisoned in a cell.When the terrorists discover Sylvia's father is a wealthy Wall St...

Short story. Sheila and Ryan were lovers until one day Sheila abruptly disappeared, leaving Ryan a cryptic note.Six months later, Sheila surprises Ryan by showing up at his apartment and pretending nothing had happened. Over a long weekend, Sheila dazzles Ryan with grandiose stories of her new life, hinting that they can be lovers again.But something isn't right. Sheila's stories change and she starts acting bizarrely. She has several cell phone calls that she hides from Ry...

A schoolboy is bullied by a classmate to follow a beautiful young woman when she gets off a bus after work. He follows her, and becomes intrigued by her private life.Years later, he meets her in a professional setting and learns intimate details of her life. His fantasies become an obsession; he begins stalking her, watching her with lovers, imagining what it would be like if he could become one.She invites him to her home for a brief business meeting not knowing how this fee...

Sylvia de Matteo, an American single mother, is taken hostage by terrorists during a political assassination at Stazione Centrale, Milan's train station. She is seized at gunpoint and thrown into the back of a van.Moments later, a Paris-bound train with Sylvia's fiancé and ten-year-old daughter aboard departs Centrale without Sylvia. The terrorists drive Sylvia to a warehouse where she is imprisoned in a cell.When the terrorists discover Sylvia's father is a wealthy Wall St...

Short story. Sheila and Ryan were lovers until one day Sheila abruptly disappears, leaving Ryan a cryptic note.Six months later, Sheila surprises Ryan by showing up at his apartment and pretending nothing had happened. Over a long weekend, Sheila dazzles Ryan with grandiose stories of her new life, hinting that they can be lovers again. But something isn't right. Sheila's stories change and she starts acting bizarrely. She has several cell phone calls that she hides from Ryan....

Former high school football teammates meet at a wedding ten years after a violent tackle on the football field crippled one.The crippled teammate, whose promising tennis career was ruined, is a bartender at the wedding reception. His teammate is the arrogant groom. Revenge becomes a deadly wedding present.

Milan's elite anti-terrorism DIGOS police receive a tip that a sleeper cell of Muslim terrorists have received toxic chemicals from Pakistan to make deadly sarin gas.DIGOS discovers the terrorist cell leader has access to Milan's centers of finance, technology, commerce, and entertainment -- all high profile targets with hundreds of casualties in a terrorist attack.A team of top DIGOS agents attempts to penetrate the cell and stop them before they act.

True crime.When Brad Baker met Andrea Currier, it was classic middle America meets old money. Brad was from Indiana and dabbled in politics; Andrea was the great-granddaughter of Andrew Mellon, former Secretary of Treasury for three Republican presidents. Andrea's net worth was in the range of $500 million.It started out like a romance novel and ended with a shotgun blast New Years Eve.

Dane and BJ witness a double meteor streak across the sky the night they begin a summer love affair. They agree to meet the next summer with one condition; no contact over the winter. No phone calls, texts, or letters. One harbors a secret that could destroy the relationship.They renew their affair the second summer and vow to meet the third summer and never part. But the condition remains; no contact over the winter.The third summer arrives and . . . .

A San Francisco wife plots to murder her philandering husband by being in two places at one time.She commits the Perfect Crime -- and starts an exciting life with a sexy new boyfriend, living off her dead husband's generous life insurance policy.Until her doorbell rings one night . . . .

Thirteen Days in MilanAn American single mother is kidnapped during a political assassination at Milan's Stazione Central train station.No One SleepsMilan's anti-terrorism police search for a secret cell of Islamic terrorists who have received deadly sarin gas from Pakistan. The terrorists are planning to release sarin gas during the premiere of La Scala Opera House December 7 with high level politicians, executives, and foreign dign...

Two military school cadets, one a junior and the other a senior, compete in an intense academic competition before the entire academy. When the junior cadet wins, the senior cadet verbally attacks and threatens him.Their paths cross frequently as they attend university and later pursue careers—the junior as a university professor and author, the senior as a corrupt lobbyist in Washington, and eventually, a member of Congress.Years later, hearing that he is about to announce h...