M. Anthony Phillips
Michael Anthony Phillips was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 20, 1961. His father worked as a Private Investigator and was an avid classic movie watcher who kept Michael up late at night watching movies with him. As a kid Michael and his brother Sam stayed up late nights listening to the Mystery Theatre the radio that carved Michael’s fondness for great storytelling.
Michael enjoyed playing Baseball as a youth and played all the way through College and being invited to several Major League camps for tryouts. Affected by the tragic death of Bruce Lee on his birthday in 1973, Michael became an avid Martial Artist and when he knew it was now or never to follow his dreams, Michael left his hometown to be an actor in Hollywood, and to study martial arts with Bruce Lee’s former students in the late 90’s through the next decade.
After working on countless television shows, videos, films, and commercials, he decided to try his hand at writing, and started screenwriting and writing short stories for various literary magazines.
Michael’s mother played a key role in his life while he pursued his craft, providing a place to stay when he came home from the West Coast, and peace of mind from multiple distractions.
After a decade in Hollywood, M. Anthony decided to put his acting aspirations on hold and returned to St. Louis to write fulltime. Having a passion to write about things that today’s Hollywood fail to grasp; M. Anthony is inspired to do things his way.
Now working on his fourth novel, M. Anthony Phillips hopes his name becomes synonymous with all the great writers of the present and the past, and to inspire a generation of writers of his own.
Michael enjoyed playing Baseball as a youth and played all the way through College and being invited to several Major League camps for tryouts. Affected by the tragic death of Bruce Lee on his birthday in 1973, Michael became an avid Martial Artist and when he knew it was now or never to follow his dreams, Michael left his hometown to be an actor in Hollywood, and to study martial arts with Bruce Lee’s former students in the late 90’s through the next decade.
After working on countless television shows, videos, films, and commercials, he decided to try his hand at writing, and started screenwriting and writing short stories for various literary magazines.
Michael’s mother played a key role in his life while he pursued his craft, providing a place to stay when he came home from the West Coast, and peace of mind from multiple distractions.
After a decade in Hollywood, M. Anthony decided to put his acting aspirations on hold and returned to St. Louis to write fulltime. Having a passion to write about things that today’s Hollywood fail to grasp; M. Anthony is inspired to do things his way.
Now working on his fourth novel, M. Anthony Phillips hopes his name becomes synonymous with all the great writers of the present and the past, and to inspire a generation of writers of his own.
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The Bushido Way: a Sam Phillips Mystery
crime
Fresh out of Vietnam in 1976, a troubled and desperate private detective finds himself in the middle of a Japanese gang war after accepting the case of protecting an old friend’s little brother who’s the prime target of a gangland hit.
The Bushido Way, the first case involving tough Private Investigator Sam Phillips, pits Sam against a new Japanese gang called the Yokohama Black Rebels, who have knocked off the Yakuza in Little Tokyo, California during the changing times of the 1970’s. Sam takes the case of Michelle Yamada, a young friend of Sam’s father, who was a Private Investigator also and taught Sam the business before he died.
Sam is one year removed from the Vietnam War that’s left him physically and emotionally scarred, but he takes a chance on doing what he knows best.
Michelle wants Sam to protect her little brother Ken, who is targeted by the Black Rebels because he’s the Yakuza son of a boss who was murdered by the Black Rebels in Japan and don’t want Ken to succeed him. Ken is secretly brought to Los Angeles to escape the contract hits on Yakuza bosses and their sons. Being that Michelle is an old friend of the family, Sam feels obligated to take the case.
Sam is helped by his right hand partner, a big and bad former convict named Armstrong Jones, fresh out of prison for almost killing two men, and always lives one mistake from doing hard time. Armstrong wants to earn his P.I.’s license and must prove to Sam and the police captain that he can go straight.
While working on the case, Sam finds out he’s fathered an Amerasian kid in Vietnam named Saivon who is brought to Sam by Army personnel. The kid is five years old and is a reminder of the woman Sam left behind.
Saivon is caught in the middle as Sam tries to get to know him while juggling the case. The Black Rebels are led by blood thirsty Hiroshi Ito, who has tortured and killed rival leaders in Little Tokyo to be the most feared gangster in town.
A raid on Hiroshi’s home by the police with Sam ended up killing Hiroshi’s girlfriend which sets off a revenge killing spree of detectives involved in the raid. Hiroshi has his sights also on Sam who was pivotal in the ambush. Body bags pile up as Hiroshi takes control of Little Tokyo by killing anyone in his way.
Sam is up against the wall as Armstrong and he start to suspect that things with Michelle and Ken are not on the up and up and that he may be protecting the wrong kid.
Sam believes Michelle gave Hiroshi the whereabouts of Ken and his family to throw everyone off her trail, so he pays Michelle a visit before she leaves town with Armstrong to dish out the tough questions.
Ken is killed and now Hiroshi has his sights on Sam and his family.
With Sam’s family in the hands of a homicidal Hiroshi, Sam and Armstrong must get there to save them before it’s too late.
Fresh out of Vietnam in 1976, a troubled and desperate private detective finds himself in the middle of a Japanese gang war after accepting the case of protecting an old friend’s little brother who’s the prime target of a gangland hit.
The Bushido Way, the first case involving tough Private Investigator Sam Phillips, pits Sam against a new Japanese gang called the Yokohama Black Rebels, who have knocked off the Yakuza in Little Tokyo, California during the changing times of the 1970’s. Sam takes the case of Michelle Yamada, a young friend of Sam’s father, who was a Private Investigator also and taught Sam the business before he died.
Sam is one year removed from the Vietnam War that’s left him physically and emotionally scarred, but he takes a chance on doing what he knows best.
Michelle wants Sam to protect her little brother Ken, who is targeted by the Black Rebels because he’s the Yakuza son of a boss who was murdered by the Black Rebels in Japan and don’t want Ken to succeed him. Ken is secretly brought to Los Angeles to escape the contract hits on Yakuza bosses and their sons. Being that Michelle is an old friend of the family, Sam feels obligated to take the case.
Sam is helped by his right hand partner, a big and bad former convict named Armstrong Jones, fresh out of prison for almost killing two men, and always lives one mistake from doing hard time. Armstrong wants to earn his P.I.’s license and must prove to Sam and the police captain that he can go straight.
While working on the case, Sam finds out he’s fathered an Amerasian kid in Vietnam named Saivon who is brought to Sam by Army personnel. The kid is five years old and is a reminder of the woman Sam left behind.
Saivon is caught in the middle as Sam tries to get to know him while juggling the case. The Black Rebels are led by blood thirsty Hiroshi Ito, who has tortured and killed rival leaders in Little Tokyo to be the most feared gangster in town.
A raid on Hiroshi’s home by the police with Sam ended up killing Hiroshi’s girlfriend which sets off a revenge killing spree of detectives involved in the raid. Hiroshi has his sights also on Sam who was pivotal in the ambush. Body bags pile up as Hiroshi takes control of Little Tokyo by killing anyone in his way.
Sam is up against the wall as Armstrong and he start to suspect that things with Michelle and Ken are not on the up and up and that he may be protecting the wrong kid.
Sam believes Michelle gave Hiroshi the whereabouts of Ken and his family to throw everyone off her trail, so he pays Michelle a visit before she leaves town with Armstrong to dish out the tough questions.
Ken is killed and now Hiroshi has his sights on Sam and his family.
With Sam’s family in the hands of a homicidal Hiroshi, Sam and Armstrong must get there to save them before it’s too late.
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Isabella: The Jade Warrior
fantasy
A lonely twelve year old girl with special gifts she’s unaware of, befriends an ancient celestial dragon who takes her and her family on a magical and perilous journey to the Far East to find its lost mate before their enemies do.
Isabella Treehorn, a gifted but lonely 12 year old girl of mixed heritage, finds out she has the gift of telepathy and powers of Chi from her mother Jacqui who knows her time on Earth is about to end because of a curse that has killed alternate females in the family since their ancestor, the Princess Dasyn of the Jade Dynasty. Jacqui gives Isabella the family Jade Amulet to keep with her. Having nightmares after her mother is killed in front of her and her brother Kaelyn, Isabella begins to see a dragon who speaks to her.
Tianlong, the dragon is excavated in the mountains of Mongolia by greedy Paleontologists Miles and Yang who look to capitalize on Tianlong, through exhibits worldwide. After the death of their mother, Isabella and Kaelyn move in with their eccentric uncle named Titus, a man of the outdoors.
When the Ming Dragon comes to her town, Isabella and Tianlong talk to each other through telepathy as Tianlong tells Isabella it was destiny that’s brought them together. Tianlong tells Isabella he can speak and tells her and her family how the curse came about and that her life is in danger from the evil demons the Lords of Death who were responsible for destroying the kingdom and hunting down the dragons to extinction except for Tianlong and his mate Ling Ling who escaped.
Isabella tells Titus of her powers to connect to the dragon which he doesn’t believe until Isabella is attacked in her bedroom by the demons. Titus enlists the help of an old girlfriend, a Chinese Witch named Grace and her cousin Simon Lee, a Zen Master and Martial Artist. Grace and Isabella pull an elaborate scheme to free Tianlong from the exhibit by shrinking it down to the size of small lizard and hide him away at the house.
Tianlong tells the family he must go to Mongolia to find his mate Ling Li who escaped with him and still may be alive. The family pulls up stakes and journeys to the Far East to find Ling Li while being hunted by the Lords of Death and Miles and Yang, who will stop at nothing to get Tianlong back.
The family faces one peril after another and realizes that they must rely on each other and Isabella’s growing command of her powers to pull them through.
A lonely twelve year old girl with special gifts she’s unaware of, befriends an ancient celestial dragon who takes her and her family on a magical and perilous journey to the Far East to find its lost mate before their enemies do.
Isabella Treehorn, a gifted but lonely 12 year old girl of mixed heritage, finds out she has the gift of telepathy and powers of Chi from her mother Jacqui who knows her time on Earth is about to end because of a curse that has killed alternate females in the family since their ancestor, the Princess Dasyn of the Jade Dynasty. Jacqui gives Isabella the family Jade Amulet to keep with her. Having nightmares after her mother is killed in front of her and her brother Kaelyn, Isabella begins to see a dragon who speaks to her.
Tianlong, the dragon is excavated in the mountains of Mongolia by greedy Paleontologists Miles and Yang who look to capitalize on Tianlong, through exhibits worldwide. After the death of their mother, Isabella and Kaelyn move in with their eccentric uncle named Titus, a man of the outdoors.
When the Ming Dragon comes to her town, Isabella and Tianlong talk to each other through telepathy as Tianlong tells Isabella it was destiny that’s brought them together. Tianlong tells Isabella he can speak and tells her and her family how the curse came about and that her life is in danger from the evil demons the Lords of Death who were responsible for destroying the kingdom and hunting down the dragons to extinction except for Tianlong and his mate Ling Ling who escaped.
Isabella tells Titus of her powers to connect to the dragon which he doesn’t believe until Isabella is attacked in her bedroom by the demons. Titus enlists the help of an old girlfriend, a Chinese Witch named Grace and her cousin Simon Lee, a Zen Master and Martial Artist. Grace and Isabella pull an elaborate scheme to free Tianlong from the exhibit by shrinking it down to the size of small lizard and hide him away at the house.
Tianlong tells the family he must go to Mongolia to find his mate Ling Li who escaped with him and still may be alive. The family pulls up stakes and journeys to the Far East to find Ling Li while being hunted by the Lords of Death and Miles and Yang, who will stop at nothing to get Tianlong back.
The family faces one peril after another and realizes that they must rely on each other and Isabella’s growing command of her powers to pull them through.
Pray For Daylight/The Blood Feud
fantasy, horror
Fought over at the near time of her birth by arc angels and demons of the Underworld, Simone Akonjo, a half vampire-human was saved at birth by a rogue Shaolin Monk who killed his own master to protect the infant from being destroyed along with others in a vampire raid.
Set in 1850’s Paris, France and present day Seattle, Simone is raised by her adopted father Arkamun, a shunned warrior Monk preparing her to battle ancient vampires he fought for years, including her own father, Kristian. Secluded from Parisian society for fear of the unknown, Arkamun keeps Simone’s heritage hidden from her until her father Kristian shows up seeking revenge by taking back his daughter and killing those involved.
In early Nineteenth Century New Orleans, the ageless Simone sees Kristian kill Arkamun and vows to kill him one day. In present day Seattle, Simone is visited by the arc angel Thomas, who tells Simone her true calling and gives her the biblical relic “The Spear of Michael” weapon as she’s chosen to lead an Apocalyptic battle against vampires and demons led by the original vampire Andras, who turned Kristian, and Lucain, the demon. She meets and falls for the charismatic and anti-hero Malik Turner, who lost his whole family to vampires, as his passion for killing them has no bounds. Simone, her Shaolin Monks, Malik and his urban warriors, Father Martinez, the priest, and a bad-ass lesbian detective named Hanna Nash rage war against evil in this sexy, dark and exotic tale.
Sample Chapter
Fought over at the near time of her birth by arc angels and demons of the Underworld, Simone Akonjo, a half vampire-human was saved at birth by a rogue Shaolin Monk who killed his own master to protect the infant from being destroyed along with others in a vampire raid.
Set in 1850’s Paris, France and present day Seattle, Simone is raised by her adopted father Arkamun, a shunned warrior Monk preparing her to battle ancient vampires he fought for years, including her own father, Kristian. Secluded from Parisian society for fear of the unknown, Arkamun keeps Simone’s heritage hidden from her until her father Kristian shows up seeking revenge by taking back his daughter and killing those involved.
In early Nineteenth Century New Orleans, the ageless Simone sees Kristian kill Arkamun and vows to kill him one day. In present day Seattle, Simone is visited by the arc angel Thomas, who tells Simone her true calling and gives her the biblical relic “The Spear of Michael” weapon as she’s chosen to lead an Apocalyptic battle against vampires and demons led by the original vampire Andras, who turned Kristian, and Lucain, the demon. She meets and falls for the charismatic and anti-hero Malik Turner, who lost his whole family to vampires, as his passion for killing them has no bounds. Simone, her Shaolin Monks, Malik and his urban warriors, Father Martinez, the priest, and a bad-ass lesbian detective named Hanna Nash rage war against evil in this sexy, dark and exotic tale.
Sample Chapter
