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"ALONE IN THE WOODS"Marty, an expectant father, embarks on a fishing trip to the Alaskan wilderness with his oldest and closest friends. As the men journey into the remotest parts of the Alaskan wild, Marty finds himself alone in the woods. Suddenly, he is thrust into a savage land, struggling to survive against the elements of nature. Hunted by grizzly bears, plagued with injuries, and riddled by doubt, Marty slowly sees his own humanity stripped away in an epic battle to stay alive."Alone in the Woods" is a suspenseful adventure story that will bring you face-to-face with the wild side of human nature. Brutal but inspiring, "Alone in the Woods" is a novel that will stay with you long after you finish the journey. ForeWord Clarion Review FICTION Three Stars (out of Five) The subject matter is undeniably gripping. The ending of Alone in the Woods is unexpected and well worth waiting for, both mystical and inspirational. londo writes about the wilderness as someone whe has been there, making us feel Marty's fear and exalt in his small victories. Barbara Scott

"THE CAVE" Bob and Megan are in love, and avid cave divers. To celebrate their marriage, they decide to go cave diving with friends to an unexplored underwater cave Bob discovered. But when a fellow diver's prank turns into a tragic disaster, Bob, Megan, and their best friend Sara find themselves lost in a nightmarish network of underwater tunnels. With their air running out, they wash up on the shores of an underground lake, where a tribe of Neanderthals mistake their human visitors for gods. Escaping the cave, the three friends discover a clan of early humans. And so begins an epic quest for survival, in an untamed land where three unprepared individuals have to confront their primal essence in order to make it out alive. And a world in which they might not survive. "THE CAVE" is packed in profound moral questions, romance, murder, cannibalism, and time travel. It is an adventure tale that will curl your toes, a heart-pounding nightmare of being the hunted in an alien environment, and a courageous story of life, death, desperation, and human triumph. ForeWord Review Three Stars (out of Five) Jay Londo, the author of several novels, should be commended for attempting an epic tale of desperation and triuph. His subject matter covers such disparate topics as insurance fraud, romance, cave diving, early human existence, hunting, and time travel. Londo shows talent for developing and managing an extended plot that covers many years and many miles. Andi Diehn "Bob and Megan feel certain they are embarking on a life long journey of happiness. They are in love, and they have enough money to buy a house on Lopez Island in the Puget Sound area of Washington state. Even though mere days seperated the time the couple met and when they married, they believe that they are on the right path. But before they move into their new home, they must go on more dives with their friends. The vast, underwater cave that Bob discovered off the West Coast a few days before they met is too tempting to leave unexplored. Unexplored. Un fortunately, a fellow diver's prank turns into a tragic disaster when Bob, Megan, and her best friend, Sara, find themselves lost in an extensive network of underwater tunnels, rivers, and waterfalls. Luckily, before their air runs out, they wash up on the shores of an underground lake, where after some exploration, they find a tribe of Neanderthals who mistake their human visitors for gods. And so begins the friends' education in savagery, early animal husbandry, and survival.

"SILVER BACK ISLAND"John Randolph Smith is second-in-command of a whaling ship that sets sail from Nantucket Island in 1820. When the ship sinks, killing its captain, Smith takes charge of the stranded crew, finding refuge on a deserted island. On one side of the island, the men discover a hellish jungle, inhabited by a murderous and unseen enemy bent on killing the crew. The other side contains remnants of an earthly paradise, a throwback to the destroyed city of Atlantis - and its last survivors.Smith's quest to save his men takes him deep into the dark side of men's souls. "Even though the idea of eating a fellow human being made me nearly gag at first, " he writes, "a day later I found myself dreaming what it would be like to consume the young lad's meat." A tale of faith woven with supernatural elements into a survival-of-the-fittest story, "Silverback Island" is a white-knuckled ride - a chilling science-fiction novel where only the strong survive.