Dr. Elisabeth Frost, conventional psychologist, part-time author, finds herself drawn into an investigation with no apparent motive, save to pull her into it. To solve this brutal murder, she’s going to have to look past her preconceptions and into the world of the shadows, where a select few wield powers that stretch the imagination. There is a war going on out there, a war in the darkness. Dr. Frost has just been sent an invitation to it, engraved in pain and flesh and horror. Because so...

Along the California coastline lies the community of San Luis Obispo; a town just as rich in history as it is in beauty. Situated almost directly between Los Angeles and San Francisco, San Luis Obispo was first inhabited by the Chumash and Salinan Indians in 1400 B.C. It took almost 3,000 years before its majestic landscape was encountered byEuropean explorers.

A magical version of modern Los Angeles, an ex-druid down on his luck. Some people spend New Years Eve alone, some with family, some in celebration with a bunch of raucous strangers. Peregrine Dunn (the protagonist of the upcoming novel, SILENCE IN THE CHAPEL, and the narrator of this story) spends this time quieter than most. In a version of Los Angeles where angels actually do come on the Solstice, this is probably a wise thing. Too bad that's not how this night will go.Includes ...

This comprehensive narrative history of the California Gold Rush describes daily life during this historic period, documenting its wide-reaching effects and examining the significant individuals and organizations of the time.It is easy to see the vestiges of the California Gold Rush in the state's modern culture. The San Francisco 49ers football team are named after the term given to those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold; California is nicknamed...

A startling short tale about a group of researchers and what happens when they prevent a disturbed man from completing a ritual off a lonely shoreline in England.Included with this short is an excerpt from the novel SHADOWPATH.

Lady Ishtar lost her husband, the Bull of Heaven. She needed revenge.Twelve men from the Underworld -- twelve men of the night -- taken from the land of Erishkigal, were given immortality, replaced when they found true love.These are their stories.

Three stories from the Water signs.Cancer: Two outcasts in 1930’s Kansas City meet and one becomes the man he’s meant to be.Pisces: A young doctor in Union-occupied New Orleans questions his affiliation with the Confederacy and his own passion for a dashing Union sergeant.Scorpio: Jay Miller goes to The Garden, a gay bar in St. Louis, and finds himself an angel who turns out to be a breaker of taboos.

The eyes are the mirror of the soul.For the third time, Isaiah has been kicked in the ribs and realizes he needs help on his cattle farm. A traveling cowboy answers his ad. After an accident leaves Isaiah lame for a while, the cowboy becomes his healer, nursemaid, and lover.If only Isaiah would let him.

Poetry is natural ... as is love between men.When Henry David Thoreau visits the famous poet Walt Whitman, he has no idea what he's in for. But Whitman holds true love for all men - and he wishes to show Thoreau what poetry really is.

Love often trumps intelligence.When Robert Townsend, a clerk in English-occupied New York City, meets a young man from the opposite side of Long Island, Robert loses all inhibition and takes a chance - not realizing that Abraham Woodhull takes his own chances whenever he comes to the city.

Jay Miller goes to The Garden, a gay bar in St. Louis, and finds himself an angel who turns out to be a breaker of taboos.

Sometimes the man you’re supposed to hate becomes the one you love.Rory Taggert is used to being a one-man sniper team. When the President gets shot, he’s given a “babysitter” Nick Carlito, a young, inexperienced spotter. Not only does Rory have to teach Nick how to spot, but he also finds out that Nick has deep feelings for him. He would give up his life for Rory — but Rory won’t let him.