A CLASS-CONSCIOUS, PEEPING-TOM GAZE INTO SILICON VALLEY’S BEDROOMS AND BACK-ALLEYS, WHERE DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE AND UNLIKELY, LIFE-ALTERING CONNECTIONS ARE MADE, FOR BETTER—OR WORSE.

Poser (Book 1)

Ambrose, a failed Bay Area drug dealer, is at the end of his rope after running afoul of his wicked connection one too many times. His friend, Bennie, suggests he hide out at her sister's guest house in Palo Alto by posing as a Stanford grad student. There, Ambrose settles into upscale suburban life and finds himself falling for Jessica, a lonely housewife with the soul of an artist. Disruptor to this new existence is Jessica's husband, Mike, a tech tycoon whose path crossed with Ambrose on a drug-fueled night at a club. When Ambrose's cover is blown, all hell breaks loose as secrets are spilled and lies shatter on a posh, limestone patio deep in the heart of this California dreamscape.

An eclectic blend of new and retro tunes—from Cajun to rock, hip-hop, and Russian pop—this musical inspo is a soundtrack for Poser, following its highs, lows, twists, turns & changing moods.

Cracker (Book 2)

Ambrose fights through heartbreak, loss, and a trip to Texas to battle demons-current and recurring-then reconnect with his imprisoned brother, Butch. When Ambrose returns to the Bay Area, he faces his biggest challenge yet: a showdown with the villains who've been antagonizing his dominatrix boss and now have designs on her dungeon, Dover, Inc.. Boundaries are pushed and loyalties tested as Ambrose finds himself once again sucked into criminal activity, stretching his resourcefulness to the outer limits. It's a trembling walk down the tightrope between domestic bliss in Palo Alto, and constant jeopardy back in San Francisco.

Punkish, pop-ish & defiant indie with a dash of country & seasoned with sexy international flair—discover new artists on this Cracker playlist that takes you to the last bitter/sweet scenes wrapped in the barbed-wire cowboy beat of “Stronger Weed.”

baller (Book 3)

Though Ambrose should be clinking drinks with Jessica on the patio, he keeps his knuckles tense to prevent his life in the city from encroaching on the picture-perfect one in Palo Alto. There's hardly time to contemplate his next move, let alone one from Russian gangster Alexei. Miss Dover’s deceit still haunts him, along with the body at the bottom of Lake Tahoe and Randy’s knowledge of it.

Throw in those confusing, lingering feelings for Bennie, the ill-gotten money tied up in the new business, his ex-con brother Butch coming to live in the guesthouse—and the massive bulk below the surface just keeps growing. No wonder Ambrose and everyone close to him are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

All his life, Ambrose has only had one responsibility: to stay alive. Now there’s that plus Jessica’s growing distrust, a baby on the way, his betrayal of Bennie, his brother's disapproval of his posse despite the irony of Butch becoming increasingly tight with Randy. Add in Alexei’s silky, seductive tales of untold riches and future backing for things Ambrose would very much like to pursue--even though he should absolutely know better by now—and the "perfect" life he's built for himself threatens to crash and burn.

Some lessons just have to be learned the hard way.

Sexy hip-hop & funk, BayArea rap, retro Italiano (“That’s Amore!”), Russian pop, classic rock, and neo indie Americana along with both other kinds of music, country AND Western :-) Click below to wind your way through Baller with “No Regrets.”