In an old town in the west, an expedition of a queen with a tragedy, and a lost treasure inspires people to work at the caverns to mine for gold and precious gemstones. The town grows into a city and the people that work at the caverns discover that the caverns have more secrets then one could imagine. Two teens become very close and learn the process of prospecting.

A collection of previously published and new short stories by author Martin Roy Hill. In the title story, "Duty," a Cold War soldier faces the prospect of starting WWIII. In "Something Far Away," a former Coastguardsman must face his ghosts from the past. A Navy investigator faces a different kind of ghost aboard a nuclear aircraft carrier in "Destroyer Turns." "Brandenberg's Diaries" tells the story of a retired spy's last mission during Glasnost.

Longtime journalist and award-winning writer Christy Potter has compiled some of her recent work into "The World is My Oyster But I Didn't Know How to Cook." It includes humorous and thought-provoking essays on New York (where she lives and wishes she was from), Kansas (where she's actually from), childhood, books, infertility, good days, bad days, and life in general, as well as interviews she's done with well-known writers.

Destiny Long desires passion and excitement in her life. Coming out of a long- term relationship, she decides to take a chance on love and do something out of the ordinary. When she is emerged into a lifestyle of a Rock Star, she finds that life can offer everything she hoped for and more. After a weekend of a whirlwind romance, James Michael is enamored by Destiny's sophistication and how easy it is to be around her.