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SHE HOLDS A TROUBLING SECRET FROM HER PASTGrace Morgan has done well for herself during the turbulent times of WWII, but longs for something more intriguing in life than the mundane.HE’S HER PROTECTORHer long-time friend and confidant, J.D. McGinnis, is finally back in Chicago, where both have landed positions at WLS Radio Station. Riddled with guilt regarding his haunting history, the now dishonorably discharged Vet is recruited to run covert operations for the government.HOT OFF THE WIREBrigadier General Thomas J. Ellis is a master at concealing his many classified projects and dodging nosey reporters. What he doesn’t expect is fighting an attraction to a beguiling and determined red-h...

A group of Vampires living in the modern-day world. Several, Edwin Aldemeer included, are centuries old.Edwin is a member of the elite warrior class of vampires who protects a council of elders that acts as the governing body for these creatures.He is ruthless, cunning, intelligent and has never been defeated in battle.Althea Adams is a recently turned daughter of Marcus Grigory Ignatius whose bloodlines run back to Roman times. Marcus is an Ancient. His power knows no bounds.Humans are mortal enemies of the Realm. The Code does not allow for any fraternization. The penalty is death for all concerned.Althea has learned of a young vampire who has fallen in love with a human female.Dispatching...

THINK: JOHN WICK MEETS ELIZABETH BENNET

Sir David La Roche, Knight Templar, is a renowned warrior who hires his services out to weary travelers wishing to visit the Holy Lands, in the Year of Our Lord, 1229 A.D.

He is bored with such endeavors and determined to wed Lady Beatrice, a wealthy heiress whose lands Sir David will inherit upon her father's death, of course.

The Templar has it all planned out, until a wistful, energetic young woman enters his life.

His word is his bond. He has given it, which means it is set in stone. Why then, does his thoughts turn to Isabella Kingsley at night, why is his dreams haunted by that pretty face, that sensual body.

MADDIE THORNTON, HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED BACK IN TIME TO THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1878.

IT ALL BEGAN WITH A TELEVISION SHOW, THE KNIGHTS OF CHILAVRY.

MADDIE FINDS HER OWN KNIGHT BUT WILL SHE HAVE TO LEAVE HIM BEHIND WHEN...IF...SHE RETURNS TO HER OWN TIME.

HOW THIS HAPPENED? WHY IT HAPPENED, IS A COMPLETE MYSTERY THAT MADDIE IS DETERMINED TO SOLVE THAT SHE CAN RETURN TO HER SMALL APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.

WHAT SHE DIDN'T COUNT ON, IS MEETING A MAN THAT FULFILLS EACH AND EVERY CHECK MARK ON HER 'I REALLY LIKE THIS GUY' LIST.

 

Hester Hughes, a lovely young Healer from England is taken from her home to the wild highlands of Scotland to tend an ailing child.Forced by Fate into the capable arms of Seth McFarland, a Viking Warrior.  A sensual, seasoned male who wishes to experience Hester in the Biblical sense.Hester is an innocent in a hostile world where she is accused of being a Witch.Seth McFarland does not believe in such nonsense, but he finds himself instantly attracted to the small, vulnerable woman he finds sitting so quietly in beautiful field of flowers.A battle of wills ensues.  Seth, who has never been defeated in battle, just may have found a foe who can match his stubborn, willful ways. &...

A small town, a murder, a fraternity, and a tangled web of people, politics, and lies.When Senator Marcus Thornton is killed at an engagement party in his hometown, amateur sleuth Sheridan Hendley is drawn into the investigation alongside her detective husband. With a reputation for flip-flopping on political issues, Thornton's death sparks suspicion. Broken promises and hidden agendas lead to dangerous undercurrents.As Sheridan delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a network of social connections and a history of infidelity that may have played a role in Thornton’s murder. But with so many suspects and conflicting motives, can she piece together the truth? Is the killer’s motive pol...

2 faces on TV - VICTIM and KILLER - which is she? She thought she'd escaped - now a man's remains are found in a remote Australian waterhole. Police say MURDER! She is linked to it, brought back from England, and charged with the crime. Newspapers say, "KILLED HER LOVER, FED HIM TO CROCODILES!" She will tell nobody what happened on that fateful day!

 

This box set includes the full Claire Trilogy by award-winning author Tom McCaffrey. The prequel, Finding Jimmy Moran, is now available! Book #4 of The Claire Saga, Where the Ley Lines Meet, releases June 2024.

The Claire Trilogy taught us the meaning of family and loyalty in every sense of those words through the bonding of Claire the Mule and her family of mystical misfits under the most trying of circumstances.

It's prequel, Finding Jimmy Moran, introduced the world to the magical young boy who grows into the man that leads Claire's family across the galaxy.

Where The Ley Lines Meet is what happens when the mystical misfits and their alien brethren are recalled to earth to reunite and save the world.

The storylines and characters the readers have come to love in the prior four books reappear in this continuation and conclusion of The Claire Saga. Or is it?

Who is Jimmy Moran? It starts with a lucky penny. Then a muse who bestows a mystical gift. Or maybe a curse? Family, friends, and fights abound as Jimmy breaks the law, looks for love in all the wrong places and experiences loss that transforms him. A mischievous Bronx boy becomes a man in his search for the love of his life.

This is the coming of age story of the character we meet in The Claire Saga, who becomes a mob lawyer, Claire the mule's best friend, and the leader of the motley crew of magical misfits.

This final installment of The Claire Trilogy picks up where An Alien Appeal leaves off, expands the roster of mystical characters and introduces the next generation of Terran-Centauri hybrids. When the interstellar childrens' powers are inadvertently exposed to the Internet, Machiavellian twin tech tyrants attempt to kidnap them for their own nefarious purposes.

During the ultimate showdown between Claire and her family of misfits, one of the most powerful corporations on earth and the United States military, love is tested and lives are forfeited. Where will the survivors go from here? Be ready to say goodbye.

An Alien Appeal picks up where The Wise Ass left off, expands the roster of mystical and magical characters, reunites Jimmy with his last sibling and finds Jimmy and Everett traveling through space to Proxima b to answer to that planet's elite for Everett's decisions and Jimmy's continued existence.All of Jimmy's wishes come true, including arguing his friend's case before the highest court in this galaxy, but there are prices to pay and Jimmy's life hangs in the balance. Love is tested and irrevocable choices are made.These colorful characters' continuing evolution embraces love, interstellar courtroom drama, loss and tears. Of course, Claire plays her central role in the resolution of it a...

When Wise Guys meet the Wise Ass and friends, all hell breaks loose.

After his brothers are murdered, a New York mob lawyer testifies against his associates and is forced to enter WITSEC (the Witness Protection Program). He and his wife are relocated to a rural area outside a small town in Colorado where he is compelled to adapt to his new life under the constant threat of mafia reprisal. Reflexively resisting his immersion into all things country, this life long city boy meets and adopts a loquacious mule and befriends his closest neighbors, who have even greater secrets to conceal.

Mokii is a city that exists only in the combined imaginations of its inhabitants. They are not dreaming. You might be sitting on a train while your brain drifts to explore Mokii. You need to get past the bouncer, have fun, yet experience danger. 

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Alien Exit is driven by a female astronaut, a Palaeolithic mongrel, Glastonbury chaos, steamy sex in space, a journalist and a mad general. All to overcome time-quakes created when aliens depart Earth.

This novel attempts to break tropes: the aliens are not invading, they're leaving; the planet as spheres but s l o w l y.; usual ways to communicate do not work.

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