Death Knell Chronicles: Redemption was released in 2024 on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Nobles and is available for purchase in eBook and physical format.
RealPM was completed in Q1 2025 and released on July 30, 2025, on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and Apple in eBook and physical format.
Real Litigation was completed in Q3 2026 and released on September 7, 2026, on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and Apple in eBook and physical format.
Current Completed Books
Death Knell Chronicles: Redemption is a dark, character-driven epic fantasy about survival, legacy, and the thin line between justice and vengeance.
After witnessing the brutal destruction of his village, young Maurus, a lionman born into a proud, warrior-led tribe, is forced into leadership far too soon. Scarred by loss and hunted by those who seek to erase his kind, he becomes something more than beast, more than boy... something twisted by ancient power and sharpened by grief.
Power always comes with a cost.
As Maurus grapples with a monstrous transformation tied to forgotten magic, he must decide what kind of leader he will become, and what he’s willing to sacrifice to protect what remains. His journey forces him to confront corrupted kingdoms, death-bent enemies, and the truth behind the dark force known as the Overseer.
Is revenge the only path to peace? Or is Maurus becoming the very thing he was trying to destroy?
If you love epic fantasy with morally gray heroes, beastfolk protagonists, brutal stakes, and slow-burning mythology, Death Knell Chronicles: Redemption delivers a fresh, emotionally charged story rooted in survival and consequence.
Real Litigation: A Pro Se Litigant's Guide To Civil Warfare
You don’t need a law degree to understand the legal system. But you do need to know how the game is played.
For many people, the hardest part of a civil dispute isn’t knowing they were wronged. It’s figuring out what to do when no attorney will take the case, the cost of representation is out of reach, or walking away simply isn’t an option.
Real Litigation: A Pro Se Litigant’s Guide to Civil Warfare takes readers inside the civil litigation process and explains it in plain English, from deciding whether a lawsuit is worth pursuing to building a theory of the case, gathering evidence, drafting a complaint, conducting discovery, taking depositions, negotiating settlement, and preparing for the end game.
Drawing on firsthand litigation experience, practical strategy, and legal research, J. Maldonado explores what court forms and procedural guides rarely teach: how to think strategically, recognize weaknesses, manage opposing counsel, evaluate witnesses, use evidence effectively, survive setbacks, and understand the leverage that drives settlement.
This is not a promise that you will win.
It is a guide to making sure that if you enter the fight, you enter prepared.
Know the facts. Build the evidence. Learn the rules. Prepare relentlessly.
RealPM: Project Management For The Real World is a brutally honest, no-fluff guide for professionals managing real-world projects in environments filled with chaos, politics, and dysfunction.
Most project management books sell you a dream: clean workflows, responsive stakeholders, clear goals, and executives who champion your vision, but if you've been in the trenches, you know that’s not how it works.
Based on over a decade of experience managing complex projects across eCommerce, tech, and startups, this book cuts through theory and buzzwords to offer the tools and mindset you actually need.
Inside RealPM, you'll find:
Tactics for leading when you have no power
Strategies to deliver value in toxic or misaligned organizations
A toolkit for dealing with stakeholders who say one thing and do another
Insights on navigating sabotage, burnout, and leadership voids
Actual case studies pulled from real consulting disasters
RealPM doesn’t promise fantasy. It delivers reality.