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THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "CRIMSON ROWS"     One 6:45PM   Seven- year old Riley Olk had been having the time of her life.   Her father’s family reunion was winding down.   The parking lot near the pavilion was nearly empty now. The Olk’s couldn’t have asked for a better day.   There hadn’t been a hint of a cloud in the clear marble blue sky all day. The temperature never went above seventy-eight degrees with almost no humidity.   Unlike the past week which saw torrential downpours that had left standing water almost everywhere. Riley made her last jump off the swing set perfectly.   The metal links of the chain that had supported her small frame were beginning to settle. “Race you to the Scape Riley.” Riley’s cousin Adrianna took off running ahead of her toward the wooden beamed structure filled with plastic tunnels and slides.   The playscape finally abandoned by a large family of boys from Nebra...

Here is a partial transcript of my most recent interview.       Interview with Cole Steele Q. What motivated you to become an indie author? A. Discovering that there was a delivery format alternative other than traditional publishing. I have always had ideas for Novels but lacked the time to invest in writing and publishing until now. After a lifetime of reading books and watching movies coming away with the feeling that you couldn't wait for the next installment. I wanted to relay the same feeling. Engaging the reader so that they could not wait for the next Novel to come out.                Q. What are you working on next? A. "Crimson Rows" The third novel in the Roman Lee Series. Detective Roman Lee along with his partner Lonnie Temple go up against uniquely pow...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   NEWSLETTER   "STEELEGRAM"     The deadline for subscribing to the next monthly edition of "SteeleGram"  is fast approaching.  Leave your email address @   romanleeseries @gmail.com to be included for distribution.     Next month I will feature a Chapter of my upcoming Novel   "Crimson Rows".   

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "CRIMSON ROWS"       Dear Readers,     I am currently writing the next Novel in the series.  Titled "Crimson Rows" our protagonist Detective Roman Lee along with his partner Lonnie Temple go up against powerful adversaries.  One that cannot be seen without the use of a microscope, while the other a highly visible CEO of a major pharmaceutical company.  Fear is soon spreading through the city of Kirkwood when a virus found only in a concealed diamond mining village of South America shows up in the ER..  A fatal pedestrian car accident links them to a conspiracy that will take them from the familiar comforts of Kirkwood to the dangerous depths of the Amazon and a discovery that will terrify the entire world.     contact me -  romanleeseries @gmail.com   to be included for SteeleGram my monthly newsletter.   visit my author page on Amazon.com  ...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     Ned Harris is an Apex Predator and Huron University offers him an ideal landscape in which to stalk his prey. But no one is flawless. His ego has caused him to trespass over a line of perfection and into the crosshairs of Detective Roman Lee.         PURCHASE ON AMAZON    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9JLX7P/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1487842363&sr=1-1     

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     Ned returned silently in the moonless night to discover his interior light was on.  It was impossible He shut the door and buckled her in before leaving.  The passenger door was open and she was gone!  How could this have happened? He had perfected the paralyzing cocktail.  It had never failed him.  He couldn't turn his lights on to search for her that would attract attention.  She could not have gotten far. Patience he had to wait.  He listened as the night breeze skimmed over the Lakes surface teasing the Devil as it was the only element that was ever free of its grasp.  There were no human sounds of distress.  The air was cold so he sat in his car with the windows down and the heat on so he could still hear. Alexis was freezing and her clothes were soaked in wet mud.  She was trembling with fear and the onset of hypothermia not sure what to do next. There w...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     Thirty-Six 12:30PM   The single story run down home with peeling tan paint was positioned on a corner of a dirt road.   A section of the eavestrough having been torn off left a string of old Christmas lights dangling above an unkempt landscape.   Fast food bags along with empty energy drink cans were scattered on the lawn.   The address deceiving unless you knew what you were looking for when searching for it. An older white Pontiac parked in the driveway.   We knocked on the wooden front door a few times courtesy of a screen door missing its top window. A flash of eyes and teeth appeared briefly near the top of the front door window.   Lonnie put his foot on the bottom of the screen door to brace it if the main door was answered.   Good thing he had done so the door swung open and the dog hit the bottom screen bouncing back.   “Tiger get down. ...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     “What up Five-O You Ready to Ball This Morning?” “Let’s go Donnie, I appreciate the ride.” “No problem Five-O you know I got ya.   Shariff been blowing up my phone all day yesterday and this morning saying better not let me and Dexter be on the same team or you gonna lose all day.” “Let them be on the same team I said everyone is about equal and can shoot.   I’ll hold Dexter and you get Shariff.” “You sure Five-O?” “I’m sure and when we win you owe me another ride to the station.”   “Confidence Five-O I like it but just be sure to back it up.” We got to the YMCA at about 6:45am and went into the gym where Dexter and Shariff and the rest of the guys were shooting around warming up.   “Uh oh look who’s here. What’s up Roman?”   Dexter gave me a quick fist bump.   We split up teams by shooting free throws and started to play.   Shari...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     Would you be able to start tomorrow evening?” His cursor on the screen blinked for a minute or so. “Yes, tomorrow sounds great.” “Udrive will collect you at your home address and drop you back off as part of additional compensation. The service will continue during your participation in the study.” “Do I tip the driver?” “Tips are customary but not necessary as the grant pays for the transportation.   Please provide the address and a phone number to verify for tomorrow evening.” “Belmont Apartments building D off Commerce Street.”   Ned quickly clicked the star sitting in the right corner of his screen and selected the Udrive site from his favorites. He logged in waiting for the system to ask for the destinations. He finally paid with a debit card waiting for his confirmation number.   He wrote it down after it appeared and logged off.     Udriv...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"   MONTHLY NEWSLETTER STEELEGRAM SIGN UP AT romanleeseries@gmail.com     One 3:15 AM Anyone person on this earth can have their lives altered in a few simple moments.   A small ripple in the lake of time. Even if they are the highlight of your chosen profession. The volume of the speaker inside my helmet had been turned up by our equipment manager intentionally.   A crowd of 150,000 screaming fans made it even difficult to hear your own breathing let alone anyone up in the booth.      London was hot that early Monday September night.   We sounded like an army marching in formation thru the tunnel hand in hand with our cleats clicking and clacking in unison on the concrete.   Running onto the turf through a clever set of pyrotechnic displays we turned our attention to the sky where fireworks jettisoned up into the atmosphere above the stadium forming th...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     Thirty-nine 7:00PM   Robert Stanwick arrived home and found his wife’s Audi parked near the doorway.   Most of the time it was parked near the 4-car garage on the other side of their beautiful brick home.   He had purchased the Audi for her shortly after they returned from their honeymoon in Antigua.   The new Cadillac Escalade was in the garage next to her empty spot.   They each had two vehicles.   One was for the winter and the other for the summer driving. Robert pulled around back with his Mercedes and into his parking space inside the garage.   Getting out he grabbed his briefcase and laptop bag.   He opened the back door that led into a small hallway and eventually into the kitchen.   Must be a takeout night tonight he thought to himself opening the refrigerator and not seeing his dish there.   Brie was not a great cook but she tried and ...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"     “The Spotlight.” His posture had noticeably changed a bit. “What about it?” “I caught some guy dealing in the club. Alex and Viktor can be shady sometimes but not like that.” “I’m listening.” “I’m not going to risk losing my job if the club gets shutdown because someone’s dealing inside.” “So, you took it upon yourself to represent the entire criminal justice system.” “I escorted the douche bag to the door and outside like were supposed to. Well, his boys come around the corner. We’re on the sidewalk now near the street. Running their mouths saying take your hands off our boy. You’re going to get fucked up. Out of the corner of my eye I see one of them reach into his waistband.   I dropped him right there with an uppercut. His gun falls on the cement.” “You didn’t” “I picked it up and they scattered like roaches.   That’s when Kirkwood’s finest, your people sh...

THE ROMAN LEE SERIES   "BENEATH DEVIL'S LAKE"   One of the doors were still opened.   Someone must have left it that way when they fled out of the office.   Pulling out my 9 MM I started to clear the lower floor.   Papers were strewn all over.   Computer terminals smashed with power cords pulled violently from the outlets.   Personal desk items and photos were strewn about the entire floor.   Near the stair case movement behind me.   The hammer cocked with my finger on the trigger I whipped around finding Joel’s secretary.   Her hand over her mouth trembling she was sitting on the floor refusing to get up.   Gently I eased her into my arms shuttling her away from the building to a large tree setting her down beside it. “What happened?” “The Larkin woman.   Her Father.   He reeked of alcohol.   He… He… asked for Joel when he came back from lunch.   He must have waited for him.   He pulle...

PASSION   Dear Readers,      I wanted to take a brief moment and talk about passion.   We all have it in some form or another.  It's what drives us.  Inspires others to do the same.  For some it happens early lasting a lifetime.  Some later on but it burns with the same intensity when you find it.     When your passion is truly ignited there is nothing that can alter it's course.     I write to entertain You,  the readers of my Novels & Blog.  There are stretches of weeks where 4 hours worth of sleep a night are all that is necessary.  Because I want to bring you the absolute best I write at every possible moment that time allows.  You may find me in the grocery line writing notes on my phone because of an idea.  No worries I wouldn't hold up the line intentionally.  If it did happen I could promise you the best paragraph of that chap...