Gone
After Charley dies in her office chair, how is it that she finds herself propelled into the mysterious world of Avalon?
Upon encountering an essence, which insists is her daughter – the one she knows she left behind – insanity battles with fear inside her mind.
The further she delves, the more puzzling things appear, especially after she rises into the Orb of Caprice – a realm of fairies, talking flowers and goblins…and something else, something that lurks in the shadows ready to swallow her whole.
Can she realise in time what it is she must do…or has she left it too late?
Gone is a story inspired by a true event.
'...To set the story in 'a different world' only adds mystery to truth - a masterstroke indeed...' -- www.lulu.com (by Brian W Fisher)
'...a joy to read such a gifted writer....a true talent for description, a wonderful voice...propels the reader forward...' -- www.lulu.com (by Joe S)
'...an intelligent and well thought out book, which explores a difficult subject in a very unusual way...' -- www.lulu.com (by Susan Eley)
'...captivating story...absorbs the reader from the first, to the very last word...wonderfully written...flows so effortlessly...fantastic humour...' -- www.lulu.com (by Dean Courts)
'...profoundly moving...beautiful...born out of love...loss...deeply emotional story...focuses on the strength...courage of the human heart.'
-- www.lulu.com (by T. Isilwath)
A collection of short stories and poems.
I couldn't resist putting together all those little ideas that have popped into my mind then out onto paper as the years have flown. Most have fallen by the wayside into the bin of 'of my' but some stayed and here they are.
These pieces have also tested my abilities and certainly stretched my brain towards a variety of genres, styles and ways of looking at the world and the people in it.
From comedy to a touch of horror, romance, fantasy and fun to solemn, and maybe some things in between -- I've had a go.
Hope you like this collection -- how could I help but indulge; like that first piece of dark chocolate and sip of rich, steaming coffee, while snuggling with my soul mate on a freezing winter's night?
Enjoy.
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Figments-eboo...
USA: http://www.amazon.com/Figments-ebook/...
Anne Blake, psychiatrist, is good at her job and believes that even the most sick at heart can be cured...or at least saved enough that they can lead a better life. But maybe she's wrong? Maybe within a murderer's heart, evil lurks and nothing can be done except to save yourself?
From the writer of Gone, Slings & Arrows, Knowing Jack, The Star Realm, Invasion, Secrets Of The Ice, Lost Shadows, Of Sound Mind, Misadventures Of Fatwoman, 13 and Figments, here is something completely different... ...read on.
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"I loved the way the tale progressed, with all the unexpected twists and turns." Maria Savva
"I really enjoyed this mystery, enough suspense to keep me saying...just one more chapter..." Sheri Wilkinson
"This story is told in such a way that I only guessed the 'punchline' just before the author wanted me to." F. Wilson
"...not short on intrigue and suspense..." A. E Thomas
Gavin Bloom and Alex Moore run an online magazine for an adult market; although each insists it has to be within the limits of not only the law but to their sense of decency. Gavin is on the edge of developing a revolutionary turn for that very magazine, a programme that will no doubt secure the business, maybe forever.
Amidst the excitement and enjoyment of its success, however, is the mysterious and heinous murder of one of their own.
Who can have done it? And why?
And who is the woman fastened by a chain to a wall?
Follow the twists and turns and perhaps you can solve the puzzle before they do.
Warning: some strong language, violence and moderate scenes of a sexual nature.
Nobody expects to lose a child but when it happens what can we do? In the sea of grief that seizes the soul how can we swim against the tide? But when that loss is compounded in each minute of every day, what do we do then?
Slings and Arrows is a story about the consequences of a moment, a moment, which separates a mother and daughter in ways impossible to imagine.
It charts their parallel lives, each suffering, one knowing, one not.
It is brutally honest; an account filled with bewilderment, guilt, anger and pain yet it also holds the key to hope. That whatever happens, the bonds of love can never be broken.
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slings-Arrows...
USA: http://www.amazon.com/Slings-Arrows-e...
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Twelve-year-old Jack knows they shouldn't go but is unable to persuade his parents not to take the planned trip to the Lake District. Something was going to happen but what?
The weird feelings he had were always so fuzzy and they didn't always make sense. Maybe it was just because he'd have to spend time with his pampered cousin, Rosie? Anyway, it was nearly Christmas and what could go wrong with just staying in some cabin in the woods?
He was being stupid...all he had to do was ignore the way his belly churned and his head pounded.
He might be wrong after all.
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Andi has always been anxious about her weight and like many women, thinks that unless she is thin, she has no value.
Follow her 'misadventures' and see if this is true or will she find there are more important things that makes a person who and what they are?
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Misadventures...
USA: http://www.amazon.com/Misadventures-O...
Jorja always knew she was different. But it wasn't until she discovered her telekinetic ability that she realised just how different she was.Living with her frail mother and an obsessive, cruel and hated aunt, Jorja grapples with the truth of her being.
As her story is revealed, other powers are uncovered -- not least that she can see other people's souls in the colours that surround them -- and we are led into a surprising and shocking world of fantasy, forcing doubt as to the sanity of the heroine.
We follow Jorja's life, delving into her loves, hates and fears though cannot help but delight in the woman she becomes, despite the question which hangs mysteriously in the air.
It will be up to the reader to decide if Mageia and its diverse inhabitants are indeed real or only the illusionary world created by a disturbed mind, due, not only to grief but also to her persecution by her aunt and the defective qualities of a barbarous doctor.
Although the story is resolved, questions will remain.
Original source photo 'star-child' Victor Habbick
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Not only had Adam lost his parents in a car crash, but he'd also forgotten who he was. Pamela is haunted by the patient who was murdered by her father. Barbara and Mike have mysterious secrets. Harry seeks solace at the bottom of a glass. And why is Mildred so afraid? While Helen's mind gathers dust, Lizzie mourns the loss of her, and her husband. Both Penny and Jane are frantic to find their daughters, if in different ways. Rick wonders what to do about his family. And who is William?
Most are strangers, all are haunted by darkness -- does this unite them, or is it something they must do that will free them?
Will they find what is lost?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Shadows-...
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What is found within the depths of the human soul? Does wickedness linger, as if the Devil's thumb is ready to pluck the strings of certain choices? And with the strumming, just how far will Evil spread?
13 is the story of random souls pitted against the tragedy of the modern world.
Will they decipher the unknown and make it out alive?
Warning: strong language and scenes of violence /horror
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/13-ebook/dp/B...
USA: http://www.amazon.com/13-ebook/dp/B00...
After Charley dies in her office chair, how is it that she finds herself propelled into the mysterious world of Avalon?
Upon encountering an essence, which insists is her daughter -- the one she knows she left behind -- insanity battles with fear inside her mind.
The further she delves, the more puzzling things appear, especially after she rises into the Orb of Caprice -- a realm of fairies, talking flowers and goblins...and something else, something that lurks in the shadows ready to swallow her whole.
Can she realise in time what it is she must do...or has she left it too late?
Gone is a story inspired by a true event.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-ebook/dp...
http://www.amazon.com/Gone-ebook/dp/B...
