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Samantha E. Ruskin
Sam Ruskin, like most of us, is different things to different people. Whether the sky is blue, gray, orange or filled with the brilliant colors of a rainbow depends on where you are standing at any given moment. So it is with people. Sam would tell you that, at 52, she is very much a work in progress.

Born prematurely in Tampa, Florida, her first days of life proved her to be what her Granny called a scrapper. A dream in recent years revealed that her animal spirit or totem animal is the badger. Her partner says this describes her to a 'T'. Let a badger set its mind on a goal, and nothing will take it from its path, at least not for long.

She lives with her partner and a multitude of critters in South Carolina.

Visit Sam's website at www.thewomynsroom.com

Mysti: Mistress of Dreams
Maxine Murray and Gillian Montgomery have never met... in this lifetime. Mysti, the Mistress of Dreams, a mystical being few people have ever heard of (and fewer still believe in), is determined to correct this situation.

She has been watching the two women over many lifetimes, waiting for the chance to bring their souls back together. As a result of her efforts, Max and Gillian have dreamed of one another all their lives, never knowing the person in the dreams was real.

One day, all that changed.

Up the River
Alexandra Stoner has waited five long years to get her shot at Mickey Lawton, the crime lord who murdered her identical twin sister, and she is not the woman the killer remembers. No, Deputy Marshal Alex Stoner has not been sitting idle.

When the U.S. Marshals get called in to protect an eye witness in a politically sensitive murder case, Alex is assigned to lead the team. A well-executed ambush kills two of her team the first day, leaving only Deputy Stoner to save the witness, and finally put Mickey Lawton behind bars.

Alex needs to keep her witness alive for the next three days, but the situation is complicated when her late sister's best friend shows up at Alex's mountain hideaway and refuses to leave. Alex needs to maintain her cool resolve as the stakes become more personal than ever. Will the secret her sister took to her grave finally be revealed?

One thing is certain: before it's all over, someone is going to be Up The River.

Paddle Without a Creek

The exciting sequel to Up the River!


The dark haired man turned the sound down slightly before glancing at the chair and then at Alex. When she nodded, he lifted his chin and lowered it sharply before he sat down, letting out a deep breath. The others followed his lead, and soon they were all sitting in the living room waiting for whatever might come next. Alex scooted slightly forward on the sofa she shared with Rhonnie and spoke first.

"Matt, can you guys at least tell us what the hell is going on? My understanding is that you have a delivery for me... for us. The call I got was somewhat cryptic and very brief, as I'm sure you already know. Clearly, this little SWAT team of yours cannot be good news. All we know is that Lawton escaped. I heard he killed two deputies, but I don't know who or how or anything else. I gather from the 'A-Team' impersonation that he's still on the loose. When did all this happen? Why isn't Bartoni answering the phone and what the fuck is Location Alpha if it's not our house? You should pardon my saying so, but shouldn't Location Alpha be my ass?"

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