Write what you know
My novels are set in Washington, D.C. Mercy Johnson, the protagonist, is a criminal defense attorney. So, I’m following the old adage. I was a criminal defense attorney for over 30 years. I lived in D.C. for 25 years. In my stories, I try to be faithful to my experience. A few clients I represented were just downright mean. Others were severely mentally ill. Many were just people who made stupid...
Read MorePrissy on the Moon Review
Sweet story about Prissy’s blossoming independence and her strong ties to her family. She dreams of the moon but appreciates the beauty of every day happenings in her circle of love. Wonderful illustrations enhance the story....
Read MoreThe Armageddon Choice Review
Don Carroll must be a seer. This third novel in his Consciousness Trilogy has a corporation elected as President of the United States. Not that farfetched, given recent developments. The Armageddon Choice shows us what life is like after the End of Democracy (the second novel in the trilogy) and gives us hope that even in a time of rank greed and hunger for power, a light can shine....
Read MoreUnlawful Flight Review
James Boatner knows his subject areas: the U.S. Navy, aviation, sailing. And he knows his geography. His story takes the reader from New Orleans to Colombia, with side trips to Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Chicago, San Diego, Washington, DC, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Asia. All Boatner’s characters are flawed to one degree or another, but in each he plants some spark of humanity so that...
Read MoreSpelldown Review
Just finished Karon Luddy’s Spelldown. Thirteen year old Karlene is strong, brave and very smart. Life is not really her oyster. More like her hairball, some days. But she perseveres. Buy this book for the avid readers on your gift list. Karlene will win their hearts....
Read MoreSouthern Heat Review
This is a story of Charleston only a lowcountry writer could tell. He knows the city’s dark secrets and he exposes them one by one: the hopelessness of life in the inner city, the heartlessness in the city’s response, the rot at the core of the aristocracy, the way money holds the city’s machine in thrall. But he doesn’t leave us in the mire. He creates bright, shining characters in a newspaper...
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