St. Augustine’s social elite have come together at the gala ball that celebrates the founding of their historic town. Reporter Day McKelvey is assigned to cover the event, unaware that a killer lurks among the costumed crowd. When a young man Day once saved from a life of juvenile crime is accused of the murder, [...]
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A simple guide to success in business. Laura Mathewson spent 24 years as an entrepreneur, operating a number of businesses in partnership with her husband before joining the corporate world where she served as the southeastern regional manager for an international company. She is the author of numerous articles on business etiquette, a frequent [...]
A novel of secrets, redemption, and the healing power of nature. When Jane Avery arrives at the Deerfield estate to interview for the position of caretaker, the job isn’t quite what she anticipated. Charlotte Deerfield, a temperamental artist, and her enigmatic secretary Bella are the only inhabitants of the mansion in a seaside New England [...]
I’ve always loved short stories. Reading them. Writing them. If you asked me who my favorite authors are I’d have a different answer every day. However, as to story, I do have a preference. I like stories about real life. I’m not much into science fiction or horror or witches and vampires. My stories, the [...]
The Smile that Lasted a Lifetime is an enthralling human interest story, which explores the path which led to a man’s lifelong affair with old cars. From a very early age he fell in love with a specific car. Along with other car brands of that vintage, these cars contributed to countless vivid memories of [...]
The tranquility of an affluent Florida gated community is disrupted when one of its occupants is found brutally murdered. Marv Devlin, now with the St. Augustine Sheriff’s Department, is accustomed to viewing the consequences of such ferocity, having been a New York City detective before his semi-retirement. Initially, he reasons it was either a precipitous [...]
KISS OF PEACE is a novel based on the facts and circumstances of German immigrants who fled to the United States to escape from Nazi persecution and then got caught in the web of America’s wartime hysteria. All characters and events in this story are fictitious. The story is told through the eyes of Max [...]
Books of this nature must have some topics in common with others, but this book goes well beyond, with witty topics not thought of in others, such as funny ambiguities, misplaced modifiers, mixed metaphors, and the author’s unique way of observing and describing. For instance, this singular author is the first to discover that a [...]
