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The Cracked Mirror - Reflections...When Prentice Paul Hiller enters the senior care facility he brings with him not only a hip surgery gone wrong, but a mirror of his past, cracked with the stress of all his memories: a family broken apart by their Appalachian circumstances and the 'great depression'; a childhood tainted by a father's abusive nature; an impetuous marriage and a sorrowful divorce; a subsequent search of 'isms' and for love and meaning in California bars; a tableau of horrible events, including a senseless murder and a desert survival.THE CRACKED MIRROR, Reflections of an Appalachian Son, is a search for some semblance of legacy by PP Hiller as he feels the weight of aging and a perceived inconsequental life, In an Arizona senior care facility he bonds with Greta Fogel, herself a patient and a former clinical psychologist. Encouraged by Greta, PP writes of his life, his heritage, his mistakes, the events that have shaped him, and the demon within that he cannot dispel. He gives his passionate views on criminal justice, love, politics, religion, war, and his favorite writers. Greta gives her insight and support, telling some of her own life's secrets. There is pain in the writing of his memoir, but there is also closure and a guarded inner peace. This short stay in the care facility brings more clarity to PP's life and yet another memory to store away... to take with him to the 'Sea of Cortez'."In the end my story must be like so many others, the story of a simple kid who grew up eating some emotional soup and spending a lifetime trying to digest it."

An ace quarterback for Grand View University and his girlfriend since childhood encounter a man of mystery, a man who has been ravaged by war and lost love, a man who has found peace in his spirituality, and has a unique hobby. Wesley Walton and Wilma Ross find a true soul-mate in this man, as Wesley struggles with his father's Appalachian anger and corn liquor. HAMMER'S HOLY GRAIL is coming of age realities, a love story, and football.

Inspired by an Arizona 'Cold Case' - On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a mother and her 14-year old daughter walk three miles to a country store for cigarettes and ice cream...a walk often taken by family members. They arrive at the store, trade pleasantries with the owners and a few customers, and leave in a jolly mood, finger-painting ice cream on each other's faces...They never make it home!The Cochise County Sheriff believes there has been a stranger abduction.This fictional account offers an optional view about what could have occurred on that Sunday afternoon.It's a thriller!

A freeway accident in his modern world changes the life of Blake Fielding as he is transported back in time to the infamous 'Trail of Tears'. Back in today's world, he finds murder, mystery, and the woman of his dreams. This is a book that takes the reader to the pinnacle of love, crosses genres, and reveals the soul-rending fate of a people who suffered the inequities of history.