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October 4, 2025

PERFECT BOOK FOR HALLOWEEN

descriptionIn this ghost story, a father comes back from the grave to save his son.

Meet me at the graveyard, the anonymous note says.

He'd recognize the handwriting anywhere - his dad's flowing script.

They have one last father-son talk.

"Whatever you do ... don't do what I did."

Taking his own life 35 years gone by was a mistake, his father says.

With mounting problems the son has been thinking of ending it all.

Can his father stop him?

You're invited to listen in now to The Talk We Never Had.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi.

This book is based on an imaginary conversation with my own father who took his own life in 1982. He was 59. I was 25.

This is how I think it would have gone.

Get all of my books here:

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Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

This book has received five stars. One person said it deserved more.

You're invited to enjoy it, too. "Enjoy" Is probably not the right word.

Just read it - if you dare!
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Published on October 04, 2025 14:22

September 17, 2025

September favorites

descriptionThese are my readers' favorites for September.

You're invited to enjoy them, too.

Don't miss out!

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi. Get all of my books here:

Www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

In Bobby's Flight, a middle school principal has dark secrets and pays the price. Who made him pay?

In Ruth’s Last Adventure, an Alzheimer's patient escapes and goes on one last adventure. It is her greatest adventure.

Ted The Outlaw is a far-flung collection of short stories that offers something for everyone.

The Day Artificial Intelligence Got A Migraine is a sci-fi yarn that takes place in 2121. Cece, the most advanced AI supercomputer ever created, will decide if human life is worth living.

Happy reading!
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Published on September 17, 2025 16:48

August 19, 2025

Short stories for you

descriptionToo busy to read a novel?

No problem.

Enjoy these two short story collections.

Sci-fi? Check. Horror? Check. Humor? Check.

With more than two dozen original short stories like you've never read before, there's something for everyone.

Get started now.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi.

Get all of my books here:

www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

Thanks for your support!

If you like my books, please tell a family member or friend. When it comes to advertising, there's still no substitute for word of mouth.

Don't forget to leave a short review in the appropriate spot. It will help others decide what to read.

Happy reading!
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Published on August 19, 2025 18:33

July 28, 2025

Serial killer thrillers

descriptionThere has never been a greater gap between the haves and the have-nots.

Outrage reaches a tipping point and common men strike back in these two serial killer novels.

Welcome to the Fat Cats Series.

In Death To The Fat Cats, a serial killer targets the ultra rich members of the Forbes 400. Suddenly the good life is no longer so good as the killer works his way up the list. How far will he get?

In CEO Killer Declares A Day Of Reckoning, the title says it all. This book is as fresh as recent news headlines.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi. Find all of my books here:

www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

Thanks for your support!

If you enjoy one or more of my books, please tell your family and friends or anyone who loves books. When it comes to advertising, there's still no substitute for word of mouth.

I would appreciate it if you could also take a moment to leave a short review or at least a rating in the appropriate place so that others might better decide what books they want to read.
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Published on July 28, 2025 11:58

July 21, 2025

3 murder mysteries

descriptionCheck out these three murder mysteries, all set in the South.

Whodunnit?

Follow each case as investigators relentlessly pursue their suspects.

They won't give up until they've found their man - or woman!

Let's get started now.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi.

Find all of my books here:

www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

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Published on July 21, 2025 19:56

June 30, 2025

SKITTISH OVER FIREWORKS

descriptionDon't blame Ellen if she's skittish around fireworks.

She never got over the death of her father, Bobby, who lost his life in a lawn mower explosion years ago.

It was no accident. Someone planted a bomb that killed the mild-mannered middle school principal.

Who did it - and why?

Bobby had his secrets.

Find out what really happened on that tragic spring day that changed everything.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi. Get all of my books here:

www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks.

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.
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Published on June 30, 2025 10:49

June 24, 2025

A marriage proposal

descriptionDesperate to get away, Rose drops a marriage proposal into a box of bobbins bound for a cotton mill in Alabama.

Acting against her will, her father had promised her to an older Italian man in their home state of New Jersey.

Leo, a hardworking fixer of machines, finds Rose's letter, and he couldn't have been more pleased when he saw the picture she had enclosed for the first time.

Rose was looking for a hero, someone to take her away. Could Leo be the man she was looking for?

This is the story of how my maternal grandparents met. They were married on the brink of the Great Depression.

What were their chances of making it? Could they find happiness? Or would finding each other have to be enough?

You're invited to step back in time when they were young and read their story now.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi, and I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for them.

Get all of my books here:

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Published on June 24, 2025 15:26

June 22, 2025

PETE’S HANDIWORK

CEO killerThe next thing Pete puts in his wood chipper won't be a log.

The next thing Pete feeds his hogs won't be their normal slop.

Pete has some special chores in mind at his secluded farm in Chulafinnee, Alabama.

When it comes to greedy CEOs, Pete is their worst nightmare.

Read all about Pete and a like-minded army of volunteers in the Fat Cats Series.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi.

Get all of my books here: www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

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Published on June 22, 2025 15:07

June 11, 2025

JUNE FAVORITES

descriptionThese three books are my readers' favorites for June. You're invited to enjoy them, too.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi. Get all of my books here:

Www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

If you like my books, please provide a short review in the appropriate place so that others may better decide what they want to read.

Please tell your family and friends about my books. When it comes to advertising, there's still no substitute for word of mouth.

Thanks for your support!
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Published on June 11, 2025 12:20

May 24, 2025

FIVE PARANORMAL ADVENTURES

descriptionBrace yourself for close encounters from the other side in these five tales of paranormal suspense.

In Bobby's Flight, a school principal lies dying on a rooftop after being blown there by a lawn mower bomb. As he ponders who could have attacked him, people from his past - all dead - visit him.

In Jonah, a soldier from the Civil War emerges from the belly of a great fish. Where has he been for the past 160 years? He will never be the same after he encounters the modern world - and neither will anyone who meets him, including you.

In The Last Sermon, a dying preacher strives to pass one last message to the masses - his most important sermon of all. It contains a great truth that he dared not reveal until it came time for him to take his last few breaths.

In The Talk We Never Had, a father returns from the great beyond with the hopes of saving his son. He hopes to talk him out of making the same mistake he made 35 years gone by - taking his own life. Will he be in time?

In I Die Every Night, Dr. Gary visits the other side regularly, dying briefly every night, because he has sleep apnea. Nobody is more familiar with the tunnel that leads to the great white light. He has been there a thousand times. One night, he stumbles across something no one has ever seen before. It will change his life - and it could change yours.

I'm Steve Johnson, an indie author from Mississippi. Find all of my books here:

www.amazon.com/author/stevejohnsonbooks

Available in ebook, paperback, hardcover and audiobook.

Thanks for your support!

If you enjoy one or more of my books, please tell your family and friends or anyone who loves books. When it comes to advertising, there's still no substitute for word of mouth.

I would appreciate it if you could also take a moment to leave a short review or at least a rating in the appropriate place so that others might better decide what books they want to read.
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Published on May 24, 2025 12:24