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Coming April 15th – Mad Mick 7

My next release will drop on April 15th in Kindle and Paperback. Hopefully audio will arrive around the same time. This is THE DEATH DEALER’S MANUAL and the things that happen in this book will change the course of all the series that take place in this universe. The kindle

March 15, 2022

Books

Boondock Pilgrims – The Way of Dan 3

Book 3 in The Way of Dan series showed up yesterday in all formats. If you’ve not tried this series you’ll need to start with Burning Down Boise. The audio is done by Kevin Pierce, the voice of nearly all of my audiobooks. Boondock Pilgrims on Amazon Audiobook

January 19, 2022

New Year’s Eve Interview

On New Year’s Eve I had the opportunity to be interviewed by my friend and fellow post-apoc author Tom Abrahams. We talked for about twenty minutes on my books and writing process.

January 1, 2022

Mad Mick Six – ULTRAVIOLENT

As usual, I’m behind on keeping the website updated. Mad Mick 6 – Ultraviolent was released in August. This was the highly-anticipated meeting of the crew from The Mad Mick and The Borrowed World. You don’t have to read both series to enjoy the book, BUT if you do, you’ll

October 5, 2021

The Latest

My latest release came in August. BLOOD BOUGHT is book 4 in The Locker Nine series. It’s available now in audio, ebook, and paperback. People REALLY seem to be liking this one. If you’re concerned about missing updates, please sign up for my mailing list. You usually get first notice

September 5, 2019

What’s Next?

My next book should be dropping on February 1st. This one will be the sequel to The Mad Mick. I had been planning a different book but response from readers pushed this book to the front of the line. Look for Masters of Mayhem in paperback and ebook on February

January 17, 2019

ASHES OF THE UNSPEAKABLE Is Here

After a summer of writing, editing, and the other mechanics of publication, ASHES OF THE UNSPEAKABLE is finally available. The paperback and ebook came out yesterday on Amazon. The audible.com review process takes a little longer now than it did last time so even though Kevin Pierce and I finalized

October 10, 2015

Updating THE BORROWED WORLD Paperback

On October 9th, I’ll be releasing the sequel to THE BORROWED WORLD. In preparation for that, we’ve redone the cover of the original book. The ebook cover has been changed on Amazon already, but the paperback cover is a slightly more complicated process. The cover has to be reviewed, during

September 24, 2015

Labor Day Update

It’s Labor Day and I spent some of it revising the manuscript for the second book in THE BORROWED WORLD series. It was in the editor’s lap for a week before she tossed it back to me. Now it’s my turn to review her suggestions and toss the draft

September 7, 2015

Book Two!

I’m getting a lot of questions about the timing of the second book. I’ve mentioned this on Facebook and Twitter, but can’t remember if it’s easily available in the blog or not. So here’s the scoop. The first draft of Book Two is complete and I’m halfway through the second revision

August 12, 2015

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Inflatable Luci Light

One of my favorite pieces of survival, backpacking, and camping gear. It's lightweight, simple, and shrinks down to a manageable size. It's tough so you can give it to your kids during a blackout and it's safer than a candle, less expensive than a flashlight.

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