‘NEATH THE CRESENT MOON

By: Roger Storkamp

Copyright 2003

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

Matt Gerhard prepares for death. Mary, his wife of forty-five years and Dory, his sister who is a Catholic nun, attend at his bedside. Memories of his other sister, Sam, who died in the Hinckley Minnesota fire of 1894 and his daughter, Rose, who died of influenza following the pandemic of 1917, tweak his conscience. He devises a strategy to have a forty-year excommunication from the Catholic Church lifted yet salvage his dignity. He needs his estranged son, Earl, an emotionally damaged veteran of The Great War and Earl’s army buddy, Marvin, who collected the bodies of fallen soldiers.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-15-3

A HARD LOSS A GOOD LOSS

By: Ron Simon

Copyright 2007

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

It’s difficult enough losing your mother, especially when you and she were very close, but to also lose your father soon thereafter is more than most people could handle…especially if you’ve got your own demons to fight. Ron Simon, a recovering alcoholic, shares his poignant story about how in less than a year he “hit rock bottom” with regard to alcohol/drug addiction and lost both of his parents, but with the help of family and friends, he found himself and renewed his faith in God again… one day at a time.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-23-8

A Professorial Pyth

By: Donald Taylor

Copyright 2006

Publisher: Mystic

Prepare yourself for beauty, dilemmas, conflicts, egos, tarnished heros, loveable rogues and resolution in a story that allow the characters to keep their vices. A professor goes to Hawaii for pure leisure, but tackles a job as a University Administrator. He gains rewards, lives with a dilemma, and pays the price. Ultimately, he comes to grips with his dilemma. So come along and live the professor’s adventures. Who knows, this story might be ever so close to your own or one you live in your imagination

ISBN: ISBN # 0-9727840-5-5

ABANDONED

By: Lupe Franco Bloch

Copyright 2006

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

When her parents die, Maria Gonzales, goes to live with Carlota and Manuel Marcos and their two sons, Johnny and Danny. The death of her parents was not the only pain Maria had to endure; she also suffers at the hands of Johnny. His advances and betrayal cause Maria to lose hope. When Johnny abandons Maria and her baby in a haunted ranch, she vows to never cry or beg again. The ghosts, Indians, and wild wolves of New Mexico scare Maria, but make her strong for the sake of her baby.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-01-6

Adam Eradication, The

By: Richard R Draude

Copyright 2007

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

THE MACKENNA SAGA — BOOK TWO

What if you awoke from a quarter century of enforced sleep to find that someone wants you dead?

Unjustly convicted of the brutal murders his wife and father, the trial judge orders Kalen MacKenna placed in cold-stasis for twenty five years instead of imposing the death penalty. He awakens to a world changed beyond anything he could have imagined. Kalen’s world now has a largely female population, and the birth of a male child though not rare is still a welcomed event.

While he recovers from the effects of cold-stasis an attempt is made on his life, and then a second attempt shortly after his release. With someone wanting him dead, Kalen finds he is alone in the midst of a struggle that he must win or face his own death and the destruction of the Arrisian male population. Along the way he will find people who still believe him guilty of murder and want revenge. A piece of family history never reveled to him. A family willing to risk all to help him, and old wounds of these forgotten friends he must heal. Hidden among all these secrets is a prophecy made months before his birth, foretelling the events of his life.

But on a world as technologically advanced as his, where man controls the very environment of his world, who would believe a prophecy? A prophecy made by a woman who didn’t believe it herself, and kept it secret for almost forty years.

The Governing Quorum and Mining Consortiums do.

Kalen and the Arrisians had better.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-14-6

ANTHEM AUTHOR’S ANTHOLOGY: The Write Stuff

By: Anthem Writer’s Club

Copyright 2006

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

BETWEEN THE COVERS

Between the covers of this book is a collection of literary works written by the members of the Sun City Anthem Authors Club. Each piece is composed in a style that is unique to that one writer alone. Our writing styles may be different, or perhaps influenced by the diverse background of our membership, but we share the same desire to write. We welcome diversity, for it adds interest and color to our work, as evidenced in the contents of this Anthology.

Through diligent efforts, a number of our authors have sharpened their creative skill to a point that they have the ability to move the readers to tears or induce hearty laughter. Be prepared to laugh or cry a little with us and enjoy the fruits of our brains’ distillations.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-06-1

Behind The Mask

By: Helene Moore

Copyright 2007

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

The author’s journey through the nightmare of her husband’s mis diagnosis of alzheimer’s

ISBN: 978-1-934051-21-4

Beyond The City Lights

By: Susan M. Rainey

Copyright 2007

Publisher: Mystic Publishers

Author Sue Rainey’s heart wrenching true account of their family’s loss of their son Mike in the city that never sleeps.

AS TIME PASSED

… the city light offered little comfort or joy, especially on those cold, dark nights. To gaze at them inflicted us with grief and instilled in us a perpetual state of fear for our sons life. Once intriguing, comforting, the light now seemed cold and uninviting whenever I caught a glimpse of the strip from the freeway while I was en route to some destination. It was disheartening for Ken, too, as he drove up and down the city streets hoping to spot Mike standing on a corner or sitting at a bus stop in the heart of town.

The strobe effect of the brightly colored signs hinted at a madness that made my scalp prickle, a feeling of impending doom lurking in every shadow cast by them, reminders of how ruthless street life can be.

ISBN: 978-1-934051-07-8

Blood Money

By: Dennis N. Griffin

Copyright 2002

Publisher: 1stBooks

A young woman is released from a New York State prison, determined to get revenge against the man she believes is responsible for her mother’s murder. The question is: can she stay alive long enough to do it?

Mandy Connors is fresh out of prison after serving three years on a drug conviction. She had one thing on her mind as the gates closed behind her: revenge. She is determined to see justice come to the man responsible for the death of her mother, either within or outside of the law.

She has two major problems, however. The drug dealer she turned in to get a plea deal has vowed to see her dead. And the target of her wrath will go to any lengths to stay out of jail; including murder.

Against these odds, Mandy Connors begins her quest for justice. Is she tough and smart enough to complete her task?

Book Synopsis:

During guard duty on a cool autumn night, a young soldier thinks about killing someone.  He has his reasons and he has some thoughts about it.  He may have already killed someone when he was younger, so would killing another person make any difference?  Gerald Casey has grown from being one of those children who slip through the cracks, to the young soldier he is now.  It was nobody’s fault really, just that he was overlooked by people who had other things on their minds.  Now he has grown, joined the military, and found himself in a situation he cannot support.  Gerald, or Jerry as he likes to be called, feels he has to make a life or death decision and he has very little experience to guide him.  He has done things and had things done to him, that have given  him a skewed perspective on life.  Will that perspective be enough to guide him?

Author’s Bio

Marshal Taylor lives in Las Vegas with his wife Patsy Taylor.  He has worked as an art director, commercial photographer and a Parks Planner.  When Marshal is not writing, he volunteers for an adult literacy program, dabbles in gardening, is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he studies period rapier fighting and occasionally does calligraphy.