Short Circus There's a small city north of Boston that nobody would give a second thought about if Jem Lockwood didn't open his big mouth on the first day back to school. His assignment was to write a five page composition on what he did during the summer, and he said he could write a book. Short Circus is Jem's own story about his remarkable adventures with his Big Brother Jesse Standish and a host of neighbors and friends, plus a mysterious enemy who keeps sabotaging the swimming pond. There are bike jumping contests, fistfights, motorbikes, visits to seaside towns for festivals, and swimming in a waterfall. What begins as a glorious summer is very nearly ruined when Jem discovers that his Big Brother's rented house is about to be sold, and Jesse Standish may be forced to move away.   Now available for Kindle readers. Watch Samantha and Lauren fight over Short Circus! Bookreview.com ReaderviewsKids

Hardcover by Good Harbor Press                        ISBN # 9780615320571                                                                                   LCCN # 2009937341                    Five reasons to read SHORT CIRCUS   Jem Lockwood. He's a cool kid, and if he lived in your neighborhood, he'd probably get you in trouble, too.  It has firecrackers and fistfights, and other stuff your mother wouldn't like.  About a special friendship between Jem and his mentor from the Big Brother Association.  At least one mystery evildoer.  P. S. There's some romance too, but if you find that too mushy, read it anyway! It might come in handy some day.

A Jolly Good Fellow     Winner of the Silver Medal in the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards Best Fiction -- U. S. Northeast Region Honorable Mention in the 2008 New England Book Festival for Best Books of the Holiday Season -- fiction One snowy morning in mid-December, Duncan Wagner gets into his car for another attempt at kidnapping the eleven-year-old son of his most despised enemy, State Representative Win Booker. When he drives into the wealthy Boston suburb, he is surprised to find the boy hitchhiking. So begins Wagner's quest for revenge as he finds himself face to face with a real boy, and without a clue about how to run a kidnapping. Wagner, a self-styled charity Santa Claus, comes to realize that eleven-year-old Gabriel Booker is truly a runaway, much more curious than scared. Gabriel has no idea who Duncan Wagner is -- or could be. See the promotional video on YouTube

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Stephen V. Masse was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote his first practice novel at age 13, handwritten into a school composition book. Educated at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, he studied creative writing, and was author of a weekly newspaper column, "Out of Control." His first novel for children, Shadow Stealer, was published in 1988 by Dillon Press. He also runs a home remodeling business in the Boston area.