"Radar won the war, the bomb ended it." Small Town, Big Secrets gives us a look at one of America's most important military bases during World War II--the top secret Boca Raton Army Air Field. On this base, troops learned how to install, maintain and operate the country's most important war-worth device--airborne radar. Small Town, Big Secrets retraces for the first time the development of the base, its impact on Boca Raton, the life of base soldiers and the development and impact of airborne radar in the war. Engrossing and thoroughly researched, this poignant history has gone untold until...

What if the world was able to access an ancient artifact that would miraculously heal anyone who touched it? Would it be a blessing or a curse? This question and more face brash, but endearing, freelance writer Shea Baker, as he finds himself hurled headlong into a mystery of biblical proportions in The Cloak. To some, making this relic available to heal the masses would be an act of compassion. However altruistic, others believe it to be a totally misguided act--one that would instantly fling the world into theological, political, economic and logistical chaos. What follows is a hunt for the...

KINDLE BOOK REVIEW, 2014 KINDLE BOOK AWARDS SEMIFINALIST Out of Mind, Out of Sight is a revealing history of the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee from construction of its original buildings in 1834 as part of the Chattahoochee Federal Arsenal during the Second Seminole War, to its current role-treating individuals who have been civilly and forensically committed. To put the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee in perspective, the story is set against a backdrop of the evolution of institutionalized mental health care both in the U.S. and Florida where new emerging...

Shea Baker, freelance writer, is flung headlong into a mystery of biblical proportions when he hunts for the twelfth stone, an ancient artifact he believes is key in proving the biblical account of the Exodus and revealing who murdered his friend Mort Saul. Meyer Belinsky, a well-known professor of Jewish history, adamantly refutes that the Exodus ever took place and stakes his reputation on it by citing the lack of tangible or written historic evidence. Renowned archeologist Misha Reuben believes otherwise. He is certain that the twelve stones assembled into a memorial commemorating the...