What possible link could Mark Hayek, an introverted twenty-first century research scientist, have to Raven, a young woman who lived during the late Pleistocene? It has everything to do with an encounter between a band of Early Modern Humans and a group of Neanderthals intent on hunting bison.

As meticulously researched as Jean Auel’s Earth Children series but with the benefit of recent discoveries, this novella is an updated story revealing how contact between Neanderthals and Early Humans had surprising results.

After an injured Neanderthal hunter is taken captive, Raven, as a healer, feels she has no option but to become his advocate. Her own survival soon becomes doubtful when the band’s leader threatens to cast her out onto the steppe for what he sees as dangerous willfulness.

Raven feels an unexpected empathy for the mysterious Neanderthal. But while trying to preserve his life and health, will she go so far as to commit what could be the worst error of her own life? Mark Hayek will never find out that Raven faced a frightening dilemma. But if he did know, he would understand that the present reality exists because of choices made in the past.

Abandoned by her father and mourning the sudden loss of her mother, twenty-two-year-old Fina Fitzgibbons eeks out a living by establishing a cleaning service in Brooklyn called Lucy’s. But when she finds a body on a busy sidewalk in the heart of the Heights, she dusts off her PI license and begins searching for the killer, only to discover that the strangled woman’s four-year-old grandson is missing. A desperate hunt begins for the kidnapped child.

During the chase, Fina resists falling in love with her boyfriend, Denny, an NYPD patrol officer, steps on the toes of Detective First Grade Jane Templeton, and uncovers secrets about her mother’s death. In the end, the killer has a vicious surprise for Fina.

A cluster of old buildings sits isolated on a quiet, desolate plain. Overhead, the sky is a smear of reds and purples, a shell enclosing the world.

Here, strangers who have banded together for survival must strike out into the alien wilderness in search of a way home.

Tressa Tremaine, a teenage traveler, becomes entangled in a madman’s plot to take over the world’s remaining power supply. Possessing advanced genetic abilities, but hampered by her own natural shyness, Tressa struggles to unravel the mystery of “the man in the eye patch”.

Joined by her friends, Tressa races around the world to stop him before the fate of everyone on the globe is in his hands.

The past and present collide for world-renowned horse trainer, April Huntington. A serial killer craves women who look like her. FBI Special Agent Nick Miller fears the killer has targeted April. He must convince her of the danger she’s in before the killer adds her to his collection. But will she even see Nick after he broke her heart six years ago? Nick vows not to let anything happen to her—all the while wondering if he can save her before it’s too late.

Although April promised herself she’d never forgive Nick for what he did, his unexpected return makes her long for what could have been. Nick, too, battles his desire for April and his own scars from their past. If they both survive this obsessed sociopath, can they overcome the hurt and betrayal that has kept them apart for so long?

Complete Guide to Declutter and Organize Your Home Permanently and Start Living Stress Free

You’re about to discover proven steps and strategies on how to organize, sort and manage your personal belongings to keep your home clutter-free. This book describes how to assess your storage space and fill it up with the essential items you’ll need for living in a small home. When you finish reading this book, you’ll know how to organize the space you have and choose what to put in those spaces.

You’ll understand how to make your tiny home work for you, whether you live alone in a condo that’s 500-square-foot or less, or are sharing a house with 2 other people that’s 1,500-square-foot or less.

You’ll get a glimpse into what an uncluttered life looks like and why you need to strive to enjoy it to the fullest in the days immediately following your decluttering project. As you gain insight into how to manage the small-home lifestyle, you’ll realize that you can live both compactly and stress-free!

A Guide to Effective Communication

This is a guide to clear, concise and compelling communication written by the author of the bestselling Kindle book How to Think Clearly: A Guide to Critical Thinking. It is easy to understand and provides a lively introduction to clear, well-written communication.

Whether you write books, magazine articles, social media posts, or an email, your readers will be more eager to read and more fully engaged when you practice good writing principles.

This book covers the essentials of effective written communication, how to approach the task and how to do it well. How to Write Clearly serves as an Introductory text and is excellent for independent study. It includes extensive sections on proper punctuation, common grammatical errors and commonly confused words.

What sets this apart from other guides are the self-tests with links to all the answers.