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Excerpt from The Vengeful Thief

Peter Slade never thought he'd be coming home. But after his family is put in danger because of his past misdeeds, he has to reconcile with the son he abandoned…

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November 8, 2017
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Changes, the first book in the Magic Jukebox series, is free! If you haven’t yet visited Brogan’s Point and discovered the mysterious jukebox and the power of its music, now’s…

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Garrett Palmer sits before the judge, confident the prosecutor has no hard evidence to lock him up. He is dedicated to his organization, the Atlanta Crime Network, so the possibility…

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