The Royal Casino like Las Vegas has its share of characters and action; daily scenarios that keep Johnny Franco, General Manager, eagle-eyed. But 'Six Pack' Mike's major concern when he enters daily is the expeditious manner in which the cocktail waitresses deliver his first Budweisers, and whether he will still be conscious when the other twelve arrive. TEN TO CALL are words every poker player has heard when a dealer wakes him from his procrastination. It is the call to action that unfolds the daily humorous incidents, sex, drugs, and fast lane life style that characterize the world of...

IN AN ERA WHEN BLACK FAMILIES WERE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE ECONOMICALLYAND OVERCOME HARSH RACIAL BARRIERS, THE HAWKINS AND EDWARDS CLANS WERE WITNESSING THEIR OWN IDENTITY CRISIS...'COLORED, ' 'NEGRO, ' 'BLACK'? BUT ALVINA EDWARDS' PERSONAL DILEMMA WAS MORE DRAMATIC. SHROUDED WITH A SELF-IMPOSED RELIGIOUS PIOUSNESS UNDER SIEGE, SHE NEEDED NOT ONLY HER BIBLE, BUT GUILE TO WARD OFF HER DETRACTOR. AND WITH A WILY GRANDSON, JASON EQUALLY DETERMINE TO DISCLOSE HER PAST, SHE MUST PREVAIL, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF FAMILY UNITY AND PROGRESS.

Alex Duval's manuscript is late, and Veracruz, Mexico seems the ideal place to complete his novel, but then he gets one glimpse of sensuous Exoda Carmona and his world now is dominated by thoughts of another sexual encounter. Suddenly the Mexican Mafia wants to know who stole its money, and now Duval's book is less important than finding sexy Exoda and hoping he can stay alive before the sadistic hit men come calling.

"MEXICO-A NATION'S CULTURE OF DENIAL" CHRONICLES MEXICO'S HISTORY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A CUSTOM OF LOOKING OUTWARD TO LAY BLAME FOR INTERNAL ILLS. BEGINNING WITH ITS COLONIAL ERA WHEN SPAIN IMPOSED ITS SOCIAL YARDSTICK TO CONTROL MEXICO'S MAJORITY POPULATION OF MESTIZOS, INDIANS AND BLACKS, BOB HAYES ILLUSTRATES HOW THIS EARLY CATERIZATION OF ITS AFRICAN SLAVES; CATERGORIZING THEM AS OTHER THAN AFRICANS, PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CULTURE OF DENIAL. BY TRACING ITS LONG, STRAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH A MORE POWERFUL AND AMBITIOUS U.S, THE AUTHOR DOCUMENTS HOW MEXICO STROVE...

In 1976, a U.S. SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft disappers during an illegal flight over Outer Mongolia. Neither the Mongolians, Chinese, Japanese, nor Soviets are initially able to connect the dots of intrigue. But the one surviving airman knows he must somehow elude KGB killers if he expects to stay alive. A chess game of deadly Cold War plots ensues; threatening to unmask international schemes designed to reorder Asia's balance of power

From the 16th Century, African slavers discharged their cargo in Mexico's port of Veracruz. But even today, Mexico is in a state of denial re: the existence and contrbution of its black population. "The Love Of A Prince" depicts this era, highlighting one Yanga, an escaped slave who fought against Spanish soldiers for more than 30 years before securing the FIRST black/Indian liberation in the Western Hemisphere. His fictional descendents tell Mexico's black history through their eyes...their struggle against the nation's rigid racism...their romantic exploits... achievements...their...

AS MEXICO'S NOTORIOUS DRUG CARTELS THREATEN TO EXPAND THEIR U.S. OPERATIONS, THE D.E.A. DISCOVERS THAT ONE OF ITS AGENTS HAS DEFECTED. SO AGENT ARMANDO CRUZ IS DISPATCHED TO MEXICO TO LOCATE THE RENEGADE AGENT AND BRING HIM TO JUSTICE. BUT IF HE IS TO BE SUCCESFUL, CRUZ MUST NOT ONLY AVOID THE MEXICAN CARTEL'S CRUTAL "ZETA" KILLERS, BUT THE REVENGE OF A SUSPICIOUS POLICE CHIEF WHO WONDERS WHY HIS WIFE HAS DEVELOPED A SUDDEN INTEREST IN THIS "GRINGO" MEXICAN/AMERICAN ....AN ADVERSARY WHO SEEMS MORE BENT ON SEEING CRUZ IN ONE OF HIS JAILS THAN AIDING OPERATIONS SNOWFALL.

AS HE ADVENTURES IN AND OUT OF AMOROUS RELATIONSHIPS. A YOUNG JUAN CARLOS SEEKS TO EXPLORE AND HEED EXACTLY WHAT HIS EXOTIC. DISCERNING MOTHER HAS PREACHED REGARDING WOMEN. SEX, AND LOVE. "VIOLET" BARES A YOUNG TEMPTRESS ON A MISSION TO ECLIPSE A DARK PAST: ELEVATING BEYOND THE GRASP OF CURIOSITY. AND IF IT MEANS UNLEASHING HER SEXUAL PROWESS. THEN SO BE IT. IN "DUMBAR HOTEL." A SUAVE, HANDSOME, GIGOLO, BILLY DUPREE. HAS LEFT HIS MARK ON LOS ANGELES' WOMEN OF MEANS. NOW ALL THAT REMAINS IS THE SEDUCTION OF ONE OF THE CITY'S LEADING DEBUTANTES WHOSE SOCIAL STATUS LABELS HIM FORBIDDEN FRUIT.

WHAT LORRAINE THOMAS VOWED AT 14 THAT STARING OUT SOME WINDOW MONTHLY, ANTICIPATING A MAILMAN'S DELIVERY OF A WELFARE CHECK, WOULD NOT DEFINE HER FUTURE. ALREADY THE MEN WERE OGLING, WAITING FOR HER TO RAISE HER SKIRT. SHE DID HAVE A MIRROR IN HER MOTHER'S MODEST LOS ANGELES BUNGALOW, BUT SHE DIDN'T NEED IT TO REMIND HER OF HER EXCEPTIONAL PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES... QUALITIES SHE WAS CONVINCED WOULD FACILITATE HER ESCAPE FROM POVERTY AND ENSURE A QUALITY LIFE STYLE. AS GOD WAS HER WITNESS, SHE WOULD HAVE FINANCIAL SECURITY. AND IF SHE MUST USE HER BODY TO CARVE OUT A LIFE SHE FELT SHE DESERVED...