Hero worship is not just for the masses…Sister Jacobine has a secret. An incredible gift from God. It is also an incredible curse.Sister Jacobine is also the Pope’s hitwoman. When Bishop McGinty gets out of hand with the altar boys, Sister Jacobine is sent to Philadelphia to deliver “greetings” from His Holiness.In Philadelphia, she meets Rachel Rafferty and her world is turned upside-down. Now, her only possible confidante is Rachel’s brother, the ...

This Omnibus Edition collects the six Nun With A Gun stories into a single volume, The Book of Jacobine.The Pope calls Alice Fisher—Sister Jacobine—his giusta mano destra or “righteous right hand.” At his behest, she deals with those who step outside of the Church’s doctrines and, through their actions, dishonor His Holiness. Alice’s unique skillset and God-given gifts make her particularly well-suited as the Pope’s enforcer.Powerful force...

Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Going to a parade? Cashing in your four-leaf clovers? A glass of green beer?How about a romantic dinner? A pulse pounding adventure?We're thrilled to bring you this anthology: A Gathering of Stories: St. Patrick's Day. Five St. Patrick's Day-themed stories by five gifted storytellers. Tales that will warm the cockles of your heart...and get it pounding....

Time Travel Rule #1: Don’t interact with anyone for any reason.Yeah, right.The day Dr. Robinson introduced me to the Temporal Fold Induction Gateway, an entire year passed. If I had known what would happen, I’d have run out the door and never looked back. It was the best year of my life, and I’d give anything to have never experienced it.When Officer Blackie grabbed my arm in his jaws, his bite damaged the activation switch on my a...

Taking refuge turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse…In an attempt to shift the base of power in the church, the Pope’s trusted advisors have convinced him that Sister Jacobine has to go.On the run from a Vatican hit team, Sister Jacobine seeks a safe haven with the only people she can trust. That trust nearly gets them all killed, when the ruthless killers from Rome finally track her down.With an army of trained killers closing in, Sister Jacobi...

BRUSH CONTACTOne family’s life is changed beyond anything they could ever imagine.A major foreign power has been funneling key intelligence personnel into the United States for nearly a year, hiding them as embassy and consulate staffers, students, and plain immigrants. In response, the FBI activates its Domestic Sleeper program.Scattered across the country as architects, cab drivers, and other innocuous roles, failsafe age...

They have her attention, but they may not live to regret it.To flush Sister Jacobine out of hiding, the Vatican’s Black Ops team shoot Detective Rafferty. While he clings to life, they kidnap Geraldine Rafferty and her daughters. The Black Ops team will stop at nothing to ensure Sister Jacobine returns to Rome with them.Will she surrender or will the Black Ops team face Excommunication?A Nun With A Gun is a series of short stories a...

What do you see when the night sky fills with glowing lanterns?Do you make a wish as they drift away? Celebrate with family and friends? Watch the colors dance against the dark?How about a romantic spark beneath the lights? A heart-stopping adventure after dark?We’re delighted to bring you this anthology: A Gathering of Stories: Lantern Festival. Five festival-themed tales from five gifted storytellers—stories that will lift your s...

The Establishment: the wealthy, elite power mongers who run the country from the shadows, with eyes and ears everywhere. They are spoken of only in whispers.When the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect arrive in Rome to visit the Pope, CIA Station Chief Thomas Billings knows it’s not the only reason they’re in town. In the Presidential Suite of the swankiest hotel in Rome, Billings is confronted by Establishment heavyweight Marjorie McBain, who wants him d...

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You’re not back on the job, are you, Alice?Detective Rafferty catches a new case: a priest shot through the forehead, a bloody cross drawn over the wound.When Alice’s alibi checks out, she and Rafferty draw the only possible conclusion: someone is committing copycat murders. But who? And why?The answers will change Alice’s and her friends’ lives forever...A Nun With A Gun is a series of short stories and novelettes about Sis...

A letter from the grave. An immortal sister long thought dead. A secret five hundred years in the making.After five centuries of wandering, Sister Jacobine—known to some as Alice Fisher—returns to the crumbling ruins of the Amesbury Priory, where her extraordinary healing gift first changed her life forever.A letter, written in a trembling hand and signed with a name no living soul should remember, summons the immortal nun home. But what awaits amo...