Books with author Michael Paterson

Whether you’re thinking about starting a new business or growing an existing one, Ready, Fire, Aim has what you need to succeed in your entrepreneurial endeavors. In it, self-made multimillionaire and bestselling author Masterson shares the knowledge he has gained from creating and expanding numerous businesses and outlines a focused strategy for guiding a small business through the four stages of entrepreneurial growth. Along the way, Masterson teaches you the different skills needed in order to excel in this dynamic environment.

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor. Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a -- gasp! -- civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof) . . . what will the world's nicest bad guy do?

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor. Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a -- gasp! -- civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof) . . . what will the world's nicest bad guy do?

Whether you’re thinking about starting a new business or growing an existing one, Ready, Fire, Aim has what you need to succeed in your entrepreneurial endeavors. In it, self-made multimillionaire and bestselling author Masterson shares the knowledge he has gained from creating and expanding numerous businesses and outlines a focused strategy for guiding a small business through the four stages of entrepreneurial growth. Along the way, Masterson teaches you the different skills needed in order to excel in this dynamic environment.

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor. Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a -- gasp! -- civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof) . . . what will the world's nicest bad guy do?

Rhonda discovers she can see ghosts - all of them. With her father and famous paranormal researchers she learns how to free the Stanton-Caruthers ghosts (the famous 1920s era Hollywood actors), from their prison in their own home. In gratitude, they help raise Rhonda through her years, learning about and fighting off poltergeists, and discovering her innate "powers." All of which complicate a young child just reaching puberty. She helps to change the philosophy of society by re-introducing ghosts into today's society. Watch Rhonda grow to adulthood, marriage, and beyond eventually traveling the world with the help of famous ghosts, and politicians, even to the Papal office. Rhonda is a fun-loving typical child who has a very special future. It will be an exciting life. Come join her in her adventures of life with much more Rhonda to come.About the AuthorMichael J. Paton, author and dreamer, lives in multiple worlds of fantasy. He talks to ghosts, sorcerers, fairies, heroes and villains, and inter-dimensional races as he writes their stories. He takes readers through adventures that encompass colonial America through to the world of Zynar. His first published book was Shannon Shaman Woman. He has been writing since he was sixteen years old.

After years of frustrating fertility problems, Ellen and Eric Sommers are delighted when they find out they are expecting their first child. Their friends and family share their joy, but a stranger also revels in the news. Frank Mallory suffers his own frustrations in his attempts to become a family man and believes his destiny is to create a family by whatever means necessary, including murder.Michael S. Patterson grew up in Western Massachusetts and obtained his B.A. from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont and his law degree from Loyola Law School. A former trial lawyer, he currently serves as in-house counsel for a television network. Michael, his wife Laura, and their three children live in Southern California. The Family Man is his first novel.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER for ten straight weeks! In this rollicking middle-grade adventure, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor. Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a--gasp!--civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear. This matchup starts off as a complete disaster, but Victor and The Smear eventually find that they have a lot to learn from each other. When the stakes get high as Victor is forced to choose between his mentor and his family morals (or lack thereof)...what will the world's nicest bad guy do?

Eoin is a young man of both human and elven descent. Shortly after finding the first individual that does not judge him based on his heritage, the town in which he lives rises up against him for a crime of which he is innocent. His mother attempts to defend her teen-aged son, and is murdered by the townsfolk. With no other choice, Eoin flees to find his elven father somewhere in the forest of Shadowwood. The dwarves are embroiled in a civil war after the death of their king, and a group of orcs are lying in wait to lay siege to the divided kingdom.Through a chain of events, Eoin and a group of unlikely companions, discover the plot and attempt to warn the dwarves against the coming attack before it's too late.