Published Books

The Prince

Timothy grew up in the beautiful City by the Bay. He was born into a family of many generations of the movers and shakers of San Francisco society, commerce and government. This is the account…

The Ranch

This isn’t a story of the Hatfields and the McCoys, but they had a lot in common with the families of the Ables and the Barnes. Two young men were the products of their fathers…

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…

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…

Starting Over!

Starting Over is exactly what Dan had to do.  By accident he met his love, she fell in love with him, and then everything came to a screeching halt.  At that point he had a…

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…

The Swan

It is said that swans mate for life. If one loses his mate, that part of his life ends. This is a story of two swans who grew up just across the road from each…

That House

This story is about Ervin MacBride, simply known as Mac, and the house that was built by his great grandfather, whose name he shares.  The home was originally built in a plum orchard when rural…

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…

We’ll Not Tell

Parents who raise their children in a faithful church family take for granted that this is where they will remain. Well, maybe! Yes, she was a German Lutheran farm girl and he was an Irish…

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…