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Residents of Rubicon Ranch are finding body parts scattered all over the desert. Who was the victim and why did someone want him so very dead?Everyone in this upscale housing development is hiding something.Leia Menendez has a plan: get to Rubicon Ranch, get in, get what was hers, get out. But does her plan include murder?Egypt Hayes knows there are secrets hidden in Rubicon Ranch and she intends to use them in her next film. And maybe even use them to get revenge.

An anthology of crime/mystery short stories contributed by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing. Murder, mayhem and the unexpected are rife in each riveting story.

A Second Wind anthology comprised of outstanding stories written by little known authors of the highest caliber. An engaging series of stories of mystery, mayhem and murder.

Change In The Wind is a fresh, challenging collection of seventeen short stories by as many authors, all dealing with the theme of change and renewal. Virtually every major theme in modern literature, including romance, mystery, crime, science fiction, religion and even nature find their way into these marvelous, eclectic stories.Salamander Deborah J LedfordNerd of Prey Noah BairdFifty-Two Years J J DarePain Killer Dellani OakesCache-22 J. Conrad Guest

From sweet childhood remembrances to fanciful solutions of family dramas to romantic relationships that begin--or end--during the holidays, Second Helpings is an anthology of stories and memories, but most especially of recipes. Our end-of-year celebrations are occasions that bring reunions with unforgettable feasts and that one special, treasured dish. At the end of each story, vignette, reminiscence, you'll find a recipe or collection of recipes that will make your next holiday memorable...

A little girl's body has been found in the wilderness near the desert community of Rubicon Ranch. Was it an accident? Or . . . murder! But who would want to kill a child? Everyone in this upscale housing development is hiding something.Could Kourtney and Jeff Peterson have killed their daughter, mischievous nine-year-old Riley, to protect their secret?Moody Sinclair had once killed an eight-year-old boy. Has she killed again?Fifteen-year-old Dylan McKenzie is a stra...

Love Is on the Wind is an anthology of romance short stories penned just for this collection by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing.

The Young Coyote tells the hard-hitting story of a boy from Cipher, Arizona who is expected to be a zero just like his town. He has no intention of fitting into that conventional wisdom and fights with his fists and his mind to get up and out of his straitened circumstances. He makes it to Stanford University with a pugnacious attitude where he meets snobbery and prejudice. At Stanford, he finds out that his real fight is just beginning. Garven Wilsonhulme will succeed at any cost.

In which bedlam threatens to envelope the world, unless Oscar can do something about it, which he's willing to consider, providing it involves an enormous breakfast first.

The book involves: mystery, love, politics, murder, intrigue, corruption, drama, adventure, compassion, and provocative policy issues.The Drug War has spilled on to U.S. Soil, killing Americans, draining our economy and corrupting government. A few brave souls are attempting to end the war which cannot be won as long as illegal drugs are demanded by the population and ruthless cartels exist to supply them. One reluctant lobbyist leads the campaign to re-write policy creating legal ...

In this novelette a computer programmer, Roland Farber, enjoys having an espresso and discussing philosophy with his friends until a gangster shows up one day and stirs things up a little. Roland is a bit gullible and when he agrees to give the newcomer a ride. He finds a large sum of money but it comes with a cost. Once the money is in his hand he doesn't want to give it up but keeping it completely changes his life.