All books using the keywords: Mark Rodgers

From the author of Paradox and The Prodigal Sun New stories that span the genre spectrum from Coming of Age to Science Fiction and Horror. Two boys having an adventure find themselves in an embarrassing condition. A young boy is terrified to have his picture taken. A doctor marooned on a distant planet discovers he is not alone. A shuttle pilot forced to land on an alien world meets a most unusual family. A young woman struggles to find trust in her new relationship. A farm boy discovers he has been chosen to save Earth from obliteration. A young doctor will do anything to save his fiancée from death. A soldier is sent on a dangerous mission that does not involve gunfire. ...

Five years ago, Doctor Robert Stanislowsky was a respected psychotherapist and police profiler. When five young girls were abducted and two of them killed, the doctor swore he’d never become involved in police work again. Police Sergeant Rita Magill reluctantly calls upon him to assist with what appears to be the beginning of a new series of child kidnappings. Will he put aside his personal pain to lend his unique talent to the case? He needs time to decide if he has the courage to risk all for the good of the community. And time is not on his side.

1 Ms. Robinson’s Gardens When Jason takes a job tending gardens, he becomes infatuated with the beautiful woman who hires him. 2 Bane of the Black Witch After an airliner becomes damaged during takeoff, Lizzie Jones is blamed because of her chosen spiritual path. 3 The Dauphine On a faraway planet, Beck faces mindless beasts, bombs and fire when he attempts to return a young queen to her throne. 4 Before the Flood Clarisse learns a horrible truth when she lets her curiosity take over and listens in on a private conversation at the switchboard.

Just four weeks after winning the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role, Melody Young and her fourteen-year-old daughter disappear on their way home from a celebration party. Sergeant Rita Magill believes that this is a publicity stunt to promote her latest picture and yet she must fulfill her duty by going through the motions. She enlists her team of detectives as they question everyone who is close to the actress. As she follows the trail of the actress’s Midnight Blue Cadillac Escalade on CCTV, the car vanishes between cameras. When the evidence suggests that the actress and her daughter may have been abducted, Magill pulls out all the stops. But is her insight failing her? ...

Detective Sergeant Rita Magill returns to the Seventh Precinct after a high-speed chase leaves her wondering if she is fit to serve with the Masonville Police Department. She discovers that the wife of billionaire Richard Cory is waiting to see her. The woman tells Magill that her husband has been murdered. The reason she knows this is because his ghost has spoken to her. Magill must tread lightly while she confronts her fears and the supernatural as she attempts to unravel the most perplexing case of her career. The investigation will challenge her beliefs and her ability to remain focused on the evidence.

After a harrowing day in court, Detective Sergeant Rita Magill is ready to forget police work for a while and celebrate Christmas as she’s never done before. Her holiday spirit is interrupted by the grisly murder of a radio and YouTube celebrity. The most likely suspect is his girlfriend, who was seen at the victim’s apartment building just before the murder. Magill is caught in a moral dilemma because despite the evidence, she is convinced that Ruby Tuesday is innocent. She puts her badge as well as her reputation on the line to find the real killer before she is forced to take the woman into custody. And time is running out.

An adolescent girl on a distant planet falls for a boy from Earth. They must deal with natural differences as well as a cultural bias. Senior citizens have been disappearing from the gazebo in the center of the park. A young boy plays detective in order to solve the mystery. A man who is dying of a brain tumor is told to go home and spend some time with his family before reporting to the hospice to be terminated. Before he can win her heart, he has to win the approval of her 7 yr. old daughter. A soldier is reported AWOL after reporting for duty in Korea. It takes some doing to convince the Army that he hasn’t gone anywhere. A fifteen year old crashes his bicycle the first ...

ONE YEAR, FOUR STORIES I IN MY LIFE When fourteen-year-old Alex Faraday becomes lost in a forest, he must resort to skills he has learned from a video game in order to survive. II LET IT BE After being raped, stabbed, beaten and left for dead, Vickie Hill returns to her home town to heal and to plan her revenge. III THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD After being crippled in an auto accident, bestselling author Sheila Stone is given an opportunity to live the life of her fictitious hero. IV HERE COMES THE SUN Mark Taylor buys an old rusty dagger at a flea market only to discover it holds secrets beyond his wildest imagination.

On a faraway planet in the Milky Way Galaxy, Silas Caine steals his father’s wealth and escapes to explore other worlds while being pursued by his brother Jacob, who seeks revenge, and his sister Miriam, who wants to save them both. Inspired by The Parable of the Prodigal Son, these twenty interwoven short stories follow the exploits and adventures of the three protagonists as they travel the stars. Each of them finds more than they could ever dream of. Not the least of which are their own strengths and frailties.