Download or read book Eir Haraldsdottir written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book The collapse of King Harald’s family at the end of The King of the Northern Fells is now in the past, and new fates and fortunes have been fashioned for all. Princess Eir Haraldsdottir is now banished from the Northern Fells and has led an army over the mountains and has invaded the Southern Kingdom. If she ever hopes to return to her native land and reconcile with her father, she realizes she must make her way south to defeat the Pagan Alliance and its king in Avil Baden. Joined with her, though not a part of her army, is King Harald’s old friend, Inga Sigursdottir, a general commanding the small frontier force of the Northern Fells. Also fleeing the wrath of King Harald is the much maligned former Prince of Thornburg, Mattias Denson. He has come south not for war and plunder, but with the Lesti and Bjerne of the Fells who have joined the expedition to set their southern cousins free from the tyranny of the pagans of the Southern Kingdom. The Lesti are enslaved and abused; the Bjerne have been killed and scattered as pagans have encroached on the Bjerne natural habitat on the plains and in the birch forests. Mattias soon realizes that the pagan army of Eir Haraldsdottir and the northern army commanded by Inga Sigursdottir have no intention of freeing Lesti slaves and Bjerne beasts; they want to use the two factions for unknown reasons but mostly to serve them as they make war on Avil Baden and the Pagan Alliance. They and their armies have come south for plunder and riches, the fruits of war and conquest. There soon arises a split, and the armies begin to break apart as a new faction, the wiccans make their presence felt. The witches and spirit folk of the south soon become known as the armies break apart, one going south along the western mountains, pillaging as they go, while another army goes east to explore the mountains where they hope to find Lesti runaways and mountain Bjerne. Betrayal, intrigue and duplicity stand on every corner; friends are not always that, and people are often not who they seem. The second novel of the Chronicles of Mattias series, Eir Haraldsdottir, follows the exploits of the major characters from The King of the Northern Fells as they follow fate and their destinies into war and the unknown.

Download or read book Freyja Thorsdottir written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK The War of the Western Pagans was over. Mattias Denson has withdrawn to his home in the Compound in the Southern Kingdom and exercises sovereignty over the Seven Realms, including the Memmet Valley and the entirety of the northern plains. His wives and consorts have likewise settled down, and he is once again a father - many times over. Life is peaceful and happy. Yet ... Not all of his wives are content with the quiet life and, like Mattias, seek relief from the boredom of peace and quiet, remembering the thrill of conflict, battle and war. They are still young, and their lives are not yet fulfilled. Like Mattias, they see further adventure. That opportunity comes in the form of a call from a mysterious western queen seeking his help in ending a possible foreign and civil war. She seeks his aid as mediator and more. Though knowing little of her or her kingdom, he readily accepts the invitation to visit Frijia, the kingdom to the west of the defeated Kingdom of Dar Galan. With his wives and children reluctantly following him, he first visits Galana Prima, the capital of Dar Galan, where he encounters the warlock prince, Lord Mestin Marlat. He first encounters wiccan arrogance and betrayal, then treason from his own witches, causing a rift in the family. From that point, Mattias and his family have each made fateful decisions. They part ways in anger, with Mattias moving west to the Kingdom of Frijia to meet its queen, Lady Freyja, while Mattias's family returns to the Compound. Conflict with the warlock east in Mortem, capital of the ancient caste warlock empire, begins with the first issues arising between Mattias Denson and Emperor Q'in. Mattias continues west as new trouble, as yet unknown to Mattias, foments in the east. Treason and betrayal, war and conflict litter the pages of Freyja Thorsdottir, as matters culminate and redefine the direction of the Chronicles of Mattias. The novel twists and turns, ending with the conclusion of another great war: the Wiccan Wars. How will it end?

Download or read book Ronja Mattiasdottir written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About The Book It’s now five years after the conclusion of the Wiccan Wars in Freyja Thorsdottir, and peace has broken out all over the Seven Realms. Mattias Denson is now king of seven kingdoms, though he chooses to live at the Kir Oasis in Frijia where he surrounds himself with his wives, consorts and children. He has left rule and governance to others, mostly family, and he does not seek new adventures anywhere. Lord Seth, who helped Mattias end the Battle of Mortem, and his son, Prince Xerxes, have traveled from their kingdom in the Clouds, Nimbus, to live among the Lesti, Bjerne and Pagans of Frijia. Everyone is happy, and the Nimbians, along with the Lesti, Leston, Pagans and Bjerne, have colonized the lands of the Ancient Empire and live there, without an army, in peace and prosperity. The colony has grown from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand. Then things begin to change. Pagans threaten the colony with slavery, breaching the peace of the Covenant, the laws the Nimbians swore to enforce. Oddly, the Nimbian royals, led by the queen-regent, not only fail to enforce the laws of the Covenant, they also refuse to allow the colonists to arm and defend themselves. At the same time, Lord Seth and Prince Xerxes suddenly decide to uproot themselves and leave the Seven Realms to travel west to unknown lands in search of something – or somebody. In the process, Prince Xerxes, now married to Ronja Mattiasdottir, breaks oaths and decides to leave with his father, abandoning his wife and daughter. As the pair make their way west past Boria and Rus-land, they alert Mattias Denson to trouble brewing in the lands known as Terra Mixtum. Warlocks. Immortals. Treachery. The Warlocks of the west are planning to invade, having infiltrated the peaceful enclaves of Terra Mixtum, dominated by peaceful immortals. New conflict awaits Mattias and his family, as he and the Seven Realms are once again swept up in a series of epic battles, wars and intrigues. At the same time, Nimbus is in trouble. More than the kingdom in the clouds awaits him as the story of who and what Lord Seth is begins to unravel. New characters and new peoples are revealed. Ronja Mattiasdottir is Book five in the exciting ten-part series, the Viking series, in which Mattias Denson, after defeating the Warlocks of Mortem in the east, must now travel west to confront new threats and new peoples never before encountered. Fasten your seatbelt, readers. The thrilling ride is about to begin.

Download or read book Eimear Wolfsdottir written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Eimear Wolfsdottir resumes the story of Mattias Denson as he continues his quest to free Lesti women and Bjerne beasts of the Southern Kingdom from the servitude and historical abuse they suffered at the hands of their pagan overlords. Mattias is intent on freeing beasts and slaves, and creating a new society based on his governing philosophy, the Covenant. After the addition of witches from the fortress city of Manzil Al’ahzan, he eventually founds a new home, the Compound, in which he plants the seed of his new world order only to have it challenged from within and without. Eimear Wolfsdottir traces revelations of discord and betrayal of Mattias as it continues to unravel what the gods demand of him, and the multitude of challenges, betrayals, and characters that come in and out of his life. Mattias reveals himself as a great family man who is occasionally disappointed by those around him who depend upon him, but take advantage of his good nature. He wishes to have a family life, but his choice of women is always flawed. Nonetheless, he pursues his dreams doggedly, if not always successfully, seeking to find true love and acceptance. Eimear Wolfsdottir is an exciting chapter in the narrative Mattias Denson’s life journey, filled with strange new creatures, conflict, betrayal and enduring love. It is a rich tapestry in an alternate world, a medieval world filled with the clashes of social change as old-world evils are laid bare, and a new world of freedom and hope is born. Women adore him, men admire him, and his enemies fear him. But, too, is the long line of those who wish him dead. Enter this world, the world of conflict and struggle, of love won and lost, of friendship and betrayal, of fleeting victory and deadly defeat. Who will prevail, and what does victory look like? Eimear Wolfsdottir continues on this amazing journey in the world of Mattias Denson, one that has just barely begun, and is far from ended.

Download or read book Alana Q written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth book of the Chronicles of Mattias Series, Mattias Denson, King of the Seven Realms, is once again confronted with new characters and adversaries looking to attack his kingdoms, this time through new unconquered territory. New figures emerge as the invaders are unmasked; the invaders have no love for the colonists along the coast of the eastern Mar, or for the rule of law under the Covenant. They are slavers and ruthless conquerors looking for gold and Lesti inventory. Pagan, immortal and Lesti leaders send representatives to Mattias Denson, who now occupies New Nimbus, once the domain of Lord Seth and his son Prince Xerxes. They have left the Kir Oasis and have traveled west in search of Old Nimbus, the kingdom in the clouds. Mattias is soon inundated with new people and their stories of who they are, what they want, and what they want from him. But are they true to anything beyond themselves, and can these leaders be trusted? Problems develop in the far west as well as the far east; his family and his armies are fragmented and unsteady. Alana Q introduces new peoples and characters to the mythology and lore of the Chronicles series which began with The King of the Northern Fells. As the world of Mattias Denson and his wives grows and matures, so too does Mattias as he faces his world burdened by the tasks given him by the gods and challenged by his military and family. New challenges are as frequent as are the betrayals and new characters who pose them. Two armies approach. What will happen to the Seven Realms when the tsunami of evil finally hits?

Download or read book April Mayes written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Adam St. James is back, this time in a thriller with his old friend from high school, April Mayes, and new friends helping him unwind a disaster of cosmic proportions. The story opens in the timeline of the Cryptid Trilogy. The Cryptid saga is over, and Adam is weary of the fighting, death and destruction, yet it persists and dogs him relentlessly. More bad news is about to be revealed for which Adam will be blamed, but for which he has no responsibility. A powerful immortal offers Adam, and the family of his choosing, the opportunity to depart Adam’s birth universe for an alternate universe where old struggles and battles do not exist. Catastrophic things are about to unfold over which he has no control. One of his old friends, April Mayes and her parents, do not possess the genetic profile that will allow them to survive the coming catastrophe; Adam chooses to invite them to spare their lives in the alternate universe. The rest of his family and friends will survive the catastrophe, as will an “alt” Adam who remains behind. Adam is warned to be careful about the attributes and items he and his fellow traveler wish to take with them; their wish to leave their home world behind will be granted, but do they understand how any minor tweaks may bend and alter the timeline in their new universe? This novel reimagines old characters in new cosmic circumstances telling a tale of what might happen when mortals mess with the very fabric of reality and existence. Adam, and April Mayes, who is now a famous TV and movie star, make the journey to a new universe together, but with unexpected and unintended altered personalities. What follows is disastrous, and in the end, a journey no one wished to make. How will they change, what are the consequences, and how will this adventure pan out? As usual, where goes Adam St. James also goes murder, intrigue, action and betrayal. Buckle up, readers, the adventure is about to begin!

Download or read book The Old Man written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Amos Bruckford is the retired President and CEO of a large, multinational biotech firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. He had settled into a life that no longer included work or most of his friends from work; his firm had been bought, then moved to another city. As he took stock of his life, his mind wandered to his ex-wife who divorced him years ago, and his son, estranged and no longer in contact. He was at a point in his life where he was reassessing his past and what little was left of his future; he was sixty-eight and not getting any younger. There was something going on inside his head, something he hadn’t reckoned with either before he retired or afterward. But now that he was wealthy and alone, he had time to reconsider just what had gone so terribly wrong in his personal life that left him without family and friends in the twilight of his journey. He thought maybe a shock to his existence was what was in order, something to distract him from the everyday humdrum of retired life. He had no hobbies, rarely played golf any longer, and his daily routine was, well, utterly routine. Shake it up he thought, but how? It occurred to him the solution was a cruise, a cruise to Hawaii, or maybe in the Caribbean to get out there, mingle with the ladies and find inspiration in something new. He would find meaning, even if it was just company for an evening then a return to solitude. He didn’t mind solitude. It was quiet. As he was ruminating on his target destination, as the summer was drawing to a close, he went for his daily walk along the bay promenade in the downtown area, and noticed, perhaps not for the first time, a young girl, maybe in her mid-teens, sitting on a park bench, her hat out beside her to catch coins from the passersby, her “clients” who passed by every morning going from home or the bus stop to their place of work. The location was excellent and had no other panhandlers as competition. Amos would occasionally drip some loose pocket change in her hat, say hello, then move on. She was a street kid, that was clear, but as he looked more closely at her, and past her level of personal hygiene, he noticed for the first time just how young she was. He wondered what a young lady, a child, was doing on the streets when she should be in school. He passed by for days, then decided to investigate. He approached her, sat down and said hello. He had no idea why. His reception was chilly.

Download or read book Patsy Murray written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Adam St. James is back again in another exciting sequel of the Cryptid Trilogy Series! Adam returns to a new alternate universe with new characters and a new dilemma as his family, friends and associates puzzle through the odd series of events, murders, and assassinations that have gripped Adam’s life. His family has seemingly gone insane, abandoned him without explanation and forced him to leave home and relocate to New York City. His long-time love, Misti Alarcon, has broken off their relationship abruptly and disappeared; Adam is sure his family knows why, but after the murder of Misti’s father, retired Seattle police Sergeant Carlos “Carlito” Alarcon, she goes deep underground. Adam, unable to deal with family and personal betrayal, goes into a deep funk that takes years to overcome. When he does, he meets Lola Romano and her family; he proposes to Lola only to lose her in an explosion at her family’s restaurant. With the Romano family murdered shortly after meeting with Misti Alarcon and the Suarez family, Adam returns to Barrows Bay to confront his own family about their knowledge or involvement in those deaths. Adam soon begins spiraling down from a severe bout of depression at his loss and betrayal; he heads to San Diego, California to enter a treatment program at the prestigious Tolan Clinic. He meets and becomes close to Patsy Murray, a highly respected genealogist, as the mystery of his family background begins to emerge, causing a cascade of consequences for both Adam and Patsy as they are both pursued, but for vastly different reasons. A historical mystery of immense proportions, unsolved for hundreds of years, becomes central to the plot, its characters and the resolution of long-held family secrets. Nothing is as it seems and the twists and turns of this adventure tests all cunning and courage that Adam can muster. Old characters from the Cryptid Trilogy emerge, but with different personalities as the Many Worlds Interpretation of the cosmos begins to play out. The action picks up, the chase and mysteries are on, and once again Adam faces love, lust, danger, and betrayal as he unlocks the mystery of old enemies and rivals now on planet Earth. Are they there to help, hinder or confuse? Follow Adam as he confronts dangers from all beings now having a stake in his life and the outcome of the struggles against the dangerous forces arrayed against him.

Download or read book Five Years In Her World EuroDarkness written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About The Book Dark passions, family secrets, twisted love, polyamory, betrayal, and pansexuality weave their way into a new novel by Canadian-American author Douglas Roff in his new novel Five Years in Her World: Euro Darkness. This third book of a three novel arc opens the story with James McKenzie, Maria and Conchita Castellano, Mariella Montoya, Kimberly Aronson, and Santana Byrne living on an estate just outside of London near Pinewood studios. Mariella, Mari, is co-starring in a new film production of an old English whodunit, but spends most of her off time with James and his women. Saldana Byrne now knows that her guardian, Geoffrey Byrne is her real father but does not understand why he has never told her the full truth. She wants to understand her past and asks James to help. Enter into their lives the two Lords Cavendish, their wives and sisters, and the story takes off from there. Thegroup travels from London to Edinburgh, to Dublin, to Paris and finally to Rome, before finally returning to Merida and his new jungle retreat near the city of Progreso. He is joined there eventually by his women, who had mostly left him, rebelling against his strictness in their behavior while with him in his world. The morality of the wealthy elites is challenged by those who do not inhabit their rarified world. . Tensions are high. Will there be reconciliation between him and his women, or has he finally driven them away with his rules of sexual conduct? Are his obsessions and darkness sated, or has he not learned his lessons. Is what he thinks he wants, what he really wants? New characters and personalities drift in and out of our story, leading up to a dramatic conclusion. The final chapter in this arc is over. Are the adventures in darkness and obsession for everyone over with, or will the story continue? The answer is in this new exciting novel, Five Years in Her World: Euro Darkness

Download or read book Selindra Grey written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About The Book The seventh book of the Chronicles of Mattias. The war against the Xeneid immortal invaders has come to a stalemate. Mattias and his family and army return to peace and await news of Xeneid movements as the Kingdom of Somna is now fully occupied by the Xeneids dealing harshly with the Somnan immortals. Potera of Baestra and her sisters are now living in Kir Oasis training for the eventual showdown in the Eternum Wars. While Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth remain in Somna as guests of the Xeneid invaders. As things begin to change, Mattias decides it’s time to visit the Wastelands of the Bestianari, trying to understand why they allied with the Xeneids in the Battle of Anderra. Puzzled, and against the wishes of his family, he sets off for the Wastelands with a small group including Potera and her sisters. They first make for the City of Baestra to find Potera's mother and remaining family to get them to safety ahead of the Xeneid secret police. There they find Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth in hiding and on the run. Or are they? The small party led by Mattias makes their way north to the mountains and then west through the forests above the Wastelands, encountering eyes following them. They eventually are guided to the edge of cliffs barring entry into a valley kingdom. Guided inside through lit tunnels by strange new pagans never before met, they encounter old friends they do not recognize. These new friends know Mattias and his children, but Mattias doesn’t recognize them. The mystery is solved. The Eternum Wars will finally end. Will the gods now let Mattias rest?

Download or read book The Crown of Minos The Qos Empire written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's Note In my last published novel, Minos, I divided the plot into two parts of one continuous story. Part One of Minos follows the exploits of Adam St. James and his family when he and his brother Rod were thirteen years old and helping their father, Dr. Edward St. James, in solving a murder/kidnap mystery on the island of Crete in Greece. Part Two follows that same storyline after Adam turns eighteen and returns to Crete and the Minos Valley alone after the adventures concluded five years earlier. This novel, a sequel to Minos in an alternate universe, along with Minos, also in an alternative universe, is a prequel to the Cryptid Trilogy written by my son and co-author, Jacob Roff. There are three sequels to the Cryptid Trilogy soon to be available in wide distribution. DER, June, 2023

Download or read book Behind Her Eyes Domination Obsession written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Behind Her Eyes: Domination/Obsession is the first novelette in a three arc series tracing the adventures of novelist James Masters as he meets the Meadows family, sisters Sophie and Alexandra, and he begins his journey into the secret world of the wealthy sexual elites. James has two sisters who have supported his efforts to transform from poor student to a self supporting novelist while trying to accommodate his obsession filled life. Through his relationships with new characters who pass through his life and bed, we begin to discover not only more about James, but his sisters, their friends and the enigmatic Meadows sisters. James is looked down upon by the women who nonetheless crave his approval, wealthy and arrogant as they are, but at some point his obsessions become theirs. Darkness is revealed on these journeys of discovery, and the gravitational pull of the Masters family ebbs and flows as psycho-sexual proclivities of the actors slowly become known. The secret lives of the wealthy and privileged, of indolence and self-absorption are discovered and laid bare. Worlds and paths diverge, setting up the conflicts that must be resolved when obsession overtakes reason. He wants to save her, but can he? Will she let him? Who really controls the two families that matter? As worlds collide, how will the first part of the journey end? Does he feel love, or just lust and obsession, desire and control? This is where we will begin, but not end. Join us on this journey.

Download or read book Queen Persephone written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Queen Persephone is the tenth novel in the series, The Chronicles of Mattias, and concludes his journey in search of what the gods want from him. Will this task, once completed, finally mean that Mattias can retire to one of his lodges and enjoy life with his wives, children and grandchildren? Or is there more that the gods will demand of him? The novel opens up with Mattias and his army perched at the opening of the corridor between his new conquest of Partha and a new kingdom located in a long valley called Tarshan. He is there to meet with the queen and her royals as he continues his task of freeing Lesti and Bjerne slaves, this time in a new place with new characters, some of whom want to help him and some who want to destroy him. These royals are very odd, and Mattias soon suspects evil and foul play from a source but not what that source is. The gods are intervening now more than ever, and the goddess Hel, goddess of the underworld, has taken a liking to Mattias who seemed very taken with the Lady, who is both difficult and arrogant beyond all measure. He enters the kingdom, expels the royals, and discovers hard truths not only about this small kingdom, but all of the kingdoms of the Tarshan Valley. He soon sets about understanding his new conquest as well as the structure of the Krais that crisscross and checkerboard the entire two thousand mile length of the wide valley, sandwiched in between two vast mountain ranges. Mattias' family arrives and with it old disputes about who decides and what is decided. After conquest and the submissions of many new lands, Mattias sets out again by himself, only a few true believers with him as he takes new territory and frees more and more Lesti and Bjerne. They stumble upon a new kingdom, a vast and beautiful kingdom, that regularly engages in slaving and not just the Lesti. Mattias meets and becomes friends with new creatures who are freed by Mattias; ancient steeds and shapeshifters are discovered, along with thousands of trapped souls and life essences brought back to the land of the living. Mattias seeks out Seth and Xerxes, always one step ahead. Aurelius is returned to his sister and father, and ends his association with the Queen of Asan. Fire Jade has been sold in direct contravention of Mattias' orders; it seems Seth and Xerxes have acquired quantities and are selling it in the Tarshan Valley and beyond. Mattias stays in his new kingdom for two years then goes off on the final leg of his decades long journey. He solves the riddles of the Key, and makes his peace with the gods. Or does he. Will his journey end, or is there more he is tasked with. His origins are finally revealed, and his people identified. Where will this new history take him next? Has he discovered whom the gods fear? Perhaps, or perhaps Mattias never understood the makeup of the heavens, and the beings who watch the mortals from above.

Download or read book Central and Van Buren written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central and Van Buren is a classic murder mystery novel set against the backdrop of Phoenix, Arizona in the late 1980's. It was a time of slow, expensive computers, floppy disks, no cell phones and no internet. The novel opens up with the fresh discovery on a normal Saturday morning of the homicide of Jack Peterson, a high-power attorney with the prestigious law firm of Casey and Bennett. He has been murdered in his office early, three telltale shots having done their lethal work strategically piercing his head, heart and groin. ​Jack's best friend and former law partner, Will Scott, is summoned by Jack's wife Marla Peterson to visit with the police, then look into the mysterious death of her husband. Both Marla Peterson and Will Scott fear that the police, headed by Miles Kilgore and James 'Jimmy' Ramos, have prejudged the case suggesting that Jack was involved in Mafia criminality gone wrong. ​Will jostles with the police while trying to balance his personal life now made even more complicated by his sometime girlfriend Teresa Garcia, who also is dating Det. Ramos. Past seeps into the present, making relationships complex and family issues more complicated. The Phoenix PD, the FBI and the Peterson family all have secrets to hide and confidences to keep. Just as one lead becomes promising, it dries up into dust just as quickly. After months of investigation, with the police and Will Scott crossing paths during separate investigations, the stakes only grow larger with the list of suspects. As time goes by, few changes and no new clues have been found. Then things explode as Will discovers a connection to mobster Frank Scarlatti and a mysterious young woman who appears out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly. Does she hold the key to solving this mystery? If so, why does she not wish to cooperate? Follow the story as Will Scott slowly and methodically unravels the shocking clues to his best friend's murder.

Download or read book Five Years In Her World Betrayal and Deceit written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Dark passions, family secrets, twisted love, polyamory, betrayal, and pansexuality weave their way into a new novel by Canadian-American author Douglas Roff in his new novel Five Years in Her World: Betrayal and Deceit. This second book of a three novel arc opens the story with James McKenzie, Maria Castellano and her sister Conchita Castellano off to the Greek Island of Crete for a one year hiatus from the events of the past five years in Merida, Mexico. The plan is for James to continue to write his novels in seclusion with his two Spanish muses, but things go wrong right away. This leads to a new series of catastrophic events engineered by Diego and Luna Castellano; Conchita winds up in a hospital as her mental state begins to decline. Their world is rocked, and the sisters and James part ways. James later reconnects with his old friend and lover, now a famous actress, Mirabella "Mira" Montoya. He journeys to New York City where she now lives and visits his agent who has now brought him to a publisher and many new opportunities. With Mira is a new figure, Kimberly Aronson, with whom James is instantly connected. Mira has shocking news as her world reconnects with the Castellano sisters, setting off new challenges. James has a new project in the Yucatan near Progreso on the coast. He may have partners in the venture, but can newcomers Geoffrey and Santana Byrne be trusted. Can the Castellanos? Old nemesis Shawna Fraser reasserts herself and her influence as the mental health of Maria Castellano spirals downwards after her separation from James. Conchita is now herself in mental pain and anguish. James wants no part of the women, but his obsession with them is stronger than his desire for peace and quiet. An agreement is reached between James and Luna Castellano to manage the two sisters, but is James the solution to the sisters' mental health declines? Darkness becomes the norm as richly twisted fantasy worlds are revealed, woven into the final dramatic moments Five Years In Her World: Betrayal and Deceit .

Download or read book Crissy Chance written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Crissy Chance is the second book in the Cryptid Trilogy Sequels series that began with the novel, April Mayes. It is set in an alternate universe in a world much like ours, but without the challenges that were present in the birth world of the named characters. Adam has, by now, been reborn hundreds of times into new worlds, the deck of characters he once knew and loved always reshuffled. In this novel, his first love Misti is now a part of the Suarez family along with her new brother Rodrigo, his wife and children, including mom Maria and Pops Agustin. They reside in the background of the story as Misti and friend Noki Lee surface as Adam's two girlfriends. A new girl, Eene Birkenstock, steps up first as a girl in need of rescue by Misti and Adam in their OT Project, then afterward as an integral part of Adam's two new and pressing projects. Immortal spirits Hecate and Hana also appear as the story winds down to its inevitable conclusion. Criminals in the Triads are chasing women for the secrets they know about a fantastic archeological discovery, and new enemies are after Adam too. Edward St. James is no longer a good dad, but a criminal deeply hidden behind a wall of powerful international authorities. Adam's mother survived the gangland shootout in an LA coffee shop, and is now in league with her husband. Both are psychos who now have a new acolyte, Crissy Chance, a tax attorney and adopted daughter who is deeply involved in their criminal and sexual lives. Cousins from Adam's past lives are present in this new life helping Adam as he flees New York for Greece, then flees again for Africa. The names are the same as in past novels, but the characters are different - except Adam. The central driver of action is the discovery of artifacts and grave goods proving that Marco Polo did reach China, and lived out his entire life there with wives, concubines and children. The cache discovered is immense, and incredibly rare and valuable, setting a cast of characters against Adam and his family for control of the Marco Polo cache, and the wealth it represents. But is the cache real? Adam remembers the fraud committed by those behind the "Hitler Diaries" who almost got away with an incredible scam. But what drives all the people involved, as some live, some are murdered, and all are lying about something, or not saying anything at all. As usual in Adam's life, there is betrayal, deception and murder.

Download or read book The Corvid Master written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About The Book They live among us! Independent journalist Beatriz da Costa is on her way to a secret meeting with a clandestine environmental group having vital information to share about a biotech company and its covert activities in the mountains just east of Seattle, Washington. As she arrives in the mountains and starts to hike into the wilderness, she makes a wrong turn and is attacked by birds, ravens and crows, as she ascends to the summit. A large black bird swoops down, seeming to attack her. The young woman loses her balance, falling into a ravine, crashing into a fallen tree rendering her unconscious. She wakes up in the care of a strange family, the family of Xander Corvid, the President and CEO of a large international biotech conglomerate. Rather than treat her as a trespasser, she is welcomed by the tall, handsome man and his entire family. She remains on the mountain under their care until circumstances begin to cause her to wonder why she is being treated for injuries she doesn’t have. She senses something is amiss; the Corvid family senses something peculiar about her. By the time Beatriz leaves the mountain, her brother and father have become entangled in the intrigues and maneuverings of the Corvid family and their top-secret projects. Who are they and what do they want with Beatriz and her family? Enter Emily Cho, journalist for a major west coast newspaper who is following a story about the CEO, his family and his company. Complicating the matter, Emily was once romantically involved with Xander Corvid. As these groups hurtle toward revelation of their existence to humanity, Xander Corvid must walk a tightrope between protecting his own species and uniting with ancient foes to protect all hybrid species from extinction. As common threats are understood, a pan species meeting is called to confront common challenges and plan a defense against a new and even more ancient and evil enemy only recently discovered has been freed from confinement and captivity. The plots are thick, the players are many and the outcome is uncertain. The challenges can only be overcome through unity. Can Xander succeed where all others have failed? In the final battle, who will win? They walk among us, unseen and unknown.