Harry Allen (picture courtesy of meditationlife90 of Pixabay) HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen is commonly what we all recognise as a ‘rough diamond’, and a ‘tough nut’ when the situation arises. Harry is, to date, my favourite character in ‘The Hurt’ trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed creating him. Harry first makes his appearance in the second part of the trilogy – ‘The Healing’, and also features in ‘The Scars’ - the third and concluding part. A gold tooth, shaved head and an earring in

EXCERPT/CHAPTER The huge leather-clad biker looming over me has just guessed my biggest secret. There’s no denying it. A past I’ve kept hidden for so long. I’ve never shared the details about that night when Billy had been given a bottle of rum as a gift and drank the whole damn lot. Perfect opportunity. Perfect crime. Perfect murder. Except I didn’t consider myself a murderer. I was a survivor. Billy had been bad news from the moment he’d walked into my clinic in his suave s

FIGHTING FOR BRIELLE LAGUNA BEACH COPS SERIES - BOOK ONE EXCERPT The McQuaids landed at John Wayne Airport, about fifteen miles away from Laguna Beach, close to midnight. They rented a car and thirty minutes later checked into their hotel on the beach. After stripping down to their boxers, father and son wished each other good night and fell exhausted into their separate beds. Bad dreams plagued Justice, as they had every night since losing his team. He tossed and turned, and

'Bad Boy' Dylan Anderson Dylan Anderson Bad Boy from the novel, “Between the Realms.” Age: 25 Era: 1976 Occupation: Time Traveler / Lead Guitarist for Ablaze , a local tribute band out of Youngstown, Ohio Dylan Anderson was born for the stage. With strong facial features, untamed hair, and a voice that seemed to coil around the crowd like smoke, he quickly became the most talked-about member of Ablaze . Groupies adored him, club owners wanted him, and every packed bar in the

EXCERPT 'This is an extract early on in A Blend of Magic where The Enchanted Emporium in its restored state is introduced and Willow’s life is about to be thrown into turmoil with one customer.' The golden glow from a traditional gaslight acted as a beacon to all who stumbled down Black Cat Alley. It guided them to their reward for walking off the beaten track and following their instinct rather than any advertisements. The cream-painted compact building stood proudly betwee

THE BLURB When it began... Bobbi is caught in a convenience store holdup. One of the robbers wants more than cash, and orders her to her knees. She fights back, and in the ensuing chaos an oddly behaving customer takes two bullets, yet remains standing. Suddenly the two armed goons are no longer Bobbi’s biggest problem. Officers Jay Langley and Jenny Chan are called to an apartment building where someone has reportedly attacked several people. They find the broken bodies of t

EXCERPT FROM 'PHYLL TO HER FRIENDS' Background & Early Childhood If you'd ever met Phyllis, my mother, you would remember her. Her father’s family had given her Celtic looks with large blue/grey eyes and, as she always said, her father's nose. She hadn’t got her mother’s curly red hair but just a gentle wave in her dark Welsh locks. But more than that, she would have greeted you warmly and asked questions in genuine interest about you. She would also have shared lots about he

AN EXCERPT FROM 'WOLFEN' “What happened to you after Gerry died?” Sinna almost choked on a bite of squirrel. She coughed, and took a sip of pine tea to clear her airways. “Where did that come from?” He shrugged, set a finished arrow aside, and took up another raw stick. “You’re so good at coaxing others to talk, you never say much yourself.” “There’s not much to say, really,” she hedged. “Event A: Your caretaker and the only person you’ve ever known and lived with since Chern

BEYOND THE MIST – PART TWO IMPERVIOUS Two years on from the Thompson family’s chilling encounter in North Yorkshire, the treacherous mist finally lifted. The spacecraft, veiled by the ghostly fog for many months, had also taken flight. During those last two years, however, the mysterious weather phenomenon had allegedly claimed a further two victims. A father of four children, grandfather of ten grandchildren, widower Michael Topham, 73, had been reported missing by his daugh

CHAPTER ONE THE PROPOSAL The peeling plastered walls, painted white to brighten them up made Patsy Diamond shudder. Prison would be anyone’s nightmare, she was sure of that and it made her skin crawl. Hearing the lock in the door and the jangle of keys, the warder entered. She looked up as women started walking into the visiting room full of plastic chairs and tables. It was hard to see who she was looking for, they all looked the same in their prison uniforms. The women’s fa