Since his parents split, Clare Candle has been a Momma's boy, and now, past thirty, he retraces his path to adulthood, explores his resentment, the struggle to be his own person, and to clarify the dreams that foul his nights. He meets Abby at a Writer's Guild Seminar in Los Angeles and the two connect romantically and through their troubled histories. Kentucky "Ken" Prism, another writer wanna be, disrupts their lives with his raunchy tales and nefarious motives. Love is elusive, old hurts exposed, justice uncertain, and family secrets laid bare, as the nocturnal angst is resolved-with...
Since his parents split, Clare Candle has been a Momma's boy, and now, past thirty, he retraces his path to adulthood, explores his resentment, the st...
When an emergency light goes on as their jet is landing at LAX, Jason and Rosanna meet and agree to go for coffee. He is a social worker and avowed atheist, she teaches Comparative Religion at a community college. Their connection is challenged by an historical mystery that doesnt permit Rosanna to commit, compounded by former boyfriend, Carter Trustworthy, a Scientologist and a poor loser. Each family, Jasons and Rosannas, have lost a brother, both mothers suffering from persistent depression. The final twist reveals the stunning mystery, along with painful family secrets that tear into...
When an emergency light goes on as their jet is landing at LAX, Jason and Rosanna meet and agree to go for coffee. He is a social worker and avowed a...
A psychologist and an electrical worker have been buddies since childhood. Billy, the electrician, has a dream to be a licensed contractor, but, in what looks to be a brawl, his opponent is killed. Did he strike the deadly blow? The shrinks marriage is in trouble and he meets a single mother, Hannah, as he agonizes over being faithful to his wife of a dozen years, or pursuing his yearning for a vital new love. His wifes cousin from Nebraska is a fundamentalist who sees Jack Crossly as the enemy, and tries to catch him in the act of betrayal. Was he a third party who struck the deadly blow in...
A psychologist and an electrical worker have been buddies since childhood. Billy, the electrician, has a dream to be a licensed contractor, but, in wh...
A senseless murder brings Detective Gomez and Hartunian into the mix. Liliana, a beautiful, tall, Chicana detective, is intrigued by a writer, whose novel seems to be the model for someone's ruthless crime against an innocent elderly man. The Trail leads to two rival Chicano gangs from East Los Angeles, each trying to throw blame on the other. The bizarre family of the victim stands to benefit from the murder, but the actual deed may well have been contracted out Gomez and Hartunian pull all possible suspects together in an Agatha Cristie ending.
A senseless murder brings Detective Gomez and Hartunian into the mix. Liliana, a beautiful, tall, Chicana detective, is intrigued by a writer, whose n...
