D M Publishing: 16 books

This entertaining collection of 10 assorted tales explores a variety of genres with stories of crime, love and family dilemmas. There are also a few twists and surprises along the way. The common thread running through each story is - consequences. - In HELD UP our heroine is caught in the...

Three different views about human reactions when the end of the human race is near. Or at least the end of your own life.  Seventh Sleeve of Tombaugh—Even the aliens left Pluto alone.  Master Judd’s Match—Overachieving can get you killed. Nine More—Would you give your life to save humanity?

Voyages to the end of space place pressures on all involved. Even worse if deep space is actually the here and now.

Three stories about quirky Boulder, Colorado. The quirks include prairie dogs, the homeless and the occassional case of stalking.

A retreat to the mountains will reinvigorate the karate class and build teamwork. Unless the host is murdered and Nell Letterly’s life becomes endangered. At a dude ranch where everybody has something to hide, Nell must sort out a long list of suspects to see who killed and why. The sheriff’s...

The signal arrives from deepest space.  Landon Walker–Earth's radical expert in communication–refuses to believe that it's a warning.  Called back to headquarters in Brazil, he reluctantly teams up with other top scientists to decode the message.   At the same time, shamans in primitive...

To satisfy the requirements for her graduate degree in fine art photography, and in turn secure her young daughter's future, Amy Millington is determined to photograph Charles Harding's boarded-up mansion. The reclusive architect allows no one to enter his former Mission Hills home, the traumatic...

Successful businessman Luke Townsend hires Krista Lake to stage his Rancho Santa Fe estate for quick sale. He has unwillingly assumed the responsibility of running the family conglomerate following his father's sudden death and has placed his own plans on hold. The product of foster care, Krista...

Deputy Sheriff Jon Sutherland reunites with his high school sweetheart when he responds to a silent alarm she sets off while house sitting. This chance meeting sends the sheriff and Zoe Westmoreland on a roller coaster run for their lives. Burglars escaping from her parents' home, send her...

Allison Marble's hopes of attending an amazing writer's conference shatter when bundles of cash spill out of her gym bag instead of makeup. Who switched bags with her? Teetering on the brink of panic, she asks the LAPD Detective she shared a taxi with from Union Station for advice. Fearing...

Her roof leaks, the plumbing, too. But on a teacher's salary, Treasure Montgomery cannot afford to pay the taxes on the grand Victorian house she inherited from the great-aunt who raised her, let alone pay for the needed repairs. Seeking fulfillment in an otherwise empty life, Treasure surrounds herself...

Wilda Stone goes for a hot air balloon ride, and after a heart-stopping crash in California's Owens Valley, realizes she has somehow traveled back through time to 1874. Confused by this turn of events, Wilda accepts help from stoic Hal Grantham, who promises to take her to the silver mining...

Reclusive widow Jenny Hamilton lives close to nature, far from the nearest town, raising cattle, writing and weaving until she pulls a near-drowned man from the creek and cares for him while he heals. Engineer Tom Driscoll hopes to bring Jenny out of her shell, but this victim of an abusive marriage...

Surrendering her virginity to her high school sweetheart the same night her family entered the Witness Protection Program comes back to haunt Dawn Wainwright when she is not allowed to inform him of their daughter's birth. Later, the death of her parents frees Dawn from the WIP, but she discovers...