Three interlaced stories filled with music, murder, fire and fraud - erratically controlled by a narrator - comprise Scrundle: A Historical Novel. In 1348, as the Black Death spreads in Europe, musicians, who play a massive instrument called the Scrundle, are caught between two feuding barons. One captures them and the other burns the instrument on the advice of a peasant, who believes it to be a symbol of pestilence and religious corruption. Two musicians escape to tell the tale in a manuscript, or MS. One baron is banished for the destruction, while the other?s widow builds Scrundle Hall in …

In this historical novel, a young orphan boy and street thief, Motorius, is captured by a criminal ring that offers him the chance for a new life, but at a price. Motorius is trained as an assassin and thrown into a deadly game of murder, political intrigue, sex, and revenge. As Motorius trains, he meets a stranger who claims to be a friend. Can Motorius trust this man? As the intrigue grows, the criminal group challenges the King for rule of the land. A final battle ensues. Who will lead the people? Is Motorius destined for a new role in …

In the new novel Jacob’s Nanny, Richard Anderson’s wife, Melissa, walks out on him. She has a *condition* to attend to, leaving him to cope with his busy schedule as a consultant plastic surgeon, as well as taking care of their four-year-old son, Jacob. Kate Forrester’s life has just been turned upside down by her boyfriend, Alex, who she was hoping to marry. He’s found someone new who can fund his failing business. Meanwhile, a disheartened Kate is forced to find alternative accommodation in a shabby flat. A chance meeting with Richard, at the dry cleaners where Kate finds work, …

Cats Tails (The Adventures of Rommy and Reemy) takes you into the realms of fantasy as our twin kittens, having narrowly escaped death, discover they have a higher calling in life as they journey on to knowledge through a series of exciting adventures. Adopted by a family living on a Yorkshire canal houseboat, the twins find that life can be cruel and dangerous but when you have friends and family by your side it can be loving and fun too! Life on the houseboat is never boring, as Rommy and Reemy manage to get into all sorts of trouble when …

In 1958, South Africa was going through one of its most horrendous eras ? Apartheid. Andrina Abrahamse writes a riveting, personal account of her experiences growing up and working during this pivotal period. Drina, as she was known to her family and friends, suffered atrocities beyond comprehension as a child. Beatings were the norm and she sustained her sanity by telling herself, ?If I can learn something every time I cry, the tears will not have been in vain.? Her formative years were filled with memories of a system that turned peace-loving men into bitter and hopeless people; youth into …

The space shuttle Galaxy, while attempting to dock with the space station Able, has a malfunction of the retro fire rockets. This jettisons the Galaxy, with Captain Jonathan Raney and his four fellow astronauts, far out into space, into its own orbit around the sun. After months of futile efforts, the crew loses contact with Earth. Running out of supplies and hope, they fall asleep, only to awake to find their shuttle docked with a sophisticated spacecraft full of humans – or are they? These rescuers are from the Planet Kaldea. So starts the crew’s journey to a planet and …

Hush, Hush. Paranormal meets The Da Vinci Code in this thought-provoking, no-nonsense story that you won?t be able to put down. Its theme is universal, and it will bring about both shivers and tears. This is a true story of an intense nature. It follows a frightening, eye-opening sequence of events, with a miracle or two thrown in for good measure. In it, an Australian family is ravaged by a lost soul and increasing paranormal activity. With assistance from the church, Linda is shocked when she learns of the link in her family to Freemasonry. The outcome of her newly …