Books published by Melange Books

Jane Larson is back, and trouble abounds on New York's Upper East Side! A new client, Jasmine, hires Jane to undo the terms of a matrimonial agreement with her ex-husband, the owner of a prosperous hedge fund who does not like to lose. At the same time, Jane's landlord is working to evict her from the storefront law office where her mother had practiced for many years, and Jane is forced to fight to save her mother's legacy. However, it seems there is no way she can win. All too soon, the bodies begin to pile up and Jane has to figure out who is responsible before she becomes one of the victims. Meanwhile, a guy named Gary is trying to worm his way into her life, and, even though she thinks he is much too young for her, she starts to fall for him. The problem is that he has a habit of showing up where the murders occur. Can she trust him?

When the "greatest generation" came home from World War II, many of the men returned to college on the G. I. Bill. But the story of their wives has seldom been told. Kate McIntosh, a young mother, struggles with being isolated in barracks-like World War II housing in Willow Run Village, with no car, little money, and a mostly absent husband. Mark, her husband, attends classes at the university during the day and works on the assembly line at the nearby auto plant at night. Kate is determined to find ways to reach beyond the confines of her life. She befriends her neighbors, teaches the illiterate mother and son to read;gets involved in politics, creates a garden in the weedy field behind their building, and finds new strength and talents she didn't know she had. At the same time, she attempts to quell her rising anxiety about what might be going on between Mark and a fellow graduate student. Things come to a head when Mark is seriously injured in an accident and Kate has new challenges to face.

Eshney lives in Wazari Eren, a peaceful world with a secret past. When a mythical dragon named Char comes to confer with her father about an ancient crown stolen from the dragon's lair, Eshney's world is changed forever. She soon learns of an ancient battle that split her world, of fantastical realms existing in isolation, and of magical crowns capable of enslaving all dragon kind. Now, Eshney, Char, and her father, Aubra, must embark on a perilous journey through the unknown realms to recover the stolen crown and save the dragons of the world.

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wished I'd realized it sooner." ~ Collette Ever wonder why another seems happy and content while you struggle? Do you find yourself so heavy with dread that at the end of the day you are exhausted and frustrated? Perhaps you feel you should be happier than you are, but lack the energy to become the person you want to be. Then curl up in your favorite reading spot and take a trip of magical realism. Travel through the eyes of a teacher who is searching for possibly the very thing that you are missing. This is the journey to happiness that every man and woman deserves. A hero's journey from shadow to substance; a quest to find your spirit. Meander with the unique characters, the inspirational dog, Lab, the patient Ferryman, the surprising Mentor, the all-knowing Gate Keeper, and of course the wise, Spirit Guide. Take this voyage to, in essence, find yourself.

Assuming the existence of a Star portal on the planet Savanna to be a secret, the humans don't know that the Accilla, the Spiders, and other spacefaring races are fully aware of it. Jeremy Sheppard, a newly appointed Captain of the Solar Space Force to the military outpost and Dennis Collins, a civilian, must join forces to thwart a conspiracy to control the Star portal.

Brenda Hayes is a woman with an ordinary life who encounters extraordinary characters she thought existed only in fairy tales or nightmares. Her world and theirs collide, and she is caught up in the middle of warring paranormal factions that threaten the extinction of humankind. She tries to keep her life normal but her nightmares and visions have her second-guessing what's real and what's not. One night she almost gets killed by a mythical creature that had been hired to find and destroy her. In that moment her journey begins. With the help of Vladimir, a handsome and intriguing man, she begins to discover and understand how dangerous can be the supernatural world. Only Brenda can prevent the disaster, and she pushes herself to channel the powers she discovers are within her. Major errors in judgment, betrayal by trusted friends, and a perilous romance push Brenda into a prophetic role she'd never dreamed possible.

Dr. Dawne Michaels has her own DARPA lab at UC Berkeley. She and Dr. Nutting. continue their research in quantum entanglement and parallel universe. Dawne is called upon by the government in the hope that her consciousness connection with a parallel universe might save the world from an emerging super virus. Her consciousness transfer to another timeline comes with consequence. Post Diem breaks the time barrier and blurs hi-tech science with Native American mysticism.

When the common man turns his back it is the hero that runs into the smoke of battle. Boston has always been the city of treachery, deceit, terrorism, the cradle of freedom and organized crime from the Irish, Italians and the Albanians. It has been home to traitors, martyrs, heroes, a hot bed of segregation and integration and the men who kept the city safe even in the face of big time corruption. But heroes never failed to rise to the occasion even when they could have stayed out of harms way. But hasn't it always been the hero who runs to danger instead of away from it?

1930s Tasmania - A young father, Greg McKinley struggles to protect his family and a rescued Tasmanian tiger pup from bloodthirsty bounty-hunters that will stop at nothing to cash in its head. Forced to violence and on the run, Greg begins an epic journey into desolate Australian Outback. Present Day - A successful wildlife host, a team of biologists and an aborigine guide - launch an expedition to rediscover the Tasmanian Tiger - an animal long thought to be extinct. Sandstorms, flash floods, deadly snakes, giant gut-slashing birds, aboriginal mystics, hallucinogenic bush drugs and killer crocs are just the beginning as they go In Search of the Lost...

Hooked takes place in Tampa, Florida, well known for its strip clubs. Called, Gentlemen's Clubs, they feature young, sexy woman dancing naked and offering lap dances. The dancers call the men who frequent the clubs and prefer the same dancer, as being 'hooked.' A.J. Danelli is a homicide detective who is trying to find a serial killer who is killing the dancers in the name of God. A.J. is asked by the District Attorney to give a deposition about the case and his involvement with a dance. The reason: A.J. is also hooked.

Zach Morris was just an ordinary man, living an ordinary life in the suburbs of Chicago...except for the fact that he could see monsters. They don't come to him in dreams or nightmares. They work in his office, they take tolls on the turnpike, they live next door. They are Mythiks. They've always been among us; elves, dwarves, hobbits and all the rest of the creatures from the fantasy novels and movies we thought were nothing more than the creations of our imaginations, but they're as real as we are. Most of us can't see them, but there are some humans, known as the Aperios, who can pierce the Mythik's outer façade, and see them for what they really are. But being an Aperios is perilous, torn between humans who want to ferret out those living among us and the Mythiks who want to remain hidden. Zach Morris had a secret but now he's running for his life as the world of the Mythiks collides with our own and the future of the human race hangs in the balance.

One young man's journey into manhood includes friends, family, a job and someone who wants his life. Add to all that, the nation's worst hurricane-the 1900 storm-that devastated Galveston, Texas and you get a gripping view of life before and after when the island was forever changed. Jonathan Evans works for Mr. Jack and Ms. Christie Zimmerman on Galveston Island. The cook is fantastic; the maid is lovely; the Zimmerman family has taken him in like a son. But he has secrets and someone is out to kill him. Another boy's already died in his place by accident. When the great storm hits the island, Jonathan must step up, do what needs to be done then guide his family into a new life.

Disinherited and poverty stricken, bastard Danial clutches at the slim chance to earn a living as a guard, until a night attack leaves both he and his half-brother Devlin vampires. After finding true love with the aristocrat Lacey, Danial comes to the attention of James, the Vampire Lord of France. Enslaved by James, his love murdered, Danial plots to escape, his complex plan of years finally succeeding only to result in all of Europe's demonic forces on the hunt for him. After a reunion and subsequent falling out with Devlin, Danial travels to the new world of America in pursuit of a new life. Settling in the west, Danial forms alliances with native vampire Valerian and the witch Cheyenne to survive a game of cat and mouse with Devlin and protect his new love Kathryn amid his rapidly changing world. Triumphant yet nursing a broken heart, an undeterred Danial is determined to find a life of peace...until news comes of James, on whom Danial has waited centuries to get revenge.

Sam Jenkins joins a combined task force hunting a serial killer called The Riverside Strangler by the local media. Complications arise when the lead investigator, the county sheriff's chief deputy is arrested and charged with police brutality. When Sam develops the evidence to arrest the Strangler, everyone should be pleased, but subsequent actions taken by his mayor and the city council affect everyone at the Prospect Police Department and suggest that life there will never be the same.