Ronald Dean Durbin

Three teens from New York City take a break in Cancun right before starting their first year of college, only Sara didn't return. Jack is a successful Wall Street investor, and Sara is the eldest of his two children. He begins a search for his daughter that very night, returning on the flight back to Cancun. There were no answers in Cancun. In fact, another girl turned up missing. This is the story of two teens kidnapped by Indonesian pirates.

Frank Shannon, once a rising star in the Air Force, was left crippled and abandoned after a catastrophic crash. The military gave up on him, retiring him as a full colonel, but his story was far from over.Beek, an alien from Zuppo, had been watching Frank's life and saw his accident as the key to unlocking a hidden mission that would take Frank beyond his wildest imagination. To guide him, Dr. Durbin, a military veteran with deep knowledge of the military and extraterrestrial secrets, steps in to lead Frank into a world that challenges everything he thought he knew about life, death, and destiny.Now, Frank must decide whether to trust the alien and the mysterious doctor as he learns the truth about his life and the mission ahead.

Hello. My name is Megan, and I am a thirty-year-old Master Sergeant in the Air Force. Today is March 17, 2042. It's been eight years since Planetoid Amber passed by Earth. The last eight years have been really hard on us, but we are all moving forward.After a 90-day notice, the planetoid named Amber began its entry into Earth's atmosphere. For the next twenty minutes, it slowly passed by Earth, sucking out the atmosphere into a cone-like shape. Like poles caused it to bounce off Earth. For a little while, we had too little air for humans and many animals to survive. On Earth, we probably had 30% of our population not wake up.Amber kept going. The sun didn't capture her. Amber retained about 20% of our atmosphere, and the rest returned to us. She also took maybe 100 satellites and our space village that we were preparing for the moon. At that time, the space village had a dozen astronauts on board.

Andrew Roggerro has lived his life under the shadow of greatness-his father, a revered U.S. Congressman with a flawless public image and a ruthless private agenda. But when a mysterious murder rocks their political dynasty, Andrew is forced into a dangerous world of secrets, betrayals, and powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to protect the truth.Torn between loyalty to his family and his thirst for justice, Andrew must unravel the layers of deception that stretch from Capitol Hill to the darkest corners of organized crime. As he digs deeper, he discovers that the real threat isn't just the men pulling the strings-but the devastating secrets hidden within his own bloodline.Will Andrew survive the truth-or will it destroy everything he thought he knew?

Albert Mendoza's business trip to Denver turns deadly when a brutal storm grounds his plane and a crash leaves him decapitated. Flight stewardess Allie finds his severed head and brings it to Anne, a resident doctor, who reattaches it-just as Albert shows signs of life. Albert's Story is a gripping tale of survival, fate, and the extraordinary bond between strangers.But if Albert wasn't meant to die... what is he meant for?

Frank Shannon was a fast rising star in the Air Force world. Then his F-22 shut down. He guided it away from the civilian population but when he ejected, his carage was too close to the ground. He would lose both legs and remain in a coma for more than one hundred days. The Air Force gave up on him waking up. They retired him at his newly selected rank of full colonel. His wife of twenty-five years couldn't stay there and watch him slowly die. So, Frank lost his career and wife with his accident. Beek, an alien from the planet Zuppo, had been watching Frank's life. Then it fell apart. Beek was being recalled to his planet and had wanted to leave his Startship with someone who could be trusted with it. This didn't change with Frank's accident. It actually helped get Frank released from the military. Now, Beek needed to get Frank released from the hospital.

Frank Shannon was a fast rising star in the Air Force world. Then his F-22 shut down. He guided it away from the civilian population but when he ejected, his carage was too close to the ground. He would lose both legs and remain in a coma for more than one hundred days. The Air Force gave up on him waking up. They retired him at his newly selected rank of full colonel. His wife of twenty-five years couldn't stay there and watch him slowly die. So, Frank lost his career and wife with his accident. Beek, an alien from the planet Zuppo, had been watching Frank's life. Then it fell apart. Beek was being recalled to his planet and had wanted to leave his Startship with someone who could be trusted with it. This didn't change with Frank's accident. It actually helped get Frank released from the military. Now, Beek needed to get Frank released from the hospital.