in Memoriam

 A Novel of Vietnam explores the sibling themes of conscience and  responsibility. The thoughts and feelings of two men—one young, innocent  and practical; the other, older, experienced, and idealistic—are  examined. 

 A collection of short stories ranging from humor to fantasy to tragedy. Winner of the 2013 MANA Sunrise Award for fiction, and Great Southwest Book Festival  2013 winner of the Anthology category

 Dick Rose spent a year in Vietnam as a Navy senior chief petty  officer in Saigon and throughout the Mekong Delta. He sat in on  briefings for the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Vietnam. He was at a  Special Forces camp one mile from the Cambodian border when Robert  Kennedy was assassinated. All participants experienced their own war in  Vietnam. Some speak of it, others do not, will not, cannot. This is one  man’s view. 

Conscience, friendship, and responsibility are tested as a young helicopter pilot, son of an admiral, goes underground rather than return to his unit in the Mekong Delta in 1968. Framing this is the Navy's attempts to conceal the incident.

 This is a five-act play in iambic pentameter about the 12th  Century rightful Queen of England, Matilda, whose throne was usurped by  her cousin Stephen when her father died. It details the 18-year civil  war between the two cousins, known by historians as "The Anarchy." 

What if the barrier between life and death is not as finite as you  think? What if ancestors could hook your bloodlines and reel themselves  back into the living world to satiate their unfulfilled desires?  These  suspenseful stories will pique curiosity about your own heritage, life  after death and whether we are all eternally tied to our family members.  Once you reach the end of this book, you'll be watching every dark  corner and wisp of light and wondering who-- or what is---watching you. 

It is 1896 in China, once a strong and independent nation with a  proud heritage but now a victim of inept government and foreign  imperialism. The gap between the rich and the poor is growing. While the  wealthy enjoy the trappings of a comfortable life, less fortunate  families (comprising a majority of the population) struggle to survive,  often resorting to the practice of selling their young daughters into  bondage to avoid starvation. Not surprisingly, calls for social reform  and civil rebellion are getting louder. 

 An Inspirational Journey is a memoir told as short stories that  capture the heart, spirit, and strength of a boy struggling to find  meaning and wholeness in his journey to manhood.

Anders’ mother  called him “Buster.” His Cherokee grandmother named him “Open Eagle”  because of the way he ran with his arms spread wide, squealing when he  greeted people, much like an eagle in flight.  

 Start with a man motivated by fear, hemmed in by rules and regulations, knowing his obligations, but not aware of his feelings, with an eye strictly focused on an uncertain future of heavenly happiness.

Where is this man really going? Where will he end up? Only when he questioned the rules, rebelled, and set off on his own path did he begin to become free enough to grow and become more fully human.

Journey to Joy takes you on a walk with him on his spiritual path to freedom and joy.

"Can't  never did anything.“ These are words that Sigurd, a North Dakota Boy  lived by. In this memoir he reminisces about growing up during the Great  Depression, and shares stories of how he became Executive VP and CEO of  three major corporations. 

 Chester Parks was born during the Great  Depression. His father died of injuries sustained while serving in the  U.S. Army in France during WWI, so Parks and his older brother were  raised by a "single mom" -- a Polish immigrant. The family lived in one  of the poorest neighborhoods on the near northwest side of Chicago.  Parks tells what life was like for him and other poor kids and his  successful adult life with his wife of 61 one years. His memoirs are  dedicated to his wife, his three children, his grandchildren and his  great-grandchildren..."who have all contributed a significant amount of  happiness to my life." 

  The election of a new progressive Pope brings  sweeping changes to the Catholic Church worldwide. Many are happy to see  the Church modernized, while others believe there's a vampire in the  Vatican, sucking the lifeblood out of their beloved Church and vow to do  whatever must be done to stop him...but who are they? Enter the  cloistered walls of the Vatican as the mystery is unraveled. 

 When a Mafia don is gunned down in New York, his  wife forms a gang of Mafia females to avenge his death. This story  contains violence, revenge, greed, rape, lust, nudity, love,  heterosexual and bisexual sex scenes, sensual love scenes, but no vulgar  four-letter words.  

  Giuseppe Fiorentino, the capo di tutti capi of  the New York syndicate, convinces the godfathers of the five boroughs to  invest in a new enterprise--an opulent hotel for the ultra-rich to be  built at the Henderson Executive Airport.  Hangar #3 is a mob story, a love story, a "could only  happen in Vegas" story. 

  Roger, the invisible dog is an imaginary friend  the author created for his grandchildren/great-grandchildren. He teaches  them many things they will need to know growing up. He talks to them,  giving them advice about what to do, how to behave as they transition  from childhood to adolescence. 

The autobiography focuses on Lawrence Montaigne’s acting career. "Every actor should have a Great Escape,” he wrote in this book. He was referring to his role in the highly acclaimed film, The Great Escape (1963). This was his self-declared favorite and career-defining part. Lawrence starred or co-starred in twenty-five films in the U.S. and Europe. Among them were The Great Escape, Tobruk, The Power, Damon & Pythias, The Mongols, and Escape to Witch Mountain. He also appeared in more than two hundred television series episodes, including Batman, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Hogan’s Heroes, and Star Trek, the Original Series.

  Motorcycle racing is the rage in 1920s America.WWI vet, Eddy  Pearson thinks his luck is changing when he wins a big race in Dayton,  Ohio, but when he goes to collect his winnings, he has a run-in with the  race promoter, who accuses him of cheating. He's banned from major  races in the North, so he heads south.In New Orleans, Eddy spots a  poster in a shop window advertising "The Barrel of Death" - a carnival  attraction at the local fairgrounds. Standing on the spectators'  platform, Eddy witnesses the spectacular crash of the daredevil  motorcycle stunt driver and at that moment, realizes that opportunity  has come knocking. Maybe my luck's changing after all. 

  The Guardian List is a scheme we all dream of - sweet revenge for  criminals who deserve punishment, but never receive it. John Brown,  whose real identity is never revealed to his closest allies, makes our  dream come true when he compiles The Guardian List and his fellow  Guardians, mostly retired police officers, are devoted to bringing  criminals to the Guardians' type of justice. The most dedicated Guardian  is Father Ignatius, whose faith is tested when a nun, Mother Theresa,  is savagely killed by a demented, hateful, and cruel Klansman. When John  Brown faces his own mortality, he must decide who will take his place. 

   This memoir portrays Sachi, a  “Sansei" or 3rd generation Japanese American, born after World War II as  she struggles to live within American culture but finds herself to be  bi-cultural. Using her middle name, June, she grows up with  "Kibei-Nisei" parents (born in America and raised in Japan) and draws  closer to her Japanese roots. However, she finds astounding differences  after marrying a Japanese national. The memoir offers a fascinating glimpse into two distinctive cultures and what it means to be Japanese American in the post-WWII era. 

 My Kind of Town chronicles the real life experiences of a Chicago cop  during the early 1960s. Anthony Sabatello's brief career with the  Chicago Police Department was spent in the Patrol Division and in the  Traffic Division, which enables him to provide different perspectives on  being a "copper" in the Windy City. Some of the events he describes are  interesting, some are entertaining (what ordinary citizens might call  "bizarre"), but none depict violence and all are true accounts. Beware,  there is some strong language. 

  James has recurring dreams of women being kidnapped, raped, and  murdered, unaware that his premonitions begin to materialize. A retired  widower, James sells his house and begins traveling in his RV when he  meets Hillary in a very unusual manner.

An FBI special agent  discovers similarities of interest in James’ knowledge of one of his  cold cases, so he invites James and Hillary to do undercover stakeout  work for him in James’ RV. Case after case, they begin catching some bad  guys, who are either captured or killed, although some do escape. The  agent is totally amazed at how precise James’ premonitions are and how  James and Hillary are almost always present where and when the action  occurs. It’s hard to put this one down.