In the year 2040, America faces divide. Terrorist assaults, racial conflicts and political opportunists threaten its very survival. A riveting, thought-provoking tale, Melting Point 2040 explores the human costs of an America growing apart - following intertwined lives of a young Mexican immigrant, a disconnected survival gaming fanatic, a University professor and others competing to resolve disputes on their terms. It's a different world. America's economic supremacy has been surpassed. Computer programs drive cars that shape around passengers. English is no longer the primary language in...

Can the United States be saved from civil war? In 2041, Senator Manny Jones takes charge of a four-state secession battle in America's Southwest to create the Republic of Alta Texas. As he does, the United Nations sends peacekeepers to protect the region's Hispanic majority from genocidal U.S. military retribution for voting to secede. Peacekeeping troops conceal a massive territory grab supported by anti-American terrorists, the world's most powerful drug cartel and nations intent on weakening the United States. U.S. President Marc Phillipi seeks to make amends after a lie he told to win...

A unique blend of novel and memoir, "Suicide Escape" engages 15-year-old Clarissa Coleman's mental battlefield as prepares to take her life, too far lost in depression to see a future filled with anything except misery. Confronted just in time by an elderly hiker whose struggle with teen depression reflects the author's life, Clarissa is trapped between curiosity about the potential for a less troubled future and an intense desire to end her ongoing pain. Nature intervenes to twist an already emotional encounter in unexpected directions. The story combines raw, honest perspectives on...

Stories of atonement, recovery, revenge and inspirational leadership interlace in this compelling tale of an America striving to renew from deep internal divides that nearly destroy the United States in the year 2041. Recognizing that the Golden Rule of treating others as we would want to be treated is a unifying principle able to bring people across faiths together with those who don't believe in a higher power, President Marc Phillipi launches a Constitutional amendment campaign to require government laws and actions to conform with the concept. Along the way, he encounters stiff resistance...