"Goodness and evil reside in the same bed lying side by side in contrast, yet are inseparable because they are and always shall be one and the same." Sitting atop of the Fairfax Hotel is a gargoyle that some say wields mythical power to grant success, but not without a substantial price. Yet others claim it is simply a stone decoration misinterpreted by man's foolishness and greed for power. Which should we believe? Success comes at a cost no matter how it is achieved whether through the act of making simple choices or committing murder. It is a dilemma that defines who or what we are. Sam Blythe has reached that moment in his life where he has to make that choice and decide what sacrifices he is willing to live with. But the sudden changes in Sam's life has thrust him into his own novel where his characters are taking on the personages of the people that have mysteriously entered his life. Is his own book showing him what he should do or is it something else? Is this new direction of his own choosing or are these thoughts are not his own and he is a pawn in a much bigger game as he faces The Evil from Above. Tony Ruggiero is best known for his dark fantasy thrillers about vampires used by the US military in the Team of Darkness series. In science fiction, his books Alien Deception and Revelation deal with the alien influence in the American political system. Witches also take the stage in his novel, Coven, a story about witchcraft and murder in a small town. Numerous short stories in his quirky style of humor have appeared in many anthologies. For more information please visit his website at www.tonyruggiero.com

Do you think it's easy being an alien, a satanic creature or anything else not considered part of the Homo sapiens only club? They have tough days just like humans do and their frustration is growing. Don't believe it? Well, what about Lucifer, the prince of darkness, who runs a car dealership--what about his feelings when he is faced with that impossible sale and he can't get that signature on form 666, the standard soul contract? Or maybe you wondered about how an extremely vain alien copes with having a bad hair day as he tries to alter the future of Earth? Will his cosmetic problems be our problems in other ways? Perhaps you heard about the opposite vampire who loves to give blood, hates the darkness and has a fetish for garlic-how does he get through a bad relationship? How about a DNA altered cat that has been given the personality of one of the world's most fearsome criminals? Will its human owners understand or will it be a less then purr-fect arrangement? What's the common thread to all this discontent, you ask? What is it about most stories that stay the same? It's the human These aliens and demonic creatures are sick and tired of being the second fiddle in the story. They want what everybody wants: to be the center of attention of the stories instead of the pesky humans for a change...and now they finally get their wish.

Commander John Reese is surrounded by those he cannot trust. The Agency wants the young female vampires recovered at any cost or he will spend his remaining years in Fort Leavenworth prisonif hes lucky. If the military finds out that the original Team of Darkness vampires arent dead, as Reese told them, its Leavenworth for him again. Further, if the vampire Dimitri believes that he had anything to do with the girls being placed into captivitythen Reese may end up dead in a very slow and painful way. Yet the outcome of any of these secrets is not what Commander John Reese fears the most. Secrets. John Reese is not the only one keeping them. General Stone had additional vampires that no one knew about until it was too late. But what Stone did not know until she killed him was the Agencys secret: their own vampire assassin. Meanwhile, Samantha from the Agency has her own ideas about the continued use of the vampires including her assassin Christina. Christina is also on a collision course with the secrets of her own past, and her relationship with Reese is going in a direction that neither of them knows where it will lead. Yet to stay alive it is no secret what Reese must do. He must stay one step ahead of the Agency, the military, and Dimitri and the other Team of Darkness vampires. Yet even if he avoids being caught in one of his own lies or perhaps making a mistake that compromises his own position, Reese will still have to face the greatest battle of his life. He must face his own deepest fear and make a decision that will change him and possibly humanity forever.

Award-nominated author Tony Ruggerio joins Dragon Moon Press with Alien Deception. Classic Space Opera with a Stanley Kubrick twist... Nothing is as it appears. Nothing. Your whole life you think you understand who and what you are, and then one day you learn that it is all a lie. So what do you do? You have lunch with the leading candidate for President of the United States. You...and your alien friends. The United Council for Developing Worlds, an alien conglomeration of civilized planets, wants to help the Earth move forward into space-or at least that is what the plan appears to be. Caught in the middle of the struggle for Earth domination, two humans unknowingly hold the key which can topple the tyrannical rule of the alien race-if they can stay alive long enough to use it.

In his final volume, award-nominated author Tony Ruggiero weaves a tale of intrigue, secrecy and choices. Commander John Reese will bring an end to the vampire saga-whatever the consequences. But to do so he must defeat the forces that are trying to control him in reality and in his dreams, before the human race as we know it is irreparably changed. In his dreams, a trial convenes as Reese is accused of crimes against humanity and faces his old enemies... In his waking world, the Agency wants to use Reese to capture additional vampires as Reese continues to hide the truth about the Team of Darkness vampire deaths. Unbeknownst to Reese, The Agency has fallen under the purview of a private organization that can even pull strings in the highest and most covert organizations. Their involvement could change the destiny for all humanity. Being pulled in so many directions over the years, Reese's sanity is fragile. He has debated giving up his humanity and he has sacrificed much to understand the enigmatic life of the vampire. But even he has had enough. Reese vows that finally there will be a resolution to it all. Yet he realizes that there is only one letter that stands between the two distinctly different meanings of the words resolution and revolution. And that one letter is a V.

Little towns and secrets: a guilty pleasure for some and a harsh reality for others. Witches have secretly been in control of the town council for years and the town has prospered...until now. As they search for the truth behind the mysterious death of one of their shop owners, they uncover disturbing secrets about an ostracized witch and their own coven leader, making it unclear which one may have been using black magic to murder.

"John Reese thought it was all over - all except for the nightmares. "

As he begins his teaching career, John Reese is suddenly recalled to active duty. The strings behind the recall come from a dark governmental agency buried deep within the Pentagon as well as the American political system.

Reese learns that General Stone had additional vampires that he never knew about. But what's worse is that they have been kidnapped or stolen from the secure holding that Reese helped design. Now it is an issue of National Security because if the two young vampires fall into the wrong hands they could potentially attack those that captured them.

Reese becomes the hunter as he is watched not only by his military leaders, but by a government group known only as the Agency. He is bluntly warned that if he fails to cooperate fully in finding the vampires, he may spend the rest of his life in a military prison. As he studies the escape and those that were responsible for it, he recognizes that only one group could be responsible for it and it is the group that he has sworn to his superiors he killed as they tried to escape: The Team of Darkness.

Reese now has a double edged sword at his throat. Does he tell the General that he lied and knowingly loosened General Stone's prized vampire team on the city to feed off of the humanity that they had sworn to protect? As Reese searches for these answers he meets Christina, a mysterious and voluptuous woman that he is taken with. Their relationship follows the twists and turns that the search takes Reese on-leaving one to wonder if Reese and Christina have their own secrets that seek to reveal yet another mystery to be told.