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Going Home - Chapter 21

I headed home, still thinking about what Orville had originally asked. I really was enjoying being a deputy, but as I dragged myself into my apartment and flopped into bed, I realized there was one...

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Going Home - Chapter 20

After the run-in with Evan, I abandoned the rest of my walk along main street and went to do my patrol of the rest of the county before it got dark. I tried to stay focused on making notes of anyth...

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Going Home - Chapter 19

Although my first shift had turned out very exciting, or at least unexpectedly, the rest of the week was closer to what I expected. I handled more calls on my first shift on the NYPD than I did my ...

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Going Home - Chapter 18

The rest of the week went by pretty fast. I decided the best way to spend my last week being unemployed was bumming around my apartment, being as useless as possible. I still went by Rosita’s eve...

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Going Home - Chapter 17

Since it was still fairly early and I had time to kill, I decided to go by my parents’. I hadn’t visited since moving out and the last time I talked to Mom was days before the fire, so I figure...

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Planned Book Schedule & Directory

(Updated: 2/25/2025)

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE FULL BOOKS FOR FAN TIER AND UP, JUST MESSAGE ME. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GET ANY BOOK YOU WANT IN VARIOUS FORMATS. (as long as it's compl...

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Going Home - Chapter 16

The rebuilding site turned into almost a party as people who’d been working earlier came by. A few were even hauling ice chests of beer. It didn’t get too rowdy, but everyone had a good time. I...

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Going Home - Chapter 15

Since I was more or less done with the investigation, I left the patrol vehicle at the station. It didn’t feel right to drive it around for personal use, especially when I had basically everythin...

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Going Home - Chapter 14

Although his son said he wasn’t receiving visitors, I took a shot and called the hospice where Mr. Williams was living the next morning. Apparently, his son had anticipated this, because he’d c...

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Going Home - Chapter 13

I decided I needed to interview Mr. Cooper before talking to the nearby business owners. Normally, canvassing was the first thing detectives would have us do at a scene, but we’d take just basic ...

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Designated Target - Chapter 4

It took almost five hours to get everything he needed in place, partially because of travel time for Lopez, but also because he needed at least sixteen agents from the local office and five identic...

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Dissonance - Chapter 5

Sunday we all drove to Raleigh in a convoy, with me and Kat in my car, Hanna and Seth in Hanna’s car, and Lyla and Marco in Marco’s van carrying most of the band’s equipment.

The first ...

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Going Home - Chapter 12

After finishing my somewhat bizarre doctor’s appointment, I headed back toward what was left of the barbershop. It was an easy walk, but if I was going to do this, then I’d need to at least go ...

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Going Home - Chapter 11

It took almost an hour for the fire department to get the blaze all the way out. The barbershop was a complete waste, as was most of the pawnshop next door. The ambulance took almost twenty minutes...

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Designated Target - Chapter 3

Taylor hated dealing with DA’s and US Attorneys. If being lawyers wasn’t bad enough, these guys were also politicians, more worried about how they’d look in the papers than actually putting c...

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Dissonance - Chapter 4

We still had a few hours until our set that night, so I made my way out to Willie’s shack, which wasn’t far from the Blue Ridge, easy walking distance. I knew he’d be at the restaurant before...

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Designated Target - Chapter 2

It was a sign that something big was going on when Solomon’s secretary waved Taylor through as soon as he walked into the outer office. While he wasn’t the kind of Washington bureaucrat to make...

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Going Home - Chapter 10

I spent a few days thinking about what Rosita had said. I guess if I were being fair, I should say thinking about what my mother had said, since it was her original idea, but Rosita had put it into...

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Dissonance - Chapter 3

The rest of the meeting was mostly Hanna peppering Kent with questions about procedure in the studio and what would happen with our album once we were finished with it. I had to hand it to Hanna, s...

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Going Home - Chapter 9

After the debacle at the cookout, I spent the next few days at home, not really wanting to go out. Part of me wanted to go talk to Orville about what Evan and his friends were up to, even though I ...

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Dissonance - Chapter 2

Friday I was getting a late start again, but this time on purpose. We had our first meeting with our studio rep, who had wanted to come out and see us before we met him again at the studio next wee...

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Going Home - Chapter 8

I called Rosita, who was at the hospital in under ten minutes, which was a lot faster than I’d been expecting. Charleston was a decent-sized city and the hospital wasn’t near a lot, so I’d ha...

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Going Home - Chapter 7

“So, who’s this girl that’s driving you again?” Mom asked for the thirtieth time that morning when I explained why I didn’t need a ride to the doctor’s.

“Her name’s Rosita. I ...

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Dissonance (Country Roads #3) - Chapter 1

I was running late, as usual.

Ever since I signed my music contract, my life seemed to be speeding up to the point where I couldn’t really control it anymore. There were times I almost miss...

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Designated Target (John Taylor #9) - Chapter 1

Trenton, New Jersey

“Three cards,” Jacob Dolan said, laying three cards face down on the cheap table between him and his partner.

“Why always three? Seriously. Yo...

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The Trumpets of Mars (Imperium #2) - Chapter 29 (Final Chapter)

Irish Coast

Llassar pulled the small one-man boat onto the shore. He half considered finding a cove or outcropping to try and hide the boat, but it didn’t matter. If he did...

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The Trumpets of Mars (Imperium #2) - Chapter 28

Carthaginian Army

Bomilcar coughed through the thick wool cloth pulled over his face, once again mentally cursing the governor and his short-sighted demands. The army was mov...

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The Trumpets of Mars (Imperium #2) - Chapter 27

Devnum

“We’re still weak on the blocking side,” Velius said, looking down at the large map holding dozens of carved figures. “If we can’t hold them in this box, the...

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The Trumpets of Mars (Imperium #2) - Chapter 26

Caledonian Camps Outside Devnum

Lucilla weaved through the rows of tents looking, occasionally stopping to say hello to this group or that. Considering how she’d grown up, ...

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The Trumpets of Mars (Imperium #2) - Chapter 25

Ky and Ramirus continued working well into the night, reviewing reports and deciding how best to deal with Romans who had to be relocated to keep the battle location safe, and the possibility of re...

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