Meet J.J. Colton—a bull-fighting clown with Baditude. Not only does she love to clown around, she does so while sharing an arena with a not-so-happy bull. Being a bullfighter is the achievement of a life-long dream. Unfortunately, dreams come with a price tag. In this case, the required payment could cost J.J. her life as well as the lives of her seven-year-old nephew and J.J.’s four-footed partners in comedic crime.

Join J.J. on a rollercoaster ride that turns out to be trickier than braiding live rattlesnakes in a barrel and twice as deadly.

A visitor from a dark past . . .
A gambling addict’s redemption gone horribly wrong . . .
A monster in sheep’s clothing . . .
A father’s misguided love . . .
A young girl’s reckoning . . .
Five tales that dig deep into the human psyche, uncovering skeletons that might be better left buried.

Includes:
BROKEN DREAMS
THE GIRL IN THE VELVET BLACK GOWN
I, MONSTER
SPIRIT LAKE
HUNTING FOR WORMS

A lost soul struggling to find the light . . .
A mother’s retribution . . .
A woman’s misguided faith . . .
A much-needed lesson . . .
A nagging gone wrong . . .
Five tales that peer into lives about to split wide open.

Includes:
EMPTY SHELLS AND BROKEN STONES
AND THEN SHE WAS DEAD
EGGSTREME MEASURES
IN THE ARMS OF THE SEA
SWALLOWING THE SERPENT’S TAIL

Unexpected visitors, redemption gone wrong, imprudent love, lightless souls, and misguided faith are only some of the problems faced in these ten stories woven from Life'’s darkest threads.

Most of life’s big challenges are behind Kate Ramsdell or so she thinks. Until the day her husband is murdered, thrusting Kate and her stepson Travis into a run for their lives. Bit by bit, secrets from her husband’s dark past come to light as Kate and Travis fight to vanquish the evil that’s threatening their lives and save what’s left of their family.