Rigor Mortis - Book One in the Dex Morneau series, CHAPTER ONE

Fading Stars

When a drunken beggar opens up a new world of opportunities to Luke, he is thrust into a journey of elephantine consequence. Spurred on by a bunch of grouchy gnomes and an omen in the form of disappearing stars, Luke must decide between what he wants or the hopes and dreams of a mysterious girl he meets along the way...

In Theda Bara's Tent (as Reviewed by Publisher's Weekly)

In a world where jugglers entertain on the street, a boy loses his parents in a factory fire. Taken from the Lower East Side to New England, Harry is abandoned at The Elizabeth Home for Destitute Children. In Theda Bara’s Tent follows the spirited boy’s quest for love and prosperity. He finds comfort at the movies and...