Peter Jaksa Ph.D.

Romanian translation of Decebal And Trajan.
Decebal și Traian este povestea anilor de mijloc (100-102 d.Hr.) ale războaielor daco-romane. Este povestită din punctul de vedere al Regelui Decebal și a poporului dac, care luptă pentru libertate și supraviețuire, precum și din punctul de vedere al Împăratului Traian care luptă pentru a revendica puterea Romei și pentru a restabili mândria și onoarea acesteia. Povestea lui Decebal și a lui Traian este o ciocnire epică a personalităților impunătoare și a conflictelor militare brutale care pot decide soarta a două națiuni.

“Compelling … for both religious readers and others who want to learn more about one of the most well-known historical figures of all time. Thorough research animates an important part of pre-biblical history. Our verdict: Get it"—Kirkus Reviews

In ancient Galilee, his mother Mary called him Yeshua.This historical fiction novel tells the story of the early years (3—28 C.E.) in the life of Jesus. We follow his growth through childhood, family life before and after the death of Joseph, teen years, and young adulthood as the head of his family. Later chapters cover meeting John the Baptizer, and the beginning stages of his ministry in Capernaum.
Yeshua offers new insights to understand the person called Yeshua and those closest to him: his parents, four brothers, two sisters, relatives from the families of Clopas and Zebedee, and his fellow Nazarenes. In the fishing village of Capernaum, the mature Yeshua assembles a group of disciples and supporters. Key among them are the twelve apostles, and also many influential women, including Mary Magdalene and Joanna. This novel portrays their lives with candor, respect, and affection.

Romanian edition of Decebal Triumphant.
Decebal Triumfător este povestea primelor zile ale războaielor daco-romane (85-99 d.Hr.). Poveste este spusă din punctul de vedere al Regelui Decebal și al poporului dac aflat în luptă pentru libertate și supraviețuire, examinând, de asemenea, și intrigile Împăratului Domițian, ale unui militar în plină ascensiune pe nume Traian, dar și ale aristocraților romani care luptă pentru putere. Trecând dincolo de miturile istorice și stereotipurile hollywoodiene, acest roman spune bogata poveste a unor ciocniri epice între culturi și a conflictelor militare brutale care au modelat viitorul a două națiuni.

117 A.D. After the death of King Decebal, the Roman Empire still struggles to control a rebellious Dacian people living in the territory called Free Dacia.
Emperor Trajan of the Roman Empire dies and is followed by young Emperor Hadrian, which creates violent political turmoil within the ruling elite of Rome. Taking advantage of Roman confusion and weakness, the Dacian rebels living in the unoccupied lands called Free Dacia launch a series of bloody attacks on the Roman occupied Dacia Traiana. 

Dacia In Rebellion tells the story of the Rome – Dacia wars in the post-Trajan period. It follows the developments of Dacian characters adjusting to a new way of life, including the growing spread of Christianity. It also tells the story of Hadrian’s struggle to gain power and establish his control over the Roman Empire.

Trajan's second Dacian war.
105 A.D. King Decebal of Dacia stubbornly defends the freedom of his people and continues to defy the rule of the Roman Empire. Emperor Trajan marches north again to invade Dacia with the largest army in the history of Rome. Their legendary personal and military conflicts reach a dramatic climax beneath the walls of Sarmizegetusa, the holy city of Dacia and the most formidable mountain fortress of the ancient world.
 

Trajan's first Dacian war.
101 A.D. Decebal And Trajan is the story of the middle years (100 – 102 AD) of the Roman – Dacian wars. It is told from the point of view of King Decebal and the Dacian people fighting for their freedom and survival, and also from the point of view of Emperor Trajan fighting to assert Rome’s power and restore Rome’s pride and honor. The story of Decebal and Trajan is an epic clash of towering personalities and of brutal military conflicts that would decide the fate of two nations.

Co-authored with Merle Kaplan, M.A. 
People with ADHD are not stereotypes. Each is a unique individual with unique strengths, challenges, struggles, and triumphs. Real People, Real ADHD is written by real people for real people. It is a book of intimate personal stories, each written or dictated by the person telling their story. It captures the rich diversity of personalities, occupations, interests, struggles, and creative coping strategies of the ADHD population. 

Highly effective strategies for ADHD management that have helped thousands of people. From one of the pioneer professionals in the field. Learn a step-by-step multimodal approach (behavior skills training, executive functioning skills, exercise, nutrition, life balance) to manage ADHD well with or without the use of medication. Learn proven and practical ways to improve attention and concentration. 

Decebal Triumphant is the story of the early days (85 – 99 A.D.) of the Roman – Dacian wars. It is told from the point of view of King Decebal and the Dacian people fighting for their freedom and survival, and also examines the intrigues of Emperor Domitian, a rising military star named Trajan, and the Roman nobility fighting for power. 

At fifty-one, architect Diana Brooks believes her best work is behind her. After a quiet divorce and years spent designing award-winning buildings that never quite filled the emptiness in her own life, she accepts a pro bono assignment that seems simple enough: design a new women's shelter for her church.

But Grace Haven is far more than another construction project.

Working alongside Michael Donovan—a compassionate social worker who has spent six years fighting to make the shelter a reality—Diana discovers that every floor plan begins with someone's story. As blueprints become walls and foundations support places of healing, she learns that true architecture isn't measured in square feet, but in dignity, hope, and the courage to begin again.

Goblin Mode Activated: 250 Serious and Silly Benefits of Living Alone is the ultimate, hilarious celebration of the single greatest luxury of modern adulthood: living completely, wonderfully alone. Through 250 bite-sized revelations, author Peter Jaksa exposes the joyous realities of unsupervised living. You'll learn why the couch is a sovereign nation, why jeans are merely ceremonial garments, and why talking to your houseplants is a sign of superior mental health.

Goblin Mode Activated strikes a balance between irreverent humor and genuine psychological insight. It reads like a late-night conversation with a wildly funny, deeply empathetic friend who understands that eating shredded cheese at 2 a.m. and experiencing profound self-discovery are not mutually exclusive. The atmosphere is unapologetically cozy, slightly chaotic, and intensely validating.

Some songs end. Some loves simply wait for the right moment to be heard.

Thirty-one years after walking away from the college radio station that shaped her life, award-winning music supervisor Lena Ashford returns to her hometown to help produce a documentary celebrating WHRL's remarkable legacy. She expects dusty cassette tapes, old memories, and a short visit before returning to the carefully organized life she built in Los Angeles. She does not expect Ethan Vale—the thoughtful music teacher who quietly loved her all those years ago—or the realization that the unfinished story she has carried for decades may not be over after all.

She thought the future they planned together was gone forever.
At fifty-four, Claire Sullivan is ready to retire from the library where she has spent nearly three decades. But this retirement was never supposed to belong to her alone. It was a dream she and her late husband, David, had carefully planned together. Determined to honor the life they imagined, Claire decides to host one retirement celebration for both of them, inviting everyone who loved David to remember not how his life ended, but how beautifully he lived.

She thought her best years were behind her. God had simply been saving the best seat at the table.

At fifty-two, Clara Bennett never imagined she would be rebuilding her life alone. After a painful divorce, she returns to her grandparents' Victorian home in the small town of Willow Creek, determined to create a quiet future from the pieces of a broken past. On a whim—and with more courage than confidence—she begins inviting anyone without a place to go for Sunday dinner. What starts with one empty chair soon grows into a table filled with widows, students, neighbors, exhausted caregivers, lonely hearts, and unexpected friendships. Slowly, the meals become more than a tradition—they become a place where healing begins.

When widowed carpenter Daniel Ward accepts an invitation to dinner, neither he nor Clara is looking for romance. Both carry memories they refuse to erase and scars they cannot pretend never existed.

At fifty-three, Victoria Sterling has finally done everything right.

She built the career. Raised the children. Survived the divorce with grace and dignity intact. Now, with an empty house and a carefully organized future stretching in front of her, she's supposed to enjoy the peace she worked so hard to earn.

Instead, she impulsively adopts Moose.

Moose is one hundred pounds of enthusiasm, chaos, and remarkably poor decision-making. He destroys a slipper, a houseplant, part of a couch, and several of Victoria's long-held beliefs about control before she finally admits defeat and calls the only dog trainer with an opening.

 

She flew to Costa Rica searching for rest. She never expected to find herself—or a love that would change everything.

At forty-nine, ER nurse Elena Hayes has spent decades holding everyone else together. Patients in crisis. A failing marriage. Two children she adores. But after years of exhaustion, chronic pain, and putting herself last, her body finally refuses to keep going. Desperate and burned out, Elena books a ten-day yoga retreat on the Costa Rican coast, convinced she's making an expensive mistake.

What she finds instead is Bahía Escondida—a lush sanctuary tucked between rainforest and sea—and Mateo Vargas, the retreat's compassionate thirty-three-year-old somatic healing teacher. From their very first meeting, Mateo sees what Elena has spent years hiding: a woman who has forgotten how to receive care. As gentle conversations become moonlit walks, shared grief, and an undeniable connection, Elena must decide whether she is brave enough to embrace love again—and whether a relationship separated by age, countries, and carefully guarded hearts can survive beyond paradise.

At fifty-three, marine wildlife veterinarian Dr. Mara Ellison accepts a position at Tidewatch Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary believing she is beginning the quiet second act of her life.

After a respectful divorce and decades devoted to caring for injured marine animals, she longs for meaningful work, salt air, and the chance to rediscover herself. Instead, her meticulous medical records uncover a pattern no one else has noticed—rare rehabilitation patients are vanishing, and someone inside the sanctuary is helping feed an international wildlife-trafficking network.

As Mara follows the evidence hidden inside treatment logs, pharmacy records, and falsified clinical files, she becomes the traffickers’ greatest threat—and their next target.