In AZTARA, A Galactic Love Story the second book in the Aztarian Series centers on two main characters and their magical creatures that they share a unique bond. The two main characters are caught up in their own personal grief. Shayla, an Earth woman, who finds life on Earth hardly worth living after being deceived by her husband, and having her only son die, is close to suicide. Ty, having lived through a plague that killed all the females on his planet, finds refuge in his work, mining a mineral instrumental to all aspect of life on Aztara, including telepathy, longevity, and levitation. Scientists from Surtees, a dying planet, relocate to Aztara to receive the benefits of phyrium. In their attempt to rebuild the Aztarian population, they import Earth women who carry a specific gene, the warrior gene, to mate with the Aztarian men. The story is about finding love, trust, and internal strength as well as romance, intrigue, and thrills while the two main characters come to grips with a situation, not of their own choosing.

AZTARA, Secrets Revealed, the third book in the Aztarian Series, opens with Shayla's and Ty's love for their twins, Nayela and Kestle. Nayela, the only interspecies girl who communicates telepathically with a mastel, finds others her age calling her a freak. Kestle has his hands full with being a gang member. A tragic event occurs that changes everything for Kestle. Self-banished to the Wildlands, leaves Kestle bitter, depressed and alone to deal with situations he has never encountered. Going deeper into the Wildlands, in search of food and water, brings Kestle to the dreaded Orange River. Saving a young runaway girl, Sinaka, from certain death, Kestle's loneliness ends, but he discovers there is more to this young girl than he first thought. Sinaka finds it is her turn to save Kestle when he is wounded by a monster. With unexpected help from a beautiful creature and Sinaka's psychic and empathic powers, Kestle finds healing. The Surtarian Chief Scientist, Ananaya, accelerates his plan to genetically modify the Aztarian/Earthling boys' Warrior Genes, with performance-enhancing injections. Ananaya's plot is to create a daunting army of new Enforcers. All hell breaks loose when the usually passive Aztarians decide to fight to get their boys back.

The Final Alumni is the first book in the Evers and McFarlan Detective Series. This series follows two high school best friends who join forces to solve multiple cases. Tish, haunted by a childhood experience, enables herself with many disciplines of martial arts, while Scotty falls back on his sharpshooter training and physical prowess as a football hero. Together they make an unstoppable team. Now living in Chicago, Illinois, and mentored by a well-respected couple who owns a detective agency, Tish and Scotty are enlisted to assist Aileen and Patrick Jamieson in solving cases in Chicago while pursuing a series of unsolved murders in their own hometown as well.

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Un anonimo narratore ci racconta del suo amore perduto Ligeia, una donna alta, dai capelli neri, estremamente intelligente, che credeva che la morte potesse essere sconfitta con la forza di volontà. Inoltre era innamorata in maniera ossessiva del marito, lo idolatrava, ricambiata. Quando lei muore lui è affranto. Qualche tempo dopo decide di andare avanti con la sua vita e si risposa. Strane cose cominciano ad accadere mentre il narratore continua a pensare sempre di più al suo primo amore, Ligeia…

After losing her father to a drive- by shooting Kelsey teams up with her stepmom Tonya to find her father's killer. The more they searched for the less clues they came upon. But when Jacobs who is a family friend and also the lead detective on the investigation gives them details about the case, they become suspect of her father's brother Sunny.While keeping tabs on Sunny the family's treasurer Mr. Seils called her and Tonya in his office to discuss the will after he relays Kelsey's share will be more than Tonya's and there is another child in the will who cannot be disclosed the relationship between them go south. She turns to her boyfriend Antwan for comfort but his work schedule is consuming their relationship. Keeping the will a secret she suggests he open his own restaurant so their time will not be compromised.Leading up to a series of dramatic events Kelsey and Tonya get put in their place by Jacobs who is fed up with the drama within the family. Realizing they are the only hope for finding the killer they set their difference aside making their bond stronger. Kelsey uncovers a few secrets within her family tree while finding the killer in the process.

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