Miguel grew up in the jungles of Central America. His desire to “get rich like all Americans” is a driving force in his life. Dante is a second generation American of Italian immigrants, raised in “little Italy” a neighborhood of South Philly. He is straight and to the point. What you see is what you get; consequently, he is extremely likeable, and trusted by his peers. Robert grew up in the lap of luxury and privilege with a family background in New York and New England society. A Yale under graduate degree and a Harvard MBA qualifies him for a …

What’s a woman to do when the man she falls in love with is someone her father is dead set against? In the case of Anna Marie Lindquist, she goes with her heart. Anna is a vivacious second grade teacher and the youngest of Harvey Lindquist’s three daughters. A banker in a small Wisconsin town, Harvey feels he must control his daughters’ lives to such an extent that he’s told each of his girls the type of man she should marry. Although Anna’s two older sisters wed the men that their father chose, both marriages ended badly. Now Anna has …

Controversial, yes. Worst-case scenario or a wakeup call? Could this ever happen in England in the future? Read this breathtaking novel and make up your own mind. A Muslim family desperately fights for freedom and their lives in England as the country is torn apart by civil war and ethnic cleansing when two catastrophic suicide bombers strike just before Christmas. The agony that the Muktars go through causes them to question their own beliefs and values in an emotional and religious journey of self-awareness that ends in tragedy for one, but revelation for another. The nail-biting climax in the centre …

The Workhouse Boy is a captivating novel of great social and historical significance set in the turbulent times of the industrial revolution in Britain and in early colonial Australia. Richard Shawcross starts his life as a foundling in a London workhouse, and bravely follows his fate as a transported convict and assigned servant in Van Diemen’s Land. It is a fictional work firmly based on important historical facts that reflect the slow advance of enlightened civilisation from the old world to the new. Richard’s adventurous struggles and continually changing fortunes reflect the true-to-life story of the early settlers in the …

Saddened by his recent loss, young Jake Walker is left alone without a family to take care of him. Then he learns that a terrifying creature is lurking in the shadows. He realizes that he has stumbled into a nightmarish world where none have survived. With every turn he makes, something evil stalks not only him but also the local town of Laymor. Trying to help Jake out, Sam, the recently appointed chief of police, discovers there is a murderer on the loose. While in pursuit of the villain, he becomes frozen in fear when he sees a creature right …

In his book True Love is not Common, author Peter Silwamba chronicles events that show how friendships can be formed and lost. The love story centers on characters living in the small family village of Mbalabala. Two cousins, Ebusi and Mwaka, are the beautiful wom­en in their family. They attract a lot of men within Mbalabala and surround­ing villages. Ebusi marries a man named Mumbi, but her family doesn’t love him because he is poor. Ebusi loves Mumbi regardless of his income or her family’s feelings. Her cousin Mwaka, however, loves men for their wealth. She marries a rich man …

Australian financier George Carter is invited to London to discuss a major financial transaction that includes funneling a fortune from a European bank into the United States. The fortune, an accumulation of skimmed financial aid from a major world power, is a guarded secret known to only an elite few power players. Carter, a conservative businessman and ex-lawyer, agrees to become involved despite his misgivings. Carter meets with some old and new friends in Milan to put financial arrangements in place, and obtain background information on all the power players involved. What starts as a simple plan to launder a …

Whilst investigating the disappearance of a Government Minister's son, Detective Inspector Eastman becomes involved in the strange occurrences at a derelict church outside the village of Little Munchley. The Reverend Samuel Johnson, his daughter Ruth, Marcus his curate and Ruth's friend Gloria are also looking into the reports of singing, screams, ghostly footsteps and monk's seen gliding into the old church. When an attack on a parishioner up at the old church is brought to Eastman's attention he starts to think that the two things could be connected, especially when it is learnt that the so called monks are looking …

Martin Jackson is the first Negro slave born at Mont Blanc. Martin and Master Tom's youngest daughter Sarah are close in age. He is well liked by Sarah's family and often accompanies Sarah and Master Tom on his business trips to Charleston. It was on one of these trips that Martin realizes the difference between him and Sarah. She is free, white, and rich. He is only a piece of property. Martin vows to one day be free. To take care of himself, he needs to learn to read and write. He convinces Sarah to teach him secretly. The young …