IT STARTED WITH A DEAD LADY... 
That chance discovery, on a dingy river bank in New Jersey, changed the life of 8-year-old Robert Galen forever. It propelled him into a lifelong study of medicine, beginning under the sage counsel of his mentor, Dr. Agnelli. In turn, his medical career led him to two ill-fated marriages and one would-be recaptured romance. Then, alone and in near despair, Galen found a new reason for being, in his old friend Bob Edison, along with his patient wife, Nancy, and in the three, orphaned Hidalgo children, whom he rescued from the wrath of a hurricane. Together, the six--and a host of other injured souls--attained solace living at Safehaven, the often-miraculous refuge perched on the side of a mountain in the endless hills of northeastern Pennsylvania.

In this collection of stories we follow the man that Berto Galen has become, as he deals with the pleasures, traumas, and tragedies of life in the medical profession. As in Berto's World, the stories collectively create a vivid portrait of an individual, in this case someone who is deeply dedicated to healing--even as he struggles to heal the hurts and wounds he has suffered over his own lifetime. And, like the preceding collection, Dr. Galen's Little Black Bag presents basic human truths, dressed of necessity in the cloak of fiction.

A six-CD collection of short stories taken from the early life of Robert Galen, is now available for pre-order. Delivery in November 2009.

The sequel to the highly praised Requiem for the Bone Man, The Legend of Safehaven follows the life of Dr. Robert Galen and his friends as they live in semi-retiremtn on a mountaintop in Pennsylvania, raising and caring for three orphaned children. Along the way, the residents of the mountain interact with a variety of individuals--human and animal--who have also found a home on the property that becomes known as Safehaven.