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Jimmy Genius

“He’s too smart for his own good!”

Usually, that is an exaggerated hyperbole, meant as a criticism, but not always.  It sometimes comes from the heart of a loving parent who realize that they have a child who is a genius.  As he is growing up, he discovers that peers seem to live in a different world than he does.

Jimmy Genius is a story of such a boy, who was raised so that his intelligence did not distance him from regular kids.  This was made possible by sensitive parenting and responsive teachers.

Even though the problems that Jim faces are serious, they get colored with humor.  Besides brains, he has been blessed with good looks and is often the prize that his female contemporaries want to win.

Also, prominant in his story, is his best friend, a bond what only grows as they do.

Birds Must Fly

The arrival of grief strikes at the very foundation of our lives. Every family has their unique way to react to it. This novel tells how death came to two generations of the Vogel family; first to the father, and then to his son. Both had lost their love, leaving each to raise a little boy.

The story centers around an attractive and restored Victorian home, located just outside the city of Corvallis, Oregon. It is resting at the top of a small rise. On both sides of its long lane are two pastures of grass and clover, charmingly framed in with a three-board white fence.

This is a farm that strangers are unable to just drive by, especially when one of the pastures is full of lambs and their mothers. Often, families pull over onto the shoulder and line the fence, hoping a lamb can be coaxed near so they can pet him.

And so, allow me to take you on their journey. You will see how they conquered their grief and were able to soar to new heights of joy and love.

The Sleeping Prince

The story begins in San Francisco on Fisherman’s Wharf. A young, well-dressed tourist was robbed, bludgeoned, and taken to emergency. His life was spared but he remained in a coma, and without any ID.

His case was assigned to the best detective they had. He was a crusty, hard-nosed veteran who had just been assigned a new assistant to break in. She was a young, sweet thing and all feared for her well-being with the ill-tempered Inspector Grump.

What follows is an exciting adventure with good natured laughs along the way. Woven into the story is an improbable romance which will delight you.

This is an easy reading story which will make you feel good.

The Ugly Painting

This is a story full of tender affection.  It begins in the Netherlands where a battered, middle-aged man now finds himself alone and his life’s work taken from him.  His only remaining family has moved to America and he feels that he no longer has a reason to live.  Then, he is asked to come to California, and help raise his grandson.   Once there, his life is again full of purpose and he has wonderful places to give his appreciable love.  But there is more for him there.  His artistic talents are given a venue, and as a result, he becomes recognized and appreciated in his community.  But from his past, an intriguing mystery begins to chase him.  And yet, with its ill intent, brave love and pride is uncovered.

Air In G

Air In G is a story of a perfectly constructed violin that was owned by four generations of fine musicians, and the boy who inherited it.  Music was in their blood, woven into their lives, but then the family discovered that their little boy was born with more natural talent than all of them had ever possessed.

You will enjoy seeing how he grows and matures to be a super young man as well as a musician who can reach into the souls of music lovers and fill them with joy.  Air In G is a story of great music, life struggles, and victory but more importantly, of love.

The Last Baer

A nineteen-year-old leather worker, in the middle 1800s, decides to gather a small stake and leave a depressed Germany behind to build a new life in America. He opens a small shop and, with hard work and moxie, begins a highly successful company. Four generations later, its roots have grown a million dollar-plus corporation.

As this narrative begins, the millions are there, but with them, there is only a boy and his grandmother; and he is the Last Baer. This is a story of joy and success, of hard work and struggle, and of overcoming sorrow and prejudice with love and victory. Along the way, the reader will also find humor, outright laughter and moving relationships.

Snoops

When in love, can there be a greater hurt than to find your lover with someone else? Snoops is a story that outlines how a man put his life back together again, even after diving into alcohol’s addiction and the destruction of his professional life. Travel along with Bo as he finds a new life, builds a wonderful world to raise his son, and eventually finds a second lover who is all that and more.

Not Meant to Be!

Todd and Pat had been in love, even before high school, but when they would be married had yet to be decided. The story begins with him visiting Michigan State, the school of his father, checking things out for his master’s degree program. However, as soon as he gets back to California, he discovers that Patty and her family have disappeared, vanished. After weeks of searching, the only conclusion anyone could come up with was that they were in the witness protection program of the Federal Marshals and they had to flee for their lives. So, it seemed that their love together was “Not Meant to be!”

You will be fascinated as you observe how Todd never stopped loving her, but continued on in building a very positive life. He and his cousin rent half of a duplex and living with Andy will take Todd to places and situations he would have ever discovered on his own. Together they find beautiful women, laughter, and still get their master’s degrees. These two guys are simply fun to be around and their love for each other carried each other through life’s ups and downs.

Where Are You?

Barry quickly learned how life can change directions, on a dime.  He had come to San Francisco to meet with the lawyers to finalize the sale of his very prosperous business.  His wife decided to have the family come with him and make this trip into a vacation.  But as he was signing the bottom line, his son was being kidnapped.

Yes, he was now rich but his world had come crashing down around him.  While searching for his boy in the weeks to follow, he will be joined by two people who will be key to righting his world.

*  The author is still chasing after the main characters in this story, to see where they take him.  When that ends, this novel will be completed.  If you would like to receive an alert when this and other titles are published, fill out the form below:

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Stop the Rain

An old song says that “Into each life some rain must fall!” You didn’t have to convince Peter Clark that the song writer was right on! His life had been a downpour, but his Gram and a school teacher showed him how to drive the clouds away.

In life, there are a lot of people who are forced to confront terrible things. Some fight it and some accept it; some drive the rain away and some drown. This is a story of a man who fought the storms of life, in fact a series of them, and became victorious.

Pete could have been anything he wanted to be, and end up a success. But because of the love of these two women in his young life, he decided that he wanted to be a teacher. He knew that there were children out there, just like he was, where life was trying to drown them. He became their advocate, their champion, against the forces which sought to destroy them.

As he was doing this, the storm clouds came into his life, but through it all he would not only survive but prosper. You will enjoy seeing how Pete was able to survive the storms and Stop the Rain!