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The first season in the crime series Tombs is now available!
Trust no one. Steal from anyone. That's the mindset of Curtis Monroe and his fellow crooks in Tombs, a crime series that revolves around the shifting alliances and backstabbing logic of criminals living in the rustbelt wasteland of Tombs, Ohio.
Season One:
After years of saving every stolen nickel, small-time crook Curtis Monroe is
ready to leave his life of crime behind. But when his partners beat him and take his money, he decides the only way out is to steal a quarter million in gold from the Catholic church where Julia—the woman he is falling in love with—works. The only hitch? His old gang is planning the same heist.
Tombs is the first novel in a character-driven crime series set in the fictional city of Tombs, Ohio. The story shines a light on Curtis Monroe, a man who is equal parts sinner and saint, fighting to escape from his life of crime.
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Trust no one. Steal from anyone. That's the mindset of Curtis Monroe and his fellow crooks in Tombs, a crime series that revolves around the shifting alliances and backstabbing logic of criminals living in the rustbelt wasteland of Tombs, Ohio.
Season One:
After years of saving every stolen nickel, small-time crook Curtis Monroe is
ready to leave his life of crime behind. But when his partners beat him and take his money, he decides the only way out is to steal a quarter million in gold from the Catholic church where Julia—the woman he is falling in love with—works. The only hitch? His old gang is planning the same heist.
Tombs is the first novel in a character-driven crime series set in the fictional city of Tombs, Ohio. The story shines a light on Curtis Monroe, a man who is equal parts sinner and saint, fighting to escape from his life of crime.
Read Chapter One
Purchase the ebook: Smashwords Barnes & Noble Itunes
LOW MAN
Selected as a 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner, Low Man is a "wild ride through a Dante-like purgatory," (Soulless Machine Review), a "riveting and philosophical thriller," (Midwest Book Review), and "an enlightening and frightening story of reflection and redemption," (Dark Realms Magazine).
When Benny Assissi is robbed at gunpoint while working the nightshift at a convenience store, he takes stock of his life. His good-paying job is gone - outsourced overseas - and his wife sits in a hospital emergency room with his dying son. Determined to gain control over his life, he grabs a gun from under the counter and runs after the thief. One bullet later, he finds out how precious life is and how far he must go to keep it, even if it means walking straight through Hell.
In the fog of death, he discovers that life isn't about what you have, but how much you love - and how far you'll go to see your love again.
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Selected as a 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner, Low Man is a "wild ride through a Dante-like purgatory," (Soulless Machine Review), a "riveting and philosophical thriller," (Midwest Book Review), and "an enlightening and frightening story of reflection and redemption," (Dark Realms Magazine).
When Benny Assissi is robbed at gunpoint while working the nightshift at a convenience store, he takes stock of his life. His good-paying job is gone - outsourced overseas - and his wife sits in a hospital emergency room with his dying son. Determined to gain control over his life, he grabs a gun from under the counter and runs after the thief. One bullet later, he finds out how precious life is and how far he must go to keep it, even if it means walking straight through Hell.
In the fog of death, he discovers that life isn't about what you have, but how much you love - and how far you'll go to see your love again.
Read Chapter One
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THE DEVIL'S DUE
"Some of the most vividly detailed scenes of horror I've read in years, and the characters are as real as anyone you'll meet (and a few of them that you'll hope you never meet)." Brandon Massey, Author of COVENANT
The Devil has walked the Earth in the form of a man for centuries, searching for the one woman who can bear his offspring and start the End Times. And now she's finally within his grasp - the long-lost twin sister of Jackson Lewis.
Escaping into the town of Clear Creek after being involved in a brutal murder, Jackson becomes the house guest of a mysterious stranger. Jackson's every whim is provided for by the dark man who is adored by the town's residents. But Jackson comes to realize that the dark stranger's kindness hides an evil desire; the dark man wants Jackson to lure his sister to Clear Creek to be his wife. And what the dark man wants, the dark man gets - unless Jackson can find a way to stop him.
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"Some of the most vividly detailed scenes of horror I've read in years, and the characters are as real as anyone you'll meet (and a few of them that you'll hope you never meet)." Brandon Massey, Author of COVENANT
The Devil has walked the Earth in the form of a man for centuries, searching for the one woman who can bear his offspring and start the End Times. And now she's finally within his grasp - the long-lost twin sister of Jackson Lewis.
Escaping into the town of Clear Creek after being involved in a brutal murder, Jackson becomes the house guest of a mysterious stranger. Jackson's every whim is provided for by the dark man who is adored by the town's residents. But Jackson comes to realize that the dark stranger's kindness hides an evil desire; the dark man wants Jackson to lure his sister to Clear Creek to be his wife. And what the dark man wants, the dark man gets - unless Jackson can find a way to stop him.
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COMING SOON - THE EXPEDITION
"The scientific aspects of the story are fascinating. A hopeful message for our times." Creative Artists Agency
A team of scientific researchers are on a mission to find medicines for some of mankind's most horrific viruses. Knowing these viruses were spawned in the world's rainforests, Doctors Nick Reeves and Al Chrichton, along with Nick's girlfriend, news reporter Anne Terranova, follow explorer Wilton Lomax into the Amazonian jungle to find a tribe that may hold the key to curing even AIDS. According to legend, the tribe harvests a plant that alters the mind and body, and based on laboratory tests of a sample, the plant can stop viruses in their tracks. Now it's up to Nick to find the tribe and locate the plant. But the legend has a dark side, including stories of men turning into animals and human sacrifice. Nick is determined to learn the truth about the plant and the legend. And once the team is in the jungle, there's no turning back.
"The scientific aspects of the story are fascinating. A hopeful message for our times." Creative Artists Agency
A team of scientific researchers are on a mission to find medicines for some of mankind's most horrific viruses. Knowing these viruses were spawned in the world's rainforests, Doctors Nick Reeves and Al Chrichton, along with Nick's girlfriend, news reporter Anne Terranova, follow explorer Wilton Lomax into the Amazonian jungle to find a tribe that may hold the key to curing even AIDS. According to legend, the tribe harvests a plant that alters the mind and body, and based on laboratory tests of a sample, the plant can stop viruses in their tracks. Now it's up to Nick to find the tribe and locate the plant. But the legend has a dark side, including stories of men turning into animals and human sacrifice. Nick is determined to learn the truth about the plant and the legend. And once the team is in the jungle, there's no turning back.
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