Bobby's Trace
Do ghosts mourn the living? Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. The more he drifts, the more he becomes unhinged until he's one room short of a rubber one. "Get a... See More
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(25 reviews)
Quick ViewDo ghosts mourn the living? Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. The more he drifts, the more he becomes unhinged until he's one room short of a rubber one. "Get a... See More
(13 reviews)
Quick ViewBefore the first Emperor conquered the Han peoples and the world came under the sway of Heaven, the villagers of Yu-shui-ch'ien paid homage to the creatures under Mount Li, pledging to keep the ch'i world alive and the... See More
(6 reviews)
Quick View"We were like Swan Clouds, or so my master Li K'ai-men said, because for ten years we drifted from place to place - city to city - one temporary capital after another." Ten years has passed since The Nan Tu, Book II of the... See More
(64 reviews)
Quick ViewKevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widowed mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest... See More
(1 review)
Quick ViewPacific Crimson -- Forget Me Not is a tribute in verse to the men and women who fought War II in the Pacific. The world owes more than it could ever muster to these defenders of freedom during humankind's deepest, darkest... See More
(14 reviews)
Quick ViewThe Third Book in the Jade Owl Legacy Series. A shadow stalks the lanes and streets, from Gui-lin to San Francisco, from Florence to the Dragon's Pool. In its wake, Rowden Gray and his China Hands follow a course to right... See More
(17 reviews)
Quick View"We all lived in the shadow of K'ai-feng's ashes now. No denying it. However safe we felt, the world hung by a silken thread." So begins the second book of the Southern Swallow series - The Nan Tu (The Southern Migration)... See More
Cape Cod -- a Yankee tradition. Provincetown -- the artist's heart. And drawing from all ten Gay directions, the hoohoos gathered every summer to proclaim their right to be themselves under a different sun. Men with men and... See More
(21 reviews)
Quick ViewTHE SECOND BOOK IN THE JADE OWL SERIES. The world is on the brink, now that the relics flow together again. The new China Hands should have left the Jade Owl in the tomb, to fester silently for another age, but they... See More
(37 reviews)
Quick View"A bigger fool the world has never known than I - a coarse fellow with no business to clutch a brush and scribble. I only know the scrawl, because my master took pleasure in teaching me between my chores. Not many men are so... See More
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Quick ViewIn China they whisper about the Jade Owl and its awful power. This ancient stone, commissioned by the Empress Wu and crafted by a mineral charmer, long haunted the folk of the Middle Kingdom until it vanished into an enigma... See More
(5 reviews)
Quick ViewA NICK FIRESTONE MYSTERY Nick Firestone & Company has a new challenge. It's 2027 in a post-USA San Francisco. The world is drenched in intrigue, eShirts, GovCoupies, and GlimmerGlass. Still, the old folk of Chinatown are... See More
(4 reviews)
Quick View"Being a ghost is a difficult thing, let me tell you, as I've tried it several times during my existence. Like most members of a ch'i-t'ang, I come and go as the call summons -- sometimes in the dead of night; sometimes when... See More
(1 review)
Quick ViewWhen deep in the soul the true self stirs and arises to remove the mask; when nature overtakes art and courageously comes out of the night into the day; when the closet opens and fills the room with light -- then we have The... See More
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Quick ViewSet in a tense Cold War atmosphere during both the invasion of Czechoslovakia and the Vietnam call to arms, The Road to Grafenwoehr is one man's emotional journey to square nature's justice with humankind's disregard for it... See More
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Quick ViewFrom the author of No Irish Need Apply, The Jade Owl and Are You Still Submitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?, comes a collection of four humorous and stimulating works designed to amuse you for hours: A Reader's... See More
(31 reviews)
Quick ViewWith the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. The old days of "self-publishing and vanity... See More
(17 reviews)
Quick ViewVincent Grainger is on the brink of a creative life. It's 1910 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and Vin is an imaginative actor at Dreamland Park's Congress of Oddities. But life in the Irish immigrant community can be as harsh as... See More
(5 reviews)
Quick ViewFrom the dim, dark reaches under the overpass, sits a man with a story -- a tale he'll tell to anyone who will listen. His name -- Vincent Cassidy. His occupation -- well, he'll tell you himself. His fall from grace -- a... See More
(2 reviews)
Quick View"Clothes don't make the queen. The queen makes the queen." It's Santa Saturday in New Hope, Pennsylvania and Mother Asphodel is trudging through the snow to a gig at the Phoenix Club - her drag queen couture bundled in a... See More
The Cetrone have returned and the new Elector is settling into his Rainbow Kaleezo. Still, despite reconstruction, some citizens are restless and none so much as the mistress of the asi-asa, Nayowee. She has a mind to make... See More
With allies on its side, Montjoy prepares to welcome their new Elector back to the Ayelli Hill. Lord Belmundus is an engine of preparation, assuring that the Cetrone's return -- the Aniloka, is a memorable event; and thus... See More
(58 reviews)
Quick ViewWelcome to Ft. Gordon, Ga - the Special Training Unit. It's 1967, the height of the Vietnam War and Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted. He's two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a... See More
With Yustichisqua preparing Cetronia to return to Montjoy with the Elector of Zacker, Lord Belmundus is busy preparing to attend a conference in the realm of Protractus, the preparations of which is considerable and the... See More
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Quick ViewWilla Goodheart, down to earth and friendly, undertakes a new position at work -- a promising opportunity. However, upon coming home she discovers she is a person of interest connecting her to a string of murders in the bay... See More
Lord Belmundus has given Little Bird a tall order -- a mission to return to Cetronia and bring the rest of the nation to Montjoy; in particular, the Elector of Zacker. No small order this. In Yustichisqua, the once... See More
(18 reviews)
Quick ViewThe last time we encountered Nick Firestone (in The People's Treasure and In the Shadow of Her Hem - Book 4 and 5 of The Jade Owl Legacy) he was a five year old scamp, precocious and filled with the spirit of adventure. Now... See More
Lord Belmundus, having declared The New Day, now set forth to bring it to fruition. As the civil factions of Montjoy vie for position, the battle for the great armory, the Ryyve Aniniya takes shape. But beyond this lies a... See More
While Lord Belmundus voyages back to Farn on the Gananadana, the Battle for Montjoy continues to rage. The Danuwa have liberated the Kalugu and now set their eyes on the Porias and the Yuganawu. But General Tarhippus is not... See More
(43 reviews)
Quick ViewMartin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got... Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. Chance encounters are sometimes the ones that most change our lives. He sold Matt... See More