Doug Saintmour

A secret racist group seeks to establish a pure ethnic society. When the racist group kidnaps dozens of children to seed their new pure society, they make the mistake of kidnapping 12-year-old genius Michael Maxwell, who is African American. From day one, Michael Maxwell has a plan to escape and after repeated escapes, Michael Maxwell manages to put the group's secret mission in jeopardy. Even after harsh physical punishment, the defiant and crafty 12-year-old manages to repeatedly escape. With the FBI and the CIA investigating the secret group, as a result of Michael's escapes, his captors decide to kill him to prevent him from causing any further damage; however, the genius Michael Maxwell always has a plan.

Three children are conceived and born in a laboratory. Genetically enhanced with alien DNA, they are super intelligent and have extraordinary abilities. Having spent their first twelve years confined in a secret secure facility, run by the CIA, with no contact with the outside world, they know nothing of what normal life should be. It is when they are required to pass a crucial test that they realize they have been trained to become super assassins. When one of the boys escapes the facility, he is hunted by soldiers, the CIA, and Russian agents who want to capture him for experimentation. He must use his intelligence and his special abilities to stay alive. However, the boy's escape sets in motion unintended consequences that will decide the future of modern civilization.

FROM THE HEART is a compilation of short stories intended to touch the reader with heartfelt emotion. There are emotions with which every reader can identify. Everyone has felt happiness, sadness, anger, and fear. FROM THE HEART transports the reader to a time and place where they experienced events that were good or bad, only now they can observe from a reader's distance what might otherwise be uncomfortable. Some stories in this collection are based on true events and real people; however, they are told as fictional accounts. The truth cannot always be told in a straightforward manner. Which stories are true or merely the product of the author's imagination shall not be revealed.

This is a story of love and Wayne Bryce, a fearless adventurer addicted to dangerous open sea yacht racing. He will als engage in any risky adventure, regardless of the danger, or the affect his reckless behavior has on those who care about him. Because of his selfish nature and foolish penchant for risk taking, he has hurt and disappointment all those close to him, especially his neglected wife. Yet, Wayne has no control over his rash actions. Ever since he was a young child, he has been under the supernatural influence of a phantom from his distant past; a phantom that is also protecting him from his reckless endeavors.