PJ Hawkinson

Dark Longings

Ruby Hayes spends her days working in a coffee shop and attending college. After a mysterious phone call, her ex-boyfriend Kenny goes missing and Ruby is determined to find out what happened to him. Although the police are looking into his disappearance, Ruby decides to pursue her own investigation. Details, seemingly unconnected to Kenny, begin to emerge. A body fished from the river. A vampire-themed nightclub. A shadowy group whose members include the elite and powerful of the city. Secret gatherings where perverted desires are sated and dark fantasies played out. A series of unsolved murders. 

Each clue brings Ruby closer to the truth...and nearer to danger. Will she
find Kenny?
Or will she herself become prey?

Zeke

Sue Cox is a naive college student who falls for the exciting new clerk at the local used bookstore. Captivated by Zeke’s brooding good looks and menacing but irresistible charisma, Sue capitulates to his will, leaving her wide open for exploitation. Zeke begins to exert subtle control and entices her to leave town with him. As they travel, his behavior grows more deviant and increasingly volatile.

After Sue’s car is found deserted in an outlying cemetery, the police dismiss her parents’ concerns since it appears Sue left willingly. The Coxes immediately hire William Falstaff, a small-town private investigator. He begins his inquiry with only two objectives. First, to verify that Sue’s departure is voluntary. And second, to provide her family with information on her whereabouts. A simple case. However, he soon finds himself locked into a chase to save Sue’s life. Will he find her in time or will she become another victim of a cunning sociopath?

Sue


In this sequel to the novel, Zeke, Sue begins her long recovery. Melvin, the young assistant to Will, is hired to escort her, a precaution in the event Zeke returns to finish the job.

Though Sue does not want protection, she gradually grows to trust Melvin even as she learns to be more self-reliant. With the help of her psychiatrist and the loving support of her parents, she works through her tangled emotions and begins to clear the brainwashing from her mind so she can rebuild her life. She vows to never be a victim again.
But, Zeke has other plans. . .

Betrayed

Betrayed is the story of a botched carjacking which leaves our character, Brook, abused by three ruthless men for three days. Brook, nearly naked, escapes into the Colorado forest and gets lost as the first big snow of the season readies to set itself over the mountains. She runs from her trying abuse only to find herself face-to-face with a man who escaped society and now lives alone in the wilderness. Has she traded one evil for another? Buy the novel and find out.

Betrayed Alternate-Ending

Betrayed Alternate-Ending picks up from Chapter 49 of the novel Betrayed and takes the reader in an entirely new direction with an exciting and conclusive finish.

Catch Her in the Rye

This volume contains thirty short stories, including one of my favorites, Callies Fiddle. Frank Randal, along with his wife Beatrice, visit the Pritchett farm to make a follow-up report before relocating the family prior to the valley being flooded in order to make a new reservoir.
The Randal's, facing difficulties with their marriage, arrive to find the Pritchett farm to be a rundown shack with a family of seven children.
Forced to stay until Mr. Pritchett returned from the fields, the Randal's found themselves seated around a table heaped with home-grown food. But the truely amazing thing happened after supper. Read Catch Her in the Rye to find out what brought the Randal's back together. 
Blue

This volume contains seventeen short stories, including one of my favorites, Death Hates His Job. In this story, Death decides he no longer enjoys his job and quits. He soon finds out what happens when no one does his duties. Find out how Death deals with his dilemma; buy Blue today.
Alone

This volume contains eighteen short stories, including one of my favorites, Troll. In the story Troll you will meet one of the most unusual creatures imaginable when the police are called to apprehend a troll from under a bridge. Find out how the officers and doctor deal with this being, and enjoy the ? satisfying ? end. Buy Alone today.