The Culvert

In 2014, during a birthday celebration in a country pub, members of historic researcher Naomi Wilkes’ family are intrigued to see an old and faded, countryside photograph attached to a chimney breast entitled ‘The Man In The Photo’. Despite careful studying by everyone else, the only person who can see anyone is Naomi’s six-year-old daughter Francesca, who says that she can see the man’s eyes, that she doesn’t like him, and that he is trying to escape from a hole.

In 1854, a work detail of selected prisoners from a nearby gaol arrive at Wordale Nabb in Lancashire with the intention of extending an abandoned mine to help improve the water supply to the nearby Whitewall Estate. But nobody is aware that their endeavours are going to take them through land that has for the previous three hundred years been believed to be the domain of underground demons.

And the outcome for both parties, separated by one-hundred-and-sixty years, is just as gripping and terrifying.

The Legend of Circe

“Everything in the present has links to the past!”

Circe Goodwin hoped that defeating the Fomorians would be the hardest thing she would face, and that her life would return to normal. She was wrong. Her life has gotten more complicated. She is now a full-time hero in training at Sunsport Super School and the girlfriend of Princess Edelgard.

Not helping matters are events from both Circe and Edelgard’s pasts threaten Hibernia. How will she react when she learns the identity of The Voice that guided her during her first adventure? Can Circe deal with abandonment, assassinations and ancient deities before they destroy everything she holds dear?

The Legend of Circe continues in this exciting sequel to The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening!

Tales of Dublin and Friends

Told from the charming perspective of Dublin, an Irish Setter, this collection of first-person stories follows his adventures in and around his home. From encounters with wild animals and quirky humans to navigating the ups and downs of friendship, these tales offer humor and heartwarming moments for dog lovers of all ages.

Meet Joseph, a retired builder who insists he doesn’t need a dog’s help – even when he forgets his diabetic medication while repairing a roof. Then there’s PupPup, a small dog with a knack for trouble and tall tales. And what about the time the canoe’s motor died on the lake? Why wouldn’t Dublin swim? Or the retriever who decided the best way to get a hunter’s attention was to deliver his duck… underwater?

Join Dublin and his friends for a series of delightful escapades filled with canine capers and human foibles.

The Forever Xpansion

Jack Silver’s life changes in an instant after witnessing a brutal murder outside a London eatery. Relentlessly pursued by the victim’s psychotic brother, Silver finds himself falsely accused and caught between reality and a dystopian otherworld as he desperately seeks to escape. Darting from shadow to shadow, he finds allies and understanding in unexpected places. Meanwhile, in the cold blackness of space, an ancient artifact of immeasurable power awakens and hurtles towards Earth. A chain of events is in motion that threatens not only Jack Silver’s life but the fate of all humanity…

Cascade Smith: The Hydra Sanction

THE HYDRA

A giant sea serpent of Greek mythology with nine heads, one of them immortal. The task to slay the Hydra was the second labour of Hercules – no easy task, as for every head cut off, another would grow in its stead.

To kill the Hydra, its immortal head must be cut off then cauterised in flame.

It is the year 2031, and Australia has just turned back a Chinese invasion force in the naval Battle of the Arafura Sea, ensuring stability in the South Pacific for the foreseeable future.

But China is playing the long game, moving its focus to a massive cyber-attack across the West, aimed at world domination through stealth in lieu of military conquest.

To this end, China’s MSS has developed Hydra, the most advanced quantum computer the world has ever seen, and in 2032 they start to use it, successfully attacking the governments of the Philippines and then Japan with devastating effect.

The ‘brain’ of Hydra is sunk 1000 feet deep in the Dragon Hole, a sinkhole in the South China Sea, from where it beams attack codes to eight satellites orbiting the key capital cities of the West.

America’s NSA identifies the location of Hydra, but President Sigourney Owen rules out a tactical nuclear strike, as that would be a prelude to a Third World War.

It is resolved to mount a commando operation, with US Navy SEALs launched by submarine to attack the Dragon Hole with a specially-designed depth charge code-named Hercules.

Four SEALS volunteer for the suicide mission.

One of them is Cascade Smith.

Finding Kronam

When sixteen years old, Mirabel, Josh, Sarah, and Robbie set out to explore the derelict Wheal Penrin Cornish tin mine, they have no idea of the hair-raising adventures that lie ahead.

Their challenging experiences begin when they see a large and incredibly fast-moving, bright object zooming across the moorland sky above their destination. Is it a UFO?

At the old mine workings, they encounter a weirdly dressed stranger who is desperate to recruit their help. He is the leader of a team of alien explorers who are stranded in their underground Earth base. They are all doomed to die unless a missing member of their team can be found and some stolen equipment recovered.

A death-defying leap through a space-time portal into a place of horror sets the brave teenagers on the first step of their adventures.

This unpredictable, adventure-packed journey is aided by unexpected and helpful encounters along the way, which assist them in their hunt to find the missing Kronam and recover the vital missing electronic components.

Throughout their adventures, they bravely confront a series of dangerous challenges in their determination to complete their mission.

They have only fourteen days to save the lives of the alien team and see them safely launched on their homeward journey.

This is an exciting alien manhunt set against incredible difficulties for the brave team.

CAN THEY DO IT?

YOU WON’T WANT TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE THE ANSWER!

Under

If we deliberately pause our breath – sitting or standing, watching closely – we notice a second stream of breathing, quieter and more elusive, yet always there.

Even when we think it stops, we discover, thankfully, it never truly does.

This new collection of poems, Under, works the same way. As you read, whenever you pause, you’ll realize you’ve been breathing all along.

The Thinking Donkey

The Wisdom of Harold

‘It’s true, I carry man’s burdens, but burdens are easy to carry for people when you love them.

And if I, a donkey, can so easily carry the burdens of men out of love… then how much more would God the Lord of everything be able to love men, too.’

What you need to know:

Harold, the thinking donkey, is a thoughtful story about resisting injustices and being kind to others. An important message is how moral attitudes are conveyed with the knowledge and use of a wide vocabulary, and therefore of how vital the importance of reading is becoming in a world of emoji mobile dialogue and poor literacy.

Young minds can be easily influenced, and persuaded about many things, but sometimes they need to resist the persuasion of peers trying to take advantage of any intolerance leading them into quick judgements, for by encouraging their tolerance they cannot be so easily persuaded, and will begin learning to think for themselves.

Bunny’s Amazing Adventures

Life is very different when seen through the eyes of a toy rabbit. What matters to Bunny is way different from the things we consider important, and visa-versa.

His international travels and adventures are fraught with dangers and new experiences at every turn.

Being his mother has always been able to hear him speak, this story is an autobiography of the luckiest, most loved bunny ever.

His perspective of an ever-changing life full of love, loss and everything in between is enlightening and uplifting.

Rediscovering God

This book defends the existence of God, but not the God described in the Bible. First, it discusses two serious errors in the Bible. The first is that God made Adam first and then later made Eve. What science proves is that the template for the human body is without doubt female. Men are only modified women. The other serious error in Genesis is that God wanted to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the sin of homosexuality. Read the evidence that homosexuality is genetic or epigenetic and hence created by God.

The book shows that if you want to be an atheist, you have to believe that: 1. All of the matter in the Universe came from nothing. 2. That, there must be an infinite number of Universes. 3. That, in a Universe where entropy (a measure of disorganization) rules, the dirt of the Earth self-organized into the most complex structure in the known Universe, your body.  A hint about the incredible complexity of the human body is given in the book.

Because a subatomic particle changes its behaviour based on whether it is being observed or not, Pantheism is the possible nature of God. The author is a big fan of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, but because the God that created the amazing Universe we live in and then humanity would not require blood to be spilled to appease the disobedience of a primitive man, it is unlikely that Jesus was God.

Narjaa - Friend to the Birds

Adam, ignoring his parents’ advice, chases two bunnies deep into a mysterious forest and quickly becomes lost. As darkness falls and fear sets in, he finds himself alone under a palm tree, surrounded by the sounds of the night. He awakens to a magical sight: a mystical figure floating above him. This is Narjaa, Mother Nature’s Friend to the Birds, who has a wondrous story to tell. Join Adam as he discovers the secrets behind the unique calls of every bird, from his own canaries to the strangest creatures of the forest. Narjaa – A Friend to The Birds is a captivating bedtime fantasy for all ages, filled with the wonder and magic of childhood.

A Change of Heart

When the beautiful Bibi from downstairs abruptly leaves her husband and runs off with the dashing Charles, Antonia, Charles’s partner of twelve years, is left astonished – and heartbroken.

A bitter, lonely year passes, until a chance encounter with Bibi’s ex-husband, Wendell, sparks an unexpected connection. As Antonia and Wendell tentatively explore the possibility of moving on perhaps even together, Bibi’s fiery passion for Charles has long since fizzled out. Now, she wants her husband back, and as always, Bibi will stop at nothing to get her way.

Meanwhile, the clueless Charles begins to realize his mistake and naively expects Antonia to welcome him back into her life with open arms.

As this tangled foursome navigates a series of humorous and emotional twists, their paths collide one fateful Saturday night in front of everyone. But when the dust settles, who will end up with whom?