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|  | | Alaska Now: A Novel About Alaskan Oil, Native Corporations, Wildlife, etc.
Alaska Now is an update to James Michener's classic saga. Lovely Native Corporation CEO and talented son of oil executive team up to save the National Petroleum Reserve, ANWR and Beaufort Sea from oil drilling.
"Alaska Now: is a romance and adventure novel about modern day Alaska. In this novel the stage is set for love and adventure on a grand scale as Kate Posnikoff, a lovely Russian-Alutiiq descendent CEO hires Geoff Dean, a charming son of an oil executive to be the new trouble shooter for the Native Corporations Coucil. The result is a desperate balancing of oil interests, wildlife preservation, cultural values and economic necessity in the resource extraction state that is Alaska. In the process the two fall desperately in love.
/ | |  | | Alias the Tank: the nickname for the Access Mobility Wheelchair System.
Psychotherapist falls in love with handicapped client as they battle his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Explores possibility of normal life for a Chris Reeves type disability. Writer's Digest 2003 Self-Published Book Awards says: "overall commitment to a good premise/plot and an especially good opening chapter."
The scene is set as Toby Broughton, a handsome, wealthy, wheel-chair bound, New York businessman, suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and his psychotherapist, Dr. Denise Lambert, visit a now abandoned State Institution for the Retarded. Dr. Lambert insists that Toby revisit the very setting where he had been erroneously incarcerated in his early teens following misdiagnosis of injuries suffered in a motor-vehicle accident to attempt to eliminate his disturbing flashbacks of the Institution.
| |  | | Aloha And Mai Tais: A Novel About 1930's Hawaii: Second Edition
Passion and music in 1930's Hawaii. 5 Star MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW of first edition Sept. 02/09 says picturesque, memorable like taking a vacation to Hawaii in a time machine!"
Aloha and Mai Tais is a romance novel that will take the reader back to the sun, surf, and romantic atmosphere of 1930's Waikiki. In this novel four friends, Kimi Kai'ika from Nanakuli, Teri'i Komo from Tahiti, Ito Nimura from Honolulu and Felice Santos from Waianae become hula dancers and musicians for the Tropical Palace Hotel in Waikiki. Winston Emory, a bandleader rechoreographs ancient Hawaiian chants and dances for a western audience, making them irresistable to tourists. Success leads the entertainers to the mainland where Pearl Harbor forces excruciating separations for the young en | |  | | An End To Innocence 2nd. Edition
Passion, hula, and politics in Hawaii as lovely Kelia Nimura joins Hawaiians trying to stop bombing of Kahoolawe Island off Maui and end land evictions.
The scene is set in this coming-of-age novel as Kelia Nimura, a high school graduate relocates from Hilo to Honolulu in 1964 to start a Degree at the University of Hawaii and becomes embroiled in several passionate relationships with attractive but dangerous men. From a naive, small-town girl, hoping only for a marriage to a handsome Marine, Kelia grows to be a self-sufficient activist and hula teacher dedicated to the betterment of Native Hawaiians.
| |  | | At Eagle's Edge: A Novel About Our Choices, Our Future And Our Environment
Romance, Environmental novel about a Surfer Dude rescue of a sea lion from a massive Dilbit (Tar Sands Oil & Condensate) spill after huge tankers are allowed to travel the pristine wilderness coast of British Columbia. The Great Bear Rain Forest and the Spirit Beat of British Columbia are threatened.
At Eagle's Edge is a romance, environmental, adventure novel set in the near future. The avarice of oil companies, the arrogance of majority governments and the complacency of the public has allowed the building of pipelines and super tanker travel through one of the last pristine wilderness and coastline areas of the world.
Ryan Mercer, a handsome, championship Pro surfer collides with Lydia McLelland, a lovely but troubled young teacher in the midst of a horrific oil spill that threatens the Great Bear Rain Forest and the Spirit Bear in British Columbia, Canada.&nb | |  | | Dilemma: A Romantic Comedy about Billionaires, and Native Americans
Unique romance as clashing world views between gorgeous real estate developer Francis Evans and ruggedly handsome Native Avermican choreographer Simeon Yellowdancer contract to produce a son for Francis's father's will. Her father has a Donald Trump fixed mindset. He is almost a Donald Trump caracture
World views clash as gorgeous real estate developer Francis Evans contracts with ruggedly handsome Native American choreographer Simeon Yellowdancer to father a son to meet the demands of her billionaire father's will. The father has a Donald Trump mindset that financial worth is superior to life itself. The result is a disintegrated daughter and a family feud made in Hell. All taking place in California's beautiful but outrageously expensive real estate. San Diego, San Francisco, Hollywood, and Palm Springs are featured as well as the Dakota Access Pipeline Project in Nor | |  | | Healing Khadijah Hussein: A Humor Novel about Burqas, Naqib, Malaysia, Cul
The stage is set as a fashionable, westernized, Malaysian, mother of two turns up at her local Mosque dressed in a Burqa complete with veil. She is unable to communicate except for Muslim prayers. Her frantic husband contacts her Singapore alumni group including Dr. Linda Belgrove who diagnoses Hadijah as having suffered Identity Fracture following the Iraq invasion. The result is a tongue-in-cheek look at Identity Issues as members of her alumni group take Khadijah on a voyage of rediscovery to healing sites in Malaysia, Singapore, Hawaii, Arizona, Sarawak and Sabah to restore her to normal.
"K.D. is that you?" Indira inquired desperately using Khadijah's westernized nickname. She stepped backwards as the figure in black suddenly emitted a scream followed by words spilling out of her mouth. Indira listened closely trying desperately to decipher the message that was emerging from behind the glasses and the veil of the Burqa. "Bombs, Iraq, Collateral Damage, George W. Bush, Jihad, Invasion, Hajj, Death, Ani, Lebanon, How Could Allah Allow This?" The figure suddenly became very agitated and leaped to its feet. Indira stepped back hastily. Dr. Linda rushed over, | |  | | Journey Great Barrier Reef
Sparks fly between handsome but bumbling outback reverend and gorgeous Marine Biologist as government official attempts to silence cause of Cyanide spill on Barrier Reef.
"You bunyip, you managed to insult everyone who is anyone in that Dining Room." Rory starts to feel he's being unjustly treated again. He's goaded to defend himself. "Don't come the raw prawn, lady, the audience applauded!" Rebecca goes into an even angrier state. "Do you really believe that shit you read?" "What do you mean?" "Man is closer to God than his wife. Man has Dominion over all the creatures of the earth. A more civilized race took over this Continent and now we'll all become friggin' Christians like the rest of you." "Er, do | |  | | Kuhina Nui(Prime Minister): A Novel Based On the Life of Ka'ahumanu, the Queen Regent of Hawaii from 1819 to 1832
Kuhina Nui, about Queen Regent Ka'ahumanu is good companion book for a visit to Hawaii. King Kamehameha's favorite wife must revisit the Islands.
In this novel Queen Ka'ahumanu is required to explain and justify her actions as Kuhina nui and Queen Regent from 1819 to 1832. She is also required to view modern day Hawaii and evaluate whether her political decisions resulted in benefit to or disaster for native Hawaiians in the long run. The result is an exciting adventure story that takes place in past and present day Hawaii as the three main characters, Kiana Pukui, an attractive assistant-manager of a hotel, her suitor, Maury Kekela and a native Hawaiian bag lady from Kuhio Beach are forced to travel through the Hawaiian islands at t | |  | | Kula Keiki Ali'i: A Novel Based on the Effect of the Chief's Children's School on Hawaii's Monarchs
Royal children placed in a Residential Missionary school in Hawaii face personality disintegration from unrelenting attacks on their culture, identity and self-worth in the 1840's.
The scene is set as five children destined to become monarchs of Hawaii are placed into the hands of Calvinist missionaries in a residential school. The damage done to the self-concepts of these future monarchs by the Ethnocentric Monoculturalism of their teachers causes difficulties that come to life later in their life as they assume power. The facts surrounding the collapse of Hawaiian independence are woven into the story of two modern day Hawaiians, Keono Kane, a somputer specialist, and his girlfriend, Tamara Noguichi. The lovers are brought back in time against their will by the ghos | |  | | Kuliano
Hawaiian teen removed from Kauai birthplace and against all odds tries to return. Love, culture clash, adventure.
The tall, muscular boy cringed in terror at the words of the foreigner with the stiff moustache standing beside Chief Koele. Kuliano's English was not good but he understood what the man had said. It was the first time since his parent's death that he had felt utterly helpless to control his own fate. He found himself blurting out his defiance without time for thought. "No wan be going Oahu, Chief Koele. No go! Wan stay Kalalau Valley. Strange man no right take Kuliano. No go! The hereditary Chief of the Kalalau Valley stared at the boy's outburst in shock. Such outright defiance of an | |  | | Last Wild Place: An Adventure Novel Set In West Papua.
Aggressive tourist promoter Hillary Young brings in seniors to triple the tourism in Jayapura, West Papua on the largest Island in the world, New Guinea. The senior's and Hillary's son-in-law are kidnapped by Separatists resulting in a riveting, fast-paced resue attempt in a country rarely visited by Westerners.
The stage is set as Hillary Young, an overbearing Tourist Executive, arrives to modernize the Jayapura Tourist Bureau in West Papua on the Island of New Guinea. In the process her future son-in-law, Kiri and an entire seniors tour group are taken hostage by angry West Papuan tribesmen determined to spotlight injustices in their country. The result is a fast paced, riveting, adventure/romance novel set in a part of the world rarely visited by westerners.
| |  | | Liliha And The Sacred Mission: A Moana-TypeYoung Adult Novel Set In Hawaii
A riveting Moana-type young adult novel set in Hawaii. Liliha is given a sacred mission by the Hawaiian ancients to try and save Maha'uleput, a sacred valley on Kauai from development.
Fourteen year old Liliha Kane wants to form a relationship with handsome Kimo Kekela. However, she is given a sacred mission by the Hawaiian ancients to try and save Maha'ulepu, a sacred valley on Kauai from development. The result is a riveting adventure that pits Liliha, her sister Jenny, Kimo and a Poi dog named Mano against forces of Evil.
| |  | | Mission Mururoa
Young and lovely Terri'i Gagnon used as bait in French CIA plot to capture Tahitian students investigating possibility of tsunamis from French nuclear tests disintegrating Moruroa Atoll.
The scene is set when Lazarus Tretiiak, a Physics Professor and four of his students at the French University of the Pacific in Tahiti decide to hijack an advanced deep-ocean submersible and its research vessel. The activists are determined to use the submersible to photograph the Mururoa Atoll to prove to the world that dangerous radionucleides from previous atomic testing are leaking into the South Pacific. To force the commander of the submersible tender, Admiral Alain Gagnon, to travel to the Mururoa Atoll the activists involve the Admiral's stepdaughter, Terri'i. The result is a fast-p | |  | | Money Child: A Romantic Comedy Set in Orange County California
Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tsot advises commitment-phobic folksinger and career-obsessed real estate entrepreneur about Buddhism and relationships.
Due to China's invasion of Tibet and Mao's determination to extinguish Tibetan Buddhism from the face of the earth, the Dalai Lama sends High Lamas to establish centers in the West. Lama Tsot, one such Lama comes to Orange County California. His buddy, handsome but commitment-phobic Rolf Nordquist, has made a contract with lovely but career-obsessed, wealthy real estate entrepreneur. Fila Enderby, to father a child to satisfy the demands of her father's will. Lama Tsot's center is in with Rolf's demands. Hilarity results as Lama Tsot, Rolf and Fila wind up in h | |  | | No Need To Say Goodbye: A Personal Journal - the Passing Of A Loved One
After the passing of her beloved partner the author started feeling the warm vibrations around her heart that she was used to when he thought of her. She looked further into this thinking he was trying to contact from the other side. The result was an epiphany and a tremendous increase in spiritual awareness.
Rosemary I. Patterson, Ph.D. and Dr. Edward Bird enjoyed a joyous late life relationship after meeting at an author's association event. Both had been widowed and had become novel writers in endeavours to explore life's meaning and purpose. Following many adventures exploring Alaska, Hawaii and Kauai, Ted's health started to fail and he passed following several heart opeartions. To Rosemary's complete surprise she continued to pick Ted Up psychically as she had when he had been thinking of her when he was alive.
This book is a personal journey through the | |  | | Not Really Coincidence: Tracing Your Purposeful Life
Purposeful lives are blueprints that we plan before we incarnate. Destiny Points are free will choices at crossroads that help or hinder our blueprint.
"Not Really Coincidence" is a self-help book that is designed to help the reader figure out the blueprint of their life and to track the Destiny Points where thay have made free will decisions that have either hindered or facilitated the accomplishment of these goals. To aid in this task the author has located the Destiny Points in her own life, her late partner's life, Dr. Edward Bird, and other accomplished people's lives. Included are the lives of Bertrand Russell, the most influential philosopher of the Twentieth Century, two politicians, Margaret Thatcher plus Bar | |  | | Return of the Canoe Societies: Second Edition
A riveting Literary History and adventure novel that celebrates the cultural resurgence of Coastal First Nations peoples.
The scene is set in this novel as Rachel McBay, a Heiltsuk woman who is a graduate psychology student, her grandmother, Rachel McBay, the Heiltsuk ceremonial chanter and others attempt to paddle a First Nation's dugout canoe twelve hundred miles up the rugged coast of British Columbia to show solidarity of coastal tribes for the Land Claims in the province of British Columbia. As they voyage the paddlers come under physical attack by unknown opponent(s) of the Treaty negotiations.
| |  | | School Proof Your Child: Assure Your Child A Better Future
A Balanced Approach To Teaching Your Child Reading.
Don't leave it to random teaching methods to start your child on the important life path of reading. This book continues the advice of Rudolf Flesch, the author of "Why Johnny Can't Read" and "Why Johnny Is Still Not Reading" to use sequential phonics training to jumpstart your child's reading before school entrance. The book also advises sight word reinforcement and meaning extraction training even at the beginning reading stages. Appendex A provides beginning Phonics examples. The book also gives advice for School Proofing &q | |  | | The Great Canadian Adventure: From Indian Country To Nation State
Explains why the Pipeline Protest in North Dakota is the latest injustice in hundreds of years. The history of Canada from European contact to the present day acknowledging the contribution of First Nations people to the existence of Canada as separate from the U.S. and their unfair treatment over the many centuries.
The stage is set as Katherine Golden Eagle and Rory Broken Head, two First Nations Graduate students, agree to take part in a Documentary concerning Confederation and its effect on First Nations People in Canada. Romance, betrayal, divided loyalties, biased historical reporting, and identity confusion are all themes in this fast-moving, extremely relevent to the Pipeline Protest novel that combines history with modern fictional characters.
| |  | | The Wager: A Humorous Novel About Dog Parks, Seniors and Gambling for Love
Six wealthy ladies in a Seniors dog walking club make a wager to get a new boyfriend.The result is a hilarious romp through the unknown territory of senior sexuality.
The Scene is set in "The Wager" as Gloria Gustafson, a glamorous, retired stage star proposes an outrageous bet to her five, wealthy senior friends. The one of them that can get a new lover by Christmas will donate the $60.000.00 to the charity of their choice. Will it be Linda 'Canine Lover' Daniels, a semi-retired veterinarian with a ten year unrequited love problem, Esther 'Perky' Goodenough, the oldest member of the group, Honey 'Y'all' Pratt, recently from the deep South, Virginia 'Prissy' Kelly, the widow of a minister, or Gloria herself who wins the bet? The result is a hil | |  | | The Way of the Supernova: A New Baby Boomer Retirement Era
Tips for changing Baby Boomer Retirement into Revitalment.
The Way of the Supernova by Rosemary I. Patterson, Ph.D. et al. is a revolutionary approach to retirement that will result in a person entering an extremely exciting passage in their life. Every retiring person needs a copy of this book because retirement does not simply take care of itself and people will learn not only how to transition into this exciting new life phase, but also how to develop secondary "encore" careers, fulfill any abandoned dreams or goals, remain vibrant as well as healthy, and leave a legacy behind. Baby Boomers can follow the way of the S | |  | | Timber Sale: A British Columbia Literary History.
In 1906 the vast Douglas Fir Forest of British Columbia was opened for logging. TIMBER SALE tells the history of French Canadian, Sikh, Chinese and Japanese workers who toiled in the industry as well as the story of Alexander Duncan McRae who built the largest lumber empire in the British Empire.
TIMBER SALE is a fascinating piece of British Columbia history from 1906 to 1916, a time period in which,amazingly, the largest Douglas Fir forest in North America was cut down. Little or no regard for the environment or future generations was given with the timber selling for fire sale prices mainly to the American companies who had already logged existing U.S. forests. Key players include wealthy entrepreneur Alexander Duncan McRae, and French Canadian, Sikh, Chinese and Japanese workers who did the actual labor of removing the giant trees from the |
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