Gerald: 1985 books

Jenny Hudson's lifelong dream was to be in music. In particular she wanted to sing Folk Music. When the realization hits her that the "Music Industry" was hopelessly corrupt she scuttled her ambitions, swearing never to perform again. This is the story of how God restored the gift of music to her and at the same time rescued two young orphaned children.

Detective Layton Shayne and his partners Alex and Forrest are attending a treasure hunt on a small Florida key where hundreds of people will be gathered. What could possibly go wrong? Throw in the ghosts of pirates, priests, and even nuns plus a former military sniper who’s nine months pregnant and anything can happen.

The quiet town of Stratham, Florida has been shaken to its core. Explosive and deadly events have people scared. Father Andrew Madera is on the scene to help investigate. But he soon discovers the town has yet to come to grips with some dark secrets that have yet to see the light of day. With the...

Detective Layton Shayne and his partner Alex are back, and working on a new case. While out with friends, the two catch the eye of a mysterious older woman who hires Layton to investigate the hauntings on her estate, Carson Court. Not only is Layton intrigued… he also feels compelled to take the...

Writer Henry Ayala is looking for a new direction in his life. He thinks he’s found it in the haunted property Lowden Hall located in a sleepy Florida town. Will the hall and its ghosts reveal terrifying secrets to Henry? Romance even rears its head when a handsome stranger appears. But what horrifying things will take place in the Hall on Halloween?

It was supposed to be a vacation for Layton and Alex, but how could Layton not help the young son of a fellow Marine. The vacation turns explosive and the case Layton took on for a quarter gets complicated. Someone is out for blood and no one is safe. It’s difficult for Detective Layton Shayne to...

Miss Lucy dreaded training new agents in the field, more than almost anything else she had to do for the organization. This mission had already started off badly due to the fact she was retraining agent Buck Taggerty—or ‘the fool’ as she liked to call him. As handsome as the man was, he tended...

Gay Detective Layton Shayne is on the case again, this time with his lover Alex working alongside him. If he thought his last case involving a cult and the supernatural had prepared him for everything—he couldn’t have been more wrong. This new case for Leticia Carter and her mysterious organization...

Lily Courtland is an author with writer’s block. Life hasn’t been easy for the thirty-something-year-old widow with a young daughter. But big changes are coming. A mystery involving a painting titled Heart’s Passion changes Lily’s life forever when she meets the handsome Thomas Jacobs. Between...

Colt Asbury’s life was good. He was captain of the football team in high school, popular with his classmates, and adored by his family. The only thing missing was someone special to share it with. But, between football and schoolwork he didn’t really have much time to think about romance—no...

Mason Kincaid’s life is about to change. He’s adjusting to being alone a year after the death of his lover when a call from his wayward sister sends him out west to New Eden to bring not only her, but her twin sons and a stepson home. On the outskirts of New Eden, Mason secures a room in...

Private detective Abel Kane is on the case. And he is willing and able to do what it takes to get the job done. What starts off as a seemingly simple dognapping case turns into much more when the mob, a pretty call girl, and several hunky men get involved.

With retirement looming, the detective gets a call from someone he can’t refuse. He takes on a final case in an idyllic seaside town where strange things are taking place. This includes a murder he’s been hired to investigate. But add in a lover not seen for years, a couple of bizarre sisters, and some children in distress and the detective has his hands full.

They think of themselves as travelers. But others refer to them as monsters… creatures of the night… vampires. Rory Baker is a human who unexpectedly enters their world. He meets Samuel, a handsome traveler and vampire who was turned shortly after the Civil War. And an attraction blooms between...