Cuba has been at the center of considerable intrigue since the arrival of the first European explorers in the 16th century. The people of the island have endured military conquest, foreign intervention in its internal affairs; dictatorships supported by one foreign power or another and unparallel suffering through several generations. Somehow, the people have withstood the test of time and continue to hope for a better future. There is an incredible amount of brutality in the world and Fidel Castro's dictatorship has generated a large share of the brutality. A lot of it has targeted the United States and its people. That's where our spies come in to provide sufficient warning before evil strikes. They help preserve the integrity of the United States against evil dictators like Castro. Despite of the work of our intelligence agencies Castro and his henchmen got a way with a lot, including the torture of American POWs in Vietnam. An unexpected opportunity developed to settle an old score. A historical novel is neither strictly historical news nor strictly fictional in character. History is a chronological and systematic account of the past. It is defined as the totality of human experience. A novel, on the other hand, is a fictitious tale inspired by actual events, dealing with the adventures of imaginary people and depicting the different varieties of the human character. Some events and characters depicted have been taken from real life others are entirely fictional.

Never Sharpen a Boomerang is a novel about an international conspiracy to split Australia into two separate countries, which involves powerful, highly placed people in America, Britain, Japan, and China.

For security reasons in the Asia Pacific region, America wants the conspiracy stopped at all costs.

During a secret visit to Australia, a Deputy Director of the American CIA is accidentally killed on a marlin fishing boat off the country's rugged north west coast. His death sparks a chain of events that threatens to cause military conflict between America and China on Australian soil.

Dan Holland, a journalist and former editor of TIME Australia magazine, has just resigned his position as chief media adviser to the Australian Prime Minister.

But despite leaving the media and politics behind him, Holland reluctantly becomes embroiled in the separatist conspiracy and all the dangers associated with it. Holland also has a brother who is a federal politician, who becomes an unwitting participant in the conspiracy.

The skullduggery and intrigue driving the book is made even more compelling by Holland's internal conflict between his desire to drop out of politics, his patriotic duty to help destroy the conspiracy, and his loyalty to his brother.

The book is set in a political climate where there is increasing public discontent with Australia's perceived lap-dog relationship with the USA. Many Australians believe their country is becoming little more than the 51st state of America. An equal number however, strongly believe that without America, Australia cannot ensure its future independence. For them, questioning Australia's alliance with America is like sharpening a boomerang.

Much of the novel's action takes place in the spectacular Kimberley wilderness of Australia's north west, and in the nearby historic pearling port of Broome.

People uprooted from Africa and brought to the French colony of St. Dominique as slaves were able to defeat their masters. After expelling those battle hardened veterans of European wars from the land they created the first black republic in the world and the second independent nation in America in January 1804. On the threshold of this bicentennial even to take place on January 1st 2004 in Haiti, their saga is retold in this book.

First, it was George Orwell's '1984'. Now, the next fortune cookie of a book, Energy - The Final Crisis. Written with a unique perspective of a historical commentary about events not yet past, the reader is introduced to more than just high heating costs. Between the covers of this book, you will follow the struggle of several characters as they try to survive or offer a solution to the world, only to be swallowed by a whirlwind of treachery and violence. You will experience the desperation of world powers - scrambling for global dominance, while ever-shrinking fuel supplies threaten their military machines. You will feel provoked at the critical comments of modern politics. You man giggle as the author snubs political correctness, but you will fell a chill when you connect current world tensions - terrorism and the Middle East, to the present. This book was written before September 11, 2001.

In June of 1912 delegates to the Democratic national convention arrived in Baltimore to find an oppressive humidity and the best opportunity in sixteen long years to unseat the Republicans from the presidency. Two weeks before, the Republican convention in Chicago had come apart with the walk out of Teddy Roosevelt and his Bull Moose faction. It essentially would have two candidates, Roosevelt and President Taft. Major hopefuls for the Democratic nomination, were Champ Clark of Missouri, Judson Harmon, Ohio, Oscar Underwood, Mississippi and Woodrow Wilson, New Jersey. There were also, in the event of a deadlock, and no way to be described as a dark horse, the three times party nominee, William Jennings Bryan.

Seth Cane, a small town Oklahoma lawyer and son of the late wealthy and powerful Texas rancher, Warren Cane, arrived in Baltimore as a member of the Oklahoma delegation. He was tired and irritable being a few days late because of his wife having just left him with hints of making it permanent. He found himself immediately involved with Bryan's strategy to throw the gauntlet in the face of Tammany Boss, Charles Murphy and his plans to spike Bryan's guns. The battle, for which Bryan told the press he was sending home for his fighting clothes to stop the "reactionary" Judge Alton B. Parker from being the temporary chairman and key note speaker, was the first shot that would escalate into fist fighting in the aisles, intemperate threats against Bryan's life, hints of a possible Bull Moose type of walk out and devastation in the view of all candidates of a deadlock allowing Bryan to again stampede the convention into his fourth nomination.

Chapter XIII

His walk back to the inn that afternoon was not only long, but he was beginning to comprehend some of the reasons for the uneasiness he felt when he first met with the citizens in the marketplace. The problems were many; and much of the malaise seemed to be caused by the moral integrity, or lack thereof, in the kingdom. If moral decay appeared to be at the center of the multitude of problems facing the kingdom, where better to further his investigation than at its religious core? To this point his investigation had revealed many troublesome problems. Some of the citizens had given him indications as to the nature of these problems, and even possible solutions to some of them. However, they were only partial and superficial solutions to a problem that was more endemic and threatening to the survival of the kingdom. If the kingdom was to survive, its morality had to be dominant. Should this morality not be intact, then was the kingdom worth saving?

During his many visits to the university grounds he could not help but notice at the center of the university complex the cathedral, an awe-inspiring edifice that had been grandly designed and constructed many years before. The logic to his search inevitably led him to this moral center of the kingdom...

As he neared the cathedral, citizens were entering in small groups. The wanderer, once inside, located a pew toward the rear of the chamber so he might better observe some of the citizens and their reactions to the sermon that morning. His first impression of this house of worship was the artistic detail that predominated. There were intimately detailed statues that almost humanized, yet idealized, those figures representing church history from early times, and a series of artistically detailed and colorful murals on the walls, which further developed the history of the religion. The multi-colored stained glass panels, which permitted the outside light to filter into the cathedral, colorfully accented the interior. The atmosphere reflected a well-organized and strategic plan, orchestrated many years before, to visually and spiritually elevate this sanctuary above and beyond the common existence of its believers...

The minister, a gray-haired elderly citizen, from his pulpit high above the faithful appeared to be a fatherly and accepting church leader. This was unexpected to the wanderer, who had envisioned a more powerful and domineering representative of the church. The fatherly minister began his sermon with a scripted presentation, which was apparently part of the religious rhetoric used over many years to establish a reverent tone for his presentation that was to follow. This device, which was more mechanical than inspiring, had apparently functioned over the years, so it became an integral part of the weekly presentation. Once past this mechanical portion of his address, he began his sermon by identifying some of the major problems that the church believed were of concern to the citizens. His identification of those problems was certainly in consonance with many of those problems presented to the wanderer during his travels. The difficulty the wanderer was having with the fatherly minister's presentation was that his critique was more accepting than critical. His message seemed to be that the times were changing, and many of these issues that would have been severely criticized or acted upon in past years, were now being accepted, or at least tolerated, in the name of change....

Upon completion of the service, the wanderer visited the minister's quarters, a rather plain attachment to the rear of the cathedral. As was the case with the minister at the sermon, his quarters were similarly unremarkable in appearance. The wanderer knocked on the large wooden door and presently a pleasant appearing lady, who was apparently in the employ of the ministers, opened the door. After a congenial exchange of greetings, he was ushered into the home and asked to wait while the pleasant looking lady departed to fetch the minister...

The minister's discussion was both moving and believable, unlike his earlier presentation at the church. But behind this compelling presentation, the wanderer detected a fatalism and acceptance of the changing position of the church. The church, the wanderer concluded, would not, in and of itself, be the vehicle around which the kingdom could rally to stem this decline. As the wanderer departed, thanking the minister for his valuable time, he observed the minister hobbling back up the stairs, again the aged religious leader he had observed when he first arrived.

"Blow up all of their electrical power lines! This will cut off their water supply!" was the word from the chief terrorist to his lieutenant in America, so they started with small transfer stations for practice. After the second one was demolished, Ryan Masters asked for a community meeting to seek a way to deter them from disrupting their power. A former marine sergeant suggested a warning device he had experience with, and the community accepted it. Did it work properly, or did the terrorists override it? Was their water supply rendered useless? What other types of attack did the terrorists do to harm American citizens? The answer came directly from the pen of Simmons so you can find out!

Unpredictable Tragedy is the tale of an upper middle class family who's oldest son innocently gets involved with dangerous people. The family tries everything within its power to rescue the young man but the tragedy that follows is unpredictable and unavoidable. Politics come into play and the lives of three families are embroiled in this heartwrenching tale of love, deciet and mistaken intentions.

This is about a turbulent week in the lives of a few Territorians, mainly in Darwin, on Goose Island, and in the rocky Arnhem Land Escarpment country, who are concerned about the plight and prospects of Aboriginal people. Gray Bridges, a cross-cultural communication specialist, goes to the island and is challenged by Mani Mangguulu's way of seeing his people's situation.

On the island, and back in Darwin, a string of disturbing events reveals deep-seated hostilities and tragic divisions, and after a gruesome murder, an underlying long-term story surfaces and puts certain things into clearer perspective, and also suggests a direction to look in order to see what is really needed for giving low impact, effective aid for survival and creative self-development.

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BECHA PYCCKAR - RUSSIAN SPRING is a gripping, unconventional, historical novel. It is told from a Russian point of view that depicts the struggles of every day Russian life in 2014. With a dose of Russian history and politics to add, BECHA PYCCKAR is also controversial.

The main character is Natalya Kalinina, a KGB agent who becomes involved in the clandestine "Russian for a New Revolution" (RNR movement aimed at liberating Russia from colonial rule. At the same time, as the RNR movement pursue its objectives of ending the West's hold on Russia which includes intervening in Hawaii to rescue that State Governor's daughter from the U.S. Military, Natalya finds herself falling in love with an American Moscow-based CIA agent.

With Russia experiencing one of the worst winters in decades with little food and fuel and many Russians dying, the country faces the specter of civil war when the Governor of Russia's karelian Republic and the Commander of Russian troops based there stage a take over of Western-run facilities. Suddenly global events take a life of their own. The world approaches the brink of nuclear Armageddon.

Decisions must be made by Natalya Kalinina and her American boyfriend. They must decide where loyalties lie as their countries become further estranged with Washington plotting a Kremlin coup. Will they compromise their principles to accommodate their romance or have their relationship torn apart? And ultimately will Russia and the world survive?

Israel Strikes-Out! is inspired by the many conflicts occurring in the Middle East over the last ten years. The book deals specifically with problems that have been brewing between Israel and Iraq, especially after the Scud Missile attacks launched by Saddam Hussein against Israel during the Gulf War in 1991.

The book explores concerns raised by high-level officials in the Israeli intelligence organization, the Mossad, regarding the threat presented by Saddam Hussein. A Mossad operative, Menachem Yariv, suggests a strategy to insert an operative into the Iraqi military who can get as close as possible to the Iraqi leader so that Israel can make an assassination attempt against him. After a few set backs, the Mossad stumbles on to an Iraqi defector in Amman, Jordan who gets into position in the Iraqi Special Republican Guard to at least make an attempt on Saddam Hussein's life. The effort is not simple and takes a few twists and turns before an attempt is made. The C.I.A. even gets involved when it gets wind of the operation.

After entering into a joint operation to strike Iraq, the U.S. and Israel experience several unexpected consequences of the effort that include some disappointments and some successes for both, as well as for the individuals directly involved in the operation.

Don't Squander Our Dearly-Bought Freedom tells a story of political turmoil in the Post-apartheid era. Vista University campus becomes a site of protest, where demonstrators decry the education of so-called slaves and claim that inferior education should not be allowed.

For over three hundred years the peoples of the First Nations have tried to live peaceably with the white man. But by the beginning of the new millennium, after many generations have seen their lands, their resources--indeed their very ability to govern themselves--evaporate before their eyes, a new breed of aboriginal decides enough is enough. A well-trained and deadly clandestine warrior group--the Haudenosaunnee Brigade--is launched and proceeds to wreak havoc across the country. The pressure on the government to do something comes to rest on the shoulders of RCMP Chief Superintendent Kevin Mowry and his Counter Terrorist Branch. As events race toward their explosive climax, Mowry is faced with nagging doubts about the loyalty of his good friend, Gerry McNight, who heads up counter terrorist operations at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and on whom Mowry depends for essential information about his adversary. McNight is half Mohawk.

In the late Eighteenth Century, a goldsmith and early European banker by the name of Meyer Anselm Rothschild convened a secret meeting in Frankfurt Germany, of 13 prominent Jewish banking families, for the purpose of formulating a plan to oppose the power of the Catholic Church and gain control of the western world through financial and political manipulation. Throughout the centuries, this close affiliation of international bankers and heads of state has been referred to by many different names; the Family, the Circle, the Olympians, the Money Power, the Elites, and most prominently, the Illuminati. Their identities have remained shrouded in secrecy, but their objectives and their tactics have remained consistently true to the original plans of the thirteen bloodline families. Through the ownership and the manipulation of the central banks of Europe, and that of the United States; democracy itself. The current trends toward corporate globalization are a direct result of their plans for a one world government; the New World Order. At the start of the millennium, one thing is clear; their plans are working.

John Doe is Everyman; born into an aristocratic family of the international banking elite, but raised in anonymity of a normal American family. With his unknown birth father's guidance, he discovers and explores the little known world of his ancestors and the world-dominating force they have become. He conducts a thorough study of American history to uncover the influence of the illuminati in the past, and relates that influence to the political and economic conditions affecting the present course of world events and threatening the future of the human race. Ultimately, he uses what her learns about the Illuminati to reveal their plan to the unsuspecting public, to confront the Illuminati in their own arena, and to provide the American public and the world with an antidote to the new World Order. In an anonymous run for the presidency of the United States, John Doe exposes the plans of the Illuminati, and lays down his guidelines for a moral, responsible, and sustainable world; the philosophy of Futurism.

Through his own journey of enlightenment, John Doe himself discovers what it means to be a Shadow King.

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A journey of two men and a dog on a quest to discover the loss of American Humanity.