Sometimes, it feels like everyone's got some advice for how to write. But what about how to read? A full library can be a writer's best friend, and reading plays a far bigger role in the creative process...

Millions of years ago, the Gem of Notna was created. A race renowned for its peace birthed the ultimate weapon—and it paid the ultimate price.Eons have passed. The gem found its way to Earth, leaving...

History's most peaceful race created one of its deadliest weapons.Forged in the Living Flame by a long-extinct alien race, The Gem of Notna is the stuff of legends, on par with Pandora's Box or the Holy...

It’s hard to be a hero when everyone’s out to get you.Once upon a time, Jill Andersen considered herself a hero. Not just because of the badge handed to her by the city of Baltimore and the pledge she...

For Jill Andersen, being part of the Baltimore Police Department has always been both a tremendous honor and a serious responsibility. Her father, before his fall from grace, had instilled in her a great...

For as long as Jill Andersen could remember, her father was a hero.But heroes don’t commit murder, do they? The state of Maryland said Paul Andersen did just that, three times over, and was set to execute...

Jill Andersen is one of Baltimore’s best and brightest detectives, but she harbors a dark secret — a secret that threatens to come out when the body of Dr. Trent Roberts is pulled out of the Chesapeake...

Someone is killing Baltimore's heroes. The ones with badges. The ones who put out fires. The ones who debate laws designed to make the citizens' lives better. None of them are safe, and their deaths amount...

Endgame is near. David Gregor has upped the stakes by subjecting himself to the same cybernetic procedure that eventually turned Jill into Bounty. It's become clear that Gregor will never face traditional...

Summer Rhoades kills people for a living. Except the one time she didn't.She promised a wealthy, well-connected man she would take out his target, only to have a change of heart once she realizes the...