Fiction Summaries
THE SHUSHAN CITADEL
The Citadel’s General Haz plots to overtake a monastery and an aboriginal settlement and rule the Great Lakes Region like King Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther – harem and all. Intelligence forces plant a young Jewish woman at the Citadel to win the heart of the delusional dictator.
Genre: speculative fiction, espionage, romance
THE DÚNS Sequel to The Shushan Citadel
General Haz pursues the script of the Book of Esther to its violent climax. With the ominous thirteenth day of Adar fast approaching, Lady Esther recites her lines midst terror and tears while Intelligence forces scramble to rewrite the outcome.
Genre: speculative fiction, espionage, military
THE BELVEDERE AT STONE GATE
An elderly recluse residing at Stone Gate with her middle-aged daughter reveals to her grandson the heartaches and secrets of her past: unexplained deaths, her orphaned autistic cousin and the mysterious presence in the belvedere.
Genre: literary fiction, family saga
ENIGMA CLUB
Emman Mallory fears that his twin brother, Noel, may be involved in drugs, home invasions and a teacher’s death. Characters include a student with autism and one with Aspergers.
Genre: literary fiction, mystery, young adult
HALLOWMAS I: THE BELLS OF PROSPER STATION
Azur Moonstorey, Dilly Witherton and Dr. XT Barkley exit Prosper Library to board a midnight ghost train which will transport them to nineteenth-century Prosper Station as well as to the eerie dimension of Vapourlea. Their mission: to rescue Azur’s sister, Hilma, from the psychic vampire, Vek.
Genre: historical fantasy
HALLOWMAS II: BLACK SPRINGS ABBEY
Five years after returning from captivity in the eerie dimension of Vapourlea, Hilma Moonstorey is still beset by anxieties and insecurities. Encouraged to take a position at a dilapidated abbey by young police constable, Garth Mayfield, she soon discovers that life at Black Springs Abbey can be as unsettling as she feared.
Genre: historical fantasy