Investigative reporter Jake Weaver dares the devil by writing hard-hitting news stories exposing the crimes of postwar Los Angeles gangsters Bugsy Siegel and Jack Dragna, putting himself, his wife and daughter in jeopardy.
Add to the mix a beautiful female British spy and a sadistic Nazi fugitive, a vicious torturer known as The Buchenwald Butcher, and you are on a thrill ride.
“A breathless read!” — Lynn Kennedy, author.
264 pages
Investigative reporter Jake Weaver dares the devil by writing hard-hitting news stories exposing the crimes of postwar Los Angeles gangsters Bugsy Siegel and Jack Dragna, putting himself, his wife and daughter in jeopardy.
Add to the mix a beautiful female British spy and a sadistic Nazi fugitive, a vicious torturer known as The Buchenwald Butcher, and you are on a thrill ride.
“A breathless read!” — Lynn Kennedy, author.
264 pages
A young medieval scholar goes to Cornwall to investigate a mysterious manuscript. Does it contain a previously unknown Chaucer poem? As he and his Oxford mentor seek the answer, he is stalked in an eerie, moon-lit churchyard, victimized by determined car thieves, threatened in an alley behind a pub, and encounters beguiling women, one of whom teaches him that Cornish mermaids can pose serious threats to mortal men.
PETRA explores the redemptive power of love and friendship in an intoxicating story of art and ambition, guilt and forgiveness, travel and empire in the 19th century Middle East. In 1860, Thomas Hudson towers over the New York art world, an artist celebrated for paintings glowing with the power of American nature. By 1868, the death of his children and new tastes in art collecting haunt his studio. Searching for forgiveness and inspiration, he travels to Paris, Alexandria, Beirut, Jerusalem, and the ancient city of Petra to revive his fame with stunning, exotic paintings.In his caravan are a devious American entrepreneur, a sympathetic Oxford don, and a spirited English noblewoman married to a Bedouin sheikh. Hudson’s journey across a vast map of desire, frustration, danger and discovery illuminates both the past and present.
335 pages
Nine linked stories take you from a glamorous lifestyle in New York City to a simple New England cottage. You’ll meet art aficionado Sonia Langhorne and her husband, Logan, radically changed just before the birth of their son, Will. Both Will and his sixteen-year-old son, Charlie, narrate life-altering stories, as does Clare, the perceptive wife of beloved handyman, Riley.
“Sonia Langhorne’s journey of self-actualization will challenge your beliefs about material wealth and social status. It may even change your life. A must read!”
— Len Shartzer
“A Cezanne painting and a poem scribbled on a boy’s baseball glove help to transform a woman into the person she was always meant to be. Sally Stiles’ beautiful and insightful writing brings to life a fascinating character you will love and always remember.” — J.E. Tobin, author of When We Were Wolves and The Triple Divide.
“In Across the Covered Bridge, Sally Stiles unveils a tucked-away world filled with remarkable creativity, rich characters, and deep compassion for our all-too-human journeys.”—Kathleen T. Jabs, author of Black Wings
