Author: garyjonas
A couple of jerks wake me up at the crack of noon. Seems my klepto uncle stole an ancient deck of Tarot cards from a high-powered wizard, and too many losers want to ruin my day to get them back.The cards are cool, so I check them out, but my magic-happy cousin, Sabrina, tells me I’m not supposed to touch them. Oops. Too late. Now the damn cards are tuned to me, and if someone else wants to use … wants to use them, I have to die. Why couldn’t she have led with that information?Magic was never my scene,…
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTIn this short novelette, a little girl hires Jonathan to get rid of a ghost that haunts her family every Christmas. The hauntings have escalated from sightings to full possession. It should be an open-and-shut exorcism, but when Jonathan discovers the truth, it’s more than he bargained for…
A SIMPLE CASE FOR A NEW BEGINNING……that’s all Jonathan needs. Some easy little supernatural problem to gain Kelly Chan’s trust, and keep her from walking out of his life forever.The case goes from simple to deadly when Jonathan’s actions wake an evil entity with murder on its agenda. The only way to stop it is to call in reinforcements from the Manhattan branch of Dragon Gate Industries.But … Dragon Gate Industries.But calling DGI means dealing with the head of the division — Jonathan’s older sister. She blames him for the death of their parents, so she’d rather see her brother…
A RITUALISTIC MURDERStephen Noble, a board member of Dragon Gate Industries (DGI), is decapitated. DGI, a front company for wizards, decides to provide executive protection services for Noble’s son, Graham, and daughter, Rayna. But Graham doesn’t trust wizards and refuses their offer, so DGI hires Jonathan Shade and his team to keep the Noble family safe.GUILTY CLIENTSThe Nobles are from the … CLIENTSThe Nobles are from the other side of the Dragon Gate, and in that dimension, they committed crimes against the Marshall Clan. And now the Clan has come through the Gate to exact their revenge. While Graham and…
When an unassuming man suddenly commits a brutal murder, his daughter is certain that dark magic forced his hand. She’s soon knocking on the door of paranormal investigator Jonathan Shade, who’ll have to bend over backward to crack the case in this supernatural mystery!