Books published by publisher Southern-Star Publishing

You Cannot Hack Your Destiny . . .Genius hacker, Jacob Wylde, is plagued by strange visions which haunt his dreams and hint at a mysterious destiny. Caught red-handed with US military designs, he is sent to PROPS, a top secret research facility where a handful of tech criminals are trained for active duty as cutting-edge cyber spies. Here Jacob meets Rebecca Kent, a committed hacktivist with secrets of her own and a burning desire to secure her freedom.As their relationship develops, dark forces are already at work, plotting the pair’s ultimate destruction. And it's only a matter of time before these fugitive cyberpunks must battle for survival and seek redemption on the fly. Code Red is an explosive thrill ride taking in the mountains of North Carolina, the frozen wastes of the South Atlantic, the wilds of Ireland, and the streets of Washington DC. Join jacob and Rebecca today as these next-gen code warriors square off against the deep state and wage their own brand of cyber warfare - for fans of fast paced technothrillers, and character driven sci-fi alike.

Reading our history and literature has provided me a constant treasure trove of thought and ideas about America and its people. Meeting and knowing many great Americans in my lifetime has inspired me to write this short book.The words on the plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York are lines from the poem, “The New Colossus.” written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. They say, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” This is not a welcome; it is a promise.Our American exceptionalism in part is that we have most likely the greatest representation of all the peoples of the earth of any country, starting with our own indigenous people who, immigrants themselves, crossed a temporary ice bridge from Siberia thirteen thousand years ago.And so they came over the centuries, the explorers (Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French), the settlers (English, Irish, Scottish, Germans, Italians, Polish, eastern Europeans, Africans, Asians), from our north and south and all corners of the globe.Today our abundant diversity has shifted us from the great melting pot to a salad bowl where homogenous feeling as a nation is no longer possible. We are a hundred cultures viewing each other with distrust and hatred. Past sins, pain and suffering are not forgiven. Cohesiveness only brings us together in moments of catastrophic events – manmade or natural.Our everyday lives are driven by self-interest. No country or government can function when men do not act in good faith.As a civilization we are arguably a young country of just four hundred years. Yet, compared to older civilizations, we have changed faster and more chaotically; imperfect but perfectible. Our compass must be our lessons from our past.The facts, events, changes to our land and peoples of our past are now well known to be true. The whys of their actions are also well understood even while we may view that with different perspectives that require further understanding from the lens of the present, but with respect and dignity for all those of the past.Every school child and cub reporter is taught that a story must contain the who, what, when, where and why. We have answered the easy ones. The why remains complex and nuanced.Why does our ideology kill masses of our citizens while giving us Martin Luther King, Jr.? Why does our science fly rockets to the moon and create hydrogen bombs?My previous books, my novels and particularly Collected Essays on Americanism, 3rd edition, had described our history and our nature. This one points out how we became what we are and perhaps suggests unspoken solutions based on what we once were.Some were immigrants and some were heroes. They were all great Americans. Upon this land we developed as a nation of people. Here in this collection are some of the stories of us.

Writer. Werewolf. Canadian. Michael Andrews seems to have it all. He's a successful author and a minor celebrity living in Manhattan. It's a pretty big step up from his humble Canadian upbringing. Of course, his lycanthropy poses a bit of a challenge. After waking up from his latest night on the town, he's naked, he's got a bullet hole in his leg, and he has a sneaking suspicion he ran into another wolf last night. If he's going to make an evening talk show appearance to promote his latest book, he'll need to figure out what happened the previous night without letting his occasional heroics get in the way. Standing in his way are an agent, an ex-girlfriend, a variety of goons, and a fellow wolf encroaching on his territory. It's just another day in the life of a polite, small-town Canadian trying to stay alive in the Big Apple. A Canadian Werewolf in New York is a humorous thriller about an ordinary man dealing with extraordinary circumstances. If you like seeing an everyman try to "do right" no matter the odds, then you'll love this suspenseful and comedic tale of a Canadian bumpkin who happens to be part wolf.