14 stories spun from the fabric of everyday chatter.Listen closely to the noise of everyday life...Step aboard a train where the ordinary conversations of everyday life take a sometimes dark or sometimes comedic turn in Goodbye Armadillo and other Careless Conversations. From a boy who bursts into flames to men seeking a thrill in their mundane routines, these 14 genre-blending short stories are born from snippets of overheard chatter. Each tale unravels with surreal twists—sometimes dark, sometimes humorous—that challenge perceptions and ignite the imagination. Laugh, cry, and contemplate life's quirks with every turn of the page in this collection that promises to entertain and provoke...

Accountability. What would it look like for a powerful man to face the consequences of his actions?Found family. Can a company president from Manhattan find a home in rural Oregon?Personal transformation. What would it mean for our justice system to recognize that a person can change, can become a better version of himself?Giles Anthony Maurice Gibson, president of ABC Toys, floats through life on a cloud of wealth and privilege. When his company's negligence results in tragedy, the judge, weary of a world where justice is rarely served, sentences Giles to a year of community service in rural Oregon, and supervised work at Sunnyside Up, a local diner. Renamed "Tony," and wearing an ankle mon...

WINNER OF THE LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD A tense simmering tale of revenge that builds up to a thrilling, dramatic, and powerful denouement. Although members of the Dreadmiller family are unanimously beloved for their charitable acts of kindness and good works in the community, they are, at the same time, not the kind of people you would ever want to mess with. Just because they're nice doesn't mean they're stupid. Ms. Yvette Cartier, a wealthy entitled young heiress, deludes herself into believing the world is her oyster and once she makes the critical fumble of trespassing upon the trust and goodwill of the Dreadmillers, she finds herself in an ugly pickle. And, hoo boy, is s...

Nancy Benson risked her marriage, faked her financial situation (just a tinywhite lie, right?), and got entangled with mysterious investors who brought a rare copy of The Mystery at Lilac Inn… only to have it stolen at her own fan convention at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. You’ll smell the fudge and hear horse hooves mid-chapter as the mystery unfolds. The drama? Delicious. The mystery? Peak cozy chaos. The tension between Nancy and Mr. Benson? Marriage counselor material. For all the Nancy Drew fans -mystery, mayhem, mirth, and miracles on magnificent Mackinac Island. 

Is God guilty? 

God is put on trial by a group of middle school students after a fatal shooting at their school.

Traumatized by the loss of his twin sister during the school shooting, 13-year-old student Nolan Mitchell convinces his history teacher to allow their class to reenact the fabled WWII trial of God by Jewish prisoners of war.

The mock trial explores the issues of God’s responsibility to Man, and Man’s responsibility regarding free will. The trial draws the ire of parents, students, residents, and school administrators, while also attracting the attention of news reporters from across the country.

What will the jury decide?

Will they find Him guilty?

Discover what is the impact of growing up in a household where laughter is forbidden. Wade and Brenda grew up in this environment. This restricted childhood stunted their emotions and social skills. Wade convinced himself that having a sense of humor was frivolous. He pursued a career as a mathematician, a dry profession, until he found the benefits of expressing joy later in life. All it took was being trapped in an elevator for four hours with another man! One can learn a lot about oneself (and about that other man) in all that time! Brenda, on the other hand, went overboard wanting to become a world-class comedian. She pursued the life of stand-up comedy, and along the way, she got hersel...

Jack and Charlie Davis are second-generation pilots, growing up in the pioneering aviation world of the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie chooses a military career, graduating from West Point and entering the Air Corps as a bomber pilot. Jack wants to be a writer, but aviation is in his blood and seared into his memory when he witnesses the fiery death off his father in an air race.War is being raged in Europe and China. Jack leaves college to join the Air Corps and becomes a pursuit pilot. Charlie is sent to one off the elite outfits of the Air Corps, the 19th Bomb Group. Both brothers are sent to the Far Eastern Air Force in the Philippines, a vulnerable garrison being equipped with the leftover, o...

Mildred Petrie expected a comfortable retirement after years as a meter maid. Her husband dies, and his secrets change everything. At the age of 71, broke, and desperate, she walks to the Ivory Winds Casino, and takes the first job they offer-undercover security. Mildred tackles the hidden secrets with sass, courage, and elastic-waist pants.

A story based on some true events of the author, blended with his vivid imagination. 

Who are the Abductors? Where do they come from? Where are they hiding? Join the author as he travels the world searching for the answers and eventually comes face to face with his abductors. Any other descriptions would be a spoiler. 

Awarded the PIPS Book Quality Award. 

Peter and Sarah grow up living next door to one another in a small town in the east of Scotland.  They also share the same birthday.  He’s not so bright, but she’s formidably intelligent.  She’s also autistic, and can’t understand why nobody except Peter likes her.The days of our birth follows Peter and Sarah over twenty years.  His journey into adulthood is fairly effortless; hers, more complex.  It explores how two very different people can grow up as best friends, but never quite understand why they’re best friends and what they really feel about one another.The book, filled with humour and poignancy, is an exploration of how people change, the things we...

RESCUE. DANGER. DEVOTION.THIS TIME, THEIR HEARTS ARE ON THE LINE.She was born to fight fires...When Tori Mitchell said goodbye to the handsome stranger after their heart-stopping dance on her last night of freedom, she never expected him to wind up on the same Midnight Sun elite smokejumper team. Now the two rookies are on the run through the Alaska backcountry, chased by militia men intent on stopping the wildlands firefighters. Forced to rely on each other, Tori has to ignore the sparks between them if they're going to stay alive. Otherwise that spark will turn into a flame neither of them can put out.He's got something to prove...Born into a family legacy of firefighting, Orion Price is d...

She knows his secrets. But can she drop her spurs and forgive him?Vivienne Cavanagh’s half-sisters invite her to join them in building Happy Trails Stables, which sounds like the kind of stability Viv has craved all her life. She’s become a pediatric nurse practitioner so she’ll never need to depend on a man for anything the way her needy mother did. God, her sisters, her horse, and a real home in Jewel Lake? That’s all she needs.Branson DeWitt knew a guy shouldn’t date his best friend’s kid sister, so he didn’t. But when his past jumps in front of him, destroying his engagement to Viv’s best friend, he reacts poorly. Being a lawyer means he knows right and wrong, but it’s ...