France, 1940.
An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned. This book transports the reader to Nazi-occupied France, where Daniel unwittingly and unexpectedly finds himself working for the Resistance, and ultimately to the Russian Front in a twist of fate so startling that no one can see it coming. $0.99 on Kindle
Picasso’s Motorcycle
April 8, 2022 By
Heart of the Earth: A Fantastic Mythical Adventure of Courage and Hope, Bound by a Shared Destiny
March 24, 2022 By
Where dark and light converge, and fantasy and fiction blur, is there another world where mysterious forces can intervene and restore peace back to the earth? A cautionary tale that offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Finding Eden
March 15, 2022 By
The MV Militobi, a German rescue ship, teeming with 600 Arab, African, and South Asian migrants, patrols the Mediterranean Sea and learns that all European ports refuse entry to asylum-seekers. Captain Anna Kruger has a decision to make: return immediately to the nearest port to place passengers in a detention camp for deportation or head to an uncharted island she found on an old map as a temporary solution.
Santa Inez Island is a paradise with plenty of food, water, and shelter and is already the home of hundreds of migrants. Modern-day pirates, led by Commandant Rafael Delgado, kidnap Captain Kruger and thirty female passengers as soon as they set foot on the island. The remaining ship’s crew is given one month to bring back a million Euro ransom or the hostages will be put to death! Under the cover of darkness, First Officer Jorge Estrada, leads the crew back to mount a rescue. Unarmed and undermanned, he must persuade all three villages, segregated by Delgado’s men on the island, to join him or the rescue will fail. His challenge? All three groups believe the pirates protect them from the violence of the other villages.
Throughout this novel, Captain Kruger, Commandant Delgado, Jorge Estrada, and a cast of memorable, migrant characters inhabit a magnificent island that brims with life. Fast-paced and entertaining, Finding Eden and its complementary additions (audio clips and deleted chapters) make for an elegantly constructed and timely story of the monumental challenges facing asylum-seekers today and the people who give their lives to help them. Free on Kindle.
Whispers from the Heart
February 25, 2022 By
She’s an English teacher determined to leave her haunting past behind. He’s an oceanographer and an opportunity for her to tempt the waters of love.
Will Madison’s have control over her life? Or will fate have a say in its outcome?
$2.99 on Kindle.
Free: Broken Pieces of God
February 17, 2022 By
Unemployment, failed chemotherapy, and no insurance bring Eddy and Gayle to life’s precipice. Desperate, Eddy turns to a statue of Jesus, seeking a miracle, while Gayle dives deeper into a scheme she has been concocting for twenty-five years.
In the meantime, their adult offspring, Rich and Sandy, grapple with the aftershock of a tragic incident that has shadowed their lives since high school. What will happen when their secret is revealed? Free on Kindle.
Screwed Up: Penitentiary Poetry
February 1, 2022 By
Screwed Up: Penitentiary Poetry takes a raw, unfiltered approach to the complexities of being incarcerated in a federal prison system and those who were confined within it. Those who have had their voices taken away finally have the platform to voice their feelings.
This hand-picked collection of poems sheds light onto the thoughts and feelings of a group of inmates who found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Thoughtful and raw insights into romance, heartbreak, injustice, prejudice, and recovery give this book unseen viewpoints on federal inmates. These artistic expressions demonstrate the fragility, vulnerability, uncertainty, longing, desire, and remorse that often gets overlooked by mainstream perspectives… (read more at www.amazon.com/author/pentuppoems) $7.99 on Kindle.
Free: Escape to ‘Indrieg’
January 15, 2022 By
In this short story Daryl welcomes you into his ‘safe place’, “Indrieg”,
“an island of dreams and boundless possibilities, blended seamlessly with impossibilities … coral sand beaches, waterfalls, lakes and palm trees.”
As he escapes the pressures of everyday life, landing unceremoniously on the stool in his shed, he soon gets to work on his latest project. Time is of the essence – at any moment he may be forced to make an unscheduled departure, landing back in reality with a thud!
Maybe you can relate to Daryl’s frequent visits to his own world! Maybe, you know what it’s like to experience the cost of an unintentional grunt of agreement, whilst engrossed in adding the most intricate finishing touches to your latest project! If so, you’re bound to enjoy reading, as Daryl humorously recalls the embarrassing situations he finds himself in, when returning to reality.
Free on Kindle.
Triangle of Hope
November 7, 2020 By
If one person can make a difference, just think what three can do. A tender story of love. Three strangers, each harboring a dark secret, become united by chance, and the wonderful power of the human spirit comes alive. If you believe that love and romance can happen in unusual circumstances, then this book is for you. $0.99 on Kindle.
Worthy Of This Great City
May 1, 2017 By
Ruth Askew, a minor celebrity, is spouting some highly incompetent philosophy about the end of philosophy, a fortunate woman mysteriously pushed to extremes. Con Manos, a journalist, is searching for certainty, meanwhile attempting to uncover a political scandal or two. Add in some undistinguished members of Philadelphia City Council, a popular radio station, a disorganized charity, a prestigious newspaper, any number of lawyers, and other professional criminals. In Worthy Of This Great City the compelling stories of two stubborn individualists intertwine in a scathing satire that invites you to question everything you think you think about today’s most discussed issues: populism and elitism, the possibility of truth, the reach of profound stupidity, and the limits of personal responsibility in these post-truth, morally-uncertain times. $3.99 on Kindle.
The Beauty of the Fall
December 7, 2016 By
Dan Underlight, a divorced, workaholic technology executive, suffers lingering grief over the death of his ten-year-old son, Zack. When Dan’s longtime friend and boss fires Dan from RadioRadio, the company that he helped create, he crashes and isolates himself. Willow, a poet and domestic violence survivor, helps Dan regain his footing. With her support, Dan ventures on a pilgrimage of sorts, visiting Fortune 500 companies to flesh out a software start-up idea. He then recruits three former RadioRadio colleagues and starts Conversationworks, a company he believes will be at the vanguard of social change.
Guided by Dan’s leadership, Conversationworks enjoys some early successes, but its existence is soon threatened on multiple fronts. Will Dan survive the ensuing corporate battles and realize the potential of his company? Or will he be defeated by his enemies and consumed by his grief? $9.99 on Kindle.
The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky
April 8, 2016 By
After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light-two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean.
Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their youth, until fate sent them down different paths. Grief and duty sidetracked Helena’s plans, and Jason came to detest the hollowness of his ambitions.
These two damaged souls are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena’s home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky. A new and perilous purpose binds Jason and Helena together again, as they vow to protect the lost innocent from the wrath of the authorities, no matter the risk to their future and freedom.
But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever… and perhaps their world as well. $0.99 on Kindle.
