Abracadabra You Re Dead

Abracadabra, You're Dead is the story of Sebastian, a professional magician who is falsely accused of murder. He must find the real killer before the police arrest him for a crime he did not commit. Sebastian is also a voice-over announcer for TV commercials. This novel, which contains no difficult words, provides an inside look at professional magic and commercial broadcasting. And the devious art of murder. A famous Hollywood producer has optioned the book as a major film. But, to make it more commercially successful, it will be rewritten to depict an old man who takes his rowboat into the sea and catches a really big fish.

Aaron (Jabber) Povolouski, a rogue P.I., was hired to protect Tess Fitzgerald and her interests during benefit activities to support the new cultural center in Philadelphia. Those activities included a performance by a world-renowned illusionist. From her wheelchair throne, Tess reigned over a six hundred million dollar family fortune and her heirs were helpless to oppose. She is shot dead in front of center stage during the magician's finale. The illusionist was holding a smoking gun. At the same time, a coveted secret art collection vanishes from Tess's estate vault. Jabber's investigation showed that the magician, each family member, a secret lover and even the butler, all had motive and opportunity to murder. The police arrest Jabber and charge him with the murder and theft. They all wanted what they thought was theirs. The old woman saw that they got it, through death and her own illusion.

Dereka Jones is a beautiful, smart, outgoing young girl leading an ideal life where she's surrounded by the love and nurture of four special women-her mama, Grandma Ruth, Aunt Kenya, and Auntie Jazz. But her blissful world is viciously shattered when a family nemesis from the past abducts Dereka and sells her into child sex slavery. In captivity she is forced to endure the most deplorable and degradable conditions imaginable. Dereka's family is devastated, and tries desperately to find her before it's too late. But it seems their arch enemy, a drug dealer called Memphis, is always one step ahead of them in his quest for revenge. A suspenseful, intriguing, and heart wrenching tale of tragedy and survival, Endurance provides a riveting and realistic look at the atrocity of child sex trafficking. A gripping story that demonstrates one family's capacity to love, hope, pray and endure even in the darkest moments.

The Turner family, headed by Jessup Paul Turner, is a power force in the country. The family is obsessed with the preservation of its heritage and dynasty, but is cursed with marriages that produce a single male heir each generation. Jessup Paul Turner's wife produces an heir. Unfortunately, the heir is a girl. The girl, Debra, while in college, falls in love with a Black student. They marry against family wishes and she becomes pregnant, unacceptable for the Turner dynasty preservation. Turner determines that the child must be killed to preserve the Turner lineage. Turner sends men, led by his personal bodyguard, to kill the baby. The bodyguard, in love with Debra, kills the hit men instead. The young child is precocious and as he matures, believes himself to be the son of God. He attracts a large following, called the Jessupites. Turner, now with a male heir, as a result of a relationship with a prostitute, is determined, now more than ever, to have the Black boy killed. He puts into motion a plan to kill the Black Prophet.

"In our opinion the best thing that Rufus King has ever written." -- The New York Times Miriam Lake found herself in an alarming situation the night she came aboard the luxury yacht Donna Louise for an interview with a "Mrs. Murchison" who was seeking a governess for a backwards child. First, Mrs. Murchison turned out to be a man -- Donald Murchison. Then, Miriam learned that everyone on board believed her to be Murchison's long-lost niece and a victim of schizophrenia, causing her to adopt a strange new personality. By the time Miriam realized it was no honest mistake in identity, and that murder was part of the evil design, the yacht was heading out to sea! A tense novel in which Rufus King is at his scintilating best!

Welcome to the world of the Ice Breakers…A world full of cold case mysteries and red-hot romances. Frozen In Ice (Book One) Delilah “Lila” Darrow doesn’t belong in the world of the rich and famous, but for one night, she’s going to wear the fanciest dress she can find and pretend that she does. Her plan—get close to reclusive billionaire Archer Radcliffe and find out…is he a murderer? Delilah is part of a group of crime solvers called the Ice Breakers—an online team made up of individuals who have the goal of solving cold cases. Archer Radcliffe will be the latest target in her quest. Except…Archer turns the tables on her. He sees through her lies. Tries to seduce her. And, he also swears his innocence. Falling For The Ice Queen (Book Two) Memphis Camden isn’t a nice guy. A former bounty hunter, Memphis now has a deadly new target…a serial killer. Memphis has been tracking the guy for months, and he may just have found the way to drag the monster into the light. In order to accomplish his mission, he’s going to need help from an unlikely ally… Eliza Robinson doesn’t talk about her past. She tried going to the cops—long ago—but they never caught the man responsible for her abduction. But Memphis is hunting for the man who once turned Eliza’s world into a nightmare. Memphis wants her help because she is the only one who ever escaped from the monster. What Memphis doesn’t know…is that the monster has been stalking Eliza ever since she fled from him… Ice Cold Saint (Book Three) Saint is in the family business…the business of hunting killers and closing unsolved cases. He knows his reputation—most people think he is a monster. But it takes a guy like him to get the job done. And his latest job? Well, that job has him tracking down a suspected Black Widow…the beautiful and ever-so-seductive Alice Shephard. A woman who is linked to the disappearance of three men. Whispers and scandal follow her every step, but Alice doesn’t seem to care. Is she responsible for the disappearances—and possible deaths—of three ex-lovers? Saint will find out. If she’s guilty, he’ll personally lock her away, just as he has done on case after case before.

“I’m here to take you down.” – Saint “You said that wrong. What you meant was that you’re here to fall in love with me.” - Alice Saint is in the family business…the business of hunting killers and closing unsolved cases. He knows his reputation—most people think he is a monster. Dangerous, cold, deadly…and with no conscience. But it takes a guy like him to get the job done. And his latest job? Well, that job has him tracking down a suspected Black Widow…the beautiful and ever-so-seductive Alice Shephard. A woman who is linked to the disappearance of three men. Beauty can be the coldest lie of all. Whispers and scandal follow her every step, but Alice doesn’t seem to care. Is she responsible for the disappearances—and possible deaths—of three ex-lovers? Saint will find out. He’s stepping into her web, and if she’s guilty, he’ll personally lock her away, just as he has done on case after case before. Emotions never get in his way. Wanting her isn’t a surprise. Needing her is. Alice seems immune to his charm. Fair enough, mostly because Saint isn’t known for charm. But he is hell on wheels when it comes to seduction, and the attraction between him and Alice is electric. When he touches her, need rocks through him, a desire so fierce that it threatens to consume them both. But Saint can want her and still lock her away. No problem. Or… Problem. What if she’s not guilty? When Alice saves his life, Saint realizes there is more to her than meets the eye. Maybe she’s using him, maybe everything is a game to her, or maybe…maybe Alice is the real victim in the story and not the villain. Unlikely, but…what if? What if all along someone else was attacking from the dark? What if someone else is determined to claim Alice, to eliminate all other men from her life? And what if Saint might just wind up losing the one person he needs above all others? They call him Saint, but everyone knows he’s a monster…and he’s ready to let his dark side out to hunt. Author’s Note: As part of the Ice Breakers, Saint is intent on solving cold cases. But his latest case heats up—or rather, goes molten—the instant he meets Alice. She’s supposed to be a villain. Fair enough, he’s not exactly hero material. Can two villains fall in love? Time to find out. These two don’t play nicely, they love hard and dirty, and they will take on the world for each other.

After witnessing her mother's murder, 16-year-old hig- school student Liza Wellington and her father go into the witness protection program.