August 1485. The first Tudor King Henry VII claims victory at the Battle of Bosworth and ascends the throne of England by vanquishing Richard III. Young Sir Alexander Quyrril, now Baron Mornington after the death of his father and older brother on the battlefield, escapes...

Elderly Bobby Valentine has his daughter drive him back into the Spanish section of Queens. They park and eat lunch at a cafe which features Italian food and Bobby remembers when a long ago time this cafe was the Starlight Club where Mafia "made" Yip...

Gerard Le Caillec is the counterfeit consul, just one of many disguises he has held in his career in the French Foreign Intelligence Service. Quiet, unassuming and (to his superiors) utterly expendable, Gerard struggles for promotion. He is handed an excellent opportunity to make or...

When the book cover read, “A Sam Jenkins Mystery Short,” it wasn’t kidding. At just 51 pages cover to cover, there was hardly enough time to provide a longer story. The main character is Sam Jenkins, who, like the author, is a retired New York...

Ari, half Israeli, half Persian, is married to unpampered Lily who is of American Jewish descent. They live quietly in the Arizona desert until an unsigned letter arrives stating that "The time has come for the Hidden One to make himself known and fill the...

Fifty years after nuclear devastation, things are finally beginning to start anew. Out of the ashes in what was once the American Northwest, Canada and Alaska, new nations are formed and are fighting for survival and existence. While a semblance of civilization has returned, many...

C. JoyBell C. takes us to France and back in time to 1948, where we become voyeurs to a dinner date filled with conversation. As this couple has dinner, we are introduced to two longtime friends (or is it more?). It is through their dinner...

Fallen From Grace by J.R. Lindermuth is just what the doctor ordered for a hot, summer afternoon accompanied by a cold glass of iced tea. Set in the late 19th century, Sheriff Sylvester Tilghman rarely has to exert himself in small town Arahpot, Pensylvania,...

Tales From The Clinic : Workers Write! is a book of short stories written by people who work at a medical clinic. Several topics are covered including infertility, romance between a nurse and patient, colleagues who do not know the definition of team work, and...

Gary Turcotte is a prolific writer. I have read several of his books. His plots are always unique. They are character driven. I was quickly drawn into his latest book, Hurricane Jane. Our narrator, Andy was Bruce’s younger brother. Bruce was born with MS and he’s...