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The Protectors
Science Fiction & Fantasy
All Werewolves Aren’t Bad
A pack of evil werewolves of lore feast on human flesh and blood. Their enemy is a pack known as The Protectors … benevolent werewolves prowling the streets looking for bad doers.
The Protectors have one goal … and only one goal: to protect ordinary people from criminals.
• Will jealousy cause the death of the good werewolves?
• Are all the evil werewolves tortured by what they do?
• Can scientist Barbara Lane develop a cure for Lycanthropy and will it work?
• Will the evil werewolves use the serum she develops?
• Can the Protectors defeat their enemies?
• What powerful official leads the evil pack?
• Will good, or evil, prevail?
Award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Victoria delivers a fast-paced adventure that forms a unique twist to the traditional werewolf theme weaving through the lines of fantasy, suspense, and action.
Frank Victoria
A proud Marine Corps veteran, Frank calls Chicago home. If you meet Frank, ask him about Maxwell Street Station and the mouth-watering polish sausage and pork chop sandwiches covered with grilled onions!
A portion of all proceeds will be given to Tunnel-to-Towers Foundation and Fisher House Foundation, both nonprofits supporting disabled veterans.
Book Bubbles from The Protectors
Troy Tells Sloan Everything
Troy meets Watch Commander Sloan and explains his pack's duty and also reveals the evil werewolves. Sloan agrees to work with Troy.
Troy's Pack Turn down the Serum
Troy's pack tells him that they don't want to use the serum if Barbara develops it.
John Sack Bails Troy Out
John bails Troy out. That creates a problem for Watch Comander Sloan. The Police Commisioner suspends him for releasingTroy.
Troy is Trapped by police
The police set up decoy traps to catch the werewolves that are protecting people. Troy is fooled into one of them. The police subdue him with a tranquilizer dart. He goes from werewolf to human form, stunning the officers. They take him back to their station where hs is questioned by Watch Commander Sloan.
Barbara Consent to Find Serum
Barbara is troubled and conflicted about developing the serum that may make werewolves ordinary people. But she finally decides to do it.
Troy's Rescue Ignites police Attention
After rescuing a man man from three muggers, police decide to set a trap.
Troy Tells Barb He's a Werewolf
Barb asks Troy about the purpse of the work she doing to find out what the scientist's notes were about. He eventually has to tell her that he is one of the good werewolves.
Barb Agrees to Study the notes
Troy's former girlfriend, a brilliant microbiologist, agrees to study the notes left to his pack by the doctor who revealed why Troy's werewolves protect people.
Is There a Cure for Lycanthropy?
Troy's pack discuss the possibilty that notes left by a scientist who discvered the reason for their benevolence could reveal a cure for Lycanthropy (werewolfism) and make them normal hunan beings. But they would need t he help of Troy's old girlfriend. Julia objects.
Troy Confesses
Troy confesses that he's broken an unwritten law among the good werewolves.
Kevin Meets Troys Pack
The day after Troy found another benevolent werewolf, Kevin, he takes him to meet his pack. He receives a warm welcome and learns how the do what they do. Troy was the first to learn what he and the other are: They have a rare recessive gene that compels them to protect normal people and battle a pack of evil werewolves.
The Good Werewolves Find Another One
On patrol one night, Troy Wellstone, leader of the good werewolves, finds another one to join his pack.
Benovolent Werewolf Appears
A werewolf saves a woman from an attacker. What comes next?
The Ultimate Bet
Literature & Fiction
Is there a price tag on eternal youth?
What happens when a wealthy gambler par excellence loses his zest for life?
And what happens when a stranger challenges him to risk his soul in a poker game?
Jim Steadman is a self-made multi-billionaire. Despite the unlimited luxuries that his money can acquire, he is disenchanted with his everything in his life.
After a poker game where Jim dropped over $300,000, he headed to the premier cocktail lounge in Chicago. He notices an unusual man looking at him, one that had a flaming orange and red kerchief that flickered in the dimly lit bar.
Ignis Genero approaches Jim the following night when he’s dining at a restaurant. He’s the same man from the night before. Calling Jim by his name, he asks, “What is the largest bet you’ve ever made?”
The Ultimate Bet delivers an engaging fantasy that creates a scenario where the stakes have no limit. The games is on.
Photo Frank Victoria
A proud Marine Corps veteran, Frank calls Chicago home. If you meet Frank, ask him about Maxwell Street Station and the mouth-watering Polish sausage and pork chop sandwiches covered with grilled onions!
A portion of all proceeds will be given to Tunnel-to-Towers Foundation and Fisher House Foundation, both nonprofits supporting disabled veterans.
Book Bubbles from The Ultimate Bet
The Devil Straigtens One Thing Out
As Jim starts to leave, the devil clears up a myth.
Jim Gets a Shocking Revelation
Jim is stunned when he learns that the devil has been coming after him since grade school.
Jim Wins!
The devil had four sevens, which beats Jim's Kings full house. Jim is stunned and goes limp. But when the devil turns over Jim's hole cards he sees three kings, giving Jim four. The game is over. Jim won. But he has some questions.
Jim Loses -- Or Does He?
The pot of the night? And the devil shows his hole cards -- four sevens. But does that mean he wins?
Is Jim Bluffing?
It's a pivital point in the game. Jim bets heavily. Does he have the best hand or is he bluffig?
Jim Cracks a Joke
The devil is rattled and want to take a break. Asks the devil if he;ll try to run away.
JIm Steals a Pot
Jim chages tactics and decides to bluff the devil.
What's Jim Up To?
Jim is still losing, but he thinks he might have a psychological advantage. So, he changes tactics.
Jim StillHas Sense of Humor
Jim is in big trouble in the game. But he reveals, nonetheless, a sense of humor. Then he cautions the devil not to take anything for granted.
Jim Is Embarrassed
After trying to escape, Jim returns to the game feeling embarrassed by trying to escape.
Jim is Losing -- Takes a Break
Jim's luck goes bad. His stack is just $500,000. He wants to take a break. The devil agrees. He goes outside and chantises himself and tries to get away.
Jim is Sucker by a Phony Tell
Jim studies his opponent carefully and notices that the devil sometimes blinks his eyes rapidly. After seeing this two times, Jim calls the devils with a weak hand just to find out what the blinking is about, Turns out the devil blinks quickly when he has a bad hand. However, it's a trap. A phony tell. He snookered Jim to make a large bet when had a powerful hand. Jim calls the bet and loses the hand.
Jim Wins the First Hand
The game begins. Jim wins the first pot.
The Devil Cautions Jim
The devil reminds Jim that once the first card is dealt the bet is on no matter what.
Does the Devil Regret Rebelling Against God
Jim asks the devil if he regrets rebelling against God. The devil answers by quoting from Paridice Lost.
Jim Signs the Devil's Contractt
Before the poker game begins, the devil pulls an agreement from his coat pocket for Jim to sign. Jim begins to read the contract, but the devil tells him to read it if he wants, but that it is legitimate. Jim signs the agreement.
Identical poker room
Jim awakens in a poker room idetical to the one in his regular Friday night game. The devil appears and says he thought jim would be more comfortable in in those surroundings. Jim thanks him, but then is shocked and angered when the devil reads his mind.
A Dire Warning
After Jim takes the bet, he's told that he can change his mind -- but only until the first card is dealt. When dealing with the Devil, remember, he holds the cards. He's already forewarned Jim that he won't cheat. Will he honor it?
Jim Takes The Bet
With a touch of humor, Ignis convinces Jim to accept the challenge.
Ignis Sets The Bait
The devil offers Jim eternal youth, but Jim is wary of losing friends and family oveer and over again. But Ignis tells Jim he will give him the ability to forget .
Ignis Returns
After their first personal encounter, Ignis phones Jim, then controls his TV, stunning Jim.
Will Jim Leave His Wife?
Jim's mistress presses him on divorcing his wife to marry her.
Jim Meets A Seductress
Jim encounter a sensual, exotic woman and considers leaving his wife for her.
Jim Meets His Wife
At a black tie charity event, Jim meets Kate. They both stumble with their words but begin dating. A year later, they're married and have three boys. They become a celebrity couple.
Jim Becomes A Billionaire
After college, Jim does extremely well as a stock broker, then starts his own brokerage house. He sells it for a hefty sum and enters the real estate market, where he become a billionaire.
Jim Meets Calor Again
Calor orders Jim to shoot an unarmed civilian. Jim refuses. His platoon leader arrives and settles the situation.
Jim Encounters Evil
Jim is wounded in Vietnam and is temporarily assigned to G2 (Intelligence) and is told to work with Captain Vincent Calor, an evil officer who throws prisiners out of a helicoper. Hrders Jim to push a prisoner out of the chopper, but Jim won't obey.
Jim's Heart is Broken
Karen breaks up with Jim. He is crestfallen even though he expected it. But he takes it like a man and doesn't show his true emotions. He casually brushes it off.
Jim's Father Straightens Him Out
Jim's father makes him see the light. He tells Jim to drop Karen. When Jim is taken aback by this, his dad points out the reality of the situation.
Jim's Father Lectures Him
When Jim tells his fatheer about Karen and Danny, his father gives him a lesson of romantic relationships.
Jim Warns His Girlfriend
Jim tells his girlfriend that Danny is using her to retaliate for Jim not cheating with him. She rebuffs him and he's devastated.
Jim Confronts His Girlfriend
Jim tells his girlfriend that he caught her cheating on him. She responds angrily. He rebuts her.
Jim's Suspisions are Correct
Jim spies on his girlfriend and finds out that she's cheating on him.
Jim is Jealous
The first hint that Danny is making a play for Jim's sweetheart. He's jealous and worried.
Jim's Girlfriend Become the Stakes
When Jim refuses to cheat, Danny wants to get back at him by stealing his girlfriend.
Jim won't cheat
A high school classmate wants Jim to cheat with him at poker. Jim won't do it. It's an early display of his sense of marality that will show up later n the book.
Jim Studies Poker
After being beaten at poker, Jim a painstaking study of poker. He memorizes odds and learns to make instant calculations in his mind.
Jim risks his life
Jim is goaded into standing on el tracks as a train approaches. He's scared, but manages to get out of its way in the nick of time. Oddly, the experience excites him.
Jim's first poker encounter
Jim's first experience in a serious poker game is a disaster. He is bluffed out of a hand, but learns an important lesson.
The gaulent is thrown down
The "mystery" man explains what he wants. Jim thinks he a lunatic. But will events that could only be supernatural change his mind?
First glimpse of the "mystery" man
Sitting in a cocktail lounge, Jim Steadman notices an odd looking man looking at him. He tries to confront the man, but he's gone.
Why is Steadman "playing like a fool?"
The first hint that Jim Steadman has a gambing problem. What is he willing to do to revive the t hrill he got from gambling?
The Founders' Plot
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
What happens when the newly California Govenor Defies the Supreme Court?
Afghanistan war hero Mike DiGrasso has just been elected Governor of California by an overwhelming majority. Immediately, he sets in motion his campaign primary promise—to create a strict immigra¬tion law that would do three things:
• Curtail illegals from entering the State.
• Seek out illegals who are currently living or working in
the State.
• Return all illegals to their countries of origin.
DiGrasso saw nothing stringent about the law. Others disagreed ....
- Will DiGrasso’s new immigration law destroy illegal families?
- Will the U.S. President take action to force DiGrasso to obey the Court?
- Will Governor Mike DiGrasso survive the assassins’ bullets?
No one would ever know the meeting took place ...
For readers of political thrillers, The Founders’ Plot is a fast-moving political thriller that mirrors hot-button contemporary issues that puts a human face on what are distant distractions for most Americans.
Book Bubbles from The Founders' Plot
Stone Warns Mike About Stern
Stone call Mike and says Stern is mustering her forces to pass an alternative immigration bill.
Mike Tells Jospehine He Won't Obey the Court
Mike reveals to Josehphine that he'll defy the Supreme Court decision. Her reaction triggers an argument.
Mike Confesses to Josephine
With Stern's blackmail threat hanging over him, Mike decides to confess the affair to hhis wife. Her reaction was not what he expected.
Stern Blackmails Mike
Stern meets with Mike and says she knows about a romantic affair he had years earlier. She threatens to go public with it unless he obeys the Supreme Court or doesn't veto her new immigration bill.
Stern Cajoles Senators to Back Her
Stern uses her minipulative skills to convince a few senators to stand behind her.
Julio Tells Carmella Roberto is Dead
Julio tells Carmella that Roberto is dead. The already distraught woman can't handle this fact.
Julio's Son is Shot
Julio and his son, Roberto, attend an immigration rally. Shortly, gunshots are heard. Julio runs toward the noise and learns that Roberto was shot.
Ster Holds a Press Conference
Stern and Griswold hold a press conference to announce they will try to impeach Mike.
Good News is Shortlived as ICE Agents Arrive
Marisol tells Carlos and Carmella that Ernesto's condition is less serious. But the good news is shattered when ICE agents confront Marisol.
Carlos' Son Gets Sick
Carlos' son, Ernesto, develops meningitis and is put into the hospital. This creates a problem: Marisol would never leave when her son was in the hospital.
Carlos Goes on the Lam
Dominic tells Carlos that ICE agents are looking for him and that he has to leave. He tells Marisol and Julio and they make plans.
Mendoza Confesses -- So Does Stone
Mendoza tells Mike and Stone that he's been taking bribes because his wife gambled away most of their savings. Stone admits he also had a gambling problem.
Carlos Confesses to Marisol
After being arrested, Dominic bails him out. Dominic thinks Carlos will continue workingfor him. But Carlos is finished with that. And he confesses everything to his wife.
Carlos is Arrested
Carlos is making good money selling Dominic's phoney documents, but one night he' caught an arrested.
The Mexican Couples Disagree
Julio and Carlos argue over an immigrant rally and the Reconquistas. Carmella is shocked by Marisol's opinion.
Stern Get Good News
Griswold tells Stern they're getting more votes from Mike's party.
Stern and Griswold Hold a Press Conference
After blackmailing DiGrasso, Stern and Griswold hold a press conference about their ew immigration bill.
Mike tells Stone about the Blackmail
Mike seeks Stone's advice regarding Stern's blackmail attempt.
Stern Blackmails Mike
Stern confronts Mike telling him she knows about an affair he had years ago and she threatens to let the secret out if Mike if Mike soesn't obey the Supreme Court or dosen't veto her new immigration bill.
Stern Devises a New Strategy
Stern meets with a senator whom she despises. But she takes a new tack and acts friendly toward him so he'll go along with her on the new immigration bill.
Stern Shows Her Persuasive Talent
Stern is a savvy and persuasive person. She convinces a member of Mike's party to take her side.
Is This Foreshadowing A Bigger Problem?
After his daughters leave, Mike talks to his wife. Josephine is worried that Patti might go to Mexico with her boyfriend.
Stern and Griswold Argue
Griswald is shocked about the possilbe impeachment and argues with Stern about it.
Mike Stands By His Principles
Mike's daughters ask him to give Patti's boyfriend a pardon or dispension. He refuses.
Stone Warns Mike About Stern
Stone calls mike to warn him that Stern is pushing for an immigration bill that will make it past juldicial scrutiny.
Mike Learns Whis His Daughter Is Upset
After Patti storms out, his other daughters explain why she is so angry with him.
Mike Argues with his Daughters
Mike and Josephine are having dinner with their three daughters. They argue about his immigration law. It turns into a shouting match. His youngest, Patti, storms out.
A Disturbing Event
Mike is following the riots on TV. At one point 200 rioters approach a high end area of LA. Police fire tear gas but it doesn't stop the rioters. The police draw their sidearms. Mike gasps as the police open fire.
Stone Cautions Mike
Stone calls Mike to say that Stern is writing an immigration bill that will poass judicial scrutiny.
LA erupts into riots
Riots shake Los Angeles after Mike ignores the Supreme Court. Mayor Dawkiins and Mike argue.
Carlos is Goaded Into a Fight
A fellow construction worker insults Carlos. Julio tries to difuse the situation, but Carlos is infuriated.
Carlos Worries About Selling Phony Documents
Carlos tells Julio he's nervous about selling the phony identificatrion documents, that he feels lke he's living on borrowed time. Julio suggests he should stop doing it. But Carlos says he's making good money and that he's not sure he can get out of it so easily.
The Law goes to the Supreme Court Court
The immigration law is challenged, first in the applelatte courts and them to the California Supreme Cout, which refuses to hear it. Finally, it's taken to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The President Calls
Mike is shocked when the president calls and says Mike should find acompromise with the sanctuary mayors. Mike doesn't like to compromise. It has to be his way or now way.
Sanctuary City Mayors Become a Problem
Mayors of sanctuary cities rebel against Mike's immigration law. But Mike finds a way to make them comply.
Immigrant Grandparents
Mike explains that he's not anti-immigration, just wants them to enter America legally.
Mike's Anxious About Stern
Mike is uneasy about Stern's ability to conive and manipulate the legislative process.
Elderly Man rings Back memories
Mike meets an older man at a diner who reminds him of his father. He buys him a steak.
The Confrontation Is Seeded
The stage is set. The minority leader is not afraid of challenging the governor. Her reasons are clear ... the governor' s beliefs are the opposite of hers.
Tensions Rise in the Govenor's Office
It's the beginning of a head-bumping confrontation with Govenor DiGrasso and Elizabeth Stern, the minority leader in the state senate. Stern is an expert at backroom wrangling and political arm wrestling. Will she take him down?
What are the leaders cooking up?
Something is brewing. What is the President of the US plotting with the California Govenor?
There's trouble in the sanctuary cities.
There's more trouble for Govenor Mike. Mayors of sanctuary cities refuse to follow the immigration law that would outlaw such cities. The Governor eventually comes up with a compromise. Will it work?
Strife Weaves through the Mexican Community
Two Mexican families begin wrestling with how they will survive if the governor’s promised immigration law is passed. Carlos makes a dangerous decision to earn more money in case they’re deported. Will the new Govenor force them to retreat to another stater or deport them?
Kabul, Afganistan 2003
Mike displays courage, humility, and character by refusing to accept the Silver Star for bravery under fire because he believes he’s responsible for the deaths of marines under his command. This display of his character establishes his credibility for the actions he takes regarding the Supreme Court.
Four Handshakes Turn the Nation Upside Down.
WIthin the Prologue of The Founder's Plot, the stage is set for one of the biggest tremors that shakes the political landscape. The tsunami starts in California ... where will it end?
