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?

The Four Friends: Birthday

Spencer faces a simple dilemma: how can he find the perfect birthday present for his friend Anna when he has no idea what she wants? For years, Anna has always managed to surprise Spencer with fun and exciting gifts, and this year, he’s determined to return the favour. But Anna is a tough person to read, and to make matters worse, a school trip to New York – a trip Spencer had almost forgotten about – is just around the corner. How will he ever find the right gift in time? And will his friends, Charlie and Brock, be any help at all? Time is running out, and Spencer is desperate to get it right.

Out of the Darkness

It is the beginning of the first century, the beginning of the Common Era. Tiberius is the Roman Emperor. Rome rules over Israel. The Jews, who were once enslaved to the Egyptians for over 400 years are looking and hoping for a new Moses, a Messiah, who will conquer Rome, and set them free, once again.

In the year 4 BCE, a child is born, in a stable. His story will intrigue, challenge, surprise, and make us all question the very meaning of life. Is he the one who will once again save Israel and set them free? Is he the one destined to set the whole world free. And free from what?

What is the Good News that he brings not only for Israel but for all humankind and for all time? He will start a movement, a way of life, which will change the course of human history forever.

What unfolds is unimaginable. But at the same time, the characters of Out of the Darkness, will touch you deeply. It will uplift you, inspire you, and take you to where you have never been before. You will be taken out of the darkness, into the light, where peace, love and joy await you.

Life Loves Laughter

Embark on a joyful journey from the fresh-faced innocence of East Africa, through the tumultuous teenage years at boarding schools, and into the vibrant, promiscuous 60s of London. The author whisks us away to Kashmir on a boat, travels back overland, and eventually settles into a career as a teacher. Along the way, he ventures into leisure management and marketing, navigates the highs and lows of marriage, and even interviews Miss Great Britain

With a blend of success and failure, all shared with good humor and candor, Life Loves Laughter brings smiles from cover to cover. This memoir is a refreshing antidote to the humorless and often egocentric attitudes prevalent today. The message is simple: Smile and the world smiles with you; cry and you cry alone.

From Wellie Boots to Jungle Boots

My early years in the 50s was a bad time for me, being sent to a school for bad boys in Glasgow for 18 months. Among the street wise Glasgow boys, I had a lot to learn about life. I never got much love from my father, but mother made up for that. There were ten in the family, six boys and four girls. We were very close.

Joined the army in 1960 and I loved it for 13 years 321 days with medical discharge for hearing loss. Managed a pub for four years, was a continental coach driver. I joined the masons, one of the best decisions I made in my life. Just waiting for God now.

The Writing on the Mirror

1980: The year the SAS became both famous and infamous. Unemployment reached a staggering 1.9 million. The Iron Lady held the reins of power, and The Police dominated the airwaves with their chart-topping hit, ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me.’

In this turbulent backdrop, a kid with a taste for Guinness, weed, and motorbikes crosses paths with an aspiring actress in a smoky country pub. What follows is a whirlwind of events: a kiss under Cleopatra’s Needle, a fateful incident in a pub, and a peculiar investigation led by a tea-and-biscuit-obsessed detective. Along the way, a bull named Hector makes an unforgettable appearance.

The Magic Kingdom of Witches and Fairies

In the Magic Kingdom, kind witches help all the creatures, including fairies and animals. Winnie is a witch who believes she can cast powerful spells, often scaring everyone with her rantings. Ellie, the main fairy in the kingdom, has magic powers and loves to play tricks on Winnie. Ellie hopes that her playful pranks will eventually help Winnie become one of the kind, caring witches.

The kingdom is filled with colourful and unusual animals: birds that sing real songs, rabbits that chirp like birds, monkeys that laugh at everything, and big bears that smile. And, of course, all the animals can talk.

Electrification Today Increases the CO2 Emissions

This book is about how to rationally reduce emissions of harmful gases, primarily CO₂, into the atmosphere. Today, this effort is dominated by wishful thinking, incompetence, and profiteering. Both authors were educated at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). One holds a doctorate in chemistry; the other is a physicist. They realized early on that electric cars do not necessarily reduce CO₂ emissions – on the contrary, in some cases, they can increase them. This was so easily demonstrable that they assumed the world would soon discover this on its own. But it did not happen. Disseminating this message proved extremely difficult. Clearly, neither the media nor politicians wanted this information. Therefore, this book had to be written.

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.

Dragon's Breath

When Joe the dragon loses his magic, he is heartbroken. Determined to get it back, he sets off on a daring journey – unsure of who or what awaits him along the way.

His quest leads him deep into enchanted forests and shadowy caves as he searches for his elusive magic, hoping to restore it and return safely home.

Along the way, Joe encounters incredible mythical creatures, from towering giants to majestic flying horses, who offer their help in unexpected ways. He tastes exotic foods, rests on beds woven from gossamer threads, and pushes forward through day and night, never losing hope.

But will Joe ever find his missing magic?

Luke to Theo, Again

Luke presents Christianity’s growth as explosive. His is the story of its far-reaching spread “to the ends of the earth”. If Luke were able to name his work (and it seems he never did), he would describe it as The Acts of God, or better still, the Acts of the Holy Spirit.

Luke to Theo, Again continues the author’s journey into the Graeco-Roman-Hebraic world of the first century. With Peter and Paul as the protagonists of the Jesus Movement, Luke’s sweeping panorama, with over 80 characters, moves from Jerusalem, across Asia and into Europe.

The author continues the practice of using box texts to illuminate various points in his commentary of Luke’s text. Clear biographical, literary, historical, and geographical data is presented in easy-to-follow list and dictionary formats, as well as more detailed background mini essays on the beginnings and spread of Christianity.

Life in Spain

Having travelled, lived abroad and visited Spain, I imagined living there would not imply a drastic change in lifestyle other than learning the language, and different climate and food. However, I was in for a shock. I was immersed into a large, close knit, traditional family in the south of Spain in the early eighties and it was like stepping back in time. They had not long become a democracy, recently freed from years of dictatorship when time had stood still, especially for those living in the poorer areas of Andalucia.

The role of women was more related to that of my grandmother, for example a woman even needed her husband or father’s permission to open a bank account, whereas I had run my own business. My sister-in-law who was considerably younger than me had not been allowed to go on a school trip to France with Nuns, whereas I had been to France and Africa on school trips, travelled considerably and also lived and worked abroad.

I must have appeared as some sort of alien, I didn’t even speak their language consequently initially I was blissfully unaware of the fact my behaviour must have been rather shocking for them, I was used to doing everything unchaperoned which was unthinkable for some of my peers. However, they were warm and friendly, I grew to love the people and the lifestyle, and witnessed the radical change that swept over Spain during the following twenty years.