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A Good Nazi? The Lies We Keep
Growing up in 1930s Germany two boys, one Catholic and one Jewish, become close friends. After Hitler seizes power, their lives are forever changed. When war comes, will they help each other during their darkest hours, or instead will secrets from their teenage years make them enemies? From the idyllic surroundings of the Bavarian Alps to the vastness of Russia and the beauty of Lake Maggiore in Italy, a tale of families torn apart by war and its aftermath but also a novel about the resilience of the human spirit and the power of forgiveness and love.
Kurt's War
Kurt is an English evacuee with a difference, his father is a Nazi. As Kurt grows into an adult and is forced to pretend that he is someone he isn't for his own protection, can he survive in the hostile world in which he finds himself? And with his enemies closing in, will even the woman he loves believe who he really is?Sent to a small town deep in the English countryside to escape the bombing of London, Kurt should have been safe but a chance discovery will change his life in ways which he could never have imagined as the war finds him and challenges his resilience and his humanity.
The Throwback
A baby's birth to George Elwood's wife on their South Carolina plantation threatens to cause a scandal, but the funeral of mother and child seems to ensure the truth will never be known. Years later Elwood's son, Thomas, is rescued from disaster by a slave girl, Mosa. Helping her in return, he discovers the secrets of his family which set him on a collision course with his father and the law. Mosa makes it North to freedom but even in New York, she finds her life is threatened. Receiving unexpected news, she risks her life to return South during the height of the Civil War. She hopes to wait it out in relative safety away from any population center, but the war finds her and threatens to destroy those she cares about. A family saga of hatred, revenge, forbidden love, overcoming hardship and helping others from the author of Bound Bayou.
When the Water Runs Out
Will water shortage result in the USA invading Canada? One person can stop a water war if he isn't killed first, but is he a hero or a traitor? When two very different worlds collide the outcome is on a knife-edge.California and the Southwest are fast running out of water. Drought threatens to destroy the livelihood of millions and result in the biggest forced migration in history. The President needs to find a solution quickly while keeping the true scale of the problem secret to avoid panic and his plan confidential to prevent opposition to it. Witnessing a murder, Angel discovers the reason for it and finds that he has now become a target. He embarks on a dangerous quest to reveal the truth to try and change the future. Events spiral out of control propelling America and Canada towards military conflict. A thriller that flows from Arizona to Northern Canada and Washington DC to Ottawa, with conspiracy, murder and a hunt through an uncompromising wilderness. Set only a few years in the future, a novel of what could happen. Will the water run out?From the author of 2045 The Last Resort.
Betrayal in Venice
Sent to Venice on a mission against the Nazis, a soldier finds his life unexpectedly altered when he saves a young woman at the end of the Second World War. When many years later the truth of the past is finally revealed, Glen Butler feels deceived. His reaction to events betrays the one he loves most, his daughter. Returning to the city to try and find her, Glen discovers she has a secret of her own, presenting him with a terrible dilemma. Set in Italy and England from the 1940s to the 1970s, a novel about the cost of keeping secrets.
Puppets of Prague
Can the dream of freedom overcome fear and oppression? Friendships, marriages and loyalties are tested to the limit in this novel which spans Prague's tumultuous twentieth century . In the summer of 1914 young love beckons and the future seems bright for three friends as they reach adulthood, but dark clouds are gathering and momentous events throw into stark relief the differences between them that had never mattered before. From WW1 and the heady days of liberty which follow, to Nazi occupation and afterwards Communist dictatorship, life threatening risks must be taken and families are torn apart by the choices they make. Conflict and hardship will bring out both the good and the bad, and in unexpected ways. A moving story set in one of the world's most enchanting and fascinating cities.
The Cage
Enjoying an overdue break in Venice, the Bishop of Rhyminster has a chance encounter with Oliver Canford; a flamboyant tour guide, staying at the same hotel who grew up in a vicarage and read Theology at Cambridge. Despite misgivings from his wife, Bishop Bob offers him the post of Bishop’s Lay assistant. But Canford neglects his duties in favour of flirting with the Chorister Mums, pursuing eligible widows around Cathedral Close and disappearing to London to sing with his refined choir. When one of his absences extends to 48 hours, the Bishop worries. He calls in his old friend John Tedesco, who runs a bespoke detective agency with his colleague Lynne Davey. When a body is discovered in the Rhyme Chantry, a forbidding structure known as “the Cage”, the tiny tourist city is thrust under the media spotlight, suspicion falling on a leading member of the Cathedral staff. Join Tedesco and Davey as they encounter a byzantine world of rival voluntary groups, hard pressed clergy and warring choral societies. Can they cut through the confusion and solve the mystery of “The Cage” before DCI Bloomfield jumps to the wrong conclusion?
Blazing Paddles
Alone in his kayak, Brian Wilson sets off from the Solway Firth on a 2000-mile odyssey around Scotland's extraordinarily varied coastline of cliffscapes, unspoiled shorelines, treacherous sea passages and beautiful Hebridean islands. Adventure is there aplenty as he battles with whirlpools, heavy seas and hypothermia and survives a close encounter with a killer whale. During the voyage, which finishes on the East Lothian coast at Seacliff, he meets a colourful cast of characters, including the larger-than-life famous shark hunter, Tex Geddes, Dr Stan the cave-dweller and even streaks naked in front of the Princess of Wales. Sometimes harrowing, frequently philosophical, and often hilarious, Blazing Paddles is also a perceptive commentary on the environmental issues which threaten the Scottish coastline and its unique and fragile wildlife.
There's Something About Emily. . .
Set early in 2010, an alien intelligence revisits planet earth. While updating his knowledge, he witnesses the birth of a child, Emily. He gifts the child with the ability to communicate telepathically. Emilys family and friends become embroiled in a fraud being perpetrated by a member of a terrorist cell, that was responsible for bombing London during the early 1970s. The reader is taken on a thrilling, helter-skelter run through the whole gambit of human emotions. Serious assault, kidnap, murder and political corruption, all boil to the surface, as the terrorists seek to avoid detection and maintain their anonymity.
Sweet Bitter Freedom
Though the Civil War has now ended, Mosa is confronted by new challenges and old adversaries who are determined to try and take what she has. While some hope to build a new South, the old South refuses to die.Her husband becoming a politician seems to offer a new dawn. However, his election to office has unexpected consequences. Will Mosa lose everything or find a way through? With lives in danger, she makes a life-changing decision, but will she and her family ever find real safety and true freedom? The gripping sequel to The Throwback.Praise for the Throwback: "This is a well-written tale full of sadness, anger, joy, and triumph. I enjoyed every minute reading it. The characters were belie...
