John Bankston: 8 books

Set in and around Newport Beach, Vampires of Orange County takes place over one week in Morgan’s life as she looks for answers. Is the ex-boyfriend she never really left behind responsible for her blackouts, her sun-sickness and even her sudden craving for very rare steak? Or is it instead the friend...

Set in and around Newport Beach, Vampires of Orange County takes place over one week in Morgan’s life as she looks for answers. Is the ex-boyfriend she never really left behind responsible for her blackouts, her sun-sickness and even her sudden craving for very rare steak? Or is it instead the friend...

Morgan is like many girls her age in Newport Beach, California. She spray tans, night surfs and parties. She even has a purse dog named Bambi. But Morgan also has a secret. Morgan has endured black-outs ever since her mother’s death five years ago. After being attacked at the after-hours...

The story concludes as Morgan confronts the source of her memory loss even as she accepts that sometimes people are not who they seem to be.

Morgan Anderson just did a bad, bad thing. Even worse, she can't remember.  Since turning 16 five years ago, her memory holes have been expanding. Now they threaten to swallow her whole. The petite blonde is back in Orange County, California a place she loves for the surf and sand. During one...

After a popular third-party presidential candidate is assassinated, cities across the United States erupt into chaos. Twenty-seven-year old Rebecca Green still takes her new foster daughter shopping. The twelve-year old needs school clothes. Besides, West Santa Monica should be safe. It isn’t....

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...

A true story of their destruction and devastation as told by a young marine who suffered a lifetime of illness from atomic fallout because of secrets kept by our government.