J C Laird: 8 books

They were separated by 163 years. 1850 - New York City, New York. Katrina Ahmansen, a 22-year old Englishwoman, is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the personal assistant to the famous Swedish soprano, Jenny Lind. After arriving in New York for the diva's American tour, each of the singer's...

The homeless, the beggars, the panhandlers. What were their stories; how did they come to be, how and why were they there? Rachel befriended one of them and found the answers, especially the why...

Ten year old Madeline wondered why her Grandpa sat on the beach every day gazing out to sea. Family and neighbors suspected dementia, but Grandpa finally shared his secret with Maddie....

Following a terrorist bombing at a crowded sports arena, a young woman is trapped in the rubble, dying and alone. Someone sees her, stops and stays with her until the end...

A vacationing couple take a GPS suggested shortcut through the mountains on an old, abandoned road, foreshadowing a tragic accident awaiting them, its consequences and an unexpected result. A Short Story

Simon, a chess player, meets a beautiful and mysterious woman, Sarah, at a city park. She is also a chess player, but she doesn't play the game for fun; her stakes are a little higher...

"Get the best hooker that money can buy and go out in a blaze of glory," was the advice of a friend. So, Adam did. And that blaze of glory was Gabriella Marguerite Duchene...

A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography...