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New Mexico, circa 1930s. Red Bricks begins with JT Swain who at seventeen loses everything that matters to him, including the ranchstead he called home. He sets out on a journey west, hoping to find the feeling of connectedness now gone in his life. In the Mesilla Valley he meets Dalia Jackson, the rebellious daughter of a Las Cruces rancher and is strangely drawn to this 15 year old half-Nahua Indian, half-white girl who has her own ideas of a woman's place in the world. When she disappears, a series of events force him to challenge the law and leads him to the barrios of Juárez, Mexico where he bears witness to the ugliness of human trafficking. JT risks all in an attempt to find Dalia, warned that he may not recognize her if he does.

The last Immortal King of Ashyer has fallen, bringing down the wrath of the dragons: fiery horrors from the sky who have subjugated the races of Ashyer for a thousand years. But there is a new way to cast off the shackles of dragon rule and free Ashyer from the terror of Dragonshade forever. Young Prince Frost possesses a forbidden weapon his father forged in secret, in violation of centuries-old treaties, and he is willing to wield it to free his people. To do so, he will have to unearth ancient secrets in lost kingdoms, fight his way through countless foes, and even travel to the world of the dragons, which circles Ashyer like a diseased moon.Frost will first have to unite unlikely allies from across the known world into a team of brave rebels-* A childhood friend who also happens to be the kingdom's finest thief, * An apprentice wizard who will soon command the fury of the storm, * A strange woman who assumes the guise of a Black Knight, * A wizened general whose sword can cut through space and whose ferociousness in battle belies his age, * A waif with striped hair who commands more power than most adult wizards, * A vigilante woman slinking in alleyways who harbors the greatest secret of all.Ghosts from the past and even nature herself will rise up to aid Frost in his quest.But will it be enough?Here be dragons! You should never, ever cross a dragon unless you are very sure you won't get bu

One Degree South is a sweeping tale of love, politics and witchcraft set in the oil-rich nation of Gabon just as the Cold War ends. The U.S. relationship with African dictators suddenly changes and election fervor, which dominates the headlines in African capitals, sweeps through the remotest of tiny villages. "Stephen L. Snook's One Degree South is one of the most powerful first novels I've ever come across. Snook is both a master storyteller and a perceptive and insightful observer. The novel is part love story, part political narrative and part supernatural thriller." - Twin Cities Arts & Opera Critic William Randall writing at www.GOODREADS.com "Stephen L. Snook's One Degree South is a colorful African tapestry of romance, mystery and a little witchcraft. This debut novel by an author who worked in Africa for 25 years is a perfect summer read." - Mary Ann Grossmann, Saint Paul Pioneer-Press Stephen L. Snook is a specialist in international development who has spent over 25 years living and working in Africa. In addition to Gabon, where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer, he has worked in (or visited) Botswana, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Steve has a doctorate in political science from the University of Florida. He is married, the father of three daughters, and currently lives in Vermont. This is his first novel.

In 1798 Bonaparte strides across the stage of Europe. He now covets Egypt and the newly commissioned frigate HMS Eleanor deploys into the Mediterranean on a covert mission to help check the tyrant's ambitions.Thus begins The Sailing Master . . . a novel of the sea, and the coming of age for its narrator, Owen Harriet. At just twelve years old, Owen joins Eleanor to serve as cabin boy for his uncle, Captain James Cedric. The boy's mathematical prowess draws the attention of Mr. Lau, Eleanor's sailing master, and due to the frigate's heavy losses at sea, Owen quickly advances. But Owen also possesses a secret, the capacity to perceive and comprehend . . . the Sukiyama.