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The Border CrosserIan takes in the scene as the news camera zooms in as the police open the back of a panel truck. The heat waves shimmering up from the pavement speak to the extreme desert heat. One of the police officers turns and holds his hand over his mouth as he gets sick. The people in the back of the semi are dead and it is clear that many tried unsuccessfully to claw their way out. The camera man turns the camera to the field reporter who describes the scene and the awful smell associated with the horrible scene.This was the second such discovery in as many months.When the reporter poses the question of how or who would solve such a horrible problem. Ian knew immediately that he had been activated.Almost immediately after the news cast his phone displays a simple message, "call".Using one of his disposable phones Ian called the number that he has memorize. He got briefed on what was expected of him. As always he was reminded that he had a support team that he could leverage.Ian became Herman A. Lunquist senior FBI investigator. This was one of the most used identities that he had on record.He contacted the FBI regional office in Phoenix and arranged for a visit.His thorough understanding of the situation and his research into the region provide him with the break he needs to resolve the current situation.He knew any solution he accomplished would only be good for the near future. The pressure to cross the border into the US was not going to lessen.He discovers that a key person second in command of the local police department complicates the situation. And persons that are part of the border security office add more complexity to the situation. The two support a Mexican Cartel's human trafficking operation.Ian and the team come up short on the needed incriminating evidence to charge the police second in command. Ian utilizes both threat and bluff to extract a confession from the crooked assistant police chief.Ian leaves the Phoenix FBI office, and the local law enforcement leaders with a success story that they all embrace.Ian leaves on a helicopter that will take him directly home to the warmth of his Lesley.

Of Rhinos and HornsThe evening news about the kidnapping of a camera crew team on their way to document the life of the black Rhino in Kenya catches Ian by surprise.The evening news about the kidnapping of a camera crew team on their way to document the life of the black Rhino in Kenya catches Ian by surprise.Almost immediately after the news cast his phone displayed a simple message, "call". This was normal prior to every assignment.This call is longer than previous ones and he learns of the demise of a couple he saved from pirates off the coast of Africa. The information gives him the idea of how to rescue his kidnapped team members.He becomes Matthew xxx and enters Kenya surreptitiously as the person delivering the ransom that is demanded for the release of the kidnapped hostages.He disrupts the exchange proceedings and with the kidnapped camera crew he navigates through Kenya as he weaves his way to the coast and his subsequent escape.He doubles back and eliminates that two army generals that plotted the kidnapping and who relentlessly and ruthlessly pursued the team during the escape.He returns to the yacht that his deceased friends bequeathed to him and sails away from Kenya only to be chased by pirates. Pirates that were not expecting to face a well-prepared defense to their attack.The pirates soundly defeated and the yacht sails away victorious.The film crew is dropped off in Tanzania and Ian once again returns to the love of his life.

The Problem Solver: Collection The Problem Solver, Ian Sinclair lives a double life. In both lives he is a problem solver. He is guided by solid principles that non the less leads him to deploy solutions that are final solutions. He treats others as he wishes to be treated but he often deploys the solutions that are counter to that philosophy. Solutions that are the yin to his philosophical yang. The signal for him to act is most often disclosed when a news reporter uses the phrase, "there must be someone who can solve this problem.Once in the field, he focuses on the solution that he has determined is the appropriate one.He faces each situation as it plays out and adjusts his actions as required to resolve the problem.His relentless pursuit of the solution over comes the numerous barriers that he faces.In all cases he knows that flexibility is of primary importance because it is seldom that plan A can be flawlessly executed.The downs, when in the field, are absorbed and replaced with the actions required to come out alive.Those actions are most often fatal to those that mistakenly pursue him.He always leaves a solution that benefits society.His reward is to return to Lesley, the love of his life, his wife.Read this collection and revel in the good guy coming out on top

Death Broker The fabric of the American society is marbled by a constant slaughter of innocent men, women and children by fanatics using battle field weapons. It seems that not a day goes by without another report of a multiple shooting incident. And it seems that those who provide the weapons have no conscience about how they make the weapons available. Brian O'Neill was on a quest to put billionaires who straddled the legal-illegal line in prison. His quest focused on Remi Frensby a person who had setup a large network of gun shops across the US. From little on Remi had a gun in his hand. He had learned to shoot when he was five and had absorbed the belief that gun ownership was a right that everyone should have. He had been told that it was not the gun that was at fault it was the person doing the shooting. He was not taught to differentiate between a hunter who legally owned a weapon for hunting or the person who owned five AR 15 for "recreation" purposes. Over the years he built a gun shop empire across the country and made a fortune. He straddled the line between legal and illegal actions and for years this had made him a fortune. Then he discovered that someone was checking into his business practices.It took some time before he found out the name of that person. He decided that he needed to eliminate that individual. He hired the best available assassin. The target, one Brian O'Neill, not only survived the attempt but killed the assassin in such a fashion that the finger of guilt pointed back to him. He knew then that he needed to leave the country and go somewhere where he would be safe. He prepared to leave the country on his seventy-five-foot yacht. His plans seemed fool proof. He hired enough body guards that he felt that wherever he ended up he would have a small heavily armed group of protectors. The yacht was sailing out into the Gulf of Mexico when there was shooting that came from on board shooters, he saw speed boats approaching from behind the yacht and two helicopters overhead. His small army seemed to be holding their own and he was only a few miles from the international twelve-mile border. He felt certain he would make his escape. Then suddenly one of his people was shot and as he fell down his slug loaded shot gun puncture one of the gasoline barrels that was stored on the main deck and the entire front of the yacht went up in flames. He decided it was time to abandon the yacht. The last thing he remembered after jumping was that he was drowning and realized he was going to die.The fact that the person that he had tried to kill had saved him had a profound effect on him. Even though he knew that this person was the one that had exposed his illegal actions and that he was going to face time in prison he bequeathed his yacht and his most treasured gun shop to him.

Moon Curser The Maite's Cleaning van slowly approached the US-Mexican border crossing. Six people were laying in a false bottom chamber below the cleaning van bed. They were scared, silent and praying.Maite's parents had both been working class people. They had legally emigrated to the United States when she was twelve and settled in Laredo, Texas. She was well versed in what her mother did because she had often accompanied her when she was younger. She decided that she would open up a cleaning service.Cleaning provided a legitimate reason for her trucks entering Mexico and returning to the US. Smuggling soon provided the main income for the business. Her fortune seemed to grow exponentially. She now had been in business for many years. She had accumulated a very large sum of money, and she was no longer doing any hands-on work. Then an angry mood was triggered by a call she received from her snitch informer, who called to let her know that the young woman who had been arrested and detained after she had been smuggled into the US had been sponsored and whisked away by a person named Brian O'Neill.She was personally worried that the person who had been whisked away might give away her smuggling operational secrets.She was not usually a violent person but now she was willing to eliminate both the person who could potentially expose her operation and the person whose sponsorship had rescued her. After two failed attempts and killing the person pursuing her, Maite hired an assassin to kill Brian.She was sure that she had found the solution to her problems. She was surprised to learn that her sniper had failed and had died in a hail of bullets.She was now desperate and decided to go to her new hideaway in the belief that she would be able to hideaway. Instead, she is whisked away from her hideaway and brought back to into the US. She is brought to court and is surprised to be charged for money laundering and not paying her taxes instead of the attempted murder that she had been expecting. Found guilty, she points to her orange suit and mouth the famous line, "orange is the new black," to Brian as she is led out of court on her way to prison.Brian and his partner Kekoa returned to Maui to celebrate the successful apprehension of a wayward Billionaire.

Hawaiian Phoenix Born to a dying prostitute mother and a rich playboy Irish father. Raised by two loving native Hawaiians who gave him life guiding values. Powered by a fast mind and very athletic physique Brian Oneill's life was similar to the "Rise of the Phoenix". He was to rise to heights far beyond those around him. Brian's ambitions, his intellect and the guidance of his Hawaiian parents inspired him to develop himself. He pursued his learning passion and his desire to right the wrong perpetrated by rich, uncaring individuals. The news report of a family that had lost their business to a greedy billionaire launches him on a career path that will challenge him and enrich him beyond anything he anticipated. An afternoon walk along the beach changes his entire life. He meets the woman of his dream and her two young daughters.The love affair is much different than he had ever anticipated. He realizes that he has met an equal and that they must work together in developing a relationship of equals. They both agree that they must embrace the unique nature of their love affair. They soon realize that their friends are the ones that are confused at the unbreakable bond that the two have for each other. Their Love affair, his legal cases and the travel between Maui and Cincinnati collide to test their new relationship. Each situation has a simple answer. They support each other and make sure that those answers are what they want for the long term. They choose to make Hawaii the family home. The new family walks the beach where they all met for the first time but now, they are walking it as a family in love with the island and with each other.

The VanishingThe high school halls were no longer safe. Three bullies controlled the toxic atmosphere that threatened the young women as well as anyone else that they did not care for. Since the classrooms were the only safe environment, there was always a rush to get to the next class.The three bullies almost always cornered some young lady and gave her a hard time between classes.Jesse was in a situation that seemed to disregard logic. In school he faced three bullies that seemed to run free in insulting and antagonizing the young women and in bullying anyone who stood up to them.He was one of the few that stood up to them and usually won out. They were constantly threatening to corner him when he was not in the school hall and would not have the protection of the school security officers.He focused on his studies, and he was good enough to be on the football and basketball team. He had worked hard to get on the varsity basketball team. When he made the team, he decided to buy a new set of basketball shoes.He had not expected that the afternoon that he left home with the money he had saved for the shoes would be the last time that he would see his mother and sister.He was walking briskly to the sporting goods store where the shoes that he wanted were on sale. On the way home, he looked ahead and saw three large figures accosting a woman who was struggling against them. The three were wearing red bandanas and looked rather formidable. He felt that he had to intervene and shouted out that they should stop.The shout stopped the action long enough for the young woman to run off.They, however, turned and began to chase him. When they turned, he realized the three were the bullies from the hallways of his high school. He knew he was in trouble.He was surprised how fast they were as they caught up with him and began to beat him. They repeatedly shouted that they were going to beat him to death.It seemed to him that they were going to achieve their goal but then a police car turned on their siren and flashing red lights. He did not wait but ran as fast as he could away from the scene.A light rain seemed to be the weather's attempt at making him feel even worse than he already did but it did seem to moisten his bloody nose, but it also slowly turned him into a walking wet sponge.He decided that he needed to disappear so that his situation did not spill over and affect his mother and sister. He made his way out of Cincinnati toward the east.He randomly decided where on the East Coast he was going and ended up in Virginia Beach. Their he got the help that he needed, and he earned a high school diploma and became an IT programmer.He felt that he now could reconnect with his family but when he tried, he found that they no longer lived in Cincinnati.Little did he know that Alex Evercrest had taken on a missing person's case of which he was the focus. She was on his trail and would eventually find him and reconnect him with his loved ones.The three bullies were not only bullies, but also drug distributors for a local drug dealer. Alex was on the road to reuniting Jesse with his family, but the twist was that she had uncovered a wide network of high school drug pushers that she focused on disrupting.The drug pusher runs. Alex and her team follow. The drug pusher dies.The happy ending is on two fronts. The bullies are in prison and their boss dead.Alex reunites Jesse with his mother and sister on a fishing trip that she hosts for the occasion.

Star CastleIt was the year of his lord 989 AD Knight Gerrit Van Gesterte leaned on his two hands that were resting on the recently finished top wall of Ster Kasteel. It had taken ten years to get the castle built to this point. He was looking down to the river that was crowded by the many merchant vessels going up and down the river. He planned on building a nest egg collecting taxes on those merchant vessels that would carry him and his family well into the future.More than one thousand years later, , a Machiavellian realtor, Vajen de Vries leaned on her two hands resting on the same wall. She had killed the last owner of Star Castle so that she could take ownership. She looked down to the river and thought about the money she would make when she got final ownership.Lisa Roberts rested her two hand on almost the same spot that Knight Gerrit Van Gesterte had rested his. She looked down at the river and the boat passing by and then lifted her eyes to take in the flat colorful farms that flowed seamlessly to the far horizon. She knew that she had found the place where she and her family could spend the rest of their lives as they revitalized Star Castle and brought it back to its former glory.Lisa had searched far and wide for a project that her entire family could be engaged for the rest of their lives.Her feeling of being overwhelmed by the hectic and stressful success of every member of the family and the wonderful memory of a much simpler life that she had experienced growing up had prompted her to find a family project that would free all of them up to focus on the joys of each day.One small ad in the New York paper caught her eye. She convinced her family to take a vacation in the Netherlands and to visit the castle.Once at the castle they encounter Vajen's attempt to discourage the purchase to her.The help of the young, enthusiastic and very helpful grounds keeper makes the decision to purchase easy.The family embraces the idea of making Star Castle into a destination bed and breakfast.Vajen directs a group of thugs to assault Lisa's daughters and offers a reward for broken bones or disfiguring knife wounds.The attack is foiled by the two daughters as they wield their Black belt capabilities and defeat the six thugs that attack them.The family thrives. The daughters marry, the family grows, the castle is brought back to its former glory.The entire family stands on the same wall as the ancient knight and take in the glorious sunset as the children run and play.

The Skull Collector Alex walked slowly from room to skull filled room as she tried to contain her emotions. In the back most room she came upon the skull of the first victim resting on the tallest pedestal. She tried to comprehend how any person's mind could be so twisted as to do what this serial killer had done. She now understood the ineffectiveness of the police information systems. Johnnie's hacking ability had allowed her to understand the magnitude the serial killings, who the killer was and the properties he possessed. Now she had the evidence, but she did not have the killer. She accelerated the investigation by interviewing the parents of the first victim and the families of the three most recent victims. The investigation of the house and the farm that the killer possessed confirmed that the killings had gone back more than fifteen years. While searching the farm, she was shot in the chest and only her Kevlar vest saved her.Immediately after the discovery of what she called the "Museum of Horror," she was taken to the hospital and put into intensive care. The killer's attempt to kill her in her hospital bed failed. She then decided that she was going to bring him in ensure that he stood trial for the murders he had committed. She and her team figure out where the killer is headed. She wants to avoid spending time working through a legal extradition process between the state where the killer has gone and Ohio so she captures the killer and brings him back. Once in front of the judge the killer is put into a high security prison to await his trial. Somehow the prison population learns the details of his crime and they sentence him to their version of justice. The forty third head is his and is found on the end of a baseball bat on the pitching mound where he pitched a winning game. Alex comments that he has gone to see his master.

The new business that Reston was asked to develop was a step beyond what he had ever imagined going into. The drug business was heartless, but the customer got what they wanted even if it destroyed their lives. Setting up a body parts acquisition, production, and delivery supply chain was one step beyond the production and delivery of drugs. Reston was at first shocked until he learned that the money was many times more than the drug business. He set up the business and began to distribute his goods from a converted warehouse in Cincinnati. The sleepy town was the perfect hub to supply the entire East Coast. Afew weeks later, Alex was called in by her Chief, she was shocked when she arrived to the scene of a warehouse fire where the fire Chief had insisted on immediate support from her boss. She and her partner had followed the fire Chief to a cooler filled with a wide assortment of body parts.The Fire Chief had let her know that the county records did not have the unique warehouse modifications listed in the official records. Alex gets shot in the back by a three-fifty-seven but miraculously survives and then takes the fight directly to its perpetrator. She finds his new location and takes down the newly established body parts business. She captures the body parts leader and making progress when her prisoner is assassinated. She now engages her IT magician to retrace the steps that the body parts leader had recently taken. This leads her to Los Angeles where a new body parts business is being set up. She runs down the local mafia leader who is in the process of establishing another body parts business. She determines the location and enters to find a young woman being prepared for processing. She shoots and kills all but the leader and saves the young woman from being killed. Alex leaves prepares to return to Cincinnati but realizes that she has only delayed the body parts black market business. On the one hand she saved many in the short term and on the long term she realizes that this horrible business will prosper because of customer demand and their willingness to pay the black market price for the body part they desperately need.

US Navy-A Footprint in My Life Long ago when I was young and unafraid living in Burlington, Iowa I faced a reality that shook me and took me on a path that I had not envisioned. My vision was to attend University and become an Engineer instead I faced being drafted. At the time I was a Brazilian citizen and registered with the Brazilian military but not the US. My high school years were great. I had good friends. I was in the top of the class grade wise. I lettered in football and wrestling. I was elected student council president. I participated in theater. Things seemed to be at the summit of my dreams. In my senior year I applied to many colleges and was accepted by Dartmouth, the University of Arizona, and the University of Iowa. The University of Iowa asked for my draft status. I was registered with the Brazilian military I did not have a US draft number. I was truly scared because the news was about draft dodgers that had been caught and then either sent to prison or put in the Army and sent to Vietnam. There was no one to advise me. I visited all the military recruiting offices to find out what type of programs I might qualify for. They all were interested in signing me up. The Navy promised me Electronics School, Nuclear Power School and the NESEP program that would take me through university and make me an officer in the Navy. I still had hopes on attending one of the Universities, so I went to the Draft board to learn my fate. The gentle grey haired lady behind the single desk in the draft board office listened to my story and then let me know that I was under arrest! I asked her to call the Navy recruiter. She nodded and did so. He came down with the recruiting paperwork and I left the draft board office as a Navy enlistee. I graduated from the Electronics school at the Great Lakes US Navy base. And then was on the way to Nuclear Power training school but there was a few month wait, and I was assigned temporarily to the USS Gunston Hall. It was during this wait that my great plan of avoiding Vietnam took a uncanny twist. The ship received orders to take three gun barrels for the USS Missouri to the Philippines. Once we delivered these gun barrels the Gunston Hall got orders to take three river opening Tango boats and escort them from river to river along the Vietnamese coast. We went up and down the coast of Vietnam several times. I was a fifty caliber machine gunner on the escort boat that made sure the Tango boats got into the river mouth safely.That phase ended several months later, and I did return to safely to the US and went through Nuclear power School.I ended up on the USS Coronado for a short time and then volunteered to be on the hydrofoil USS Tucumcari and went on a tour of Europe.The Tucumcari assignment was the highlight of my time in the Navy. The tour went from the North Sea to the Turkish straits between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The tour included visits to eleven countries. The purpose was to envision the European navies with the power hydrofoil provided. My last assignment was on the USS Wood County that had escorted the Tucumcari. It was during the decommissioning of the Wood County that I facilitated a peaceful resolution to an onboard race riot. My actions earned me the support of the Captain. He asked what I wanted. I let him know that I wanted to get out early so that I could attend University. He offered to support my going into the NESEP program, but I knew that the life in the Navy was not for me. He granted me my wish by making me the decommissioning "Captain" of the USS Wood County as it went through its final preparation to enter the moth ball fleet. I got out early and went on to become an Engineer.

Burley Bear and Meadow Flower were friends since early childhood. They became inseparable as they reached maturity. They helped each other make sense of the challenging world around them. They hunted together as was the custom in their clan.Burley Bear's first experience with Taelo was when he mistakenly handled White Swan, Taelo's mother too roughly.Taelo swiftly and with no warning knocked him out.When came to, he rushed out to confront the warrior that had knocked him out, he met a slender, lithe, confident young man. Taelo was a member of the people that were called the new ones. He would later learn that they called his people the Others.Just as he was about ready to retaliate, an eagle let out a loud cry from above.At that moment he learned that Taelo was the leader that the Ancients had said would guide his clan to live peacefully and be prosperous.Burley Bear became Taelo's guard. He soon realized that Taelo did not need guarding. Burley Bear realized that he was very fond of his new friend.Together, he, Taelo and Golden Hawk took their journey into manhood. They returned with three buffalo and were greeted as returning heroes by the Elk Clan.Later during a long hunt where each person hunted with their partners, he and Meadow Flower hunted with Taelo. She asked several times about the fact that Taelo seem so casual about his skills and capabilities. He explained that Taelo was confident in himself and did not seek to impress others.During the hunt, a crazy saber tooth tiger attacked Taelo and the two disappeared. Just as he was about to give up hope of finding Taelo, he heard his friend ask what everyone was shouting about. Taelo had over come the saber tooth.The long hunt was a resounding success and as predicted by Broken Spear, the seer of his clan, each member of the hunt team found and hunted with their mate.He and Meadow Flower had known before the hunt about their connection. They enjoyed watching as the same connection was made for each of the other pairs.Sitting on the head rock and sharing the teams dinner as they watched the sun sink into the sea holding Meadow Flower's hand brought home to him that his actions had been rewarded with a warmth he knew would be with him for a lifetime.The two of them would accompany Taelo on many adventures and the bond among all the team members would grow throughout his lifetime.

White Swan and her sister Quite Pheasant had anticipated this day for two autumns. Now the two were anticipating the naming of their children. It was the naming day.This was a day of celebration by the entire clan. It was the custom to wait two seasons before naming a child. The belief was that if the child did not survive then it would go into the next life free of any burden of this world.During this time, the child was under observation. Mannerisms were noted and would be added to the name.Each child chose their name by the object they chose from the naming hide.Their two boys had been born on the same day.They would each select an object from the edge of the naming hide that would determine their name.So far neither one of their sons had demonstrated any behavior that would add an extra identifier to their name.A large white swan had arrived early in the morning. White Swan looked across the lake where it swam gracefully in a gracious and relax manner. This was her totem and she took it as a sign that something special would happen.White Swan was aware of an eagle that circled silently overhead during the entire naming ceremony.Quiet Pheasant's son selected the feather of a Golden Hawk. This was a powerful symbol and would mean that he would have the name Golden Hawk.White Swan's son was the last child to select his name symbol. He was the youngest of all the children selecting names.White Swan watched as he went immediately and picked up the claw of an eagle. He turned and held his selection high above his head. The eagle let out a loud cry and descended like a spear on its way to the heart. The target continued to hold the claw above his head.In panic White Swan rushed to protect her son, but the eagle got to its target first and carried off its prize.With tears in her eyes White Swan hugged her untouched son. He was all smiles.Her totem and the totem of her son, the eagle flew gracefully out of the valley.Her son had chosen the eagle and the eagle had chosen her son.White swan held up her son and declared his name as Taelo, the claw of the eagle.He and his cousin Golden Hawk would have many adventures as they grew. They would be change agents for the Elk clan.

TaeloTaelo lived more than thirty thousand years ago in the US northwest.The Early Years are stories of Taelo and Golden Hawk in their early yearsIn The Golden Feather this same team takes the next step in their development. They first travel South into the Andes of South America. They meet the people living in those areas. In The Journey of Discovery Taelo and Golden Hawk travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and see the wonders of nature.In Dangerous Passage the team travels across the northern ice bridge to the origin of their race. They meet and befriend a clan of their heritage and bring a group back with them.In Condor Clan Slingers the team returns to aid the Condor Clan in their battle against an aggressive Warrior Clan.In Circumvention Taelo pushes beyond the boundaries and discovers that the world is like a round boulder. It is rough and pitted but by moving in one direction you return to were you started.In the Journey of Sages, Taelo guides the Sages of his clan on trip around the Pacific. They meet people on the far side.The Early Years The white capped snow topped mountains, the dark green of the tall pines, the ice glacier slowly ever so slowly moving between the mountains surround the valley where Taelo (T¿ low) and his cousin Golden Hawk call home. The two young boisterous and energetic boys, range throughout their valley and into the mountains as they grow and hone their hunting skills. They are young and unafraid but very aware of the dangers around them. They quickly learn the lessons taught by their fathers and listen closely to their mothers. The stories from both sets of parents guide and inspire them to accomplish more than their parent's intent but in all cases their accomplishments set them apart from the other young children.They attract both girls and boys as close friends. They demonstrate their abilities and courage as they face a wide variety of events.When in danger, Taelo normally, but always unconscious of his action, steps to the front and protects his cousin. His cousin always has his back. They are inseparable. As they grow, their skills grow with them, and their exploits are more adventuresome and daring. As a team they seem able to overcome any the challenge that they face. They grow closer and they are recognized by those around them as exceptional.A mad mother bear with a baby cub confronts them. They transform the salmon season. A saber tooth tiger hunts them. A crazed lion meets its match. Their friendship expands to embrace the team that follows them. In each situation by working together they face the danger and survive the moment. Their close bond, their pure spirit, their eagerness to learn provides the guiding light that carries them forward in a journey that neither they nor those around them can truly envision.

The Boy with the Radiant SmileAngela has fallen, hit her head. She wakes up and does not know who she is. The only image in her mind is a boy with a radiant smile. She is not sure of what she is seeing but as she sits, a ghost Indian Princes points to where a gold chain is exposed. The pendant at the end of the chain is a likeness of the Princess. The Indian Princess points across the valley to where a sparkle can be seen. Angela decides to she what is sparkling. She finds a pendant that is the same as the one being worn by her Princess. She is constantly wondering who the boy with the Radiant Smile might be. Then she comes up from the trail to a road. There on the road is the Boy with the Radiant Smile. It is her twin brother. Things all seem to flash back. Three Dimensional LoveNopek a fourth dimensional being goes on vacation with his very large pet, Bangor, a cudov. During a ruckus at the transit terminal, Nopek retreats to to a desk with no line because it is the departure gate to a three dimensional world. On arrival he is enthralled by the sound of singing coming from an Indian Princess that tasted like the sweetest Oon. He falls in love with the three dimensional world. and is sure he would return many times.Not NormalThe meanest girl in school suddenly became friendly. It was nice to be accepted but, IT WAS NOT NORMAL. Jason, and his two buddies discuss the change and set up a way to gather data on the change. They realized that everyone around them seem normal. No strangers, No Aliens. They conclude it's not the other people but the three of them that have changed. They confront their mothers to learn what has happened. Their mothers admit to letting their doctor administer an acceptance pheromone. After stopping the treatment, the meanest girl becomes mean again. They decide Normal is good.Call Me Some Time.Jasper watches his two friends get pulled into an alien beam. He is able to duck while his two friends get captured.Jasper has grown up in the mountains he is now in, and his father has taught him how to be a ghost in the forest. Jasper is sure he can outwit the arrivals. He hides on the alien scout ship as it returns with his cell phone. He is able to get on board the mothership and locate his two buddies.The escape plan is simple and he is not sure it will work. The aliens return to capture him, his two buddies are bait.He overcomes the alien on the scout ship and has the scout ship move. His two buddies escape as the two aliens realize their scout ship is leaving.Jason lets the aliens know that Earthlings would soon be competing with them. The next time they should call him and let him know they were coming.Book of Time and Space.The opening of a book found in the basement of the small private library, opens the world to creatures from another dimension.A creature utters the words that begins the transformation of the world around Claudia, her sister, and her best friend.Claudia figures out how to make a key for an old and ancient looking, locked cabinet. The cabinet comes open there is only one book in the huge cabinet. The first page translation indicates it is a way to open the door to time and space. The other world slowly vaporizes the neighborhood. They begin to slowly become shadows of themselves. The creatures from the other side are beginning to make their appearance.Claudia reads the phrase that closes the door, and the world becomes whole again. The Book of Time and Space will someday be opened again.Will you be there to save the world?

Taelo CollectionThe Early YearsThe Golden FeatherThe Journey of DiscoveryDangerous PassageCondor Clan SlingersCircumventionJourney of SagesThe Early Years begins with his naming and takes the reader through Taelo's and Golden Hawk's early years into young adulthood.They constantly contribute to the well-being of all around them. They are known throughout all the Elk sub clans as being good luck to have around.In The Golden Feather this same team takes the next step in their development. They first travel South into the Andes of South America. They meet the people living in those areas. On their return they go into the North Coastal area where the Elk Clan originally had its home. In The Journey of Discovery Taelo and Golden Hawk travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and see the wonders of nature.In Dangerous Passage the team travels across the northern ice bridge to the origin of their race. They meet and befriend a clan of their heritage and bring a group back with them.In Condor Clan Slingers the team returns to aid the Condor Clan in their battle against an aggressive Warrior Clan.In Circumvention Taelo pushes beyond the boundaries and discovers that the world is like a round boulder. It is rough and pitted but by moving in one direction you return to were you started.In the Journey of Sages, Taelo guides the Sages of his clan on trip around the Pacific. They meet people on the far side.

The seemingly lifeless ship approached Earth which except for one individual had no interest in the object entering their solar system.Ande had followed the object for years and knew it was coming into Earth solar system from another galaxy. His years of observation made him believe that the object was a spaceshipHe turned down several very attractive job offers by various universities and took a position at NASA as a technician in the rocket control center sot that he could continue to monitor the object.The closer it got the surer he was that it was indeed a spaceship. If it was a spaceship it was an out of control one or a derelict.Ande got NASA leadership to look at the object in question. Its size was about that of the Empire State building. If it was a rocket it was huge.The leaders decided that other than tracking the object nothing else was to be done.He decided that he would take action into his own hands.He was now glad that his boss had insisted that he learn and qualify on all the roles of those sitting in the rocket launch center. He knew how to launch the rocket that sat on the pad. He knew how to activate its systems now all he had to do was to set it up so he could do it all remotely..Ande launched and intercepted the rocket and discovers an intelligent computer that calls itself Viajante 7The hatch on the side of what looked like a space craft that had gone through a demolition derby verified that is was a spaceship.The Viajante 7, Ande and Lesley, Ande's partner become a team that makes a trip back to the home planet Viajante.

Journey's EndA small black hole devastates MarsSavitarTwo hundred twenty-five million years later the small black hole threatens EarthConfluenceEarth has been saved and the discovery of the Martian achievements follows.Journey's EndTwo hundred twenty million years ago, the fourth orb teamed with intelligent life.Then it interacted with one of the universes most powerful forces.At the height of her career in astronomy, the youngest director of the fledgling Orbian Astronomy program makes the discovery that an unknown but extremely powerful object is bearing down on her Home Orb.Nadia, an individual driven to excel in her field. Leads in developing the Orbian society in learning about the space surrounding them. She has created a program to track the potential objects that might strike her home Orb.She has made a name for herself in the field of Astronomy but is also famous for her song writing and singing.Then while tracking three potentially threatening objects coming toward the Home Orb, she discovers an unknown force that later gets named the black void. The objects being tracked are pulled in a new direction and then disappear in a flash of light.Her analysis predicts the interaction of her Home Orb and this mysterious force.Life for the Orbian's takes a dramatic redirection. Analysis predicts that the interaction of the black void and the Home Orb will strip the Orb of all surface objects.Nadia leads the effort to save the Orbian society but the best that can be done in the time remaining is to save four thousand of the youngest Orbian's. She is one of the few older Orbians picked to be saved.She promises that she will lead the four thousand beings and she will reestablish the Orbian Society. The target to reestablish the Orbian population is the newly discovered third orb.This beautiful blue Orb that lures them is impossible to reach. High levels of radiation thwarts the attempt to reach it.Nadia leads the Orbians on a colonizing journey out away from the Main Central Orb to where the radiation level is tolerable.After seeding three colonies and discovering a remnant survival group on her home Orb, Nadia comes to the conclusion that the Orbians need to become space faring beings.She gathers them into an ever-growing spaceship that she and the remaining Orbians have continued building and improving while traveling the Grand Orbian System. She prepares them for life as space Orbians.In her final farewell before leaving the Grand Orbian system, she leaves the history of the Orbian society encapsulated in a ceramic time capsule with the hopes that the teaming life she observed on the third orb would someday find it and learn of the beings that had once populated and traveled much of the Grand Orb System.

Journey's EndA small black hole devastates MarsSavitarTwo hundred twenty-five million years later the small black hole threatens EarthConfluenceEarth has been saved and the discovery of the Martian achievements follows.ConfluenceThe Savitar now controls the small black hole that threatened the Earth.Scientists discover the presence of an ancient alien presence in the solar system.Zack the first President of the Savitar agrees to investigate this presence as the first official act for the Savitar.The photos of what seemed to be pictures of a city in the mantle of Mars, strange objects in the moons of Jupiter and Saturn presented by Dr. Craig Garrity convince the leadership of the Savitar to take on the mission.Janet's comment on seeing the ring on Titan as "it must be a big dog to have a ring that big to tie the chain to," causes Zack to recognize the ring as the bottom anchor for a space elevator.The Savitar sets its own anchor and establishes a space elevator to the surface of Titan. There a message engraved in the ceramic anchor above a sealed ceramic box captures the imagination of the team.The discovery of what appeared to be a shaft going down into the mantle of Titan convinces everyone that a colony had once been established on Titan.A visit to Mars verifies that the early solar system space travelers were Martians that had suffered a planetary crisis.After deciphering the message left by the departing Martians, Janet wonders if after two-hundred and twenty million years the surviving Martians still existed.She composes and sends a message to where the Martians may have gone. After a long waiting period a simple response saying that they had survived and would soon respond in detail is received.Janet becomes closely tied to a Martian, Nadia, who she learns has written the sad poems of to all those who died on Mars. She names her twins, a boy and a girl, Keren, and Nadia after the two people that were the leaders in saving the Martian population.The Martian's reply that they are glad that there is a three hundred year distance between them and a very talented but also very aggressive human population and who in a short period of human development have out done the two-hundred twenty million years head start that they had.Janet envisions a long distance but close learning relationship with the long-departed Martians.

The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.The Girl on the Grill: Deals with the murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.Missing: Alex solves a fifteen-year-old abduction cold caseMaggot: Alex's work with the DEA has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.Votive Candles: A local priest and his licentious behavior give Alex a new perspective of crime.Windy City Alex is hired to root out the bad members of theChicago Police. Country Road: An organization that is killing young women is eliminated by Alex and team.Pool of Blood: On vacation Alex is asked to help a case involving a serial killer.Sins of the Daughter: A demented person kills individuals and buries them along the Canadian Border.These are the cases that Cincinnati's first Black female detective, Alex Evercrest, with her dedicated team solve.Her extraordinary skills both physically and with her weapon and the strong support of her detective team members is the "force" that is her armor.Her unwavering belief that she should, "treat others the way she wishes to be treated," guides her.Sins of the Daughter:One moment Zelda was getting pummeled by her sister. She pushed then she was looking down at her a blood gushed from Ada's head. She looked around to see if Ada's boyfriend with whom she had been making out was in sight, but the coward was gone. Ada's car was the only one in the lot.Zelda's wish of not having a sister had come true. She pulled her to a ravine and sent her to the bottom and then caved in stone from the edge until she was sure she had a deep cover.She knew she had taken the branch in the road of her life that was the way she wanted to go. She focused on getting out of the University and getting a job.Sometime later her mother took a step too far in accusing her of doing in her sister and Zelda took her mother to Aida's grave and had her join her.Zelda got the perfect job and celebrated by eliminating the lover that had run from both her and Aida. He was but the first of many.She became known as getting the job done and was soon working on her own doing inspections along the Canadian border with the US.She had it made and was working her way westward along the border.Then the bodies were discovered. A US detective was hired to look into the discovered bodies and her whole life began to come unraveled.Who was this detective? How was it that she was able to figure out the string of plantings that had been so expertly carried out.Then when she thought she had set up the perfect way to end it all. It was she who had been wounded. It was she who had lost all her savings. It was she who was on the run.She had a last chance, and she took it but once again she was on the run.She lay on the ground looking up at the Black Cincinnati detective that had somehow exposed her and had ended her ambition of planting a body at every Canada to US crossing point.She would forever wonder how she had been out done.

Anthology SynopsisBook 1: The FoldBram discovers how to Fold the fabric of space. His vision of how to develop the technology puts him in the lead.Book 2: The MessageAn intercepted Alien Message give a new twist to the ability to the aspect of the Fold. Book 3: Fold WormholeThe ability to Fold is augmented when Bram learns how to move from the initial Fold coordinate to a continuously changing coordinate. Book 4: Negative FoldTime does not exist in the negative Fold realm. The universe is made up of both a linear time realm and a realm where the same universe exists in a timeless environment. Book 5: Ripples In TimeEvents in the positive time frame can be changed by doing so in the negative Fold realm. Reality as we believe in does not really exist.

Savitar SynopsisJourney's EndA small black hole devastates MarsSavitarTwo hundred twenty-five million years later the small black hole threatens EarthConfluenceEarth has been saved and the discovery of the Martian achievements follows.SavitarThe Solar System's two hundred twenty-million-year journey around the edge of the milky way was bringing it back to an encounter that had previously wiped out the Martian civilization. This time the Earth was in the cross hairs.Zackary Milton, a PhD in Astronomical History, and his professor now his partner Dr. Craig Garrity discover the small blackhole that will interact with the Solar system and likely devastate EarthZack envisions a way to capture and move it out of Earths path.Craig's close relationship to the newly elected US president gets the program to protect the planet launched and gets Zack put in charge of the effort to capture and move the blackhole.The effort is globally supported but various factions want control of the gigantic space going vessel named Savitar by Zack.An assassination attempt is made on Zack while he prepares to get the Savitar on its journey. He is saved by his most loyal personal guard, Janet. She has sworn that she will keep him safe.The Savitar and its crew of four thousand depart earth. They become aware that their path will take them too close to the Moon and will most likely tear the Savitar apart.Zack and his crew overcome that first threat and become sensitive to other potential ways that the Savitar may be sabotaged.They isolate the Savitar from any computer connection with Earth and take complete internal control.Subsequent events, including a second assassination attempt on Zack causes a complete reassessment of all control systems.Each barrier is overcome with the teamwork of the crew.The Savitar continues to be built as it travels on its multi-year voyage out to intercept and capture the blackhole.How the Savitar captures and contains the black hole is significantly changed from the original plans made on Earth. This change exposes and circumvents a number of preplanned sabotage actions by various parties on Earth.The economic powers on Earth have all designed new, fast spaceships and plan to take control of the Savitar. Craig still on Earth has convinced the US president that Zack is prepared and has the Savitar capable to defend itself against all threats. The US sends out a contingent with only thirty commandos and a group of Scientists renowned in their fields of expertise.Zack prepares for the confrontation with the approaching space vessels in a manner that he hopes will prevent a shooting confrontation. He is set up to do so if necessary and feels certain his defense system is superior to anything he will face.The approach and the friendly demonstration of the Savitar's superior capability allows the Savitar to set itself up as the neutral Switzerland of space.The environment on the Savitar takes on a new and positive way of life.Janet, his loyal protector, and his true soul mate get married on a simulated Hawaiian beach. She had always dreamt of doing that on Earth.

The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.The Girl on the Grill: Deals with the murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold caseMaggot: Alex's work with the DEA has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.Votive Candles: A local priest and his licentious behavior give Alex a new perspective of crime.Windy City Alex is hired to root out the bad members of theChicago Police. Country Road: An organization that is killing young women is eliminated by Alex and team.Pool of Blood: On vacation Alex is asked to help a case involving a serial killer.Sins of the Daughter: A demented person kills individuals and buries them along the Canadian Border.These are the cases that Cincinnati's first black female detective, Alex Evercrest, with her dedicated team solve.Her extraordinary skills both physically and with her weapon, and the strong support of her detective team members is the "force" that is her armor.Her unwavering belief that she, "treat others the way she wishes to be treated," guides her.Pool of BloodThe look of astonishment in his eyes, the blood pulsing like a fire hose from the veins in his neck, the feel of the blood hitting my face put huge grin across it. The eyes glazed over as life left the body. I dropped it into the wire basket and the water from the stream swept the now weakly pulsing blood into the pool thirty feet below. I jumped off the pinnacle boulder and sank to the bottom of the pool.I was in a heaven. I swam in a pink pool of cool water under the full moon over Maui.He was the first and many more would follow. I had found my calling. I knew that I was insane but now I was fulfilled.Alex looked forward to build heartfelt memories with her soul mate. She shared her early memories of watching the sunrise from Mt Haleakal¿, driving the road to Hana, driving the road around West Maui Forest Reserve, snorkeling and going out on a whale watch.Toward the end of her vacation is once again brought back into the detective world as two Maui detectives introduce themselves and ask for her help in solving a string of missing person cases that appears to be accelerating. She cringed internally as she was asked for her help in solving a string of missing person cases that appeared to be accelerating.Alex realizes that vacation has taken a turn that she must follow. She calls on Johnnie to do his online sleuthing and asks him to work one of his miracles. Once again he provides the information that reveals who the perpetrator might be.Alex and her two Maui back up detectives catch the pool of blood swimmer just before he kills the next victim.

Journey's EndA small black hole devastates Mars. The Martians eventually leave the solar system. But billions that died are left on Mars.SavitarTwo hundred twenty-five million years later the small black hole threatens Earth. The Earth has a genius hero that neutralizes and harness the small blackhole.ConfluenceEarth has been saved and the discovery of the Martian achievements follows. The Martians are contacted and new Earth to Martian relationship is established..

Book 1: The FoldBook 2: The MessageBook 3: Fold WormholeBook 4: Negative FoldBook 5: Ripples In Time Book 4: Negative Fold The locked viewing room was opened, and reality was altered. The message on the board and the notarized note stating the date and time it was notarized altered everyone's understanding of what reality might be. The proof that the past could be altered and changed undermined the belief that the past was fixed. The question that surfaced was, "Had their reality been altered?The negative Fold realm totally scrambled Bram's perceptive of reality. His experiment with stepping physically back just a few moments in time and physically being able to step into that time changed how he thought about history. Had those in the future already been stepping into the past and altering it? Had his discovery of the Fold capability been triggered by someone from the future giving him the clues to create the Fold equation that would allow the future to change the past. He wondered where the circle began.The establishment of the oversight committee had triggered him to design a way to make it near impossible for the negative Fold environment to be accessed except by he and one other person and only from Mataia.The discovery of the ability to look at the past and to be able to step into and alter it changed Bram's plans of how to explore the negative Fold realm.He knew he had the capability to alter the past and to change what any specific person would experience. He knew that he had to put blocks on such action and that he would need to do so as soon as possible. But the most pressing investigation was to determine if the future was actively engaged in altering history.He decided to set up several chicken and egg experiments to determine the current situation that he was facing.He felt like he was making progress then he found the almost hidden evidence that indeed someone in the future was reaching back.Bram decided to set a trap and almost lost his life to the intruder from the future.Help came from an unexpected situation that had occurred previously and had accidently crossed the timeline that he and the villain from the future occupied.Bram takes action that will seal the future entry port and figures out a way to prevent the future from altering the past.Bram implements the rhombicosidodecahedron maze from which nothing is able to exit.

Book 1: The FoldBook 2: The MessageBook 3: Fold WormholeBook 4: Negative FoldBook 5: Ripples In TimeBook 3: Fold Wormhole The Sun had not yet broken over the horizon as Bram approached the boulder on which he had spent many a morning during the development of the Fold Equation. He was returning to celebrate the tremendous success that he experienced and to return Einstein back to his home. This time he would sit with Pat, his soul mate and share the sunrise with her. He would give Einstein a cookie crumb and see what his mouse companion would do. Bram had expanded the capabilities of what he could do with the Fold process and had been able to overcome the adverse impact of Folding space. He had learned how to send and receive Fold messages by folding and sending neutrinos as tiny Fold objects. He had used this capability to reply to an Alien civilization in response to their call for help. His next step was to personally use his Wormhole Fold capability to visit the water world that would most likely be the new home for the Aliens. He also wanted to see the Earth like planets that had been identified. He was anticipating a need for he and the Fold community to have a place where they could isolate and be safe from the havoc that he anticipated when the impact of the Fold technology had on the social and economic environment. The flexibility and leverage that Bram had was overcome by the numerous attacks that had been launched against the Fold project, himself, and the rest of the Fold community. He anticipated the need for a place where everyone could retreat. The exploration into the negative time fold exposed a new dimension where time did not exist. Bram entered into a world where his mind guided where he went and what he saw. The universe was not the only existence. The philosophers had been on the right track of thinking of other types of existence. The universe that Earth and humans existed in was just one of millions of universes. Each universe had its own unique condition. It was hard for Bram to fathom what he had discovered. Then Bram lost his way. He was lost in one of the dimensions. It was a moment of pure terror as he realized that he did not know how to return to his own time and space. Then his sensors began to blink a simple message in morse code, "follow the light," ..-. --- .-.. .-.. --- .-- / - .... . / .-.. .. --. .... -, Bram knew immediately that Pat had guided a group to figure out how to reach him. He followed the light. The light led him to his starting point from where he knew how to return to the Fold compound and those he treasured. This time he was invited to go fishing by Mike and Mary who had learned about his getting lost somewhere in the Universe. That seemingly innocent invitation was an invite to yet another attack from his adversaries.

Book 1: The FoldBook 2: The MessageBook 3: Fold WormholeBook 4: Negative FoldBook 5: Ripples In Time Book 5: Ripples In Time The discovery that time has no meaning in the negative Fold realm and that the present can interact with both the past and the future alters the meaning of reality. Bram realizes that the ability to enter the negative realm empowers that person to have ultimate control of events. Intervening in any manner creates a ripple in the fabric of time and alters events into the future. Bram discovered how to Fold the Fabric of Space. During learning how to operate using the Fold he had accidentally discovered the alternate negative realm. It exists on what he refers to the negative realm because the mathematics of both his current realm and the negative realm is the same except for the negative signs in all the places where they are positive in his original equations. His exploration of the negative Fold realm drives home the fact that the negative Fold realm must be closed. It eliminated all meaning to living. One's life has no meaning if anyone operating in the negative realm is able to alter the reality around you. The discovery of a world similar to Earth provides a way to isolate the knowledge and the use of the Fold process.Setting up a new world presents an overwhelming challenge that Bram and his team undertake. They also slowly erase all knowledge of the Fold Process on Earth. An early mistake of sending a time capsule one hundred years into the future results in an attack by the future trying to kill Bram and his team.Brama his team manage to eliminate the initial threat and then try to make sure that the Fold knowledge is erased in the future.The avenging descendants of the antagonists that had been eliminated take the opportunity to avenge the deaths of their ancestors by launching high powered missiles to blowup up Bram's house. The missiles are neutralized by the laser shield technology that Bram has developed. Using all his abilities and the characteristics of the negative realm, Bram creates a labyrinth that requires millions of years to escape and to where he relegates those who insist on using their power in a negative way. Life on the new planet is managed in a green way. It becomes an Oasis and a place where the animals of Earth are preserved and managed in their natural state. Total independence from Earth is not achieved but total isolation is. Other intelligences are discovered and interacted with. Only Bram and his team have the Fold technology. It allows them to interact across universe with these other intelligences. The Ripples in Time are impossible to fully control and must be carefully monitored and controlled.

The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.The Girl on the Grill: The murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold caseMaggot: Alex has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime.Country Road: An organization killing young women is eliminated by Alex and team.Pool of Blood: On vacation Alex gets involved in stopping a serial killer.Sins of the Daughter: A demented person kills individuals and buries them along the Canadian Border.Her extraordinary skills both physically and with her weapon, a great deal of luck and the strong support of her detective team members is the "force" that is her armor.Her unwavering belief is that she should, "treat others the way she wishes to be treated."The politics of the City slowly change from one doubting her abilities to proudly referring to her as "Cincinnati's Black Annie Oakley."Her national and international recognition changes the nature of her role.Her first external assignment to is to help restore the integrity of the Chicago Police department.Her attackers make the mistake of underestimating her willingness to take immediate and lethal action. Action that remains within the law but results in many casualties. The River FrontA runner, in his late thirties, lay dead in a pool of blood running out of his ear. His running shorts are pulled down and his penis has been staged on his abdomen with a pencil driven through it to hold it in place.This is a first for the newly opened Cincinnati Waterfront park. She is faced with a "bad guy," but it is not the quick gun she needs but a very quick mind.She has a Bachelor of science in Criminology and Law Enforcement and has earned a master's degree in Phycology. During her college years she became a black belt.She spends three years as a detective in a small town. Then she lands a job in Cincinnati, Ohio.One reason for her selection as a detective for the Cincinnati Detective division is that she is a Black female and the Chief of detectives, also Black, desires to integrate the all-white detective division. He recognizes Alex as an exceptional candidate.Alex is thrilled with the possibility of being a detective in Cincinnati. It is a smaller city, but its murder rate is comparable to New York or Chicago.The Chief hires Trey McGregor, a Marine veteran, a policeman in Milwaukee. Trey, trying to escape the depression that a combination of PTSD and several recent shootings in his precinct, accepts the offer. She is focused on becoming the super detective she always desired to be. And practices a daily routine that includes the gun range, bicycling, running, daily floor exercises and weight training.The first murder has a bizarre twist that tests her capability, threatens her support, and makes Trey wonder if he has the right partner.Her preparation and skill development pay off and she overcomes the killer. Trey assists her on the capture of the killer.She becomes friends with Trey and his family.The Chief gets recognized for stopping a serial killer. He becomes an Alex supporter.Little does she know that future events will challenge her in all areas.

The River Front: Introduces Alex as Cincinnati's first Black female detective.The Girl on the Grill: The murder of a young woman by a local drug distributor.Missing: Alex solves a fifteen year old abduction cold caseMaggot: Alex has a Mexican Drug cartel boss attacking her.Racist: Alex is targeted to be killed by a racist.Votive Candles: A local priest gives Alex a new perspective of crime.Country Road: An organization is killing young women.Pool of Blood: Alex is asked to help a case involving a serial killer.Sins of the Daughter: A demented person kills individuals and buries them along the Canadian Border.Her extraordinary skills both physically and with her weapon, and the strong support of her detective team members is the "force" that is her armor.The politics of the City slowly change from one doubting her abilities to proudly referring to her as "Cincinnati's Black Annie Oakley."Her national and international recognition and desire to employ her services changes the nature of her role.The Girl on the GrillIt is late on a hot muggy night. The street is empty as the lone homeless Vietnam Vet walks slowly towards the highway over pass. A young woman runs frantically past him, and a car squeals its tires as it takes the corner behind him. He watches in horror as a car speeds past him and then skids to a halt and a huge man jumps out and slams the young woman against the overpass wall. He then lifts her over his head and launches her over the retaining wire fence to the highway below.Johnnie is now a witness that must be eliminated. His first concern is to save himself. He escapes by climbing over the retaining fence blocking his way down to the highway and runs across the interstate. He is stopped by the scene of the young woman smashed by the grill of the semi-truck. He thinks of her as the girl on the grill.When an innocent man is accused of the murder, Johnnie decides he must step forward.He knows that his PTSD, his being homeless and being Black will all work against being considered a credible witness. Johnnie decides to engage a Black female police detective he has seen almost daily as she rides her bike past the Cincinnati library. His first encounter with her convinces him that he has found the right connection.Alex Evercrest, the only Black female detective on the Cincinnati, police force believes Johnnie. She gets herself and her partner assigned to the case. Her apartment is destroyed by a self propelled rocket, she tracks down and captures her attackers and solves the case.