Based on a true incident and set in the early 1850's in California's gold country, "Harry, Mary, and Joaquin Murrieta" is a tale of racial prejudice, lust, murder, revenge, politics, and love. It is the story of Captain Harry Love, a veteran of the Mexican American War and former Texas Ranger, tough but not too bright, and his courtship and marriage to Henrietta Boone, tougher and brighter, and who masterminds Harry to his eventual appointment by the State of California to be the Head of the California Rangers for the three months of its existence. His task is to pursue California's most...

"THE TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC and Other Horror Stories" is a collection of original short stories some of which are based on legends of Latin America. Three of the stories are set in El Salvador, Central America's smallest democracy and a country with a history of political volatility. It also happens to be the author's birthplace. The other stories are set in Santa Barbara, Ca., and San Francisco, CA. Some of the themes of the stories are, "The jungle spawns evil in the form of... An 80-year old, bloody legend takes human form... The faint smell of sulfur and the spine-tingling presence... The...