In Tale of the Broken Spoke, Skip Rhodes, an Arizona tour guide with a secret past, unknowingly threatens the looters of ancient Native ruins and uncovers a thousand-year-old mystery. 

Skip Rhodes, with his sidekick, Kukulkan Bonifacio Baltazar, a half-Mayan, half-Yaqui plumber to the stars, and Lilac Williams, his hot-tempered ex-girlfriend who teaches yoga and firearm training, uncovers an artifact smuggling ring and investigates a cold-case murder— all while being distracted by an intergalactic swindle perpetuated by an Arizona sidewinder straight out of the old west. Set in artsy Sedona, Arizona, Tale of the Broken Spoke introduces a quirky cast of characters including new age spiritualists, chakra and crystal experts, mystics and fortune tellers, vortex believers, alien researchers and abductees, tribal politicians, and archeologists. In eccentric fashion, these characters provide clues and insight into the mysteries facing Skip and his team. The clues take them deep into red rock canyons and on remote trails sculpted into towering sandstone formations. There, they uncover a thousand-year-old mystery and confront Native taboos. The story builds to an exciting climax with Skip and Lilac trapped in an undocumented cliff ruin fighting for their lives.

Paul Johnson is a tour guide in Sedona, Arizona. Sedona is a small, artsy town that gets upwards of five million visitors each year, all aspiring to balance their chakras, get lost in beautiful red rock canyons, and levitate over sacred vortexes. He has toured thousands of visitors to natural and cultural sites in Sedona, Grand Canyon, and various Native Nations. Paul has shared stories, geologies, and histories to educate his guests about the Southwest's multicultural past and present. Before falling in love with the desert, he was an urban planner working on community and economic development programs in central city neighborhoods. When not telling or writing stories, Paul travels extensively. He and his wife, Betty, have visited over twenty-five countries, studying their histories and cultures. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Millikin University and a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois. He and Betty live in Sedona with Kasey, their aging rescue dog. Paul is currently working on Skip and Kuul's next adventure.