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WORKPLACE FLIRTATION CREATES UNIMAGINABLE CONSEQUENCES. (Complex legal thriller inspired by real events). A senior executive in an apparent storybook marriage flirts with a female executive in the same company. After several romantic dinners, after-hour phone calls, and gifts willingly accepted, two very different realities unfold. The man believes he is well on the way to a consensual affair. The woman sees the relationship as an opportunity for a discreet hush-money payment. Soon, the two are engaged in a complex, very public game of survival of the fittest. One twisted event leads to another as the collateral damage mounts. In the end, nobody wins.

The King of Violins

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HOW CHINA'S MOST CELEBRATED VIOLIN PRODIGY BECAME AN ENEMY OF THE STATE. The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe. Chairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong "a national treasure" and nicknamed him The King of Violins. Soon, Chairman Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. He is forced to wear a dunce cap, and is publically humiliated and physically abused by cadres of Red Guards as "a vile product of bourgeois thinking." Ma and his family make a breath-taking escape in the darkness to America. After Chairman Mao died in 1976, the real circumstances of Ma's poignant, bittersweet life were buried in the pages of history by an embarrassed Chinese government. Eleven years later, Ma died at the age of 76 in Philadelphia. The King of Violins, written in cooperation with all of Ma's remaining family members, and is the first politically-balanced life story about this generous, conflicted musical genius.

Ergonia, Land of the Giant Ants

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Two teenage boys, Peter and Vaskin, and their friend, Masha, convince Vashkin's professorial father to let them accompany his expedition to an unexplored region of Antarctica called Ergonia. Their mission: discover if life exists below the mysterious cloud cover on Ergonia's Mount Erebus, the tallest mountain in the world at 22,000 feet. Shortly after arrival, Masha is captured by an unknown civilization of giant five-million-year-old ants that practice prehistoric rituals. The expedition, led by the inventiveness of the two boys, identifies a rescue plan with the help of brightly-colored tic tac candies. Ultimately, the entire team escapes and memorializes the extraordinary adventure for history.

Papa Cado (Expanded Fifth Edition, 2019)

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For whatever reason, God took a humble, ordinary man named Arthur Mercado, aka Papa Cado, on a breathtaking roller-coaster ride through life. And, for whatever reason, Arthur has granted me the extraordinary privilege of telling his true story in Arthur's words, in Arthur's way. Papa Cado's life has been filled with little tests: notably, 51 heart procedures, a five-bypass, 2 outer-body experiences, 36 cancer radiation treatments, and stage four Parkinson's. He has passed each and every one of these tests with dignity, determination, wit, wisdom, and the unshakable belief that "God would never give a person more tests than he could handle." Papa Cado is more than just a one-of-a-kind book about overcoming obstacles. It is a celebration of the pure joy every day holds for everyone, if only you reach out and take hold.

STILL STANDING

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Raw Emotion. Life or Death. Truthfully Delivered. Vicki was 28 when her neat world crumbled. Her moral compass–beloved Gramps–died suddenly, leaving Vicki depressed and insecure. Despite a series of poor choices in men and life, by 24, Vicki had built a career as a noted crime reporter, wife, and mother. But success led to disaster. Vicki's perfect world crumbled with bitter family upheaval, leading to multiple suicide attempts. Now 38, Vicki lays her soul bare and shares the pivotal moments of her roller-coaster life: depression, grief, heartache, trauma, drugging, and suicide, truthfully, and candidly. Her story is heartbreaking, inspiring, and unexpectedly witty. Most of all, "Still Standing" is a remarkable story of resilience and survival –an honest portrayal of one woman's life and her determination for a new beginning.

This Little Piggy

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Sandra Martini thought she had it all, a storybook marriage, two loving children, a meaningful career in healthcare, and lots of corporate expense account goodies. But, all hell broke loose when husband Victor met Franklin Ryman, a wealthy, "tarnished" member of Wall Street's dark-side dealmakers, known as "the lunatic fringe." The morally bankrupt Ryman guaranteed Victor no experience was necessary to become a Wall Street zillionaire, other than "Follow the Leader." Smitten with the notion of becoming filthy rich at the age of 37, Victor waved goodbye to his carefully-cultivated career on Madison Avenue to launch a questionable IPO (Initial Public Offering) with Ryman. Reluctantly, Sandra agreed to join "the love of her life" on a breath-taking roller-coaster though a seamy side of Wall Street that professional dealmakers deny exists. A world where the only color that matters is green. When the roller coaster stops, Victor and Sandra are financially and morally bankrupt, their marriage is in shambles, and Victor contemplates a bizarre version of suicide to make amends.

Mary Jackson Peale: One Woman's Tale of Romance, Betrayal and Determination

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By 23, the supremely confident Mary Jackson-Peale had become one of the most influential theatrical agents on London's prestigious West Side. But her self-indulgent lifestyle, which included a string of bi-sexual relationships, endless cocktails of booze and drugs, and the accidental manslaughter of her sex-craved boss, made her a felon on the run. To escape Scotland Yard's dragnet, Mary created a new identity and fled to America with no money, no contacts, and the guilt that her mother's partner had been imprisoned for her indiscretions. Slowly but surely, she overcame these obstacles – and a few new ones – to regain her mojo and become one of Broadway's most sought-after theatrical agents. Now, 37, and at the top of her theatrical game, she fell deeply in love with a handsome, romantic Venetian vintner. Ironically, her world would collapse with a bang that could be heard around the world.