Novels by DS Whitaker
Antigenesis
A bizarre tale about a global pandemic where women over 50 survive. Conceived before the Covid-19 pandemic, it eerily resembles the actual events from 2020. With disease spread by dogs, international assassins, and an idiot President. What could go wrong?
EVERYTHING!
Planet of the Creeps
For lighter fare, read Planet of the Creeps, a modern twist on a Cinderella story set in current day New York City. Cindy is trying to find love online.
But the men are mostly creeps.
Will she find true love, with Lance, a CEO of the online dating app, Smitten?
Or will he turn out to be the creepiest of all?
Shower of Lies
Planning the bridal shower from hell…
The morning after Valentine’s Day, Jenna's best friend Raven calls, gleefully announcing her engagement, and begs Jenna to plan the bridal shower. But Raven insists the party must happen in two weeks, hinting the need to accelerate the timeline due to a serious illness. As Jenna's personal and professional life unravel, she wonders why her friend is marrying Jack, an incompetent used car salesman, stoner and overall complete jerk? Can Jenna save her friend from marrying the wrong guy? Or will she only find more secrets and lies?
Johnnie Finds a Dead Body
Johnnie Crosswell, former Marine, now maintenance worker for the National Park Service on St. John, is struggling years later with the lingering effects of traumatic brain injury.
His peaceful life takes a strange turn when he arrives pre-dawn to Hawksnest Beach and finds a dead body in the surf. Days later, a sinister man dressed in black comes around, suspiciously asking about the dead man's belongings. Johnnie and his sidekick, Cud (a homeless recluse and former billionaire), hatch their own scheme to investigate.
Can Johnnie solve the case? Or will his cheesy-puff crazed iguana buddy ruin everything? tinyurl.com/yd3dk8dz
Johnnie the Pirate King
Johnnie and Stumpy take to the high seas! A mysterious abandoned yacht runs to ground in Hawksnest bay. When Johnnie wins the boat at a public auction, he decides to take a two-week vacation to local islands to learn pirate lore, hoping to impress the new librarian, Greta.
Things take a turn at his first port, when he wakes to find a stowaway. A jolly man named Mo is hiding from the authorities after jumping from a cruise ship. Johnnie decides to help him. Not long after, modern day pirates are on their trail, forcing the trio to sail into a raging storm to escape.
Will Johnnie and Stumpy get home alive? Will Johnnie forget the Goddess and pursue Greta? Pick up your copy to find the answers!
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Johnnie in Miami
Has Cudlow gone insane? Johnnie takes Cud to his own therapist in Miami, hoping to get his friend back. With a new complicated love life, dealing with his past, and Merv trying to kidnap Stumpy, can Johnnie stay the course and keep Cud from becoming institutionalized? Or will he lose his best friend forever to the realm of the whispering cookie people?
Johnnie & the Tempest
Johnnie has a new, less than ideal roommate. Cudlow, his ex-billionaire friend, is sleeping on his sofa and driving him crazy by constantly singing and drinking all the milk. Matters get worse when Cud claims to see a ghost. Johnnie wonders if Cud is losing his mind again, but becomes a believer when they both have the exact same dream in which Cud’s mom warns them of a deadly storm coming their way. Meanwhile, a mystical meteorologist at the local television station is adamant that the forecast is nothing but sunny. While Johnnie investigates the truth about the storm, he learns profound secrets that cause him to lose faith in humanity.
He's left with two choices. Leave the deceitful world behind and live on the beach as a recluse? Or risk complete humiliation to warn the island's residents to seek shelter?
Johnnie & the Warrior Retreat
Coming in 2025