J. Steven York

Biography

J. Steven York is the national best-selling author of over a dozen printed books. His short fiction has appeared in ANALOG, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, as well as many other magazines and anthologies. He lives on the Oregon coast with his wife, writer Christina F. York (who also writes mystery as Christy Evans and Christy Fifield).

Where to find J. Steven York online

Series

Panorama Beach Mysteries
It's 1967, and Deputy "Mustang" Sawtell is fresh from the piney woods of the Florida Panhandle, the newest, and least corrupt lawman on the sugar-white sands of Panorama Beach. Behind its carnival rides, alligator shows, and concrete volcanos, it's a boom town rich with cash, and tainted by greed. Mustang may have never taken a bribe, but he's about to learn that secrets and lies are their own currency, and he can't avoid buying into a dangerous game.

Books

The Steam Man's Plantation - A Clockwork Cowboy Story
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 13,470. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2012 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
As Liberty Brass makes his way west, he finds a forgotten plantation deep in the Kentucky hills, ruled by the wondrous Steam Man. At first it seems a mechanical utopia. But there are secrets here, deep as a mine shaft, and dark as Kentucky coal, and Liberty learns that the price of truth just might be the loss of his freedom -- or his mechanical life!
Panorama Beach Mysteries: A Breath Away From Dying
Series: Panorama Beach Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 28,560. Language: English. Published: February 17, 2012 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(Series #2) Deputy "Mustang" Sawtell knows something's wrong with the scene when he responds to a call at the Aquarama underwater-show, and finds a dead mermaid. It's not his case, but he can't leave it be. He soon finds deep secrets, cut-throat business, old-flames, and hidden agendas. Before Mustang knows which way the tide is running, he's in hot water-- face-to-face with a killer!
Panorama Beach Mysteries: The Best Devil Money Can Buy
Series: Panorama Beach Mysteries. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 17,240. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2011 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
(Series #1) In 1967 Panorama Beach is awash with dirty money: Developer money, drug money, vice money, and green Deputy Tommy “Mustang” Sawtell might just be the last untouched lawman in north Florida. But Mustang will be tested as he investigates his first suspicious death, a “floater” found in a pond under the Sky Bucket ride, from which the Deputy believes he fell, jumped – or was thrown.
Boldly Reimagined!
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,200. Language: English. Published: August 12, 2011 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Science fiction » General
In the battle of the sexes, the winner gets to write the history, and the TV pilot! Diana is the oldest writer, and only woman, hired to write for a new TV show "Jason and the Stargonauts," "boldly reimagining" ancient myth for a modern audience, she has no idea what she's getting into. To save her job, she'll need to be tough, fight dirty and kick them where it hurts - the writer's room.
Walking the Virtch
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 18,110. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2011 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Jodd holds the keys to the lost secrets of the Virtch. To use them, he and his new love must reunite with three childhood friends. But one of those friends hides a terrible secret. And another wants only revenge; to destroy his old-friends and the Virtch itself! The power to become Virtual Gods is within their grasp, but only if they can avoid killing each other first!
The Unwinding of Liberty Brass - A Clockwork Cowboy Story
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,780. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2011 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
Throughout the west tales are told of a legendary Clockwork Cowboy, a mechanical wanderer who rode a clockwork horse, and whose bullets never missed. Some called him traitor, monster, or murderer, but some called him hero. Some said he never stood by idle when the strong preyed on the weak, and no bad men were safe while he wandered the plains. But every story has a beginning ...
DeadRingers
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 20,570. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2010 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
National Best-Selling Author! The restless dead live in memories, both human and electronic. But who controls those memories, and how are the lives of the living still tangled in the echoes of the dead? This book contains CARVED IN STONE, originally published in Analog Magazine, and the previously unpublished sequel, THE LAST RIDE OF JOHNNY FOUR-SPEED, plus a new after-word by the author
A Holiday Explained-A Holiday Short Short Story
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 740. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2010 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Humorous, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A twisted tale of several holidays from the National Best-Selling author! Want to know the secret of how Santa Claus gets down all those chimneys? So does someone else, and a confrontation on a frozen rooftop exposes many secrets.
One Foot in the Grave-A Holiday Short Short Story
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 1,310. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2010 by Tsunami Ridge Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Horror » General
From the National Best-Selling Author, a Christmas tale - if EA Poe wrote Christmas stories. Love, loss, haunting, and - just maybe - redemption on Christmas Eve!

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