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At 32 years old, acclaimed architect, Grant Nash had it all. He was living the American dream: a beautiful wife and child, a gorgeous home, a booming business and great friends. And then...in two point eight seconds...his entire life shattered into small pieces before his eyes. All that remained of his once fairy tale life was his fading faith, fractured heart, psychic dog, Charley and the painful, lingering question of...what now?

A tragic love story methodically woven around a fallen country music star, a beautiful dancer, a 13-year-old child genius, and a powerful, psychopathic judge. A friend pulls out a Ouija board and asks you to play. It's just a game, right? But when the Ouija board reveals a secret you've never disclosed, then "the spirit" asks you to warn his living sister that she is about to be murdered.... What would you do? This is the scenario that tragically entangles the lives of Max Allen, Carla Cecil, and Bradford Doss.

Everyone in the small beach town of Matagorda, Texas, thought that Travis Lee and Savannah Walker were destined to be together. Travis had fallen in love with her beautiful turquoise eyes when he was eight years old, and for the next 10 years they planned every detail of their lives; he would become a lawyer and she would raise their three children in a beautiful beach house overlooking the ocean. Unfortunately, all those plans and dreams disappeared into the hot, humid Texas air when Savannah shattered his 18-year-old heart.

Warner Saint James is a decorated Navy Seal. He is also a brilliant artist. From his imagination, he paints the woman of his dreams; an olive-skinned, black-headed, brown-eyed beauty. But when he hangs the canvas in the window of his Key West gallery, he inherited from his late Aunt, a Mafia Capo storms in the door and demands to know where the woman in the painting is. He angrily tells Warner that the woman in the painting is real and alive. Her name is Olivia DiAngelo, and he has been searching for her for over 10 years.

Everyone knew Raine Waters was destined to be a star; his talent was undeniable. But on his quest for fame and fortune, he lost himself in the bright Nashville lights, heading down the wrong road leaving his friends, his one true love...and his heart behind in Texas. Thirty years later, he’s broke, alone, and homeless, living on the street with nothing left of him but ashes, his music...and a daughter he has never met.

The Sequel to Sing Roses For Me: There is more to Carla and Max's story... In 1993 something called “The Internet” was a mystery to most people. At only 16 years old, Forde Alexander and his autistic, but genius friend, Adrian Montgomery, realized its potential and together, they wrote a revolutionary software program. With an investment and brilliant advice from Carla Cecil Walters, they launched their company and sold their first software program for millions. When they turned 30, they were two of the richest men in the world. Lennon Diamond Wellesley was born with psychopathic ...

In the 1970's, the hippie generation, there were thousands of rock bands traveling across the US like gypsies playing in bars. Unfortunately, traveling with them were their children. It was the era of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. I know this, because I was there traveling in one of those bands. Trust me, it was no place for children and it's haunted me for years... What happened to those kids? Joe Jensen was born in a hippie commune in 1970 and spent his childhood traveling with his parents’ rock band. The things he witnessed and experienced cut deep emotional scars, but he survived. Now...

I've spent my life working as a traveling musician. Along the way, I've met some interesting people and seen some indescribable things. Although my books are works of fiction, they are based on real people I've met and the amazing places I've been. In my 20's and 30's, with my beautiful wife Dana by my side, we performed in or traveled through all 50 of the United States. After that, we traveled and performed literally around the world... We've walked the tiny winding streets of Zanzibar off the east coast of Africa; jogged the snow packed streets of Juneau, Alaska; ran through the back ...