Published Summer 2008	Journalist Clay Aker teams with up with Texas Ranger Julio Ramirez in search of Clay’s brother, Jack, an environmental activist who disappeared from the Texas Gulf Coast with his girlfriend, Vicky, while sampling for mercury poisoning. Was their disappearance an accident? Clay is determined to discover what happened to his brother as murder, theft, kidnapping and environmental pollution complicate the search. Multiple side storylines keep readers enthralled as they try to determine the motivation behind the actions of two suspicious boaters, discover a business man’s plot to dump toxic waste, learn of an oil tycoon’s revenge, follow an unlikely friendship and choose sides in a love story with moral and ethical implications. Read an Excerpt | Read a Review | Order the Book
Published Summer 2003 ISBN 1-57168-757-2	Murder, romance, racial unrest, environmental concerns, and vested business interests develop along the Guadalupe River in this gripping novel set in the Texas Hill Country. “[Sever the Darkness] rings true. The story has an authentic feel for the river and the characters.” –Ellen Posey, owner of Whitewater Sports, a pioneer Guadalupe River outfitter Read an Excerpt | Read a Review | Order the Book