U.S. Senator Tom Graves’s proposal to legalize drugs creates a backlash from the religious right, whose opposition is unwittingly organized and funded by Carlos Renner, one of Washington’s many power brokers.The opposition takes a deadly turn when a zealot detonates an explosive during the first hearing on the proposal and Graves is hospitalized. During his recovery, he meets Dr. Victoria Bennett, a woman with a complicated past. Unaware of her background, they become involved. When tragedy later strikes, Graves resorts to his combat experience in Iraq to track down her murderer, who has fled to Rio.Captured by a drug lord, …

Cybersex: A Nightmare of the 21st Century – The Rebirth of Armageddon seeks to address the physical, mental, psychological challenges, and social dynamics that teenagers, parents, and society at large are faced with every day, resulting from their daily encounters with the Internet and overindulgence in the world of cybersex. The cybersex phenomenon avails ample opportunity for young people to navigate their way through various viral sites, social networking sites, and chat rooms without their parents’ consent. These expose them to numerous perils, leaving them vulnerable, as well as providing a great hiding place for pedophiles and psychopathic sexual predators. …

Christine, a lonely, sexually inhibited woman, gets involved in the world of corporate prostitution, where she joins a crusade against a white slaving corporation. All this and more plays out in the stunning new novel What Price Modesty? Ian Stratford, a hotel magnate, becomes her employer. While in Scotland, Christine meets her employer’s family and learns of plans to develop the Kentallen Castle into a tourist hotel. Taken to an old hunting lodge in the Scottish highlands as a companion to a former victim of white slavers, Christine finds herself in danger, as the slavers try to discover if the …

Elliot Major accepts an assignment from the Inex Pharmaceutical Corporation in Dubai to impersonate Robert Sinclair, an incapacitated rogue scientist in their employ. His must find out from Robert’s new friend, Helen Burford in Lausanne, if Robert had given her any information on an Inex Yellowstone program. When Helen meets Elliot, she is unaware he is posing as Robert. She confirms that he previously spoke to her about Yellowstone and that he was getting proof that people died during their experiments. Elliot falls in love with Helen and feels guilty about the deception, but before he can explain the ruse, …

The Pangolin Diary offers reflections and insights by an Australian male midwife working in remote, rural Zimbabwe in the early 1990s, as AIDS and TB spread their shadow across the continent. Some stories are funny, many are sad, but they offer a range of perspectives on midwifery, health care and life in Zimbabwe. Says author David Stanley: "The book addresses my first year as a midwife and midwifery tutor in Africa and tells the story of my arrival at Murambinda Mission Hospital and transition to life away from my friends and family. The Pangolin Diary also deals with issues of …

This stunning novel of international mystery and intrigue presents a prime whodunit, as it takes readers on a danger-filled journey around the world. The four main characters are Paris-based freelance journalist Paul Wills, his friend Graham Curtis, girlfriend Mary Rao, and the beautiful mystery woman Kalitza, whom he meets on trips to Hong Kong and in Europe. Who is this woman and why does trouble seem to follow her wherever she goes? Bomb plots, spies, and marriage are in store for the unsuspecting Paul. When Graham’s wife is murdered, he gradually overcomes his grief with the help of his friends. …

Love Beyond War is the sequel to Love Transcends War. Inspired by true stories, this book continues the adventures of three generations of a family torn apart by war. Bob, the hero of the first book, was seriously injured at Pearl Harbor and is still trying to put his life back together. Lingering amnesia still haunts him. He undergoes occasional flashbacks, although most of his life over the last three decades in Hawaii has been fulfilling. He and his beloved late wife, Ming, had four children, who also deal with challenges. With the Vietnam War raging, readers meet Matthew, the …

What happens when the neighborhood lizard crashes a tea party? In the fun new children’s book Lizzie Goes to Tea, Lizzie Lizard sees all the colorful decorations going up for a backyard tea party at the house where her family lives. She wants to attend so badly, but her mother says it’s rude to go to a party without an invitation. Lizzie sees the pretty hats, the food, and all the bows and ribbons, and decides to attend anyway. Things go well until she snaps up a pesky fly buzzing around a slice of cake. The girls at the party …

Words of a Demented Wiseman is a laugh-out-loud satire cascading with a mastery of wordplay and author Rodney Wicks’ unique humor. This ferocious, bombastic novel highlights race, identity, and the power of words, categorizing nations and its descendants before you can even pop open your mouth. It is those subtleties and nuances of the spoken words of a language that can change your reality to something unreal, while confirming that reality of the person wearing a uniform, a gun and a badge. But who is paid to protect you! It there racism? Racial profiling? Or both? BMHJ fled America after …

Why Do We Live? A Simple Answer to a Complex Question is an analytical book that prompts readers to think about the realities of life. It was written to make us understand the complexities around us and to see through the complex behavior of different groups of people. Author B. P. Pai researched many different faiths, only to discover different answers to the same basic questions. "The existence of thousands of concepts of Gods and rituals made me to go into the basic question as to why there are different answers to the same enquiry." The author also asks why …

Michael lives in Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1693. Uncommonly handsome, he has a big secret. Michael is gay. A constable has taken it upon himself to determine who is desirable and righteous. Those who do not fit in are declared witches and are put to death. But the constable also has a secret: He is obsessed with Michael.Michael’s mother is aware of the man’s obsession and begs Michael to leave Salem for Boston to be safe. In Boston, Michael goes to his friend, unaware that his lover is a vampire. As their love grows, Michael is offered the gift, which he …

Imagine if you will, living through World War II in England. The times were traumatic and terrifying. Now imagine that you are seeing the war Through the Eyes of a Child.Author Violet Apted describes what her life was like as a young girl in Ashford Kent in the years 1939 to 1945. Experience her perception of the events, as well as the restrictions placed on her and the effects this had on her life.British children during the war years experienced a vastly different childhood from today. They witnessed the deaths of family and friends, and faced the reality that their …