Edward Gleeson

When film critic Joe Crofton crosses paths with former Warner Bros. screen star Sylvia Chiles, romantic relations and a shot at stardom are set in motion. But can Joe save an Indie production from disaster while dealing with a reluctant leading man, his beautiful but treacherous sister, and his own slightly dysfunctional family? Add to the mix porno, drugs, and strip clubs, and you've got a recipe for laughs, intrigue, and heartbreak.

Susan Ballard is a half-blood Cherokee whose never been kissed. Orphaned at seventeen, and an only child, she lives a secluded life, lacking any kind of social skills. All that changes when she falls in love with a rangy, reckless Rebel trooper. But as war invades the tranquil Chickamauga Valley, it not only threat- ens to destroy her new found love, but the forests and ridges she's roamed since childhood. As one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles rages, she becomes the object of desire, not only by her erstwhile lover, but by two fumbling renegades, determined to have their way with her. Will her tall trooper survive the coming holocaust? Can she out-smart her two tormentors bent on rape and murder? Will love and fulfillment finally be hers? Find out in this quirky, unconventional tale of love and suspense.

When an enigmatic easterner is befriended by a fatherless farm family during the final week of the Civil War, their lives are altered forever and an Iowa community is turned on its ear. Although dark themes lurk beneath the surface, they are handled with a tough-minded honesty by the novel's narrator, 16-year-old Little Frank Bee- cham. Expect the unexpected in this story of a boy's journey into manhood, a family's salvation, and a young women's life lesson in love and loss. And it all happens because of one "extraordinary fella."