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On March 20, 1983, legendary western actress Jillian Adams appeared as a guest on KBRD-FM’s Sunday night program Hollywood Harbinger hosted by Britt Foster. During this hour-long show, Foster interviewed Adams, discussing the actress’s iconic career on television and in motion pictures, her personal background, highlights and tragedies, current projects, the future, and certain key controversies which had marked her path in recent years. It was the last interview Jillian Adams ever gave. Less than three weeks later, on April 9, she died in surgery as the result of injuries sustained ...

The Summer of '69. A summer when it all came together... and when a lot of things came apart. A summer of small steps and giant leaps... or beginnings and endings... of change. For Theresa McKinley, Julia Bancroft, Jillian Adams, Alan Madison, Abby Waterstone, Reggie Moore, and other characters from the Fate, Chance, and Choices trilogy and related works, it was a summer in which a lot happened, in which they connected to each other and what was going on in the world around them. It was a summer that brought transformation, reflection, action, and reaction. It was a summer like no other. ...

"No one has ever finished reading this before... will you be the first?" Ariel Archer, the author who brought you previously-released gems such as Beneath the Surface, The Horsewoman of Hollywood's Backlot, The Madison-McKinley Files, and Fading Ink, enters the realm of adult fiction with this sizzling debut... four spooky and spicy stories to tantalize, tempt... and of course "twist" a bit in Archer-style as well. Warning! The material in this book is for mature audiences only and contains graphic content. It is intended only for those aged 18 and older.

Six short stories. Worlds of possibilities. The future, both near and distant. Alternate and plausible realities. Messages of hope and of doom. Fate, chance, and definitely choices.

She made her debut as captain of the space vessel Valkyrie in 1951’s low-budget double feature Ultimatum from Planet Omega and The Sinister Return of Dr. Abyzmos, produced by Astrys Pictures. A strong female protagonist and action heroine in a time when such was a novelty in Hollywood. Now, six years later, she’s back for a new adventure and a second chance on the big screen, played by a new actress (Jillian Adams) but with all the fun, thrills, chills, ray guns, robots, and rocket ships as before! Prepare yourself for another dose of pulp sci-fi from the 1950’s, coupled with moments ...

A 7-year old girl saved from drowning with the sinking of the Titanic by...a mermaid? A copy-cat serial killer, separated by four decades and an ocean from the original, only to "rip" through the wrong neighborhood. Everything that could go wrong aboard a prototype airship's maiden flight does go wrong.... Is it true what they say about gremlins? And a group of friends from the city spending a serene summer by the lake in scenic upstate New York.... Do you really want to know what they did?

May of 1970. Student protests are happening around the country in response to American military expansion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War. At a college campus in Southern California, similar protests are taking place, with a young candidate for governor at the school one day in support of student activity and advancing his campaign for California's gubernatorial race. Violence breaks out during a protest. During the chaos, the candidate is shot and killed. Was this merely an accident, a progressive young politician caught in the crossfire?

On July 1st, 1934, the PCA began rigorously enforcing the Hays Code, and a period of moralistic governance and censorship in the motion picture industry commenced. It was the Great Depression, also a period of economic hardship. America wouldn’t enter World War II until the end of 1941. The people wanted entertainment… a distraction from the realities of life. And despite having to wear a code-adorned straitjacket, Hollywood delivered… producing some of the most epic, memorable, cherished, and enduring films ever made. Take a journey with former Sentinel Ridge Pictures producer and ...

1979. President Carter was in the White House. Three Mile Island. Odd-even gas rationing. Pink Floyd released “The Wall.” The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister of the UK. The Iran Hostage Crisis. And disco…lots of disco.

Dr. Richard Arden is a man of science, a renowned and respected forensic anthropologist who at the age of 80 and now afflicted with an incurable disease has seen a few things, had some unusual experiences, and done some “connecting of the dots” to formulate a rather unorthodox and a bit “unscientific-sounding” hypothesis: that we are not, in fact, alone on this planet.

She was a stuntwoman in Hollywood during the Golden Age of Motion Pictures, a time when stuntwomen were few and far between. She doubled for some of the industry’s most famous leading ladies, appeared in some of the most popular films, and broke ground for women in entertainment. She supported causes, made a difference, and left her mark in arenas other than just show business.

Los Angeles, California - 1932. A blonde studio assistant and a daring equestrian feat by chance...leading to a distinguished and colorful career as one of the first stuntwomen in Hollywood's Classic Era of motion pictures. A legend was born, one that would sadly die before her time but would be immortalized (in a manner of speaking) by a legacy of women to follow in her footsteps, the testimonies of celebrities who knew and worked with her, and even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1951. The Day the Earth Stood Still had just taken the world by surprise with Michael Rennie's portrayal of Klaatu. Motion pictures had seen a surge of female protagonists and heroines defying the norms of the time with films such as The Sword of Monte Cristo and Anne of the Indies. 20th Century Fox's subsidiary label, Astrys Pictures, embarks on something new, a Flash Gordon-type duo of movies...except with a female spaceship captain and action heroine.

Julia Bancroft, a pioneer in Los Angeles top 40 radio as a woman DJ on KBRD (K-Bird) in the 1960s and early 70s. At a time when pop radio was still a "man's world," Bancroft (aka The Rockin' Raven) challenged the status quo and launched a legacy of women in radio.

Ariel Archer's debut into the world of serial story-telling (originally appearing on Kindle Vella), featuring iconic fictional Hollywood stuntwoman Alivia Chambers as Marshal Tessa Blaine in Sentinel Ridge Pictures Presents "Lady Lawgiver," a western serial adventure set in 1880's Colorado,

She had the fiery feminism of Mae West, the blonde sex appeal of Jean Harlow, and the athletics of men like Yakima Canutt and Eddie Parker combined. Known as "The Horsewoman of Hollywood's Backlot", she was Alivia Chambers, a pioneer stuntwoman during the Golden Age of Motion Pictures. Introduced in previously published works, this fictional icon of Hollywood's classic era comes alive once again in these new sensational stories of her moments in the film industry from the 1930s, '40s, and early '50s.

Codrin Voinescu, a retired soldier, a man approaching 50, haunted by past choices, grief, loss, and a present that seems without hope and purpose. A return trip to his home village in Transylvania that ends in one last unexpected conflict. A hasty retreat into the nearby Hoia Baciu Forest, a woodland with an equally haunted reputation, offers Codrin an encounter with a strange Faerie (well, half-Faerie, technically) guide who has a rather interesting story of her own. Their sojourn in the woods and what happens over a two-week period will change everything.

Julia Bancroft was a state park and forest ranger in Southern California who just happened to be at the wrong place...at the right time. The result was the launching of an eight-year career on the airwaves that would change the sound and scene of Los Angeles radio forever. Ariel Archer presents the tale of the "Rockin' Raven", a pioneer in the world of Top 40 women DJs and a fictional pop culture icon on the fictional radio station KBRD.

"...And here at the studios in beautiful downtown Bird-bank it's a rockin' 70 degrees! Now, back to the music with your Rockin' Raven on KBRD 1130 Los Angeles". Familiar words to those listening to Top 40 Radio in Southern California during the late 1960's and early 1970's. Explored through narrative in Your Rockin' Raven on K-Bird 1130, Ariel Archer now returns...With Love from Beautiful Downtown Bird-Bank, more about the controversial, charismatic, and iconic woman DJ Julia Bancroft...a.k.a. The Rockin' Raven...

Alan Madison: A middle-aged World War Two veteran discharged with an injury and former LAPD cop who lost his badge and marriage due to the bottle, then went into business as a P.I. in Santa Monica. Theresa McKinley: A young and savvy but rather unconventional recent graduate with a license to carry...and Alan's new partner in the firm. Together, as Madison-McKinley Private Investigators, they redefined detective drama for Southern California in the 1960s! You'll delight in listening to Ariel Archer's tales of this duo in The Madison-McKinley Files.