After a bump on the head a high school senior who loves the Nineties wakes up to find himself transported back in time.

Skip Watson makes the biggest mistake of his life when he allows himself to be arrested and convicted of a crime he never intended to commit as was sentenced to prison as a sex offender.

Christmastime brings back memories as surely as office parties bring recriminations. The childhood wishes fulfilled (or dashed), the magic of anticipation, fighting over the dinner table. . .these are the ghosts of every Christmas past and present. Remembering Christmas brings together three holiday stories in a sparkling anthology sprinkled with nostalgia. It's Christmas Eve in Tom Mendicino's Away in a Manger, and James is snowbound en route from New York City to his West Virginia hometown. While the sight of a familiar Motor Lodge sparks longing for a roadside America of yesteryear, his visions of peppermint stick ice cream are thwarted by a vending machine. But amid the revelry at the local diner, James finds something far more satisfying that will change his Christmases forever. . . 1991, Michigan State University. Best friends Jack and Kirk are preparing for an end-of-semester party in Frank Anthony Polito's A Christmas to Remember. But there's something unspoken in the air—and it's not just the aroma of cinnamon-speckled eggnog. In Missed Connections by Michael Salvatore, two childhood friends reconnect in an airport lounge on Christmas Eve. And over cocktail-fueled reminiscences, they reconsider the paths they're on—and the roads never taken. . . Get what you really want this Christmas, with three captivating stories stuffed with warmth, wit, surprises—and the promise of sweet Christmases yet to come. . .

Award-winning author and playwright Frank Anthony Polito continues his debut cozy mystery series featuring a gay couple who solve crimes while renovating houses as part of their hit reality show Domestic Partners. Set in suburban Detroit, it's Hart to Hart via HGTV! The perfect combination for fans of home repair and cozy mysteries. Peter’s first play is having its world premiere at Pleasant Woods’s community theater. His handsome one and only, JP, has the lead. Rehearsals have begun. And New York City’s award-winning, hotshot helmer, Xander Sherwood Deva, is directing. Unfortunately the controlling, arrogant, poison-barbed, egomaniacal diva has everyone on edge. No wonder he finallypushes someone over it . . . Xander is found strangled to death in the same extra-long, imported cashmere scarf he’s been brandishing like a boa ever since he arrived. In the name of making art he’s burned a lot of bridges and made a lot of enemies but which one wanted to bring down the curtain on him? As they say in the theater: the show must go on. But not before amateur sleuths Peter and JP become Domestic Partners in Crime and try to solve this deadly real-life drama ahead of opening night. Praise for Renovated to Death “Quirky [and] humorous.” —Kirkus Reviews “A fast, fun read—with bonus renovating tips!” --Laura Levine, author of Death by Smoothie

The promise of America has always been creative potential: enterprise, industry, optimism, idealism, and hope. This promise, known since the beginning of the New World and named since the Great Depression as the "American Dream", is what makes immigrants cry at the base of the Statue of Liberty. But there is a dark side to the American Dream, too--one that we don't talk about much in polite company. A side characterized by the exploitation and domination of subjugated people. The national climate has caused many to question the validity of the American Dream, and whether it even offers a viable vision for the nation. There are few greater questions to ask. Our collective future depends on a common vision. If the American Dream is dead, then what happens next? This book evaluates the American Dream, establishes its roots, gives reasons for its decline, and offers solutions to reclaim the promise of the American Dream that is more aligned with Jesus' vision of the kingdom of God and Martin Luther King Jr' s vision of the "Beloved Community". Our challenge is to develop a redesigned American Dream, a sustainable future for all, free from exploitation and domination of subjugated people.

In Bullet Proof Curtis Lake tries to avoid the controversies surrounding the Governor's office. Although he is a private investigator now, his wife, Sue is still the Chief of Baldwin County's investigators. A deranged and brilliant culprit strikes, wanting revenge. The team works overtime when, suddenly, Moppa vanishes. Doc Ryan begins his own investigation, and Curtis becomes a fugitive. The body count is stacking up. Who will be next?

Deception in Baldwin County Murder, Power, and Greed. Mix in politics, the news media and insane hysteria, along with Jamie Lake's painful secret. Detective Higgins is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend to protect a counterfeiting ring, while Curtis Lake is under investigation for shooting an FBI agent, and his wife. Moppa, a renegade FBI agent turned biker, aids in the investigation to no avail. A contract is sent out to kill Moppa. Assistant District Attorney Paul Chavez badgers Lake and his team, threatening to indict all. Witnesses disappear one after the other, and Jamie is kidnapped because Curtis refuses to let go of the investigation. With four victims dead, wedding plans for Sue and Curtis have been set aside as the case spreads over seven states. Curtis goes on a rampage. Doc Ryan the county medical examiner now has seven dead bodies, and each tells a different story, making it difficult for him to pin the murders to anyone. One detective who uncovers the main clue is killed before he can relay information to Curtis. Bodies are piling up with no-end in sight. Baldwin County's criminal investigation team is being depleted one by one. "Dashing characters with intriguing suspense. A most delightful series." --Dot Moore, The Fox 10 Dot Moore Show. "Anthony's imaginative mind, combined with a bizarre sense of humor that lightens the pages, makes the series a fun and easy read for anyone." --Nikki Wittner, The Independent.

Havoc falls upon Baldwin County with shootings that have left no prints or evidence of any kind. It seems as though a ghost is at work-two shootings in one day and no clues. While Curtis Lake and his team are hard at work on the investigation, four other murders are committed, this time with evidence. The fingerprints of a criminal, who is in Atmore prison serving life, are found at the murder scenes of jurors who convicted him four years ago. Lake's daughter Jamie comes to stay and is stalked by the killer. With the assistance of detective Sue Rivers, Curtis solves his case. But will the courts buy into his theory, before he himself is killed?

This All Hallows’ Eve, partners and home renovation hosts Peter Penwell and JP Broadway try not to flip when their newest fixer-upper is rumored to be a haunted house . . . Kicking off season three of their hit reality TV show Domestic Partners is a home renovation project with an irresistible hook. Woods Hall is a lavish 1913 manor home in the Detroit suburb of Pleasant Woods, once belonging to the town’s founding family. It also comes with its own ghost. Twenty-five years ago during a Halloween night party, automotive heiress and beauty queen Emma Wheeler-Woods, wearing a white Princess Diana wedding gown as a costume, fell from a third-floor balcony to her death. Or was she pushed? Fiona Forrest recently inherited the home after learning she was Emma’s daughter, and she and her fiancé have hired the Domestic Partners to restore the family property to its original splendor. But ghostly sightings, injured crew, secret passageways, locked rooms, and sabotage beg the question: Is the place actually haunted? And perhaps more practically, was Fiona’s mother murdered? Hustling to have work finished in time to shoot the finale on Halloween—the anniversary of Emma’s mysterious death—do Peter and JP have a ghost of a chance of also solving a cold case from a quarter of a century ago before someone else takes a fall?