TotalRecall Publication announced today the publication of “The Attack” by the multi-award-winning Bob Doerr, a former Air Force investigative and security officer who specialized in criminal investigations and counter-terrorism. Doerr uses his military background, including coordinating with the FBI and CIA, plus master’s degree in international relations to immerse readers in the gritty realism of a terrorist attack.
The story opens as a terrorist team has just set off four explosive devices in an international airport close to New York City. The leader of the terrorists, Ahmad Khalin, survives the attack and plans to attack a second U.S. airport within the month.
As Khalin makes his escape from the New York area he’s involved in a shooting in Connecticut. Clint Smith, a U.S. government agent assigned to an ultra-secret agency, is at a restaurant across the street when the shooting occurs. He responds to the scene to see if he can help, but Khalin is gone. On a hunch, Teresa Deer, Smith’s boss, sends Smith after Khalin.
Smith’s hot pursuit turns international and takes him to Bar Harbor, Maine; Wiesbaden, Germany; the Costa Brava, Spain; Northern Scotland; Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada; and finally into Saskatchewan, Canada, where the final confrontation takes place. Throughout the pursuit, a number of interesting characters add to the subplots and try to survive their involvement in the chase.
‘The Attack’ is available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and other booksellers.

TotalRecall Publications, Inc. announced today that new Civil War novel “Turbulent Waters” by Betty J. Vaughn is winner of the Clark Cox Historical Fiction Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians. A retired art teacher turned history sleuth and debut author, Vaugh immerses readers in the personal, cultural, and political upheavals during the early years of Reconstruction in the South of 1865 to 1867. She weaves a tale combining both Northern and Southern fictional characters and real people who lived in New Bern, Kinston, Fort Macon, and other North Carolina locales.
“Turbulent Waters” continues the story of Union officer and attorney Ryan Madison and Southern-born Penny Kennedy. They marry despite the indignation of those around them, believing that their love will transcend all else. Their initial days of wedded happiness end abruptly when Marcus Cauley, a long-time suitor who anticipated marrying Penny, is arrested for murder and Ryan is assigned to prosecute him. As hard as this development is for Penny to tolerate, she discovers that worse things will unfold before she and Ryan can attain the life they so much desire.
The historical society’s panel of judges voted unanimously in making the award and cited Vaughn’s first novel in the series, “Muddy Waters”, also a previous award-winner. “We reunited with memorable characters and were introduced to new ones. We became swept up in the novel and didn’t want to put it down. She captured the essence of the difficult reconstruction period. Vaughn can consider herself a seasoned novelist!”
David Waller, lecturer and historian, commented, “Vaughn has introduced the human side to often forgotten North Carolina Civil War history in a quite enjoyable study. Her passion for detail, historic accuracy, and flair for the conflicts of the people involved is captivating.”
Another panelist Elizabeth Sherrill added, “It’s evident the author has done a tremendous amount of research and provides a rich source of information about overlooked areas of history. Many stories of this war don’t touch on the Navy’s contributions, or life in the seaport towns that saw more action than we’re led to believe.”
Real life persons interwoven into the novel include Dr. Elliott Coues, a doctor at Fort Macon; Captain Charles Gaskill, a supervisor of Fort Macon prison; Jesse Kennedy, Sheriff of Lenoir County; Jonathan Worth, Governor of NC; and R. W. King, a prominent Kinston citizen.
The book is available from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other bookstores worldwide.

TotalRecall Publications announced today the publication of a new fantasy book ‘The Enchanted Coin’ for middle grade readers by Bob Doerr, a retired Air Force officer and recipient of the Military Writers of America 2013 Author of the Year Award for his body of work that includes five adult mystery novels.
Doerr has always enjoyed creating stories to tell his children, and now grandchildren. This is his first book for young readers and is a direct result of his young granddaughter’s insistence that he records the tale – with her assistance — of ‘The Enchanted Coin.’ It’s the story of a14-year old boy who discovers a small, sparkling object that takes him on a mystical journey to a strange world, where he encounters prehistoric animals and risks his life to help a young princess save her tribe’s lands.
The tale begins as Greg Worling discovers an eight-sided coin with his name on it and these mysterious instructions: “Greg, drop this coin into the fountain in front of the Tree of Life.” Weeks later, with his little sister Cindy by his side on their family vacation at Disney World® , Greg tosses the coin into a small fountain and is instantaneously transported to a strange land.
He first encounters a young girl running for her life from warriors of the Denza tribe. As Greg hides her from her pursuers, he learns that she is Fawn, a princess of the Cheerakoo people. She has a proclamation from the King that will settle an ancient land dispute between her tribe and the warring Denzas, who are intent on keeping her from reaching her homelands to deliver the King’s message. Slowly, Greg begins to realize that his purpose in being sent to this strange world is to help Fawn safely reach her destination. Along the way, he has to battle large serpents, wolves, and even avoid a saber-toothed tiger before safely getting Fawn to her people. During the journey, Greg meets a prophet who helps him understand this peculiar world. After what seems like days, Greg reclaims the enchanted coin and finds himself standing by his sister, who oddly acts like nothing happened…Was it a dream? But then, why does the enchanted coin now display the words, “Thank You”?
‘The Enchanted Coin’ is part of the Mouse Gate Series of fiction books for children and teen readers that feature adventures activated by characters finding special objects that transport them through secret portals found only at Disney® parks and resorts.
‘The Enchanted Coin’ (ISBN 9781590950845) by Bob Doerr is available from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Books-a-Million, and other booksellers.

TotalRecall Publications announced today the publication of ‘Some People Deserve to Die,’ a new thriller/crime novel by Colin Knight that depicts the devastating life effects of teen bullying and rape.
The story begins as Alan, a naive and nerdy high school boy, is plied with alcohol and drugs by four school jocks. He’s then led to an abandoned building where a girl, unconscious and naked, lies helpless in the dirt with a sack tied over her head. Encouraged, berated, and taunted, Alan reluctantly rapes the girl.
Six months after his crime, Alan’s sister, Julie, commits suicide and leaves a note that convinces Alan she had been the unknown girl in the abandoned building. Devastated and unable to face his mother, Alan runs away from home. In youthful vulnerability, he succumbs to the depravities of alcohol and drugs and enters the underworld of drug smuggling, which in turn draws him into international plots, guerrilla conflict and mercenary activities. First, to the South Pacific Island paradise of Vanuatu until betrayal forces him to flee or be killed. Then to Scotland, where bad habits and competition between drug gangs threaten his life and compel him to seek safety and obscurity on a desolate North Sea oil rig. After tragedy destroys his oil rig “family,” Alan then seeks refuge in the hinterlands of Nigeria, hoping wealth, warmth, and anonymity would keep his memories away.
Twenty years later, hollowed out and dysfunctional, a chance confrontation brings Alan eye-to-eye with the four jocks who tricked him into raping his sister. Mentally bludgeoned by the encounter into reliving his crime, Alan explodes in a brief, violent rampage until his arrest places him in the care of his dead mother’s lawyer. Rehabilitated, and the sole beneficiary of his late mother’s estate, Alan finds the clarity of purpose to seek justice for his sister. But when Alan’s cruel and permanent justice has been meted out, Alan received a letter explaining the truth about his sister’s rape; a truth that forces him to recognize the true extent and consequences of his selfish self-pity and possibly accept that his form of justice had not been quite so righteous.

TotalRecall Publications announced today the publication of ‘War and Destiny,’ a new historical, military adventure novel by retired Air Force author George Mavro. The story is set during Hitler’s strategic drive through the Balkans and Greece to reach the rich oil fields of the Mid East.
Over 30 historic photos of Nazi and British soldiers, paratroopers, planes, and ships in and over Greece give an authentic feel to the story. The novel gives fascinating insights into an often neglected part of World War II history.
Mavro uses his military experience in the Balkans and knowledge of the region from advanced degrees in Government and International Relations to immerse readers in the gritty realism of the struggle for the Greece Islands during 1940-1941. His young protagonist also gets action in the daring intrigues of “Wild Bill Donovan’s” Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of today’s CIA.
The story opens as the young New Yorker, Markos Androlakis, visits the island of Crete in the summer of 1940 for a sabbatical. Unwittingly, he puts himself on a trajectory to test the fates of destiny. War engulfs the tiny peaceful nation of Greece, and the Greek army does its best to hold off Italy’s Fascist hordes. Markos soon finds himself on the Greek and Allied side of the war while he fights for survival and for the liberation of his ancestral homeland.
On May 20, 1941, Germany launched Operation Merkur (Mercury), the largest airborne invasion in history, to capture the strategic island of Crete from the Allies. Markos is tasked by the Allied commander to help evacuate the Hellenic King to the island’s south coast for transport to safety by the Royal Navy.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Markos, the Nazi Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler has dispatched a ruthless SS officer, Georg Mueller, to capture the King and return him to Germany. Markos manages to evacuate the king and journeys to Egypt. In Cairo he’s recruited into the US army and the COI – which would soon become the OSS, Office of Strategic Services, under the leadership of “Wild Bill Donovan.” Markos returns to America to help organize a cadre of Greek American agents to help the Greek resistance fight the ruthless and bloody Nazi occupation.
War and Destiny is available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions from Amazon.com , Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and other booksellers. The book is a prequel to two books in his series: ‘Operation Medina: The Jihad’ and ‘Operation Medina: The Crusade,’ both also available from Amazon.com.

M. L. Hollinger tries to give boys a role model in his hero, Javik, in his book “Mauhad.” Javik lives in a country surrounded by mountains and covered in old growth forest. His ambition is to become a warrior like his father, Tolda, but he must pass Mauhad before he can realize that ambition. When his father is killed saving the others in his raiding party, Javik despairs of ever reaching that goal without his father’s training. Goldar, who led the raid when Tolda was killed, convinces the King to allow Javik to train with Tao Shan, the finest mentor in the kingdom. Javik finds himself among the sons of the wealthy and must adjust to the situation quickly. While in training he encounters a girl in the forest. She is Allana an escaped slave, but Javik falls in love with her. He convinces her to come out of hiding, and she teaches the sling to Tao Shan’s students.
The time for Mauhad arrives, and Javik uses Allana’s cave hideout to help elude the warriors sent to find him, but must leave it when those warriors close in on him. He wanders into enemy territory and is captured by Grucheaux, Allana’s old master who also happens to be the man who killed his father. Javik lures Grucheaux into Javik’s country where his Mauhad pursuers rescue him. During the fight, Javik manages to kill Grucheaux which makes Allana his property. He offers her freedom, and they agree to marry in spite of his adopted father’s objections to Javik marrying a slave girl. Before the situation can be resolved, Javik must go off to war. Allana vows to wait for him, but when he returns she is gone.
“Mauhad” is available through Amazon.com and TotalRecallPress.com The story continues in the next book, “Love and War” and concludes in “Queen of Gorgos.”

This book is one Black woman’s thoughts on issues of the day. Black men in academia like Dr. Cornel West or activists like Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr. are often asked about the Black community and how the Black community views issues like the Stand Your Ground laws. None of those gentlemen speaks for her or others she knows in her community. So she wrote this book to offer a more realistic view on issues like Stand Your Ground laws, the prison industrial complex and others. Some of these are controversial. Some are reflective and still others are personal. They are written to spur conversation, inspire thought and hopefully lead to action.