Donald F. Averill Boeken

Dr. Ned Curtis, a young professor of geology at Ocean Vista University in Southern California, is trying to cope with a problem. Two beautiful young women, one of which is his student, are attracted to him and he is interested in both of them. However, both women are married, which creates a major hurdle. One woman is a friend from long ago, and the other is a recent acquaintance. He knows his limitations; he can only have a relationship with one woman at a time or face disaster. What is he to do? He must keep each woman from knowing about the other. Should he develop a relationship with the blonde or the brunette? And what about their absentee husbands? Should he fear reprisals?

Twenty-year-old Arina Ivanov is not just a beautiful Russian woman, she is very smart. Her older brothers return from a day of ocean fishing in the western Arctic Ocean with a secret. If the secret is what they expect, they will be able to leave Russia and follow their dreams in the United States. But should they keep the secret from their parents? A lie to Captain Dimitri, head of a Russian patrol boat, forces the young Ivanovs to confide in their parents. Eventually, seven people are involved in the plot to leave Eastern Russia and find refuge in Alaska, but they must solve many problems while maintaining secrecy. Bush pilot Dan Newcomb (hero of Detour in Oregon) becomes involved with the Ivanovs' escape, pulling a few strings, providing unexpected assistance to the Ivanov family.

Back from the war in Afghanistan that included a stay at Walter Reed hospital, Daniel Newcomb is hitchhiking across the United States on his way home to Alaska when he takes a detour in mountainous Oregon in search for work. After he is dropped off at Multnomah Falls, Dan has no idea of the challenges that lie ahead for him in the coming months. After he agrees to what he thinks will be a mundane housesitting job at a remote cabin for the winter, it is not long before unexpected events transform the nature of his job. Even as he battles foul weather, a persistent family of dogs, and two-legged intruders, Dan finds time to learn to fly a small plane. Months later as his stint in Oregon ends and Daniel finally returns to Alaska with an adopted puppy in tow, he begins a new chapter that includes long-awaited reunions, love, and fulfilling his dream of becoming a bush pilot. Detour in Oregon is the compelling tale of an Afghanistan War veteran's journey home from the battlefields to Alaska as unlikely encounters and powerful emotions play an important part in shaping his future.

Curiosity has caused twelve-year-old Roxy Maxwell to investigate a strange occurrence that took place a couple of days before she is to begin the seventh grade. Her father and her best friend, Dexie Chappell, are enlisted to help her solve the coin mystery. Dexie, a bookworm, contributes ideas and a karaoke machine to assist with the detective work. Dean Walker, a fifth grader and neighborhood spy, has to be trusted with the Maxwells' secret. The investigation team must maintain secrecy or the news media and scientific community will descend on the Chappells' property, ruining the plan to return the aliens to their home country.