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Coming Soon Covers

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In between actually trying to write my Works in Progress, I’ve been preparing my Coming Soon Covers. Always a tricky moment trying to decide what to call a book and what the cover will look like.

Most of my books have very simple covers. One exception is the Sailing Clear series which have multiple images merged together. The most complex was the cover to Counter mainly caused by the layering of the bullet holes. Pictures of bullet holes are not real…

So here is a glimpse of what might be out next if the creative juices keep going. I reserve the right to completely change my mind etc…

The Covers

Coming Soon Cover – T.I.D Part One Lines

A new sci-fi series – time travel if you couldn’t guess.

Coming Soon T.I.D Part 1 Lines Cover

Coming Soon Cover – The Case of Declan Williams

A crime story – background is a foam party in an Ibizan nightclub. Cover doesn’t suggest crime – I know.

Coming Soon The Case of Declan Williams

Coming Soon Cover – Sailor Knot

The 4th part of the Sailing Clear series although the title and base colour will probably change. Sail-or (k)not is too complicated but otherwise some might miss the word play. See how it might fit in with the three already published in a series collection on sale. Sailing Clear

Coming Soon Sailor Knot Cover

Other Works In Progress

Other covers are in draft and may or may not make the cut, like the stories. An ongoing process of deciding what is interesting. All long before the book is published let alone a narration or translation. See Coming Soon for regular updates

An Agent’s Prize in Audio Format

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An Agent’s Prize is now available in audio format narrated by Stephen H. Marsden. This is Part Three of The Demise Trilogy which Stephen is also narrating. It is now available on Amazon UK, Amazon US, Audible UK, Audible USA, other Audible sites, and Apple.

An Agent's Prize ACX

An Agent’s Prize Audio Retail Sample

An Agent’s Prize Narrated By Stephen Marsden

The conclusion to the Demise trilogy.

The conspiracy is over the mistakes and cover up are hidden and buried for good. Both sides of the Atlantic can concentrate on the threats from Islamic Terrorism. That is what they all hope.

They want to enlist a hidden black asset in the chase, but there are risks to that approach. Meanwhile the FBI is still investigating what really happened.

Is the conspiracy really over?

Al Qaeda plan new atrocities and MI6 with Homeland Security will try to stop them.

The newly wed Michael Johnson can help but his wife is still recovering from her injuries and she is suspicious of her husband and the authorities.

From the streets of San Francisco to the suburban towns of England the terrorists are plotting an outrage.

Other Audio Books

All my audio books can be found here

Re-Semblance – Out Today

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Out today the sequel to Semblance of Storms, Re-Semblance available in Kindle or Paperback format at Amazon UK, Amazon USA or other worldwide locations.

A novel of more mistakes and a near tragedy

Re-Semblance

The lies and actions have caught up with him. He?s banished from the beds of his lovers. They tell their own stories now.
The ramifications of his actions continue, even while he remains caught up in the activities of the authorities. He faces his legal and personal punishments with self-guilt.
He has a new home waiting for him on Emerald Isle. There are new babies and there is a continuing need to hide the parentage of one of them. He is trying to resolve the issues until tragedy strikes once more.
Now, he?s fighting for his life and trying to recall his past.
His lovers and friends rally around to help him recover. Perhaps he can reclaim the life he wanted.

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To The Survivors ?? ??? ??? ??? in Hindi is out today. Available on Amazon, Apple and across multiple other outlets

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Semblanza de Tormenta se Publica en Español – Semblance of Storms in Spanish

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Semblanza de Tormenta se publica en Español traducido por Rocio Lizardo. Ahora disponible como libro electrónico en Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Google, Libro,

Semblanza de Tormenta Semblance Spanish

Semblanza de Tormenta – Descripción

Todo lo que sus editores exigen es escribir un cuarto libro, no como el fracaso que fue el tercero. Sus dos primeros libros exitosos le dieron fama, algo de fortuna y disputas con su padre, un enfermo terminal. Quiere que su hijo le ayude con su media hermana. Si tan solo su madrastra no le diera mensajes confusos sobre lo que quiere el podría…

Un amigo de la familia y abogado lo ayudarán, como siempre lo ha hecho, pero también hay secretos en su pasado. 

Su nuevo libro será una historia de chico que conoce a una chica en su habitual estilo elaborado y descriptivo. Su agente quiere que lo produzca pronto porque tiene sus propias presiones por parte de sus nuevos inversores. Quizás haya que negociar un acuerdo cinematográfico. El nuevo inversor está representado por una mujer atractiva que tiene mala fama por otros motivos. 
Su editora quiere que él termine el libro para poder evitar que su compañía le pida que le devuelva el anticipo. Ella espera que haya escrito algo tan bueno como su primer libro publicado. Él también lo hace. Necesita concentrarse en escribir este libro y no en redactar nada más. 

 Viejos amores, deseos perdidos y posibles nuevas relaciones siguen distrayéndolo. El estilo de vida tranquila en la playa lo distrae, al igual que los posteriores visitantes a la pandemia. 
Justo cuando empieza a avanzar en los últimos capítulos un huracán se acerca a su casa en Carolina del Norte. Si va a visitar a su padre, es posible que le aguarde otra tormenta en Houston. Su vecino y esa familia añaden más complicaciones y secretos que deben ocultarse o evitarse, especialmente del FBI. 

Otros Libros en Español

Otras traducciones al español de mis libros se pueden encontrar aquí

Take Four is Published on Kindle

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Take Four is a novella in a contemporary timescale. Available on the Kindle platform at Amazon in the UK and worldwide

Take Four

Mark King is a songwriter who secretly wrote a huge hit for the artist Louise Kline. She is a successful singer who claims to write her own material. Her half-brother Joel Kline helps to run a record company. He allowed the falsehood to continue. Meanwhile, Joel chases wannabe pop stars and takes out escorts. One escort, Tamsin, meets Mark and there is a mutual attraction.
Inspiration for songs for Mark comes from the events around him and the people he meets. He likes Tamsin. He longs for Louise.
Following an attack by her current boyfriend, Louise is thrust further into the media spotlight.
Each protagonist tells their part of the story in this contemporary romance set in the music industry.

Other Short Stories

Take Four joins Landscape and Not Too Much in my list of novellas.

Sails in Audio Book Format

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Sails, in Audio Book Format is now available narrated by Kevin Redson. This is the third part in the Sailing Clear series. The audio book can be found on Audible UK, Audible USA, Amazon and Apple iTunes.

Sails ACX Cover

Audio Retail Sample

Sails Retail Audio Sample Narrated by Kevin Redson

Despite the declared end of the pandemic, there are still threats to the UK, particularly from Russia. Friends from across the Atlantic who like to meddle, continue to track and follow the shadowy financing team supporting the UK?s security services. The USA assured the UK that they would not. Disparate agencies in the USA have different agendas.

Michelle and Hugh Turnbill have married. They still manage MI5 and MI6’s clandestine funds. The couple occasionally sail around the Greek Islands with the Harper sisters or stay at their new house in Mykonos. They desire a normal life but are aware that caution must still be exercised, and complacency avoided. A Treasury probe investigating missing funds puts their way of life and lives in danger.

An unhappy assistant in the Treasury leaks information to someone who appears to be a journalist but he is actually sending the reports to Russia. He leaks a very secret report. The Russian security services launch an urgent investigation and they may well take more direct action. The investigation discovers names and some photos. Information previously covered up by a Russian general.

MI6 needs to protect the system, but some UK elements still want more control. Kathrine commences an operation to protect them. One of her old assets needs to escape Russia.

Russian forces are closing in and are keeping an eye on the Treasury. MI5 is keeping an eye on them in an effort to identify the source of the Russian information. The finance team needs to dodge all the other teams trying to take control of them and the money.

Sails and Other Audio Books

All my audio books can be found here

An Agent’s Rise in Audio Format

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An Agent’s Rise is now available in audio format narrated by Stephen H. Marsden. This is Part Two of The Demise Trilogy which Stephen is also narrating. It is now available on Audible USA, Audible UK, Amazon and Apple

An Agent's Rise Audio

An Agent’s Rise Audio Retail Sample

An Agent’s Rise Narrated by Stephen H. Marsden RS

The Demise operation was shut down the killer allowed to disappear. But the conspirators have not all been caught. The efforts of MI6 and the CIA to cover up the dirty deeds of the security services only results in more deaths and destruction. Slater returns to tidy up, but how can he reconcile his new life with what he is asked to do.

What happens to Jess and Michael? Will the newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Hooper really allow the suspected killer to go free?

Can the authorities continue to cover up the plot to alter the Iraqi Dossiers on both sides of the Atlantic?

Can the killer stop killing?

An Agent’s Rise and Other Audio Books

All my audio books can be found here

To The Survivors In Audio Format

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To The Survivors is now available in audio format narrated by Charles Robert Fox. It’s my best selling book and is now out on Audible USA, Audible UK, Amazon and Apple Books iTunes

To The Survivors Audio ACX

To The Survivors Retail Sample

To The Survivors RS Narrated by Charles Robert Fox

About the Book

An apocalypse threatens human kind. A highly infectious, lethal, genetic, virus is detected that attacks mankind and mammals. The Government must act, and whilst the authorities struggle to find a cure, they have to plan for the worst.

As the disease spreads it is not clear how many will, or will not, survive, nor what the survivors will have to do to live. They will have to cope with their grief and loneliness before they can attempt to rebuild society. They will need to find water, food, shelter, and power and then face the other threats to their survival.

If they survive, there may be hope for human kind. If they survive?

To The Survivors and Other Audio Books

All my audio books can be found here

Semblance of Storms In Audio Format

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Semblance of Storms in audio format is now available narrated by Tobey Alvarez. It can be found on Audible, Amazon and Apple iTunes.

A novel of mistakes, secrets, lusts and relationships.

Semblance of Storms ACX

Semblance of Storms Retail Sample

Semblance of Storms RS Narrated by Tobey Alvarez

All that is required, by his publishers is to write a fourth book, not like the flop that was his third. His successful first two books bought him fame, some fortune and disputes with his terminally ill father. He wants his son to help with his half-sister. If only her mom, wouldn?t give confusing messages on what she wants; possibly him. A family friend and lawyer will help, as he always has done but there are secrets in his past too.

His new book will be a tale of boy meets girl in his usual elaborate and descriptive style. His agent, wants him to produce it soon but he has his own pressures from his new investors. There might be a movie deal to be negotiated. The new investor is represented by an attractive woman who is infamous for other reasons.

His editor, wants him to finish the book so she can stop his publisher asking for the advance back. She hopes he has written something as good as his first published book. He does too. He needs to concentrate on writing this book not drafting anything else. Old lost, and possible new loves and lusts, keep distracting him. The idle beach lifestyle diverts him as do post pandemic visitors.

Just when he begins to make progress on the last chapters a hurricane approaches his home in North Carolina. If he goes to visit his father, another storm may await in Houston. His neighbor and that family add further complications and secrets that need to be hidden or avoided, especially from the FBI.

Semblance of Storms and Other Audio Books

All my audio books can be found here