Stephen Morrill

Biography

Stephen Morrill was born in an Army footlocker, grew up in — and served in — the Army, and lived in 21 cities in 6 countries by the time he was 30 years old. When he became a civilian he decided to settle in a place that everyone else dreamed of retiring to. He has lived in Florida ever since.

Steve has been writing professionally since 1982 and has written thousands of magazine articles and wire-service news stories, various publications for corporate clients, and much more. He still works for some corporate clients but now writes fiction in several series:

- SORCET CHRONICLES: Epic Fantasy, four books:
• The Firestone
• The Emeraldstone
• The Sandstone
•The Waterstone
Available as eBooks.
The world of Tessene is endangered by portals that permit otherworldly creatures to seep in with possibly disastrous results. Sorcet, a Gray Guild deru, is closing those, one by one, assisted by Tachi, her faithful taidar sworn to die for her or at her command.
For full descriptions of these books and to read samples, visit http://www.Sorcet.com
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MANGROVE BAYOU: Police procedural, six books so far:
• Hurricane. Available as an e-book
• Judgment Day. Available as an e-book
• Dreamtime. Available as an e-book
• Obsession. Available as an e-book
• Square Grouper. Available as an e-book
• Fangs. Available as an e-book
Mangrove Bayou is a small Gulf coast Florida town located someplace south of Naples and in the midst the Ten Thousand Islands / Everglades National Park region. Troy Adam is police chief and head of a small department. For such a small and remote town, Mangrove Bayou seems to be a hotbed of crime, both major and trivial. In the Troy Adam mystery series, Adam and his officers deal with it all, assisted or hindered by a collection of residents who redefine the term "character".
For full descriptions of these books and to read samples, visit http://www.Sorcet.com
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- CORD MACINTOSH private investigator stories: Two books so far.
• Sword: Cord is hired to locate a stolen Spanish conquistador sword and finds that archaeologists are just as murderous as everyone else.
• Book: Cord is hired to bodyguard an author with a fatwa on his head and 1.5 billion potential killers.
Cord MacIntosh is ex-Army, ex-mercenary and has "retired" to Florida as a private investigator, living now on a sailboat and (slowly) rediscovering religion. But not all cases are easy or normal and sometimes Cord resorts to the tools, friends, and savagry he learned in his violent past.
For full descriptions of these books and to read samples, visit http://www.Sorcet.com

Where to find Stephen Morrill online

Series

Sorcet Chronicles
Sorcet, a mysterious gray guild 'deru' or druid, seeks to close the Portals between the world of Tessene and outside. Her faithful 'taidar', Tachi, a young Earth man, is sworn to die for her or at her command.
Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou
Mangrove Bayou is a small gulfcoast Florida town located someplace south of Naples and east of the Moon and in the midst of the Ten Thousand Islands / Everglades National Park region.. Troy Adam is police chief and head of a small department. For such a small and remote town, Mangrove Bayou seems to be a hotbed of crime, both major and trivial. Troy and his small band of officers deal with it all, assisted or hindered by a collection of residents who redefine the term 'character'.
Hurricane
Price: $2.99 USD.
Judgment Day
Price: $2.99 USD.
Dreamtime
Price: $2.99 USD.
Obsession
Price: $2.99 USD.
Square Grouper
Price: $2.99 USD.
Fangs
Price: $2.99 USD.
Cord MacIntosh, Private Investigator
Cord MacIntosh, ex-Army and ex-mercenary, has retired to Florida where he now lives aboard a sailboat and has settled into a job as a private investigator. Life seems peaceful enough and he's even rediscovered religion — but some cases are more dangerous than others.
Black Stone
Price: $2.99 USD.
Sword
Price: $2.99 USD.

Books

The Waterstone: Book Four of the Sorcet Chronicles
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 32,630. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Sorcet and her faithful taidar Tachi travel to the hostile southern mountains to close the Waterstone Portal. Tachi finally meets the mysterious Earther who has been trying to kill him ever since Tachi came to the planet Tessene. Tachi and Sorcet and Tachi's friend Leafe then encounter the Other, the brutal out-worlder who is creating the portals.
The Sandstone: Book Three of the Sorcet Chronicles
Series: Sorcet Chronicles. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,950. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
"The Sandstone" is the third novel in the Sorcet Chronicles series. Sorcet and Tachi, joined by Tachi's sylphen friend Leafe Willowsdottor and the droichen Dag, set out to close a portal located in the hostile and arid Eastern Desert. To complicate matters, the portal contains the radioactive makings of a "dirty" bomb.
The Emeraldstone: Book Two of the Sorcet Chronicles
Series: Sorcet Chronicles. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 95,030. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
"The Emeraldstone" is the second novel in the Sorcet Chronicles series. Sorcet and Tachi, joined by Tachi's sylphen friend Leafe Willowsdottor, set out to stop a war. Once they have that under control they turn to closing the Emeraldstone Portal which, unfortunately, is beneath the palace of a mad ruler who not only likes to torture and kill anyone who disagrees with him.
Judgment Day
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 87,730. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
When a college student on vacation goes missing in the small gulf coast Florida town of Mangrove Bayou, police chief Troy Adam has to deal with overwhelming press attention, a town council doubtful that he can solve the crime, and a powerful judge. Toss in the usual lesser crimes that keep on coming, and he and his small police force are stretched to their limits.
Hurricane
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 86,160. Language: English. Published: September 14, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Mangrove Bayou is a small gulfcoast Florida town. The town council of Mangrove Bayou hires Troy Adam as their new police chief despite Troy having just been fired from his previous police job. No sooner does he arrive than a prominent citizen is found dead. As a hurricane arrives, Troy and his small department deal with that homicide and other crimes. Life is never dull in Mangrove Bayou.
Fangs
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 64,600. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Multi-ethnic, northern-born police chief Troy Adam of the small coastal town of Mangrove Bayou, Florida investigates vampire murders. No, the vampires aren't killing people; someone is killing the vampires and draining away their blood. (And they're not your usual fictional vampires, Troy discovers that there really are people like that.) . Life is never dull in Mangrove Bayou.
Square Grouper
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 76,350. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When Mangrove Bayou mayor Lester Groud finds an amputated hand in the Florida coastal mangroves, multi-ethnic, northern-born Chief Troy Adams tries to find the owner. Instead, he stumbles into a cocaine-smuggling operation gone bad, and some very annoyed drug trafficers.
Obsession
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 87,580. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When day workers start vanishing from assembly places near home repair stores, multi-ethnic, northern-born Troy Adam, police chief of the seaside town of Mangrove Bayou, Florida smells a serial killer. Then he learns the killers are living in Mangrove Bayou. Last, he learns just how perverted they can be.
Dreamtime
Series: Troy Adam / Mangrove Bayou. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 94,090. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When a skeleton turns up in a car long-submerged in a drainage canal, Troy Adam, multi-ethnic northern-born police chief for the seaside town of Mangrove Bayou, Florida, finds himself entagled with wealth, politics, and a governor's race.
Black Stone
Series: Cord MacIntosh, Private Investigator. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 67,730. Language: English. Published: November 3, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Florida-based ex-mercenary and private investigator Cord MacIntosh is hired to bodyguard the author of a book critical of Islam who has been asked to speak at a writing festival in Key West. Can Cord protect his client against some Muslim fanatics? When the bombs and bullets start flying he wonders if he can even save himself.
Sword
Series: Cord MacIntosh, Private Investigator. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,710. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
“Sword” is the first book in the Cord MacIntosh private investigator mystery series. Cord MacIntosh is hired to find a stolen sword that once belonged to a Spanish conquistador. Soon, though, the bodies start to pile up and Cord finds that archaeologists are every bit as greedy and vicious as anyone else. Now he needs to find the sword, find out who the killer is, and keep himself alive too.
The Firestone: Book One of the Sorcet Chronicles
Series: Sorcet Chronicles. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,250. Language: English. Published: November 30, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
On the world of Tessene, Tachi and Caitlin, two young humans from Earth, serve as taidar to Sorcet, a deru of the Gray Guild who conducts dangerous missions for the Gray Guild library and is determined to close the world portals. Taidar are expected to die for or at the command of their deru. They succeed in closing the Firestone Portal . . . but only one taidar remains.