Martin Hill Ortiz, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a professor at the Ponce University of Health Sciences in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he lives.
Hill Ortiz has three novels: A Predatory Mind (Loose Leaves Publishing), Never Kill A Friend, (Ransom Note Press), A Predator’s Game (Rook’s Page) and a novella, Dead Man’s Trail (Seven Archons Press).
Over fifty of his short stories have appeared in journals and anthologies including Mystery Magazine, Miami Accent, Belanger Books’ Sherlock Holmes anthologies, and Over My Dead Body.
An award winning poet, in addition to his scientific background, he has worked in theater, having operated a comedy troupe in South Florida.
Floor 24
"From the mob underworld to the tops of new skyscrapers, Floor 24 is a heart-thumping New York 1920’s historical mystery!” — Holly Newman, bestselling author of the Chance inquiry mystery series
Manhattan, 1926.
A pen falls from a high rise and shatters at the feet of New York World reporter and World War vet Alan Priest. Its broken barrel bears the name and office of Fritch Designs on the 24th floor. On a whim, he investigates. As he reaches floor 24, he finds a window open and a corpse on the sidewalk below.
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Hero’s Life (Song of Prophecy Series Book 12)
Life is simple: Survive each day…until you don’t
Lily Fisher, formerly the assassin called Phoenixarrow, has always danced on the line between life and death. Even more so since she joined the ranks of the heroes fighting the hordes of animaru for the survival of Dizhelim.
But in a time when monsters are trying to destroy all life in the world, what does it even mean to live? Her experiences have given her a unique perspective on the answer.
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Everything Ellie thinks she knows is about to change.
Despite his dangerous past, billionaire Devlin Saint finally has Ellie Holmes in his life—and in his bed. Yet shadows still cling to Saint, obscuring his dark secrets and the confidences he swore never to reveal. An investigative reporter, Ellie is certain the man she loves hasn’t told her everything. And when she starts receiving anonymous warnings about Devlin, she vows to investigate.
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Abducted at the Altar (Crowns & Kilts Book 3)
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating romance of 16th century Scotland!
FORBIDDEN LOVE
When a spirited Scottish lass crosses paths with a charismatic Outlander, sparks fly that threaten to set fire to their separate worlds…
Vibrant Fiona MacLeod has never left the Isle of Skye, except in the pages of cherished books. However, everything changes when her mother makes a deathbed request that Fi travel to Falkland Palace and experience the royal court. It may be her last chance to see the world before she is married off to an overbearing Highland warrior.