Author: Al Past

Al Past is a Navy veteran, a retired professor of English and linguistics, a husband, father, grandfather, photographer, and musician who lives on a ranch in South Texas. His fiction includes the popular and engaging Distant Cousin series, four novels, so far. All are available from Amazon.com and SmashWords.com, in handsome paperbacks and formatted for all e-readers. More information can be found at http://www.anadarcy.blogspot.com and at his Smashwords Profile Page.

Distant Cousin

Who would believe a girl warning of disaster who said she was human but from another planet? OK, she speaks an unknown Indo-European language, but even so.... It's been called an adventure, a romance, a "West Texas Chicano action story," and even science fiction. Try the sample to see why so many have become avid fans of our Distant Cousin.

Distant Cousin: Repatriation

In volume 2 of the Distant Cousin series, Ana Darcy learns more about Earth, her new home: money is king, and no good deed goes unpunished. Forced to choose between death and returning to her native planet, what will become of her husband and her adorable twins? Try the free sample to taste the engaging flavor of this light-hearted thriller.

Distant Cousin: Reincarnation

In volume 3 of the Distant Cousin series, Ana Darcy, an ordinary New Mexican housewife, has secrets even her family doesn't know. One is that her countrymen have accidentally given terrorists a deadly weapon they are about to use. As she risks her life to prevent a massacre, the FBI, the CIA, the Mafia, & even the Russian Mafia learn one more of her secrets: she is no ordinary housewife!

Distant Cousin: Regeneration

Only six people in the world know the first alien to land on Earth is also a housewife and mother living in New Mexico. Everyone else knows her to be a reclusive but devoted philanthropist. So why is a shadowy billionaire trying to find her and kill her? And when death finally visits Ana Darcy Mendez, will it destroy her and her family? Be another to learn the secret of this engaging young woman.