Dream Is Another Word for Hope

“It seemed, at the time, back on the 29^th of July 1996, that the newspapers’ black, thick and bold headlines were screaming – you could almost hear the foul cries.

Talkback radio programmes didn’t discuss any other topic but that one and the TV networks – ALL TV networks – were working around the clock, sending their best reporters, trying to outdo each other: crews from around the globe – even from the USSR – assembled in Beijing, China’s capital, and in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Switzerland was in shock – after all, the Schmidt family members were Swiss citizens and held Swiss passports…”

This is how Uri J Palti begins his amazing novel – a delicate love story well-spiced with ingenious and unbelievable spying.

From the first chapter to the last, you won’t be able to put Dream Is Another Word for Hope down, eager to find out how the story develops and how it ends…

Dreamcatcher

Everyone wishes their dreams could come true, but what happens when they are under attack?

Eager to evade the looming consciousness of her dreams, Galen Valentine strives to beat the strongest, darkest and most twisted power that exists—the Dreamcatcher. Galen is prophesised as a saviour meant to save her dreams, but is torn between two rivals keen to win her over and earn her undying trust. Does she fight for her own survival, or does she wage a war for love?

From dream to enemy to lover, Galen Valentine is stuck in her own mind, and the only way out is to wake up.

Driving Mister Crazy

While waiting for her Australian visa to arrive, Jane leaves Zimbabwe to spend a year in England caring for the eccentric Mr Hazey.

‘You have to wear a seatbelt, Mr Hazey, it’s the law.’

‘Well, I don’t.’

Jane is tempted to return to Africa immediately, but stubborn pride makes her linger, long enough to meet Dr Bower. An awkward attraction develops, and several colourful characters embark on the bumpy rollercoaster ride – an outdated stately home – haunted secret garden – hidden past and impossible love affair.

Drop Dead Like Flies

An hour’s drive from the small town of Brumby Flat, a new murder mystery gradually reveals itself in a place where hushed whispers of lost people, secret loves and big ambitions collide and spark.

Senior Detective Phillip Duncan is forced to come to terms with a personal tragedy which happened within Beecham’s Bridge National Park over 30 years ago.

As the thirty-second and third anniversary of the Park’s infamous folk festival begins, pure evil returns. When folk music legend Hannah Dee Wainwright arrives, her ‘Diva’ behavior rocks the festival staff and locals alike which leads to a quick earthly dispatch. Duncan encounters a motley new band of likely suspects.

Banksia Ava Peterson is a 20-something dynamo who runs the family roadhouse and motel single handed, dreaming of a better life somewhere far away. There’s the worldly new partner Duncan must learn to work with. And to add to Duncan’s inner turmoil, sparks fly with a sexy young firefighter which will test his new relationship, just as the body count starts to rise around him.

A cold-blooded killer is on the loose in the National Park and no one is safe. Is Detective Duncan too close to the truth this time to see the wood for the trees?

Dumping Grounds

We all have a dark place in our subconscious that comes out only in dreams as nightmares. To write them down is to capture them and give insight to the trepidation we can instill in others. The darkness is a deep, inky black. It’s a place where our fears take root and grow. It’s a place where we are powerless and alone. It’s a place where we are lost and can’t find our way back. The darkness is a place where we are consumed by our fears and nightmares.

Eagle Heart

Raised by adoptive parents in a small community, Narfi simply doesn’t fit in. Shocking violence and tragedy force him to flee the only life he has known, pursued by agents of the Chancel Of The Crooked Cross; religious zealots intent on destroying the indigenous Celtyth culture.

All he has for guidance is the last instruction his adoptive father gave him – a clue to help him find his true name and destiny. It points him west to the lands of the Celtyth.

So begins a perilous journey of freedom gained and lost; suffering; enlightenment and discovery. On his travels, Narfi confronts friendship and loss, finds his true name and encounters a lost people, who teach him about his magical heritage. With their help, he makes his way into his homeland; back to a world and family he never knew. Yet he finds himself in the centre of a storm...

Eagle's Impact

Harry Long is sent to China in order to unravel the secrets of a Chinese military experiment that may have gone wrong. He goes undercover in a Chinese university in order to solve the mystery about the deaths of two Chinese students involved in the experiment. Harry cleverly uncovers different sinister plans and motives. But we also witness his dealings with different individuals. The association with Lily Wang, academic colleagues and British Intelligence all have an impact on him. This is especially the case with his relationship with Lily Wang and their discussions. We can experience the impacts and changes in Harry as he learns that Chinese culture offers him a different way of thinking. Things finally get complicated when he has to take some difficult loyalty decisions. The impact of his experiences in China and questions about moral principles leads him to take self-determining decisions.

“This captivating thriller offers a masterclass in understanding how an individual can be so mesmerised by a culture that they revise their worldview.”          

“Eagle’s Impact provides an action-packed book which takes place in China. The author shows a depth of knowledge of Chinese culture that will fascinate the reader.”

Earth Angel

The beautiful Eva da Silva was something of a soul seeker. She wanted to make a difference in the lives of others by showing love. The unexpected appearance of the mysterious and attractive RJ literally on her doorstep did not prepare her for what that would take.

Someone was watching RJ, and a dangerous man wanted him dead. Needless to say, RJ was a complicated man with a complicated life. He had almost died, and the woman who had saved him was going to make it even more complicated. He had serious matters he had to take care of, and Eva da Silva was a distraction he didn’t need; however beautiful and welcome.

Eva had family issues to worry about. What she didn’t need or was prepared for was the deep and unexpected attraction she felt for RJ, his questionable life, or the turmoil that she was about to experience because of it. Eva’s faith was about to be tested.

RJ’s world came with violence, repressed anger, a burdensome guilt, huge responsibilities, and old buried secrets. He would have to be successful in his mission, and then get his life and those of others on the right track. Doors of long ago would have to be unlocked, past sins would have to be faced, and deep secrets would have to be revealed.

This is a story of faith, of second chances, and the desperate quest of love. Eva saved RJ’s life, but can a soul seeker also save a lost soul?

Earth to Earth

A story about the resilience of planet Earth to whatever humankind throws at it. A thriller with suspense and heroes; the good versus the bad; destruction versus rebuilding; religion alongside nature, but most of all the human spirit of survival with a touch of Gaia theory thrown in.

East

In East, society has abolished money, property ownership, names, gender, marriage, and religion, and is controlled by a ruling class. A392 must navigate this dystopian world, full of propaganda and a poor citizen score, while questioning the belief in this system that has been instilled since birth. Along the way, A392 encounters the Silencers, suspicious citizens, and a mysterious owl, ultimately leading to a journey that delves into the importance of individual freedom and the right to think and live freely without government interference.

Ebrangle

Growing up without knowing about her true identity, Julianna DeGel came to a sudden discovery of who she actually is and who raised her. The innocent, sporty and clever girl got pushed into an unknown world by an unfortunate scenario; however, Julianna is determined to search for herself and her true power. Quick on her feet and highly intelligent, Julianna picked up the skills she needed to survive in her new environment in just weeks.

Not only did she reunite with her long-lost childhood friend, but Julianna also met a group of individuals along the way to resolve a murder mystery. The higher she climbed up the ladder of truth, the more overwhelming and complicated the situation got. Who can she really trust out of all the new people she met? Problems after problems, will she be able to fight her way through with her new power? Will she resolve the murder mystery?

Echoes from a Time Passage: Book 3

Vasmox, ordinary fellow he believes himself to be, steps away from his Weaver class family background and fascinated by tales of reaching other planes by traversing the Great Waters, trains as a marine navigator. Despite not being at all religious he is drawn to the spiritual head of the Ezsk peoples, who spoke at his graduation, and from then on finds himself embroiled in an intriguing world of subterfuge and conspiracy in the midst of political upheaval. But as events unfold he comes face to face with a beautiful young woman, Thela, precociously clever musician, trainee swordswoman, and cousin of his friend and mentor, Rieyniz Xanders.

Thela, who with her brother and father Axzis and mother Rieyna are all part of the music makers in Temple, when political changes begin to undermine their way of life putting them in danger. Since she was a small child, Thela has had a passion for the handsome navigator Vasmox, friend of her cousin Rieyniz. But she is also fascinated by her grandfather’s huge sword which hangs on the wall of the family’s living room. So one afternoon she takes it down from the wall and swings it, an action which then leads to events she could never have imagined.