Rob Avery: 5 books

Todd Pasternack was a professional, touring musician for 10 years He made a living at being a musician even though he wasn't famous Lessons from the Road is both an advice manual for musicians on how to make money while touring, whether or not your band is famous, as well as an advice...

The sea has inspired exceptional art, marvelous music, and the finest of literature. It is a thing of great beauty. It is also powerful and unforgiving. And it hides the darkest of secrets. Sometimes the water takes note of a small thing—a dumb little decision, a stupid bit of showing off—and...

The British Virgin Islands. Their tourism board calls them “Nature’s Little Secrets.” But these tiny clumps of Caribbean paradise hold dark secrets of their own. Secrets that kill. Sailing his boat to the BVI was Sim Greene’s best option at the time. He planned to run a diving business...

The US Navy’s top brass visit the upper reaches of San Francisco Bay to review the National Defense Reserve (or “Mothball”) Fleet. Security is paramount and Petty Officer First Class Sim Greene is sent on a temporary assignment to assist. Threats are made against the Navy, activists work...

Lights, camera, action! To the average person, celebrities seem to have it all—money, fame, and droves of adoring fans lining up to fawn over them. But a life in the public eye can make romance challenging, and deep down, these guys are looking for the same thing as any other man: someone...