Monday, 6 February 2023

Jake Drake, Know-It-All - Andrew Clements - Jake Drake Book 1

Jake Drake, Know-It-All
Jake Drake Book 1
Andrew Clements
ISBN 9780689838811
eISBN 9781442462366
ASIN B007108PG8


When I started reading this series I thought this was book 2 and thus read, Jake Drake, Bully Buster before this one. But this is actually book one in the Jake Drake quadrilogy. I was enjoying that book so much I mentioned it to my son, and he has since read to me both Jake Drake, Bully Buster and Jake Drake, Know-It-All and is currently reading me book three in the series. My son is in grade 9, and yes, these books are below his reading level. But he has been dealing with some serious bullying for a number of years now. Most of it instigated by the same ring leader, a boy that would give Link Baxter, Super Bully, more than a run for his money. My son loved the first story he read and asked if we could read all four together. And even though the other Jake Drake books do not deal with bullying, we plan on reading them together in short order.

Six years ago, I discovered the works of Andrew Clements. I was instantly hooked and have now read almost 25 books from his masterful pen. Many consider him the ‘master of school stories’, and I would agree. I have a dual form of dyslexia and did not learn to read until after grade 7. So I never read ‘school stories’ when I was young. That combined with having my own school aged children has instilled a great appreciation for the genre and specifically for the works of Andrew Clements. Clements passed away in 2019 his last novel was The Friendship War, which is another excellent volume. He writes amazing stories for children, but they are also stories that any of us can learn from. Back then I set the goal of reading all of his works, but as my own children have outgrown these books and they had slid by the wayside. I have now returned to them yet again. I have read 1 a week over the last several weeks and plan to do so for a while yet.

This is another great read in a really fun series. These are books I wish we had read with my son years ago. It is an excellent read. The description of this book is:

“Jake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve Computer System. And he really wants to beat the third grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young. The trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins.”

The chapters in this volume are:

  One: The Catch
  Two: Big News
  Three: The Rules
  Four: Hunters
  Five: K-I-A/D-I-A
  Six: What to Do
  Seven: Secrets and Spies
  Eight: Dropouts
  Nine: Sticking Together
  Ten: Teamwork
  Eleven: Winners

In this story Jake really, really, really wants to win the science fair and the grand prize new Computer, a Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system from Wonky’s Super Computer Store. It is a system Drake has had his eye on for a while. Jake learns some lessons long the way. One is that he prefers to work with a friend, have fun and learn. Second is that even though he and his partner did all the work on their projects, a lot of parents helped their kids. And Third if he focused just on winning and not the why and how it can cease to be fun. Overall this was a wonderful little read. Both my son and I loved it. 

This is another excellent offering from the masterful pen of Andrew Clements. This is a great early chapter book. It is excellent book for young readers, and for those of us who just love a great story! And It will leave you wondering what happens in the final 2 Jake Drake adventures. 

Books by Andrew Clements:
Bird Adalbert
Noah and the Ark and the Animals
Santa's Secret Helper
Temple Cat
Mother Earth's Counting Book
Billy and the Bad Teacher
Who Owns the Cow
Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers
Frindle 
(Adapter)Philipp's Birthday Book
Riff's BeBop Book
Real Monsters Go for the Mold
Things That Go EEK on Halloween
Real Monsters Stage Fright
Music Time, Any Time
Double Trouble in Walla Walla
Workshop
Gromble's Haunted Halloween
Hey Dad, Could I Borrow Your Hammer
The Landry News
Look Who's in the Thanksgiving Play
The Mouse Family
The Janitor's Boy
Circus Family Dog
The Christmas Kitten
The School Story
Things Not Seen 
The Jacket 
A Week in the Woods
Slippers at Home
Naptime for Slippers
The Report Card
The Last Holiday Concert
Slippers at School
Slippers Loves to Run
A Million Is a Lot of Dots
Lunch Money
Things Hoped For
Room One: A Mystery or Two
No Talking
Things That Are
Lost and Found
Extra Credit
Troublemaker
About Average
The Map Trap
The Friendship War
The Losers Club
...

Pets to the Rescue Series
Ringo Saves the Day!
Brave Norman
Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends
Delores and the Big Fire

Jake Drake Series
Jake Drake Know-It-All
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet
Jake Drake, Class Clown

Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School Series
We the Children
Fear Itself
The Whites of Their Eyes
In Harm's Way
We Hold These Truths

Reading Program Books
Karen's Island
Three Wishes for Buster
Bill Picket: An American Original, Texas Style
Hurricane Andrew
Ham and Eggs for Jack
Life in the Desert
Desert Treasure
Inventors: Making Things Better, Steck-Vaughn
Milo's Great Invention
...












Sunday, 5 February 2023

Story of Saint David - Sian Lewis and Roger Jones

Story of Saint David
Sian Lewis
Roger Jones (Illustrator)
Pont Books
ISBN 9781859022306
ISBN 1859022308


This is a short picture book on Saint David of Wales, or Sant David Dewi, it was originally published in 1995, with reprints in 1997, 1998, and 2000. There may have been future printings but the one I read was from 2000. A few years ago I read Dewi Sant: St David Patron of Wales, by J.B. Midgley which started my interest in this saint. And my son found out this is the patron saint of his school Saint David’s in Waterloo, Ontario so I decided to look for more books about him. This was the first that I have read in that further study.

Description on the back of the book:

“Every year on the first of March, the people of Wales celebrate St David's Day. Who was David? Why do we remember him? This story describes a boy who had very special gifts. As he grew up, he became famous for his preaching and his miracles. Even today, we remember the good deeds and wise words of David, Patron of Wales.”

The book is listed as 16 pages but I count 13 pages that are either full page illustrations or illustrated pages with text overlay. The pages are done in a variety of styles as far as the illustrations and artwork. Including one illustration inside an oval on a full page. The illustrations are a unique style. The book does not glamorize the saint or the people of the time. It is an interesting little bio of this saint, clearly geared for young readers but well enough written that in my mid 50’s I enjoyed it.

I am glad I tracked this down and thankful I gave it a read. I look forward to reading more about this saint, his life and his lasting influence. I can easily recommend this for home, school, or church use.



Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2023 Catholic Reading Plan

Books about Saint David of Wales:








Saturday, 4 February 2023

Set to Kill - Declan Finn - Convention Killings Book 2

Set To Kill
Convention Killings Book 2
Declan Finn
ISBN 9781534946040
ASIN B01M8PKWD2
 

I have read 27 books by Declan Finn and 26 of them in the last 8 months. I have greatly enjoyed books in three other series. This is one of two in the Convention Killings series that I am aware of. These were published a decade ago. Both the Saint Tommy and the White Ops series are greatly entertaining, and I cannot wait for the Pius trilogy of 5 books to be back in print. I am now working through his back catalogue. The first story in this series, It Was Only On Stun!, was a very entertaining story, it had a fan fiction feel, but also a bit of a spoof and homage. The description of this story is:

“After the events of "A Pius Stand," Sean A.P. Ryan has spent the last year in Italy, keeping his head down and his mouth shut. But now, he has been brought out of his exile for one big job: security at the world's largest science fiction convention, WyvernCon. His mission? To keep the peace between two factions warring over the "coveted" Hubble Awards -- the Tearful Puppies and the Puppy Punters. Even though Sean has a bad feeling about it, he takes the job, expecting a relatively quiet weekend. Unfortunately, Sean soon learns that he has a bounty on his head. Every bounty hunter and mercenary within shouting distance of the internet is descending on the convention, each of them set on killing him. And his enemies list is long enough to cover half the free world, and most of the world still in chains. If that wasn't bad enough, the first casualties of the War of the Puppies happen at the convention. Could it have been one of the Puppies, who are all armed and dangerous? Or could it have been one of the Punters, who claim pacifist tendencies, and fanatical devotion to their cause? With the bodies piling up, and the attacks becoming more frequent, Sean has to discover who wants him dead, and who the true Puppy killer is, before all of WyvernCon goes down in flames.”

There are different covers for book one in this series, one matches style and design of this book). I am not a fan of those covers. But the Red Shirt coloured cover with a name sticker feels perfect for the series and this one should have been a Gold Shirt. 

This story was just as entertaining as the first in the series. It is easy to figure out who some of the characters are meant to be in real life. And the franchises presented and the conflict at cons between franchises and fandoms is well written. I believe this is the seventh volume Finn published, and there were 6 between the first in this series and this one. From my reading of this one some of that information is alluded to in this volume. As is the author and events of A Pius Trilogy. The number of subplots yet again exceeds even the novel Clear and Present Danger, and the number of characters Piers Anthony’s Bio of a Space Tyrant series. There are so many characters, so many plots, and at the centre of it all Sean Ryan. Sean is back doing a convention because the pay check has made it worthwhile. He call sin friends and allies and is determined that no one will be collateral damage because of the contract on his life. The ending of this story and how Sean turns the tables on the person who took out the contract on his life is like a precursor to Tommy Nolan. Sean and his descendants appear in other books and series, and they are excellent. 

This was a greatly entertaining story with numerous twists and turns! I was really impressed with this offering from the pen of Finn. It is a great read, and it leaves you wanting more. Another volume from Finn’s masterful pen that I can easily recommend!

Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2023 Catholic Reading Plan

Books by Declan Finn:
Love At First Bite Series:

The Last Survivors Series:
Codename: Unsub

The Last Survivors Series:

Convention Killings Series:

Pius Series:
A Pius Legacy
A Pius Stand
Pius History
Pius Tales (Anthology)
Pius Trilogy Short Stories:
...

St. Tommy Series:

Top Secret Service Series:

Dances with Werewolves Series:

White Ops Series:

Land&Sea Season 2:
...

Other books:
...

Anthologies contributed to:
Luna: Planetary Anhtology Series Book 2
Supernatural Streets
Starflight: Tales From The Starport Lounge
Mercury: Planetary Anthology Series Book 4
Venus: Planetary Anthology Series Book 5
Mars: Planetary Anthology Series Book 7
Places Beyond the Wild: A Z-Day Anthology
Shoot the Devil: Ten Tales of Humans Defeating the Demonic
Fantastic Schools, Volume 6








Friday, 3 February 2023

The Ghosts of Galway - Ken Bruen - Jack Taylor Book 13

The Ghosts of Galway
Jack Taylor Book 13
Ken Bruen
ISBN 9780802128638
eISBN 9780802188847
ASIN B074N8RHPT


I somehow ended up with books 1 and 13 from this series on my eReader. This is the first novel I have read by Ken Bruen and I believe I have not read any of his works in anthologies. I could be mistaken about that but I doubt it. This was an interesting first foray into a series. The series currently sits at 16 novels and 2 shorter works. I think I picked up the first based on the plug from a different author I had been reading. And this one for the same reason but I believe, at the time of writing this his website does not resolve and I do not find much in the way of social media. There are a few different descriptions of this volume available online, two of them are:

“From Ireland’s most lyrical crime fiction writer, The Ghosts of Galway pits “perpetually falling Irish angel Jack Taylor” (Mystery Scene) against a dangerous band of heretics.

As well-versed in politics, pop culture, and crime fiction as he is ill-fated in life, Jack Taylor is recovering from a failed suicide attempt. In need of money, Jack has been hired as a night-shift security guard. But his Ukrainian boss has Jack in mind for some unexpected off-the-books work—getting his hands on what some claim to be the first true book of heresy, The Red Book, which is currently in the possession of a rogue priest hiding out in Galway. Despite Jack’s distaste for priests of any stripe, the money is too good to turn down. Em, the woman-of-many-guises who has had a vise on Jack’s heart and mind for the past two years, reappears and turns out to be entangled with the story of the same blasphemous book. As the novel twists toward a violent end, Jack is increasingly plagued by ghosts—by the disposable and disposed of in a city filled with as much darkness as the deepest corners of Jack’s own mind.”

and

“Jack Taylor is recovering from a mistaken medical diagnosis and a failed suicide attempt. In need of money, and with former cop on his resume, Jack has been hired as a night-shift security guard. But his Ukrainian boss has Jack in mind for some off-the-books work. He wants Jack to find what some claim to be the first true book of heresy, The Red Book, currently in the possession of a rogue priest who is hiding out in Galway after fleeing a position at the Vatican. Despite Jack's distaste for priests of any stripe, the money is too good to turn down. Em, the many-faced woman who has had a vise on Jack's heart and mind for the past two years, reappears and turns out to be entangled with the story of The Red Book, too, leading Jack down ever more mysterious and lethal pathways.

It seems all sides are angling for a piece of Jack Taylor, but as The Ghosts of Galway twists toward a violent end, he is increasingly plagued by ghosts--by the disposable and disposed of in a city filled with as much darkness as the deepest corners of Jack's own mind.”

The description of the series states:

“Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana--The Guards, Ireland's police force--and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. In his sober moments Jack aspires to become Ireland's best private investigator, not to mention its first--Irish history, full of betrayal and espionage, discourages any profession so closely related to informing. But in truth Jack is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future nonexistent.

Nonexistent, that is, until a dazzling woman walks into the bar with a strange request and a rumor about Jack's talent for finding things. Odds are he won't be able to climb off his barstool long enough to get involved with his radiant new client, but when he surprises himself by getting hired, Jack has little idea of what he's getting into.

Stark, violent, sharp, and funny, The Guards is an exceptional novel, one that leaves you stunned and breathless, flipping back to the beginning in a mad dash to find Jack Taylor and enter his world all over again. It's an unforgettable story that's gritty, absorbing, and saturated with the rough-edged rhythms of the Galway streets. Praised by authors and critics around the globe, The Guards heralds the arrival of an essential new novelist in contemporary crime fiction.”

In some ways this reads like J.D. Kirk’s Bob Hoon Series but without any redeeming character traits or actions. The story is dark, and violent. It has its moments as far as humour goes. I am gonna go back and give book 1 a try and see if the story has potential there, if not, I will be done with the series. 

If I had already not picked up another book by Bruen I likely would not have. Maybe it was starting this far in the series but an ex copper who does lines of coke to go beat up a guy is not really my thing. I am hoping book 1 will shine a different light on Jack Taylor. For right now it feels like he took a dive like Michael Garibaldi but has sunk much much deeper! 

If this was book 1 I would have given it 2 or 3 stars at most, because I am jumping in I give it the benefit of the doubt and give it 4. I am hesitant to read more in the series or by the author. But I will give both a second chance on The Guards.

Books by Ken Bruen:
Funeral: Tales of Irish Morbidities 
Shades of Grace 
Martyrs 
Sherry and Other Stories 
All the Old Songs and Nothing to Love 
The Time of Serena-May & Upon the Third Cross 
Rilke on Black 
The Hackman Blues 
Her Last Call to Louis MacNeice 
London Boulevard 
Dispatching Baudelaire 
American Skin 
A Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen 
Once Were Cops 
Killer Year 
Merrick 
Callous 

Jack Taylor Series:
The Guards 
The Killing of the Tinkers 
The Magdalen Martyrs 
The Dramatist 
Priest 
Cross 
Sanctuary 
The Devil 
Headstone 
Purgatory 
Green Hell 
The Emerald Lie 
In the Galway Silence 
Galway Girl 
A Galway Epiphany 
The Dead Room
Jack Taylor: A Mysterious Profile

Inspector Brant Series:
A White Arrest 
Taming the Alien 
The McDead
Blitz 
Vixen 
Calibre 
Ammunition 

Max Fisher and Angela Petrakos Series:
Bust 
Slide 
The Max 
Pimp 

















Thursday, 2 February 2023

Night of the Living Ted - Barry Hutchison - Living Ted Book 1

Night of the Living Ted
Living Ted Book 1
UK Edition:
ISBN 9781847156730
eIBSN 9781847157607
ASIN B01M3NU8JC
North America Edition:
Delacorte Press
An imprint of
Penguin Random House 
ISBN 9780593174289
eIBSN 9780593174296
ASIN B07ZC6HYCG


Several months before reading this I encountered the works of J.D. Kirk I also discovered that Kirk publishes children’s books as Barry Hutchison, and other adult fiction as Barry J. Hutchison. I have read 20 stories published under the Kirk Name and I am now branching out to the ones under the Hutchinson names, this is the 7 under that name. He is coming up on 175 books across the three pen names. If I had known that or I might not have picked up this first one. But I am very thankful I did. Friends call me a ‘completionist’ in that when I find an author I like, I try to read everything they have published. I have enjoyed all I have read from his pen and this one was no different.

The description of this story is:

“This Halloween season discover a new action-comedy series about two kids battling an army of evil teddy bears! What a nightmare! Can they save the day before bedtime?

After Lisa-Marie and her big brother, Vernon, visit a Create-A-Ted store, the unexpected happens.

Their teddy bears come to life!

But it turns out they aren't the only ones. All kinds of teddy bears--zombies, ghosts, aliens and more--are suddenly alive and creating mayhem . . . and soon there is an army of evil teddy bears on the loose!

Can Lisa-Marie and her big brother Vernon save themselves--and the world?

The Living Ted series appeals to readers of all ages with quick chapters, laugh-out-loud action scenes, and lively illustrations throughout.”

This story is an early chapter book. Or middle grade reader. It has 19 chapters and numerous illustrations by Lee Cosgrove. This illustrations are not scary, but I could absolutely see the story scaring some children. My son would love this story. My youngest daughter would not be happy if I let her read it, and might not sleep well for a while. However that being said, kids that like being scared and can handle the fright factor will love this story and I assume series. It is less dark than some of the goosebumps stories and is even less dark than what I have read from Hutchison’s Invisible Friends series.

The story is very humorous in places, and though I did not laugh out loud there were more than a few chuckles along the way. Every time the word Bearvis came up you picture him there on stage in Vegas. He constant way Veron refers to Lisa Marie as his step sister, and she never makes the ‘step’ distinction. The neighbourhood bully getting his own. How many times does Vernon faint or nearly faint. How many ways can a flick of a wand go badly. And Can Vernon and his sister Lisa Marie save the town from the Night of the Living Dead? To find out you will need to read this darkish tale! 

This book marks the 29th offering from Hutchison I have read in the last 10 months, under the three names he publishes under. They have all been entertaining reads. Many an easy 5/5 stars, this a very solid 4. This story was a very entertaining read, but with the ending it will leave you desperate for the next instalment, and it appears to just be a trilogy so three and done. A good read from the pen of Barry Hutchison, aka Barry J. Hutchinson aka J.D. Kirk. 

Books by J.D. Kirk:

DCI Logan Series:

Contributed to:
Everyday Kindness: A Collection of Uplifting Tales to Brighten Your Day

Books as Barry J. Hutchison:
Dan Deadman Space Detective Series:

Space Team Series:
The Search for Splurt 
Song of the Space Siren 
The Guns of Nana Joan 
Return of the Dead Guy 
Planet of the Japes 
The Time Titan of Tomorrow 
The King of Space Must Die 
Sting of the Mustard Mines 
Sentienced to Death
The Hunt for Reduk Topa
A Lot of Weird Space Shizz: Collected Short Stories

Sidekicks Initiative Series:

The Bug Books Series:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Complete Season One

Other Books:

Children’s books as Barry Hutchison:
Invisible Fiends Series:
The Crowmaster 
Doc Mortis 
The Beast 
The Darkest Corners 

Afterworlds:
The Missing Remote of the Apocalypse
The Book of Doom 
...

Benjamin Blank Series:

Beaky Malone Series:

Generator Rex Series:

Living Ted Series:
Revenge of the Living Ted
Invasion of the Living Ted

Spectre Collectors Series:
Too Ghoul for School
A New York Nightmare!

Other works:





Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Yuletide Thrills - Rebecca Cantrell - A Christmas Anthology

Yuletide Thrills: 
A Christmas Anthology
ISBN B0BMZ7FHSK
eISBN 1230005898343
ASIN B0BL719BL2


It has been seven years since I read a book by Rebecca Cantrell. Back in 2015 I read a few of the Order of the Sanguines series co-written with James Rollins, that was shortly before a major work project and then a switch in jobs and her works fell off my radar. After reading this excellent collection of short stories I have already picked up 2 of her other volumes, and plan to read all of her published works, both those under this name and the two under the pen name, Bekka Black. This collection of stories ia wonderful. It shows the breadth and depth of Cantrell’s writings. When Rebecca first tweeted about this volume being in the works I was instantly hooked. And the collection did not disappoint! 

The description of the collection is:

“Do you like your Christmas stories naughty or nice? Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell dishes out both in this anthology of four never-before-seen stories and two published favorites, all inspired by beloved Christmas songs. Like Christmas day, the collection starts in the bright light of morning and the stories get darker as the day wears on. Get ready to put on your headphones, queue up the holiday songs and experience some Christmas magic.

In TWINKLE, follow Joe Tesla and his dog Edison through a New York Christmas. When Edison rescues a lost kitten on the subway, Joe has to find the kitten’s owner before Christmas, and he doesn’t even know the little girl’s name. Suggested song pairing: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Christmas).

The boy in WHEN WE HAVE GONE ASTRAY gets a talking Buzzy for Christmas. But the toy is learning more than how to speak--it’s coming alive! Suggested song pairing: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

The main character in HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is definitely not going to make it there. A programmer on an oil rig prison discovers too late what he’s been building. Suggested song pairing: I’ll Be Home for Christmas with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to finish.

WHITE CHRISTMAS first appeared in Dark Discoveries under the title “Caulbearer.” When a man tells his divorce lawyer that what he really wants is to experience true connection, he hasn’t yet learned to be careful what he wishes for. Suggested song pairing: White Christmas.

I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. A boy’s mother kisses Santa Claus and then disappears. When he follows her footsteps out into the snow, they end in the middle of the yard. Did Santa take her? Suggested song pairing: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”

The sections and stories in the volume are:

Dedication
Introduction
Twinkle (A Joe Tesla Christmas)
When We Have Gone Astray
Home for Christmas
White Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Excerpt from my latest novel “The Girl Who Would Live Forever”
About the Author

I can easily say I enjoyed each of the stories in this collection. My son saw me reading it and asked about it so I described the premise as outlined by Cantrell and he asked if he could read it. I said to wait and see as it is mentioned that each story gets darker. As Cantrell states in the Introduction:

“Since Santa gives better presents to nice kids than naughty ones, the link was inescapable: I wasn’t good enough. How else could I explain that the kid down the street got a bicycle from Santa and I got a packet of construction paper and an orange? I knew my parents didn’t have enough money for fancy gifts, but surely Santa could afford to splash out. Since he saw everything, he had to know that I needed some new toys. If he didn’t bring them, I must be doing something wrong. I was too naughty. Even if that little kid with the bike was a bully, somehow, he was nicer than I was. The year I learned that there was no Santa Claus I felt so relieved.”

and

“I hope you enjoy my takes on the music and they bring some cheer and fear to your holiday experiences. For each story, I provide a link to the version of the song that inspired it so you can bop along and wonder if Christmas music is the best therapy or the worst. I’ll warn you that the stories get darker as you read so you can dose yourself accordingly, because reading, after all, is the best therapy. May your reading experience be both merry and dark!”

Each story does indeed get darker. I read the volume over new years and it was a great read to ring in the New Year. As mentioned this is an excellent collection. I can easily recommend it for mature readers. I told my son maybe in a year or 2. This is a collection of 5 great stories that I can easily recommend! But be warned you might become addicted to Cantrell’s stories and end up with many of her books on your wish list or ‘to be read’ pile.

Books by Rebecca Cantrell:
The Man in the Attic
A Time of Night and Fog
Cigarette Boy and Other Stories
Caulbearer

Joe Tesla Series:
The World Beneath
The Tesla Legacy
The Chemistry of Death
The Steel Shark

Hannah Vogel Series:
A Trace of Smoke 
A Night of Long Knives 
A Game of Lies 
A City of Broken Glass 
Hannah Vogel Short Stories\Novella’s:
Cigarette Boy

As Bekka Black:
iMonster Series:
iDracula
iFrankenstein

The Order of the Sanguines Trilogy with James Rollins:
0.5 City of Screams
2.0 Innocent Blood
3.0 Blood Infernal

Tucker Wayne Series with Grant Blackwood:
The Kill Switch
War Hawk

Malibu Mystery Series with Sean Black:
"A" is for Actress or "A" is for Asshat 
"B" is for Bad Girls 
"C" is for Coochy Coo 
"D" is for Drunk 
"E" is for Exposed 
"F" is for Fred 
"G" is for Groovy