Trapped by a dead man!When an age-old nemesis finally gives up the ghost, Vampirella and her young assistant are lured to his rural gothic estate, Rookhaven, for the reading of his last will and testament. There they meet the manor staff: the prurient assistant, the wild-eyed groundskeeper and his pensive young daughter, and the sinister and enigmatic Mr. Frey. Expecting a trap, Vampirella is not disappointed — but she gets even more than shebargained for in this thrilling adventure!Writte...

This is the third volume in the H2LiftShip series.Sure it has passive-aggressive families, gambling, cheating, and double-dealing, but nice. Still, watch your back.SolarSail Cargo ships travel between the populated asteroids and Goldilocks Core.And now HiveMother at the Heliopause and the HiveSisters in the Heliotail are fighting.It may turn into a full-fledged bioGel War.The Solar Sail crew of BosonsWave and Captain Herb, an Eastern mountain gorilla ...

It's cold, rocky and a little dark.Solar Sail cargo ships ply the commercial space from Earth to the distant Asteroids. Trading foodstuffs, coal, and nuclear engines for pure steel alloys, ZeroG Wool, and bioGel computers.Anti-Dystopian SciFi, because we have too much Dystopia right now.Just regular sentients making a living in the void around our Sun: Earth, Luna, Mars/Phobos, and Asteroid belt. Gig work is the norm, jumping from job to job, trying to earn enough f...

The back-story for H2LiftShips, following our intrepid sentients in the void, the Luna Casino, and the Asteroids, with a little old school schooling and celebrations.This is where we fill in the answers to some of your questions:· How did an asteroid citizen, born and bred, learn to drive a sports-car on Earth?· What happens to you after being abandoned on a divorce asteroid?· Why is Jack so afraid of prison? What traumatized that poor little puppy?·...

The Essex Experiment is an adult story that incorporates intrigue, love, and mystery. It places the main characters in a series of events that include industrial espionage, murder, scientific investigations, and family relationships. The theme centers on the possible discovery of a cure for HIV. The novel explores the attempt by a few unscrupulous individuals for greed, vengeance, and the lure of money to hold back that discovery from the public. It might seem like chance that brought Dr. ...

“Our planet Zavre will be covered by one hundred feet of ice within twenty years….” So starts my science fiction novel about a civilization that existed a million years ago. How scientists, intellectuals, and the government respond to that news is the premise of this 270 page novel. Dr. Andros is given the authority to assemble experts to resolve the terrible dilemma of a world on the edge of extinction. What has caused this pending destruction? Is the dire prediction reversible? What will...

When Jake Solomon learns of the death of his estranged father, including the fact that he was murdered, it is viewed as little more than an annoyance. But when he finds his father has left him $300,000 hidden in his secret toy chest and he discovers his father was a CIA agent involved with drug smuggling, this fosters an attitude adjustment, and Jake sets out to find out who his father really was. In the mold of Chinatown, nothing Jake is told is completely accurate. He finds himself embro...

Imagine a world, exactly like ours, but different…Welcome to the H2LiftShips series, a cosmic romp fans have compared to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for its witty quirkiness, and that critics hail as "The most unique and weirdest book series out there."Captain Graciela is where she wants to be, far from her controlling mother, in a rented solar sail cargo ship, trading and gambling throughout the heliosphere. It can be lonely in the void, but the crew on the H2Lift...

A man's frantic search for his missing family draws him into a terrifying plot in this novel from "one of the best thriller writers in the business" ( Library Journal, starred review).Though Jeff and Sarah Griffin are teetering on divorce, they try to keep the heart-wrenching turmoil from their young son, Cole. In fact, they all travel from Montana to Manhattan to give Cole a dream vacation. While sightseeing near Times Square, Jeff steps into a store to bu...

Back from the Cold War, intelligence officer Keith Landry returns to his hometown of Spencerville, Ohio. Twenty-five years after their last encounter, Keith runs into his first love, Annie, now unhappily married to the town's chief of police--an abusive alcoholic. In his efforts to reclaim Annie, Keith will have to draw on all the skills of a violent lifetime.

"A terrifying race against time as airplanes start falling out of the sky for unknown reasons . . . The kind of thriller that keeps you up late." — The Big ThrillHigh above the Adirondack Mountains, a commuter flight to New York City turns into a rolling, twisting nightmare, plunging from the sky before the crew regains control. Then, in London, a jetliner crashes into the runway, killing fifteen people.Reporter Kate Page believes something beyond me...

Years ago, Lou Boldt's wife Liz had an affair with David Hayes, a young computer specialist at the bank where she is an executive. When Liz ended the relationship after reconciling with Lou, Hayes engaged in a daring embezzlement scheme. Now, years later, Hayes is trying to retrieve the money he hid for the Russian mob and contacts Liz to try to gain access to the bank's mainframe. Liz is torn between wanting to protect the bank and needing to protect her family. Boldt, ripped apart by the...