Tales from the Edge Series

When Sam Keller left the military, she ran to the far end of the galaxy. Now she captains the Bonnie Belle, a spaceship full of courtesans who bring a little pleasure to hard-up men and women on distant mining colonies. When one of the women turns up dead, it's Sam's job to find out who killed her, and fast—time is money, as far as the Guild is concerned. Marshal Daniel LeClair is as tough as steel, and quick on the draw. But when his vacation gets replaced by an assignment to help find the killer, he can't help angling for a little action with the hard-charging captain. She's got brains, attitude, and a body he wouldn't mind investigating. Sam, six months lonely, might just indulge him. But the Guild wants the case closed yesterday—no matter what the truth might be. With pressure coming from all quadrants, Sam and Daniel clash over false leads, and who's going to be on top. But when the killer threatens the Belle again, romance will have to wait. It's a captain's job to save her crew, no matter what the cost—and Sam's not going to let anything happen to those under her command. Not again. Even if it threatens her chance at happiness with Daniel…

  Thought Provoking Spiritual Adventure! Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2021 Really enjoyed Snowblind Friend! The title itself (A song by Steppenwolf Band) invokes feelings of alienation and isolation. Starting with the rejection of a misogynistic, and conservative society of the 1970's; the author heads out to find his truth. Hitting the road with Doug is a raw, and unique reading experience that defies description. Come along on this: the first leg of Doug Walker's spiritual journey, where the goal is reckless abandon, and freedom finding. You must experience it for yourself! His humorous and unique insights are pure gold!. SOo refreshing! Highly recommended!   The Recollector I am the watcher, the memory, a wanderer and a collector. You can't discern me, but I leave my footprint. Very young children and animals can detect me sometimes – their parents or owners catch a glimpse as a result. This is not a role anybody wants, no; ego has no place here. It needs to be removed before one can resume the process; an arduous task.   I have been developed to hold within me the ability to remain unseen to all those who need to be recorded. Indiscernibility is tough to think how hard I fought against it. I yelled and still few heard, and even those that did never would understand. Yes, recording is a difficult part of the practice, so discreet that not even I knew what I was doing for most of my life. Some think us just storytellers, which is only a small part of what we are. We collect, and that is a grueling undertaking. Gathering, for the most part, is not a voluntary process, at least I don't remember agreeing to it…Snowblind Friend     I'm just a warrior, I'm not even sure what that means, I know that love and kindness are my tools, I guess you could say they are my weapons, but somehow that doesn't fit because I use them to heal rather than maim. It is an inner battle, but that reverberates outward. Most of it is just following orders, to go with the flow, understand what is being imparted and finding ways to soothe my restless spirit so it can become more, understand more, and become even more kind. That way I can be there for others when they need me. I have a feeling that I need to do everything I can to be at peace with myself. Kindness and love, kindness and love, that's how we fight this battle....Wildheart aka Snowblind Friend   Catharsis [kəˈTHärsəs] NOUN The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. "music is a means of catharsis for them"   It's all about synchronicity, some are going to get it, and some aren't. This is not for everybody, it's raw, and that is by intention, which is what I have been compelled to manifest, I was reluctant. A trusted friend then said to me without batting an eye, the rawer the better. This work may trigger things in many of you, things that were hidden from your conscious; it's part of a process known as catharsis. When it gets intense, mark where you are and think about why that is. I did not release this without giving it a lot of thought and consulting in people I think highly of, they know what I'm about and have a good feeling about what I'm here to do. Nobody wants this job, I tried to avoid it my whole life, but it's going to plague me until I do it, something I've always known has to be done…Snowblind Friend  

Book two of Tales from the Edge Catherine Rodgers doesn't like Mercy ships, or the courtesans who work on them—not after her husband left her for a Mercy woman. But after her yacht gets blown up to prevent her from cracking the lid off a corporate scam that's left hundreds dead and a few people very rich, the only ship around to save her is the Bonnie Belle. Sean Harrison has worked as one of the Belle's courtesans for years, bringing happiness to countless women along the space lanes. When he's asked to care for Catherine while the Belle brings her to safety, it should be just another job. Somehow it's anything but. Sean is captivated by Catherine's sense of justice and responsibility. And Catherine finds a softer, more emotionally intelligent man in Sean than she expected. Drawn together in darkness under the threat of death, they find the beginning of something lasting. But with pirates after the Belle and a price on Catherine's head, that beginning might be all they get.

They could not listen they're not listening still, perhaps they never will…Don Maclean There is treasure inside all of us, but we must be willing to dig for it. When that cache is located, if we share what is found with a loving, open heart, we will witness it increase in value. This value perpetuates itself as the message is accepted by others. Watching my truth spill out onto the white like so much blood, I am in rapture, consumed by what is being accepted. Acceptance gives us the ability to feel our truth that is grace, when we use that endowment to help others it increases our capacity to accept even more of what is freely given. This is expansion; it's about how much of that God given gift we are able to allow. One caveat, there is this compulsion to travel to places within myself others fear to tread, it is going to make many feel uncomfortable. It's hard to shake this feeling that there is a requirement to share that place with everyone, it's a gut reaction, announcing that we all have a need to become closer in spirit.