On a searing summer's day paramedic Holly Garland rushes to an emergency to find a man collapsed with a bullet wound in the back of his head, CPR being performed by two bystanders, and her long-estranged brother Seth watching it all unfold. Seth claims to be the dying man’s best friend, but Holly knows better than to believe anything he says and fears that his re-appearance will reveal the bleak secrets of her past - secrets which both her fiance Fraser and her colleagues have no idea exist, and which if exposed could cause her to lose everything.

I was born in London, England in the early 1960’s and moved to America in July 1979. I visited Orlando, Florida in 1980 and made it my home. I started to lose my sight at the age of 32 during my seventh month of pregnancy, due to a combination of preeclampsia and diabetic retinopathy. In December 2008, I met Bruce Wayne Riddle in out-of-sight.net, a chat community for the blind. Bruce inspired and encouraged me to write “The Silent Fear”, a novel, which brings forth the corruption and manipulation of the judicial world. It portrays a man’s lust for power, the influence of alcohol and how he finds himself with an inherited abusive nature, even to those he loves. While one brother drives to the top, The Silent Fear has a heartfelt message of one Uncle’s unconditional love and compassion for his nephew and the extreme lengths he is willing to go to in order to protect the child. You will experience the powerful scales of justice. Also, you will experience the love and concern of the characters, along with the sudden twists an explosive and unpredictable ending. Bruce died October 2nd 2009, two days after reading the final chapter. I will cherish his memory forever. Go to jbheart.net to find out the story behind my pen name.

When you can't hear...death comes silently. Scotland Yard detective Valerie Crowther is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at a university for the Deaf in London, England. The murder investigation coincides with a deadly flu virus outbreak, resulting in the university being quarantined from the outside world. When more Deaf students are murdered, it becomes clear there is a serial killer operating within the sealed-off university. A chilling cat-and-mouse game evolves as the unknown killer targets Valerie and the virus claims more lives. A stunning, claustrophobic, "whodunit" murder mystery, Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) is the eighth novel by father-and-son writing team Lance & James Morcan. Included is a commentary by Deaf filmmaker Brent Macpherson on the unique aspects of Deaf culture the story covers. Together, the Morcans and Macpherson are currently developing a feature film adaptation of Silent Fear.

Mildred Muhammad shares her story about rising up from the domestic abuse she endured from her ex-husband, John Allen Muhammad, the convicted D.C. Sniper. Mildred witnessed firsthand John’s bizarre behavior after he returned from the Gulf War, but no one—including her family, friends, and local police—took her warnings seriously. Even when John kidnapped their three children for eighteen months, changing their identities and living with them on the run in Antigua, or when he threatened to kill Mildred, her pleas for help went unfounded and she was forced to live undercover for eight months in a women’s shelter. Everyone knew John as a charming and intelligent man. No one could fathom that he posed a serious threat to Mildred, let alone the ten innocent victims he and his seventeen-year-old accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo would later kill to carry out John’s heinous plot to get custody of his and Mildred’s children...permanently. What began as a domestic case eventually victimized millions. And it has taken years for Mildred and her children to heal from the fear and psychological trauma they endured. In Scared Silent, Mildred shares her personal story to show how domestic violence devastates entire families, including the children, and hopes that what she reveals will give new insight on this national social ill.

Although the social worker assures her that this foster home is the best she could find, Sara concludes that things could be much better.

On a searing summer's day paramedic Holly Garland rushes to an emergency to find a man collapsed with a bullet wound in the back of his head and her long-estranged brother Seth watching it all unfold.Seth claims to be the dying man's best friend, but Holly knows better than to believe anything he says and fears that his reappearance will reveal the bleak secrets of her past – secrets which if exposed could cause her to lose everything.Detective Ella Marconi suspects Seth too, but she's also sure the dead man's wife is lying, and the deceased's boss seems just too helpful. Then a shocking double homicide makes Ella realise that her investigations are getting closer to the killer, increasing the risk of an even higher body count.