Fairy Tales for Adults

Mr. Artemis Moon and Miss Solaris reside in the Kingdom of Sky, where they have a bird’s-eye view of events unfolding on Earth. Both are deeply passionate about children’s welfare, feeling compelled to intervene when they witness injustice.

Solaris, Artemis Moon’s lifelong friend and confidant, appreciates his wicked sense of humour and love of pranks. She often enlists his help in playing practical jokes on humans who have strayed from the path of kindness.

These enchanting tales showcase the triumph of good over evil, illustrating how our words and actions can profoundly impact others. Each story carries a moral lesson, as the residents of the Kingdom of Sky invite readers to join their campaign to improve humanity.

The book calls on each of us to become advocates for compassion, empathy, and kindness, in the hope that love may ultimately conquer all.

No Recourse

Jenny Sears, a hard-working, divorced mother of two, is a strong-minded, independent woman succeeding in the tough business world of London, 1900. Captain Nick Blackburn, badly wounded in action, has just returned home, though he has no memory of who he is, just where ‘home’ might be. A twenty-year veteran of the London Police, Wilfred Pool has dealt with the worst, most vicious criminals the city has to offer.

Increasingly weary, cynical, he is thrust into a new investigation involving a rash of gruesome murders resulting from the appearance of a precious ‘Black Diamond’ within the underworld realm he knows all too well. When Jenny is caught up in an abrupt, violent encounter with her current suitor, a volatile gypsy named Felice, to her astonishment she is helped, protected by a randomly passing Nick Blackburn, a man she was once deeply involved with years ago, but who now doesn’t recognise her, has no idea even who he is himself.

Ruthlessly pursued by Felice, himself a prime suspect in Pool’s investigation of the Black Diamond killings, Jenny finds her life starkly threatened by the suddenly treacherous present, at the same time unexpectedly confronted with the uncertain reappearance of a ghost from her past, a man forgotten in every sense of the word.

Knocknagree

Mikey loves speed, drives a 2015 Mustang he gifted himself as a retirement present, and enjoys flipping through his collection of Popular Mechanics. Fascinated by time travel, parallel worlds, and multiverses, he firmly believes in the existence of doppelgangers, even though he has yet to encounter one. However, he claims to have once seen his Guardian Angel.

Mikey cannot explain how it became possible, but on his 70^th birthday, he was mysteriously transported back in time to his twelfth birthday in 1966. Reliving moments he thought were lost forever, he reconnected with the grown-ups from that era and found himself caught in an incredible journey through time.

As unbelievable as it sounds, Mikey insists it truly happened. This is his story.

Standing on the Edge of Forever

‘In order to be punished, there must first be a transgression. I am innocent, but damned. Cursed in the most callous and inhuman way. But the blood of the guilty will yet wash over my hands. I will have revenge, and it will be merciless and unforgiving.’

The mysterious murder of a famous academic in the backstreets of Los Angeles leads to a wild ride through a dark quest that has lasted nearly 4,000 years and which will lead to the attempted fusing of the modern world to Ancient Egypt in 1799BC.

An enigmatic, powerfully beautiful, and fantastically rich woman, a bookish academic and his feisty friend, a brilliant but disturbing particle physicist, an ancient usurper and the arrogant god Anubis all combine to tell a story that threatens to change everything we know about the world around us.

The biggest particle accelerator in the world, a pyramid at the heart of LA, and a private army speaking Ancient Egyptian. There is a world within our world, and the time has come for it to step out and take control.

Standing on the Edge of Forever

‘In order to be punished, there must first be a transgression. I am innocent, but damned. Cursed in the most callous and inhuman way. But the blood of the guilty will yet wash over my hands. I will have revenge, and it will be merciless and unforgiving.’

The mysterious murder of a famous academic in the backstreets of Los Angeles leads to a wild ride through a dark quest that has lasted nearly 4,000 years and which will lead to the attempted fusing of the modern world to Ancient Egypt in 1799BC.

An enigmatic, powerfully beautiful, and fantastically rich woman, a bookish academic and his feisty friend, a brilliant but disturbing particle physicist, an ancient usurper and the arrogant god Anubis all combine to tell a story that threatens to change everything we know about the world around us.

The biggest particle accelerator in the world, a pyramid at the heart of LA, and a private army speaking Ancient Egyptian. There is a world within our world, and the time has come for it to step out and take control.

The Naked Gender Transient

Transgender and Intersex identities have long been portrayed as abstract phenomena, lacking a clear origin, purpose, or unified identity. Until now, no writer has dared to explore the key factors that affirm the humanity of a vast global community, often dismissed as nothing more than a marginal subculture.

Drawing on a lifetime of study, Phaedra J. Kelly – social anthropologist, human rights troubleshooter, historian, archaeologist, and theologian – illuminates these vital, overlooked aspects. In this groundbreaking work, Kelly uncovers a hidden cultural identity, establishes a historical timeline, and reveals a five-thousand-year genocide. On behalf of the TG/IS nations within nations, Kelly presents a mindset that challenges much of what has recently been enacted in the name of TG, offering a perspective from a faction that, until now, had no clear voice of its own.

Readers will be surprised, newly informed, and, for some, shamed.

My Sister's Shadow

Jake thought he had left the ghosts of his past behind, but the death of his father drags him back into the heart of a family fractured by secrets, loss, and betrayal. Once a bright and loving home, their sprawling estate now feels like a labyrinth of grief, where the memory of Lucy, Jake’s adopted sister who vanished without a trace, haunts every corner.

As Jake reconnects with his estranged family, he begins to uncover the tangled web of lies and resentment that shaped his childhood. His mother’s obsession with appearances, his father’s unravelling mind, and the mysterious figures who once orbited their lives all seem to point to the same dark truth: Lucy.

When strange visions of her begin to creep into his waking life, Jake is forced to question his own sanity. Is Lucy calling out for justice – or pulling him into the same despair that consumed his father?

In this psychological thriller, family loyalty collides with buried truths, and the cost of uncovering them might be more than Jake can bear. As time runs out, Jake must face a terrifying question: Is the past ever truly gone, or does it grow stronger the longer it stays hidden?

The Danger of Living

In the mid-1950s, as France teeters on the brink of civil war, two young painters find themselves swept up in a whirlwind of love and adventure in the heart of Paris.
Monique, a beautiful and feisty French woman, and Michael, an idealistic Englishman, come from vastly different backgrounds but share a common passion for painting. Their paths cross in the vibrant, tumultuous streets of Paris, where their love blossoms amidst the chaos of a nation in turmoil.
As they navigate the challenges of their time, their bond is tested by political unrest and personal dilemmas. Will their love survive the storm, or will the forces of history tear them apart?
A captivating blend of romance and adventure, this story paints a vivid picture of a city and a love that defy the odds.

The Cure

In sickness and in health.
Till death do us part…
Or maybe not.

What happens when someone refuses to let go?

Despite the traumatic loss of her father four years ago and her struggles with an alcoholic mother, Aurelia Kingston’s life seemed to be improving. As Brunswick Shire’s brightest medical student and having caught the eye of school heartthrob Angus, everything seemed perfect… at least on the surface.

But as winter blankets the small Canadian Shire in thick snow, and rumours of a missing student drift through the quiet streets, the arrival of the handsome and mysterious Professor Alister Shane sends shockwaves through the town.

When Aurelia finds herself bound, gagged, and trapped in a cold, damp bunker, she begins to realize just how tragic her life has truly become. Desperate to escape and faced with a sinister choice, Aurelia is forced to confront her darkest demons. But the real question is, will she end up falling for one?

Orphans and Strangers

Defying his family’s wishes, William falls for Margaret, a Catholic nurse, and is cast out for marrying her. Desperate to reclaim his mother’s love, he joins the army, seeking the respect afforded to the American GIs stationed in Fermanagh. But war leaves him volatile, and his time as a POW scars him deeply. Tragedy strikes again and again: his wife succumbs to TB, and his beloved daughter drowns. Consumed by grief and paranoia, William makes a devastating choice, abandoning his daughter Trisha with his sister and fleeing to England with his son, George. Years later, George, burning for revenge, draws them both into the heart of the Troubles.

The Line to Freedom

Andrew was recruited into the British Secret Intelligence Service in 1939 for his linguistic talents and other qualities while working in the banking sector in the City of London.

From the beginning of WWII, he worked full-time for the Service. His first mission was to witness the attempted assassination of Hitler in Munich in November 1939, followed by three further missions: sabotaging a German train carrying armaments deep inside enemy territory with a colleague; assisting in the evacuation of BEF soldiers during the Dunkirk operation aboard one of the ‘small ships’; and working with the Royal Navy to help bring the Norwegian king and his cabinet from Tromsø to exile in London.

After extensive commando-style training in Scotland, lengthy Royal Navy officer training, and instruction as a parachutist, Andrew was dropped into northeast France in late May 1941. This highly risky mission involved collaborating with the French Resistance.

Following several smaller, but equally dangerous, missions, he was sent to Sardinia to work with the Partisans in July 1941. His objective: to thwart the Italian Air Force from bombing Allied convoys heading to Malta.

On returning to England, Andrew assumed the identity of a missing French Resistance operative and was dropped back into France. There, he joined multiple groups on a perilous mission, narrowly escaping the Wehrmacht and the Abwehr before making his way back to England via Spain.

This is a compelling narrative, rich with exciting and lesser-covered themes in spy fiction. The writer’s attention to detail and meticulous research offers readers a vivid and comprehensive insight into the complex and colorful world of intelligence during WWII.

Help Wanted: Breath of Time

John Navarro always felt trapped – by the orphanage walls, by a past he couldn’t remember, and by a future he couldn’t imagine.

But his mundane existence shatters when he discovers a cryptic note hidden in an ancient book. Soon after, a stranger in a trench coat reveals the impossible: time travel is real, and John has a destiny tied to the Lennox Time Corporation (LTC), a shadowy organization sworn to protect the fragile threads of history.

Plunged into a world where missions across centuries are as thrilling as they are perilous, John finds himself unravelling secrets not only about the timeline but also about his own mysterious connection to it. The LTC hides dark truths about its origins, and as John learns more, strange dreams begin to haunt him. He sees visions of shifting realities, warping destinies, and choices that could reshape everything.

As John’s missions grow deadlier and allies and enemies become harder to tell apart, he is forced to confront an impossible question: can he trust the very people who recruited him? With shadowy conspiracies closing in and the weight of history itself on his shoulders, John must decide whether to embrace his role or risk tearing apart the timeline to forge his own path.

The clock is ticking. The past and future depend on his next move.