(BOOK ONE of The Hidden Blood Series) “The bloody, raw meat was tantalizing her; calling to her. She hated it and yearned for it all at once. 'Stop.' She ordered. 'What are you doing?!' 'So hungryyyyy,' snarled a primal voice deep within her. 'Don’t you dare!' She screamed back. But it did dare.” What would you do if you discovered you weren't human? That you turned into a bloodthirsty monster against your will? What if your instincts, emotions and desires were torn between your own and the dark, dangerous animal lurking inside of you? If it could make you yearn for someone you shouldn't, make you say and act in ways you wouldn't and overwhelm your whole existence? If everything you'd ever known about your life was a lie? In a world where a deeply hidden community is swathed in mystery, deadly secrets, betrayal and murder, Jaz Barker struggles to fight against the dangerous Beast within her and the emotions and desires it thrusts her way. When tensions ride high and people she cares about are put in danger, she will have to decide how much of her newly awakened animal side she's willing to let in. And if it is worth the risk. *******

~ This is a series about a young hero with the heart of a Dragon, capable of seeking out sacred artifacts, this heart guides the hero to their whereabouts so that he may neutralize them before they distort the planet into a twisted black hole. -- Dragons? Vampires? Aliens? Superheroes? Pirates? Yeah bro, they're all here, seamlessly meshed into an Awesome Tale of Destiny... ~v~ All Rights Reserved. All chapters, prologue and epilogue and all associated content are copyrighted under the Copyright, Patents and Design Act, 1988. All rights are reserved by the owner, creator and author of this work. Any unauthorized copying, broadcasting, manipulation, distributions of this work constitutes as an infringement of Copyright and is punishable by law. Copyright © 2013 Jimmy Lee Thomas IV

“Murder in Steel” describes the adventures of Professor Lederer who arrives as a tourist in Budapest in 2002, the city where he grew up. On arrival he is brutally arrested. The accusation: that as a young employee at a steel mill in 1956, he caused the agonizing death of a visiting Communist minister by pushing him into the molten steel. Lederer, determined to uncover the mystery behind this allegation, unravels the workings of a conspiracy to avenge the past and the re-establish the Communist reign of terror.