"When it came right down to it, our dream trip felt like falling off a cliff." After early retirement, in 2017 Pam and her husband Dave packed four suitcases and one beer cooler full of insulin and boarded a one-way flight to Italy for a year-long dream trip. The dream was to live like locals, find out-of-the-way restaurants, and watch the seasons change. But behind every dream, there is the reality. What happened when two people retire from their full-time jobs and realize they have … [Read more...] about Braving the World: Adventures in Travel and Retirement by Pam Saylor
Hidden Valor by Patricia M. Muhammad
Duchess Arabella leaves the House of Wellington for the king's court without notice or permission of her mother and father. Two murders occur in the royal palace. Duke Everett is accused amongst the courtiers. He pursues the duchess to take her hand in marriage. The Crown sequesters all of the king's court to the royal grounds. The duke and duchess fall in love and are the first to be exonerated. They leave for the House of Carrington, only for the Crown to summon Duke Everett to serve as … [Read more...] about Hidden Valor by Patricia M. Muhammad
Bucky Flea Burger and the End of the World by Dale Green
Bucky Flea Burger is a London street cat who craves adventure. After being summoned to a mysterious cat gathering, events lead him on a journey beyond his wildest dreams. With friends in tow, they enter a world of ancient powerful societies, covert government agencies and a race against time to prevent the rise of a new world order. Detective Sarah Robinson of London’s Metropolitan Police Service investigates a break-in at the famous Natural History Museum. Not everything is as it seems; her … [Read more...] about Bucky Flea Burger and the End of the World by Dale Green
Tell A Lie by Andrew Garbett
A body in a bath in a city on the edge. The discovery of the dead woman leads the investigation to unexpected places and the heart of the British government. As the world descends on London for the WTO meeting, the pouring rain threatens to flush out all their secrets and some of them are proving deadly. Targeted Age Group:: 18-100 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? My interest in kayaking, politics, economics and my love of reading and thrillers all inspired me to create Tell A Lie. … [Read more...] about Tell A Lie by Andrew Garbett
The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox
London, 1735. Covent Garden offers a world of pleasures and diversions, even for a blind man. Tom Finch approaches life with boundless good cheer and resilience, whether he’s pursuing a musical career or pursuing women. And as for his blindness, to him it’s merely an inconvenience. Join Tom for a picaresque romp through high and low Georgian society among rakes, rovers, thieving whores and demi-reps, highway robbers, bigamists, and duelists, bisexual opera divas, castrati, mollies, and … [Read more...] about The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox
SPLIT by Renáta W. Müller
"I once read the sentence: Destiny takes care of who enters your life, but you can decide who stays…That’s stupid! I definitely feel like destiny has been playing an evil game with me since my childhood. When the Hailey-twins burst into my life, they turned it completely upside down. They lifted me up to heaven, only to then throw me into the deepest chasm. While River is an adorable, sexy anthropologist, and a born-charmer, Jamie is a computer-genius with Asperger-syndrome, eccentric, and … [Read more...] about SPLIT by Renáta W. Müller
FEATURED BOOK: Downfall – Book I of the Helots’ Tale by David Cairns of Finavon
The Helot’s Tale is a true story. It begins in 1814, in the smog laden streets of London, against the backdrop of a harsh, unjust Dickensian society. We follow Robert Bright and Mary-Ann Goulding as they grow up, struggling to survive. They are destined to meet, but their paths are yet to cross. The despair of Newgate prison, a death sentence, public hangings, riots, the resurrectionists and a hellish journey for months on the open sea to serve their sentences on an island prison begin their … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Downfall – Book I of the Helots’ Tale by David Cairns of Finavon
Curse of the Sea by Joni Parker
Curse of the Sea by Joni Parker A NATO training exercise goes terribly wrong when five warships from different countries are mysteriously transported to Eledon, the Realm of the Elves. The warrior Lady Alexin is charged to escort the troops back home to London in the year 2031 with the aid of the Wizard Ecstasy and a magic shrinking potion. Yet, when the authorities question her story, Alex is detained and imprisoned under suspicion of terrorism. Caught in a web of politics, betrayal and … [Read more...] about Curse of the Sea by Joni Parker
Edge of Death by Joni Parker
Edge of Death by Joni Parker In this second installment of The Admiralty Archives, the warrior Lady Alexin, the Keeper of the Keys for the Elf realm of Eledon, finds herself exiled to the harsh world of near-future London. Rendered little more than a political pawn by the Elfin Council of Elders to avoid a war with the Rock Elves, she has little choice but to struggle to find her way in this strange new land. Taken under the protection of kindly mentors, Vice Admiral Malcolm Teller of the … [Read more...] about Edge of Death by Joni Parker
Interview with Author – Joni Parker
About Joni Parker: I was born in Chicago, Illinois and my family and I moved to Japan when I was 8. When we returned to the States, we moved to Phoenix, Arizona where I graduated from Camelback High School. I joined the Navy and became a photographer, stationed at Lakehurst, New Jersey where I met my husband, a career sailor. After my discharge from the Navy, I moved to Jacksonville, Florida, following my husband. When he transferred to Pensacola, Florida, I attended the University of West … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Joni Parker
Capital Falling by Lance Winkless
Capital Falling As black smoke rises, order disintegrates... Former SAS soldier Andy Richards is no stranger to horrors, but no training could ever have prepared him for the nightmare unfolding at home. While a viral epidemic hammers London, Andy finds himself trapped in the epicenter, forced to protect his family. Together with his young daughter, he leads a small group of survivors toward latent refuge, all the while searching for his missing son and infantryman; this is the ultimate game … [Read more...] about Capital Falling by Lance Winkless
A Wicked Earl’s Widow by Aubrey Wynne
A Wicked Earl's Widow by Aubrey Wynne Eliza is forced into marriage with a rakish husband who is surprisingly kind to her—until the earl’s sudden death. Now her abusive father is on the brink of financial ruin and plans another wedding. Nathaniel, Viscount of Pendleton, gains his title at the age of twelve. Fifteen years later, his family urges him to visit London and seek a wife. When Pendleton stumbles upon Eliza on the road, defending an elderly woman against ruffians, he finds … [Read more...] about A Wicked Earl’s Widow by Aubrey Wynne
