Equines and Engines

Veterinary nurse Esther Willard loves her work and enjoys spending time with horse trainer Morgan and farrier Brock. However, an unexpected confession nearly shatters the friendship she’s always cherished.

When tragedy strikes, it takes a series of destructive events and looming danger to force a decision that changes her life forever. Just as she begins to find her footing, a shocking twist arrives in the form of a motorsport-obsessed stranger who ignites her passion for both horses and engines. But can she handle a man who constantly reminds her of the past?

As doubts and mistrust plague their long-distance relationship, unforeseen circumstances threaten to destroy any hope of a future together.

In this story of friendship, emotional turmoil, and courage, Esther must confront her grief and face the lurking evil. Will she stand alone, or will she find the strength to overcome it with him by her side?

Into the Eververse: Nuclear Family

There’s no rest for the wicked, not when an apocalypse is etching ever closer to fruition and Alice Evelynn is beginning to make something of a life for herself.

Enjoying a partnership with Ryan Archer, a man capable of traversing through alternate realities, Alice must ask herself what it is she truly wants most in life. There isn’t long to ponder however due to the poignant and ill-timed debut of a rather talented and colourful group of assassins. Mystery may shroud them but there is one thing that both Alice and Ryan know… they should not underestimate the nuclear family.

Stranded in Andalusia

Save natural or manmade disasters, being stranded away from home is usually thought of as a mere inconvenience, big or small, that will somehow work itself out sooner or later. Not this time though, as a British salesman/cum tourist fails to make a hotel reservation and in trying to solve his problem before nightfall, finds himself pitted against a brainy police lieutenant, who is desperately trying to save his town from having its traditional Easter celebrations vilified by the evil doings of a criminal gang.

The story unfolds in the picturesque Andalusia region of Southern Spain in the early post-Franco era and is partly based on a real-life experience of the author, with at least one character being a genuine part of it.

The fast-moving plot in a captivating innovative writing style transcends every possible genre, from humorous adventure to sombre dystopian and suspenseful thriller with even a touch of erotica, all rolled into mystical fantasy, dispersed only by a totally unexpected ending that gives a new twist to the beginning.

The Curse

In this captivating coming-of-age story, we follow Adiyah, a young jungle girl, as she navigates the intrigues and mysteries of life in the heart of the African wilderness. Alongside her parents, she embarks on a thrilling quest to find the ‘Big One’, encountering enigmatic native tribes and facing the untamed beauty and perils of the jungle. Through challenging and breathtaking adventures, Adiyah grows and learns, testing her limits and discovering her true strength.

But one fateful night, everything Adiyah has ever known is forever altered. Thrust into a horrifying ordeal, she must rely on her instincts more than ever before, drawing upon every fiber of her being to survive. Adiyah’s resilience and courage are put to the ultimate test as she faces seemingly insurmountable odds. Will she find the inner strength to overcome this harrowing experience, or will the curse of the jungle consume her?

Haizean

“The bombing of Guernica, 80 years ago, inspired one of Picasso’s best-known works. Now, visitors to this iconic part of Spain’s Basque Country will discover a town devoted to peace and reconciliation. It is also about using art as a form of protest to encourage change and make people think objectively, rather than react irrationally.” James GerardThe novel is about family, friendships, war, peace, history, hope, endurance and ultimately reconciliation. It is about stopping for a moment and seeing the world from another person’s point of view in different times, cultures, and environments. The first part of the book centres around two small, yet significant villages, Scotstoun, Glasgow and Guernica in the Basque region, northern Spain. Set before, during and after WW2, it should be noted that two of the main characters include a doctor and nurse at a time when there was no NHS. The second part of the book focuses· on a Peace Centre set up in a flat in Scotstoun called Haizean (Basque for in the wind), where students come from all over the world to share ideas. Imagine living in enforced exile for nearly forty years of your life. Add to that the lack of any of your fellow-countrymen within a thousand miles. Asier was a doctor living in Guernica back in 1937 alongside his wife and two children when the German bombers arrived. He has to assume that his family have all perished. Arriving in Glasgow, thanks to the efforts of John Oswald, a Scottish journalist, Asier carries on his work as a doctor. Asier’s diaries afford some insight into his coming to terms with separation from his homeland, namely the Basque region in the North of Spain. But more than this, they chronicle key events leading up to, during and after World War II.

The Storyteller

Fear and grief alter those who experience them. Trauma teaches lessons we never anticipated and imparts wisdoms for which we never prepared. The characters in The Storyteller embark on the most vital adventure of their lives – the one deep into their minds and most profound heartaches. They battle curses and hardships to survive, fighting fang and witch’s nail to break free.

Set in the small South African town of Klerksdorp, we follow a group of apparent strangers united by their adversities and rallying against an entire world concealed behind an ominous veil. This is a story to make you feel and think in equal measure, until your heart breaks one final time.

Casey, Liam and James show us fear stems more from thoughts than imagined monsters. By finding courage through hardship and confronting the past, they transform terror into strength. This is how we overcome, how we ascend: through ties that bind. We adapt or die.

Well-Keeper Island

"Hey, you listen to me now,' Daniel's tone was gentle. 'The opposite of brave is not scared, it's cowardly, and you're no coward. If you do something that puts you in danger, even though you're scared, it makes you even braver than if you weren't scared in the first place. Do you get me?" Sara sniffled and wiped her nose with her sleeve. "I think so. I never thought I could be brave and scared at the same time. I guess I can lead for another bit then, seeing that I'm so brave!" She turned slowly in the passageway to continue in the direction they had been moving. Journey with Daniel and Sara on a wild adventure across a mystical land. Undertaking a daring quest in search of three strange treasures, our pair find themselves in a magical world full of wonder and danger at every turn. Their quest becomes a race against time, aided by new friends and hindered by dark forces. Will they make it? For not all is as it seems on Well-Keeper Island.

Red Dawn Rising

“Had she known that in a world of gods and mortals, she was a Titan?”It’s the middle of the 23rd century, and life has never been better. But for those less privileged, things have never been worse. Torn from her childhood at just four years of age, Morgan has known only suffering. Her young life spent locked up with others just like her in one of many underground facilities known as Basements, where they’re used for torturous experiments so severe that many never make it out. And even those who do are never truly free of the horrors they have experienced.After years of suffering, Morgan, whose eyes have turned a chilling metallic grey from the experiments she’d endured, is freed by the Rebellion.Now known to many as Titanium, Morgan seizes the opportunity to inflict revenge for everything that was ever done to her and quickly works her way up until she becomes the leader of her own army, the Titans, named after their fearless metallic-eyed leader.

Lured by a Mango Daiquiri

Lured by a Mango Daiquiri is a humorous account of a young woman who, whilst working in the London fashion industry, decides, after a late night out and sequence of events, to apply for a job in Sri Lanka.On securing the position, she changes continents and embarks on an adventure of a lifetime.This book is about adapting to change both inside and out – a quantum leap when one’s foot is in mid-air, propelled forward by courage and intuition.

Expendable Soldiers 2

It’s 1942 and the Second World War’s Pacific Theatre has started. John Knight and his soldier colleagues have escaped being prisoners-of-war of the Japanese. They established a Coastwatcher network who report on the Japanese from the islands of New Guinea.Since the war started, John’s group of part-time soldiers have transformed into an effective group of killers. The group operates from a stolen Japanese gunboat and engage the Japanese on both land and sea while they continue to rescue people from the clutches of the advancing Japanese army.The group’s unlikely successes have been recognised and they now also work with the army’s special forces directly engaging the Japanese in high-risk missions behind enemy lines. John knows that capture by the Japanese means certain death.On the battlefield, the Japanese receive no quarter and John’s group expect none from the Japanese. It is a desperate time and no one is playing by the gentleman’s rules of war.John and his group have survived through stealth, innovation and ruthless efficiency but is that enough to survive the imminent invasion of New Guinea’s capital? John’s group need the luck of the Irish if they are to survive the war.This book is a sequel to the highly successful book, Expendable Soldiers: Invasion.

Death by DNA

Tom O’Dell is rural Wisconsin dairy veterinarian who has his own practice. With the emergence of worldwide unexplained instantaneous mass animal deaths, Tom is drafted by the USDA to be a CDC trained investigator and help protect the agricultural economy from devastation. Trained at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, he becomes part of a worldwide team of scientists to find a cause of these deaths.The team’s first cases involve the death of 220 cows and heifer calves in a herd of free range beef cattle grazing on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where only the bulls and steers are untouched. There they meet an ancient Lakota Sioux shaman whose dreams and visions have predicted the arrival of a ‘Destroyer’, who will bring on worldwide Armageddon. The team is commissioned by the old man to find this destroyer of life and that leads them on a worldwide manhunt.They team up with French investigators from the prestigious Pasteur Institute and an old Parisian Nazi hunter. The man depicted in the old Indian’s journals is discovered to be Wilheim Berhetzel, a Nazi war criminal, thought to be long-dead in a post-war plane crash into a Swiss mountainside. His death camp experiments to discover a fountain of youth drug and a lethal death ray weapon becomes his obsession, which he continues to perfect in the secluded rainforests of Argentina. He emerges on the world stage again during his assassination attempt on the President of France with his perfected weapon. The team’s pursuit leads them through Europe and back to South America where they barely escape Berhetzel’s attempt to kill them. The Nazi then disappears only to reappear in the United States with designs of overthrowing the government with mass extermination of the country's leaders at the presidential inauguration ceremony.

Anna Minim and the Conundrum

The electric storm took two weeks to encircle earth. Only children and the elderly survived its wrath. And so it was that the children and grandparents of the world realised they had to look after themselves, alone. Anna joins Tommy on an adventure that takes them a great deal further than they could ever have imagined, deep into the bowels of the earth, away from the reach of the devastating storm above, but into the mystery and danger that lies in wait below. Anna tells her story as the conundrum unfolds: "My torch had gone out but the image stayed, seemingly right in front of me as I stood transfixed in the cave. I could hear Tommy calling my name but I couldn't shout back. I could do nothing. I felt rigid and totally helpless. It pulled and I followed. I had no choice."