TJ Abba Book Previews
7SON
When a Texas P.I. is hired to track down the seven children of a murdered hermit who has left a half-billion dollars, he is shocked to learn that although the hermit wrote “7SON” in blood beside his lifeless body, the man only had five sons—and two daughters.
Birdwatcher
This morning, before Hallie’s life fell apart, her biggest worry was that she hadn’t spotted the birds she needed to complete Justin’s homework. Now her biggest worry was that she is nuts.
Dachshund Caper
When San Francisco domestic investigator Kat O’Brien discovers a murder, she is reluctant and unprepared—but joins forces with her ditsy about-to-be-ex-sister-in-law to capture the killer.
Dancing Queen
What if Kai, a partially-disabled beauty, goes to a Lake Tahoe ski resort and allows others to assume she’s had a skiing accident?
What if she falls for Brace, the shallow, egotistical ski instructor who’s captivated by her?
What if she learns Brace, too, has secrets?
And what if his own best friend feels honor-bound to hide the truth about Kai’s disability and hide his own feelings for this pretend Dancing Queen?
Brace assumes she is not disabled.
Kai assumes he is not a jerk.
They are both wrong.
Dark Harvest
When an incorruptible Texas police officer learns his daughter has a rare disease, he is desperate to find an organ donor to save her life, but when he does, he also learns that the potential supplier is running an international, illegal organ harvesting ring.
Humanity’s Tombstone
Everybody knows the world is coming to an end-the Bible has predicted it. But the how and when are in dispute between the compound preppers busily amassing food and guns for their underground hidey holes in the Atlanta, Georgia area, and a Mensa ex-university professor who is preparing a spaceship to Mars—for a few select relatives. Then there is the evil genius who has purchased a cold-war missile silo and outfitted it with scientists who hope to figure out a way to follow the Georgia Guidestone’s mandate—that is, to hold the world’s population to 500 million. Tough assignment considering that the earth’s population is over seven billion and growing.
Four young Amelia Island journalists are determined to solve the mystery of who ordered the Guidestones, and stop the man who wants to see its command fulfilled.
Just Pretend
Shayla, a volunteer teacher in Botswana, learns the San Francisco candy company she inherited is bankrupt and she is desperate to help her employees, but she has no viable skills.
Larry, a New York computer geek, learns he is jobless due to the economy.
But then both learn a reality show called “JUST PRETEND,” set in 1860s Texas, promises a million dollars to one person who can detect a “fake” while not being detected themselves. Shayla pretends to be a nun, and Larry pretends to be a cowboy.
Both are determined to win the money—just as determined as Mort, perhaps an incompetent oaf, or maybe a dangerous villain.
Luger
Luger, a rookie Florida police officer, wants more than anything to be a lawyer—or rather, he wants more than anything to be as unlike as possible from his father, a veteran police officer. But as he becomes fascinated with the brutal murder of a Sunday school teacher, and as his marriage falls apart, he ignores his law studies and becomes obsessed with catching the supposed serial killer. An obsession that is only matched with the killer’s obsession with Luger.
Marfa Murders
Against orders from his strict step-mother, ten-year-old Matt sneaks out to an abandoned cement plant to search for his beloved dog. There, he witnesses a brutal murder by four men. He is too scared to report it to his grandfather, a deputy sheriff. In the meantime, the killers have identified Matt and in trying to silence Matt about the unauthorized Mafia hit, they murder his step-mother and grandmother. Now, Matt is finally forced to tell the authorities what he saw.
The grandfather, Matt and his twelve-year-old sister enter into witness protection and are relocated to Marfa-Texas, but the killers are not giving up.
The Dome
When the members of a Florida religion were told the world was ending, they quickly sold all their worldly goods, built and furnished a dome that would withstand the coming poisonous gas that would envelope the earth. Only 409 members were given a “key personnel” number—that is, deemed key to the survival of the group—mainly engineers, doctors, and scientists who could perfect robots. As many years inside the dome went by, doctors were no longer necessary since robots’ medical skills were perfected and replacement body parts for humans were developed. The leader would not tolerate any deviant looks or behavior. Humans underwent operations to become a physical duplicate of a model number one through twelve with a personality type one through sixteen.
By the year 2146, robots had become more and more human, while humans were almost robots. On April 1, April Devine, a girl of twelve, by law, must choose her new face—but she is fearful to undergo the beautification operations since she was one of the few who were not a test-tube birth and she knew her mother would no longer be able to recognize her.
Untamed Heiress
Mandy Laine’s dream came true. She inherited the major share of her uncle’s nationally famous Interior Design firm in San Francisco. She has her brand new degree from the prestigious Dallas School of Interior Decorating and is confident she can run the business all by herself. It is just a matter of buying the minor partner out. Though dirt poor all her life, the inheritance means much more to her than just potential wealth in a glamorous business. At twenty two, she never had a family. No one ever loved her—at least not enough to leave her a legacy in a business she adores. She is eager to make her deceased uncle proud by running the business all by herself.
Rod Gelp’s dream came true. His partner left his share of the nationally famous Interior Design firm in San Francisco to a tiny college graduate who has no experience at running a business. Though Rod was a minor partner, but had a major hand in making the firm famous. It was his hard work, his blue prints, his engineering skills, and his financial backing that brought the company prestige. Now it is just a matter of buying the girl out and he can achieve his goal—of running a business all by himself. He has no intention of working for anyone, and especially his domineering father.
But Rod did not imagine Mandy would be so sexy–or so stubborn.
And Mandy did not count on Rod being so gorgeous. Or so bull headed.