Literature & Fiction

And Then I Woke Up - By Malcolm Devlin

This is a creepy, layered, literary story about false narratives and their ability to divide us. In a world reeling from an unusual plague, monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs. Or perhaps something very different is happening. When a disease affects how reality is perceived, it's hard to be certain of anything . . . Spence is one of the "cured" living at the Ironside rehabilitation facility. Haunted by guilt, he refuses to face the changed world until a new inmate challenges him to help her find her old crew. But if he can't tell the truth from the lies, how will he know if he has earned the redemption he dreams of? How will he know he hasn't just made things worse?

The Ivory - By Fahadbin Alam

Samuel was not an orphan by choice, but his uncles, Paul and Robert, planned his parents' death so they could inherit the family business: Pickerings Empire. Upon discovering that he wasn't dead, his uncles sold him as a slave to Africa, where he learned the skills for survival and a way to be better in life. While working as a slave, he found a treasure map to a Scottish island, where a credible amount of treasures were deposited. He must work his way out of slavery to even stand a chance of finding the treasure. Did he survive the tortures of slave masters? Did he find the treasure? What does life hold for someone like him, the wealthy living as a slave? Is his life's purpose all about the treasure, or slavery? Will he find love?

The Memorabilia Man - By Charlie Wood

In Liverpool in the spring of 2014, struggling musician Mike Bradley is forced to do some manual work over the spring bank holiday to make ends meet. What was supposed to be a routine decorating job turns into a life-changing decision. Is the Memorabilia Man all he appears to be? A story of loyalty and betrayal and a misguided sense of honor.

Mixed Blessings - By John Broughton

Mierce, the English Midlands, 8th Century A.D., Æthelbald, King of Mierce, is a man of ambition. Having created much-needed stability within his domain, he now aspires to take the surrounding kingdoms to expand and fortify his own. Stealthy and cunning, Æthelbald manipulates other men of power to achieve his goals. The quest for power is not King Æthelbald’s only passion in life. He has an insatiable lust for women and takes advantage of his position to "raid" nunneries to satisfy his desires. As Æthelbald’s reign grows and strengthens, so too does the authority of the church, whose leverage over monarchical matters becomes increasingly overbearing. The church does not approve of King Æthelbald’s exploits with innocent women and seeks to bring him into line. 

Intrigued by an Ancient Pedigree - By Sandra Sookoo 

Three months after the birth of his son, the fifth Earl of Archewyne, is attempting to acclimate to fatherhood, but he longs for adventure. Emmaline Hawkins, the new Countess of Archewyne, is torn between wanting to be a good mother and wishing to recapture the excitement digging up relics and hunting treasures brings. Just as she thinks her adventuring days are over, she meets a young pawn broker questing after the legendary Lancelot Stone. As Miles and Emmaline chase shadows and investigate macabre sites, their steps are dogged by unsavory characters. The closer they move toward unmasking the duke’s imposter heir as well as finding the fabled relic, the bolder a killer grows in attempts on their lives. 

The Seafarer's Lost Daughter - By Faye Godwin

The last thing Lindy Cook wants to do is leave beautiful Yorkshire behind. The countryside is the only home she’s ever known, and its splendid landscapes lift her spirits even amidst trouble, so does Titus, the bright-eyed country boy who’s always been her dear friend. Lindy’s troubles are many. Papa has gone to London for work; Mama is quite unwell, and her two little brothers, Reuben and Aram, constantly need to be fed and cared for. With no resources, she has no choice but to pack her little family into a stifling railway carriage headed for a whole new world - a world she doesn’t understand: London. As she begins to blossom into a woman, she has only one hope left. She clings to her dream of finding Titus again and returning to glorious Yorkshire. 

The Shamus Dialogues - By Friedrich Thorn 

Shamus is not your typical cat - standing six feet, seven inches, to be exact and with the uncanny ability to needle sudden realisation out of even the most dull-witted, flea-bitten ape. 

This book presents some of Shamus’ favorite encounters with that pernicious primate species known as mankind. Armed with a biting, perceptive wit and an occasional glass of Scotch, this fabulous feline is sure to amuse and bemuse the average listener, while the above-average listener is likely to throw this clap-trap directly into the nearest incinerator.

Heaven’s Rocker - By Ruth Finnegan 

A story of love as the little angel does everything to save his guitar-playing little sister from the ultimate sin, as she insists on taking her wild music and even wilder love to hell. Heaven’s Rocker is the most recent volume in the Ruthfinn little angel romances and the prequel to the stunning The Lady and the Dragon. An intensely moving tale of love and sacrifice, which will surprise you.

Sophia: The Highly Favoured Lady - By Ruth Finnegan

The lovely Queen Sophia has to submit to her conqueror, King Francis, to save her people from slaughter. As a result, she falls passionately in love with him—and he with her. But after just one night together, he gives her away to his son, Corin. Before Sophia can win Corin's love, she has to free him from his demons—only then can they fully love. She bears a child who is to inherit the kingdom. She, in turn, withdraws in favor of his lovely young bride and acts as revered advisor to the kingdom, in an intriguing tale of love and sacrifice. 

A Little Angel Starts Out - By Ruth Finnegan 

A little angel, thrilled with his certificate, now formally awarded in Heaven’s Great Hall, goes through his memories of creation.

How it came out of nothing and how God did not forget anything even the little ants in the high cathedral rafters. But he is only little, and naïve, and inexperienced, and very nervous about what lies before him and his journey alone through the universe, and if he could take his trumpet - surely?

The Little Angel Ventures Through Deep Space - By Ruth Finnegan 

The little angel, on his way to carry out his scary “very responsible” tasks on earth now he has his certification, meets terrifying adventures in space. Would he, could he ever get to earth? Or just have to return useless, his record book empty, to heaven to face the Archangels, and, worse, his darling little sister - ohhh!

The Helix Pearl - By Ruth Finnegan 

This story is told from the perspective of the garrulous sounding, wine-dark Homeric one, the sea. It somehow emerged, readymade, in liminal space, predominantly in dream - or, to be more exact, in that in-between liminal state that is neither waking nor sleeping but at the same time both.