Books in the The Florida Sheriff Deputies M series

"With this second novel in the Florida Sheriff Deputies Murder Mysteries, Angela Jarvis establishes herself as a clear voice in the genre. She knows how to reveal small-town secrets, especially when they relate to murder!"- Martha Griswold, Online Critics CornerDagan Murphy is a small-town deputy whose 16-year-old sister went missing 10 years ago. His father, also a deputy, died never knowing what happened to his little girl. On his deathbed, he made Dagan promise him he would never stop looking for her. When the remains of a young girl turn up in the most unusual place - the old abandoned children's mental asylum - once again Dagan becomes consumed with finding out what happened on that day so long ago when his sister simply vanished, and wants to know if the remains could be hers. His investigation is hindered by another deputy who has had it out for him since high school, a sheriff who thinks he has dedicated too much of his life to his sister's now cold case, and small-town secrets. Secrets - that someone would kill to keep from coming to light, and that someone else would kill to expose. Will he be able to work through the tangle of lies and deceit and finally be able to solve his sister's disappearance, and catch a killer who nobody would ever suspect?

"There is an urgent need for more bisexual men to rise up and be heard. Thank you for contributing your voice to this still small but growing chorus."- Robyn Ochs, co-author, Recognize: the Voices of Bisexual Men Matteson's I Took Both Roads: My Journey as a Bisexual Husband is both eye-opening and inspiring. It is a timely, sensitive exploration of a topic through a loving and accepting lens. He first became aware of his sexuality in the early 1950s, and his bisexuality in the '60s -- dangerous times to be seen as different from the norm. It is as much an account of his incredible and supportive relationships with others - his parents, his spiritual advisors, his long-time gay partner, and particularly his wife - as it is an account of what it is like to be bisexual. Matteson skillfully brings the reader on a journey through his life. He introduces the memoir by acknowledging his "hope...that reading [his] story will help you to develop a deeper understanding of, and empathy for those whose sexual orientation is different from your own, and those who have gone through changes in their identity during the course of their married life." Robert Frost's famous poem about life's choices, "The Road Not Taken," is a recurrent motif in Matteson's book, and readers will come to understand that they, unlike Frost's speaker, need not recall their choices "with a sigh" of regret, but can instead proudly take both roads, though they seem to be divergent.

"When I read works by David Porteous in 7 Voices, a collection of short stories from the North Fork Writers Group, I wanted more. Now I have them in this new collection. Thanks for inviting us into your mind, Dave. Fascinating tales."- Hollis George, editor and anthologistA member of the North Fork Writers Group, David Porteous breaks out with a remarkable collection of short stories. As he says, "The stories are not autobiographical, but while the characters reveal facets of my views, they came to me with personalities and situations formed. They are mind-invaders because their presences prevented me from working on other projects; they refused to leave until I wrote their tales. I chose tales whose characters came in diverse styles of tale-telling, with cultural differences, and some echoing other stories to expand those themes for you. I haven't defined their settings - New York, Sydney, Shanghai or Oslo is irrelevant to people dealing with life's universal issues."