Steve finished his latest novel, Pardon the Mess. His next step: getting published. A list of his novel-length projects is listed below.


Status: professional edit in progress. Projected completion date for final draft: July 2008.

Bill Horner considers himself an ordinary geek. A whiz at technology, he has a knack for recovering data from almost any wrecked computer system. But when the 33-year-old discovers something unexpected on Dr. Shapiro’s burned-up hard drive, he draws his friends unwittingly into the midst of a cyber-terrorist plot—one that not only threatens the Internet, but their lives too. Things go terribly wrong after Bill witnesses Dr. Shapiro’s death, and he finds himself on the other side of the law. Everyone wants a piece of him: the Feds, the terrorists, even his girlfriend, Eileen, who resents his cell phone addiction. Bill is in quite a mess. And if the FBI and bad guys don’t get him, his relationship might.




Status: final draft completed. Unpublished.

Patrick McKinley is a troubled young man. An unpopular teenager with problems at home, all is not well. To make matters worse, his dreams are making him paranoid.

But his paranoia is not unfounded. There is a Devil. And Lucifer has big plans for him.

The Devil reveals an end-of-days prophecy to Patrick who, along with a brother he's only glimpsed in dreams, is to play a pivotal role in the Apocalypse of humanity. According to the prophecy, Patrick possesses a divine secret so profound, it has the power to unravel heaven itself. All the Devil wants is for Patrick to stand by his side. In exchange, he will give him the father's love he never had.

Patrick refuses, but that's only the beginning.


Status: first draft completed. Editing phase TBD.

Patrick McKinley returns in this conclusion to The Chosen One.

Five years have passed. War splits humanity. The Beast has risen, and the Antichrist is setting the end of days into motion.

Patrick tries to change his karma, but the more he tries, the closer he comes to fulfilling his destiny. As he taps into the divine, he stumbles upon the secret hidden from birth. It is the most profound and dangerous power in the cosmos.

With the world falling apart around him, Patrick's fight against evil is faltering. Sure that his love, Mina, is dead, madness consumes him. He has lost his way.

The Devil's been waiting for this moment. Patrick is exactly where he wants him. With the ultimate weapon, Lucifer will be able to claim heaven for himself and stop Judgment Day. 

Now Patrick must face the most dangerous enemy of all: himself.


Status: outlined form only. First draft slated for 2009.

Mike Nelson was at the height of his career…that was, until an experiment gone wrong put his body into a suspended state of animation. When revived 30 years later, he discovers that his invention, an “Internet for the Mind,” has evolved into something terrible. An artificial consciousness that considers itself God has taken control and changed society. With almost everyone plugged into Mind NET, it's just a matter of time before the whole world is assimilated into the system.

On the run, Mike tries to piece it all together. Everyone he ever knew or loved is gone. While searching for answers, he runs into members of a resistance movement. With their help, Mike seeks to right the wrong of his creation and bring it to an end.

It's a game of cat and mouse and time is running out. The resistance faces an omnipotent presence that seeks to eradicate it from the face of the Earth. This last stand for humanity will need all the help it can get…if it can survive long enough.


Status: outlined form only. First draft slated for 2010.

We thought we were at the top of the evolutionary ladder. We were wrong. Something else has take our place.

Local legend speaks of him as El Diablo Invisible, the "Invisible Devil." Alone in the jungles of Argentina, Martín believes he is the only one of his kind. Then, in a chance encounter, he kills another just like him, and discovers he's not. 

It's not until Martín runs into Lisa Gutierrez, special agent for the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, that he realizes the danger. It turns out the man he killed was part of a U.S. special forces unit. Now someone's turned up the heat to destroy the investigation and anyone associated with it.

Lisa and Martín are about to stumble upon a huge cover-up that reaches all the way up to the presidency. Something called the Dreadnought program. The problem is, the powers that be want them dead. And they'll stop at nothing to make it happen.