Bears On Bikes

Jake Travis is contracted by his ex-Army colonel to retrieve a missing fifty-year-old Cold War letter. A letter that must never fall into public domain.

The letter, written by a CIA operative who met a mysterious demise, has ended up in the possession of Raydel Escobar. Escobar, a charismatic nightclub owner, demands money from the US Government in return for forking over the letter. Jake soon discovers that Escobar is being manipulated by the mob.

Kathleen, Jake’s girlfriend, becomes close to Escobar’s wife. Jake and Kathleen sense that Escobar can be convinced to do the right thing. But the mob is using Escobar for other interests, and they violently protect those interests. Jake has no choice but to play their game.

Unknown to all, there is a second letter. A letter that will transform Jake and Kathleen’s lives.

“Bleak World & Hot Passions” “A fast-paced dystopian I couldn’t put down”
“Edgy, steamy, action packed, and plotted with nail-biting tension… “–Library Journal, Starred Review

In the harsh Northern Waste where human life is worth little, ice trucker Raina Bowen has learned to keep her eyes open and her knife close at hand. She’s spent her life on the run, one step ahead of the megalomaniac who hunts her. All she wants is to stay out of trouble and haul her load of grain to Gladow Station — but trouble finds her in the form of a sexy stranger called Wizard. He has the trucking pass she needs, and she’s going to get it even if she has to drag him out of a brawl. She may have rescued him, but Raina’s not foolish enough to see Wizard as anything close to helpless. He’s hard and honed and full of secrets — secrets that may destroy them both.

As they race across the Waste, trying to outrun rival truckers, ice pirates, and the powerful man bent on their destruction, Raina’s forced to admit that trouble’s found her. And this time, there’s nowhere left to run.

Cat Caliban is not your average grandmother… she has a surprisingly sharp tongue, a good supply of gin and loves to solve mysteries.

Welcome to Northside, Cincinnati — a working-class neighbourhood. It’s the new home of feisty fiftysomething Cat Caliban and her three mischievous cats.

Armed with nothing but a library card and a stack of well-thumbed mystery novels, Cat’s ready for her first case as a sleuth-in-training… she doesn’t have to wait long!

When the body of an elderly homeless woman is found in Cat’s apartment block, she sets out to investigate.

She soon discovers a surprising link to the Golden Age of Hollywood silent movies.

Can Cat find the murderer before the credits roll on the case?

Charlie Collins, once an accomplice in Bill Czerny’s notorious robber gang, sought refuge in the fires of the forge, forsaking a life of ill-gotten gains. Yet, the townsfolk with their long memories refuse to release him from the clutches of his criminal past. Now, as the twisted hands of destiny conspire, his former gang emerges from the shadows…

Can he save the very community that rejects him?

Amidst the tumult, Aggie Antonelli, a spirited soul with an unwavering spirit, weaves her own tapestry of defiance. The dusty winds of her past though unleash a tempest of danger, as a shadow returns to haunt her and the entire city. Charlie will prove her only ally in this quest to shield their beloved town.

A storm is brewing on the horizon…

Amidst the sweeping plains, Charlie and Aggie navigate the twists and turns of an untamed frontier, with their hearts entwined amidst the chaos. In this tale of adventure and sacrifice, they dare to defy destiny, their resolve unyielding as they confront the shadows that threaten to engulf everything!

For thirteen years, from 1920 to 1933, the transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibited in America. This “Noble Experiment” was undertaken because its supporters believed that alcohol was the single major cause of both crime and poverty. They believed that prohibiting alcohol would lead to the end of poverty and slum housing in the United States and that prisons and jails would no longer be needed.
However, the precise opposite proved to be true. Prohibition led directly to rising crime rates, widespread illegal behavior amongst ordinary Americans, and a loss of respect for laws, law enforcement, and for the apparatus of government. How could something based on such good intentions go so disastrously wrong?