Chasing Columbus is the first in a breathtaking new series of four books bringing the past into the present. Never have the events of history seemed as pertinent to the modern day as Guy Trepanation battles against evil forces of conspiracy intent on destroying him and changing the course of history. A fast-paced adventure thriller that takes the reader on a journey from the Caribbean to Asia. Adventure devotees will love this one as the author creates a host of ruthless, ambitious characters, who, for both good and evil reasons, are all intent on possessing the legendary Columbus and Tucker …

Roy Chadwick has been a writer and analyst of aspects of society for most of his working life. He has edited internal marketing publications and written newsletters. He ran a multiracial youth club in Paddington and a community centre on a Labour housing estate in a Conservative constituency. He has travelled extensively in the U.S., Caribbean, North Africa, and Asia. He has volunteered for the CAB and worked on behalf of asylum seekers and other disadvantaged people in Salford. He tried to keep vocal jazz alive as a promoter. He co-authored a children’s book on the history of tunnels. He …

A human story of love, pain, humour, and ambition all spiced with a little scandal and intrigue, We Promise Not to Tell is a dramatisation, plus a little author’s licence of 40 highly successful years in and around the hotel business. Much of it recorded in photographs, on video, and in personal diaries. Starting with nothing more than a little street sense, the book takes you on an emotional journey to battle with prejudice and corruption to create success. The book rarely refers to people or hotels by name, and when it does, the names are fictitious. It includes numerous …

Aidan McRaney is a young man with secrets. After he has taken revenge - in company with Verdi Benson, 11 years his senior - on the man who violated and killed Aidan's 18-year-old sister Laurena, he decides he needs to escape for awhile. He leaves London to stay with his aunt and uncle in Dublin, where he meets Irish country singer Caitlan McKenna. She works in the bar near the quayside, where she sings. Caitlan has a boyfriend, but he is abusive. Aidan falls for the pretty 19-year-old girl. When Aidan rescues her from her greasy punk boyfriend, he is …

From the Darkness: Horror and Ghost Stories includes the stories "Initiation," in which Adrian Kincaid undergoes a life or death initiation to join an elite group of warriors. "Blood Prey" follows Melissa Greene's initiation into the ranks of the undead. "Death by Sunrise" tells of a serial killer who preys on Strigoi. In "Guilty," Maxine Clifford gets the ultimate opportunity for revenge after being convicted of a crime she did not commit. A mysterious creature terrorises a small village in " The Penanggalan." "Runaway" refers to Cynthia Anderson, who runs away from her mother's abusive boyfriend only to enter a …

It was a humdrum kind of life: polishing city boys’ shoes by day, and counting the meagre pennies by night. But for Nick Newman, life is about to take an astonishing turn. A chance encounter shakes his world to the core, leading him unsuspectingly into the heart of a vicious plot that’s about to be played out on the streets. Nick is soon playing a major role in the opening move, if only he knew it. The reviews are in: "Someone really should make a movie of this story. It's better than most of the scripts I see." - Jacqui …