The Forest of Tūkino

The Forest of Tūkino follows the stories of four different creatures who are each experiencing a different aspect of domestic violence. This story is told in a way which evokes emotion, so that readers can understand what it can feel like to be stuck in a cycle of abuse.

Providing insight to some and hope for others, The Forest of Tūkino takes readers on a journey into the darkness and back out into the light again.

The Figment Wars: Search for the Caretaker

Thomas and Isaac Llewellyn are having a terrible first day back at school and they haven’t even had their first lesson!

A dangerous enemy has resurfaced. They are miles away from their cousin, Emily, the only person who will believe them. They are cut off from their allies in the Realm of Imagination. Can they stop Torvik on their own? Who is it that conspires against them from behind the scenes?

Thomas, Emily and Isaac may be the only humans to ever have visited the Realm of Imagination, but they are not the only ones who know about it.

The Escape

The start of our story begins in a place called Rebellion, found after the journey through the rough and troubled path of a teenager's mind. Fights. Parties. Supernatural appearances? Remel Brathwaite grows to be knowledgeable in almost each one of these fields and he's paved a way in which he can find no joy or success. Certainly, it seems as if he is journeying to a set end on a path with no alternative choices. Until one day... There is the appearance of a metaphorical light that calls him to do something meaningful; something that means more than the life that he lives within the inescapable pit which he has let himself fall into. Yet it seems, in line with all reason, that he has gone mad. Can this be a reality? Whilst his past-life disappears behind him, Remel is allowing himself to follow the words of a mystical stranger named 'King Keys' for the sake of change and revolution.

The Diary of a Boy

A boy finds himself a survivor after a traumatic, mysterious event occurs all over the world. Without any kind of communication, he has to resort to new ways of coping.

He writes his thoughts in a two-year diary as he tries to come to terms with the events happening to him. He goes on a road trip to find other members of his family and meets many exciting, frightening and dramatic events on the way.

He has to learn new skills and adapt to the new way of living.

Does he cope? Does he find others like him? Does he reach his family? Does he survive?

The Awesome Lives of Tommy Twicer: Part Two

Tomas and Anastasia have settled in the model village of Oakdale in the Sirhowy Valley in Monmouthshire, South Wales, and have assumed the names of Thomas and Ann Thomas who are the owners of Tommy Twicer's Amazing Animal Dance Circus.

It is the continuation of Tomas's desire to become a great showman and he is set to create the best circus in the world with his troupe of amazing animals. He will promote Kanga Bruce, the boxing kangaroo, who will certainly get a shot at the world title. All is going to plan, especially as he now has the help of Merlin, the magician.

Read and enjoy and please help save Abercwmzoo.

Tawny and Cree: The Schinas Saga

Freedom has a price and with Tawny and Cree both choosing freedom, they now need to escape Albania before they are made to pay for it. On the run and heading to a new place filled with new enemies, Tawny, Cree, Solon, Tiffany, and Fanny will face many new challenges.

The daughter of an Italian Mafia boss, a fight for control of a Minotaur Clan that contain both friends and foes and deadly conflict all confronts the group. Can they survive the new threats and turn these problems into opportunities, or will they be crushed in the process?

Tales of the Tides

On a warm spring day in the 1950s, twelve-year-old Jason, an only child from the Midlands, arrives for a holiday in a small seaside village where his father lived as a child. Staying with his uncle and aunt, he plans to explore the rocks at low tide which his father remembers from childhood. Soon he meets Joe, an old man who once was an expert fisher of the shores. Joe becomes a mentor for the boy as he can describe, from memory, the layout and secrets of the rocks. When he starts to investigate the shoreline, a shy Jason meets Abby, a lively young Australian girl. As their friendship grows, she comes to realise that he has a secret and is escaping from something he’d rather not talk about. With more confidence, Jason becomes adept at catching shellfish. Yet he encounters unexpected trouble, even in these beautiful places, and will have to draw on his new resources to confront possible obstacles ahead…

Surface Rust

Aside from not knowing where she came from and the feeling of something missing, the other constant in Jaqueline Doe’s life has been the moving back and forth between the orphanage and various foster homes.

Now she’s landed herself another move, this time to the town of Smithfield Virginia, enrolled for a term in the school’s program for troubled city teenagers. Her plan to toe the line, keep to herself, and just see the term through takes a twist when she mysteriously bonds with her mentor and fellow student, the somewhat clumsy yet handsome Ethan Chase.

Together they discover an old journal apparently written by an immortal, with a cryptic prophecy on the first page telling of the Dark Lord’s return. Sceptical of the journal’s authenticity they decide to read through it and decipher the prophecy. As their friendship begins to lean towards romance, they are unaware that one of the evil beings described within the pages is closing in on them.

Unknowingly and with limited time they set themselves on a pathway, one where Jacqueline will get more than the answers to the questions she has been yearning for. However, they will come at a cost and not just for her.

Saint George

King Freddie the Umpteenth of England and his prime minister, Merlin the Whirlin, are convinced that Patron Saint Cuthbert is no longer up to the job. As fast as Cuthbert’s splendid band of knights in shining armour chase the fire-breathing monsters out of the kingdom, they fly back in again. So when George, an impoverished knight living in a dilapidated castle in Gloucestershire, finds a means of pacifying the incendiary megafauna, the king and premier welcome the opportunity to appoint a new patron saint and minister for the environment at the austerity salary of three shillings and six pence a week.

Assisted by his ex-sailor manservant, Jack, George sets about a national monster pacification programme involving Welsh dragons, Irish whatsits, Loch Ness nellies, Breton Bongloppers and even the dreaded Hungarian woggalog. Then follows a variety of adventures involving George and Jack with King Pierre of France, King Duncan of Scotland, Admiral Sir Salty Biscuit, First Sea Lord, Max Grabber, head of HM revenue and customs, Peter Paye, one of his tax officials, Handsome Harold, mayor of Monmouth, and many other colourful characters. Their journeying extends far beyond England, to France, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, Siberia, West Africa and on crusade to Palestine. George succeeds to the extent that King Freddie and Prime Minister Merlin even consider increasing his salary.

Follow George and Jack through 21 humorous adventures, each tailored to provide a bite-sized good read.

Riddlington

This story begins with Riddlington Rabbit wanting to see other things happening in a world outside the safe boundaries of his insular existence. As a rabbit, his life is spent, primarily, underground during the day, only coming out at night, under the protection of darkness, to find food.

His favourite Uncle Otto sparks Riddlington’s imagination of exploring, by telling stories of his own adventures. We follow Riddlington as he navigates his way to finding a perfect location, among people and other strange creatures, all living above ground.

We see how he adapts to situations outside his comfort zone; finds a wife who is willing to do likewise; befriends two human sisters; till the land rather than forage; navigate his way up a river; and become disturbed at land damage, urban development, and over population.

When he becomes a Father and witnesses an invasion of his territory, his new-found parental status, requires a reassessment of their living arrangements. They have little food, little protection, and little time.

Will they make it home? Will they be happy home? Will they be welcomed home? Will the youngsters adapt to underground living as Riddlington did to above ground living?

Return to Umbadinga

When Angus McCawtup High School is threatened with closure due to earthquake damage, two pupils come up with a bizarre idea that they present to the headmaster. For Professor Russell Sprout the thought of losing his beloved school and having to spend time with his wacky wife was all too much. As far as he was concerned, any idea was a good idea. The boys put it to the professor that they return to Umbadinga to look for precious stones to raise money for earthquake repairs. Reluctantly, Professor Sprout agreed, but he made one condition, that Miss Van Hyre and Mr Fields go with them as responsible adults. Now there's an oxymoron if ever there was one!

Can they get back through the subterranean portal, especially as they don't know how they got through in the first place? What could possibly go wrong? You'll have to join the adventure and find out first hand...if you dare!

Refugee

Refugee is the final exciting novel in The Sloping Meadow trilogy. This time the principal storyteller is Mahir, a 13 year-old boy who has no choice but to start out on an epic journey from war-torn Syria to try and help his mum and little brother.

In this gripping adventure, he has a series of escapades, including a fight with a large brown bear in Slovenia, and is constantly either greatly helped or really mistreated by the people he meets.

Lucy and her friends find him in Antalya, in the Temple of Apollo, the worse for wear. They agree to help him escape to Northern France with a very daring plan that carries a lot of risks…

This illustrated novel has a non-stop, action-packed story, including insights from others featured as storytellers commenting on war and what it means to be a refugee. It carries a very important message for all who read it and their outlook on war and refugees will change forever.