My Eyes Hear Nothing

One man’s breakdown could set a killer free…

Jessie Black’s successful prosecution of a serial murderer and rapist put her on the path to stardom at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Public defender Jack Ackerman represented the opposition, and his spectacular public breakdown after the trial put him in a mental institution and gave Frank Ramsey a second chance at freedom.

When Ramsey petitions the court for a new trial with a claim that Ackerman was ineffective, Jessie must step up to defend him. To keep a convicted killer off the streets, she’ll need to prove Ackerman’s sanity-a fact she’s far from sure of. As she prepares for trial, powerful forces conspire to put Ramsey back on the streets.

Jessie has one chance to keep Ramsay behind bars, and it’ll be the toughest fight of her career.

He’s everything my momma warned me about — all cowboy boots, tattoos, and big Nashville dreams. And I can’t stay away…
From the moment I walk in on Emmett Hudson in the shower, I know he’s going to be trouble.
He’s sex with a Southern accent and a guitar, and he makes my heart go from zero to sixty just by darting his intense green eyes in my direction. He’s also the grandson of the woman who took me in when I had no one else and that means he’s supposed to be off-limits.
Too bad for me, that word isn’t in Emmett’s vocabulary. But want, need, and more sure as hell are.

– From Kindle Storyteller Award Winner G J Ogden –

Some secrets were meant to stay buried in the void.

Captain Taylor Ray commands a deep space recon crew patrolling the edges of known space, collecting easy paychecks for finding nothing.

For decades, Earth Fleet has sent ships to search for remnants of the Hedalt Empire, our long-defeated alien enemy. They find only abandoned outposts and ghost colonies.

Until now.

One faint signal. One unexpected detour. Captain Ray uncovers a secret that contradicts everything he thought he knew.

The war never ended. It hasn’t even begun…

A psychic cozy mystery

Theodosia frowned at the cards. “Just a moment. Let me think.” She became silent. “Ah. Yes. Now I can see it clearly. You’ve already experienced a loss, but you’re not aware of it yet.” “The loss of what?” “Your gift. Your psychic gift. Karis, it’s gone forever.”

Psychic Theodosia Baker holds an event at the café which Karis co-owns with her sister. Karis doesn’t appreciate the impromptu reading that Theodosia gives her and doesn’t believe her words of doom.

It’s not long before Karis gets a vision which shows Theodosia being murdered. Despite Karis warning her fellow psychic about the murder, Theodosia refuses to take any action because she thinks Karis is lying. Alas, Karis’ premonition soon comes true and Theodosia is found murdered at her home.

As Karis looks further into the murder, she discovers Theodosia was a scam artist who preyed upon people’s insecurities for financial gain. Some of those people she’d tricked had been at the café on the night of Theodosia’s visit. Did one of them kill the psychic? Karis voices her concern to the police, but the new police inspector refuses to think the psychic’s death was anything other than an accident. Despite how she felt about Theodosia, Karis feels obliged to find out who murdered her.

Rome 31 AD.
The aged Emperor Tiberius has retired to Capri leaving his most trusted advisor, Praetorian Prefect Sejanus to run the city in his absence.
To lowly wine boy, Epaphroditus, the Prefect is an example to emulate. From a humble background Sejanus has risen to his current rank through sheer graft and talent. Both attributes sorely missing in the Imperial family.
However an encounter with Palace secretary Caenis reveals the truth behind Sejanus’ rise; treachery on an epic scale. She is determined to bring him down, but she needs Epaphroditus’ help.

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