“Executive Command” is the third book in the “Executive” trilogy. That makes it an important work for me where I tie up loose ends and characters come to full fruition. However, since I write political thrillers, and more specifically “political reality thrillers,” I draw story inspiration from the news and the threats which exist in…
As with most of my stories, HEROES & LOVERS is based on actual incidents I investigated, supervised, or just knew a lot about and transplanted from New York to Prospect, Tennessee. In this case I composited three real-life incidents to construct one embellished piece of fiction. The sting operation to prosecute a crooked auto repairman…
In Iconic Spirits, I chronicle the untold tales of a dozen spirits that changed the world and forged the cocktail culture. Some are categories and others are specific brands, but they are all amazing stories—stories that are unknown to the average person. The inspiration came one day when I was thinking about Campari, about how…
It all happened early one morning, when my husband got up for work. I was still lying in bed, groggy and bleary-eyed when I thought I noticed something strange. My husband had just walked into the bathroom and flipped the light switch. The stark incandescence shone against the dark ceiling and there, not too far…
On March 8, 1990, I became the first commercial airline pilot ever arrested for having flown under the influence of alcohol. The story burst onto the news scene with a blistering and unrelenting fury and it stayed there for weeks and weeks on end. I was disgraced, dishonored, and devastated, and I became a public…
The Story Behind DARK SIDE OF VALOR By Alicia Singleton The inspiration for Dark Side of Valor came from a news article of a woman’s plight to return to her country after being kidnapped and taken to a foreign land. To start the plotting, I began to research runaways from foreign lands. Every time I’d…
The Story Behind The Wicked Wives By Gus Pelagatti The Wicked Wives is a noir suspense thriller of historical fiction: murder, betrayal, court room drama, love and lust based on the true story of the 1938 poison scandals in Philadelphia. When I was eight years old, I overheard adults in our South Philadelphia neighborhood discussing seventeen disenchanted and unfaithful…
For some time I have wanted to write a mystery involving a private detective. I was also trying to find a set of characters that I could use in a series of books. It all came together for me on a visit to San Francisco a couple of summers ago. I grew up in the…
In the Bible, the Lord asked that we not make promises unless we are sure that we can keep them. Lisa made a promise and has done everything in her power to keep that promise. a lesson her father needed to learn. Before he was able to practice keeping his promise, he lost the love…
The Story Behind Phish NET Stalkings By Denise Robbins Have you ever received an e-card or a link in your email from someone you don’t know? What about those emails supposedly coming from your bank? Are they safe? By now, I hope that all of you know that you should never click on emails from…
The Story Behind the Book 