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The Trouble with Liam is a powerful psychological thriller set in Ireland and Sheffield. It tells the story of the life of Liam O’Sullivan in all its twisted glory. It begins with tales of his challenging childhood in Dublin and follows him through the sometimes tragic events which change him into a misogynistic, controlling, ultimately lethal bully living in Sheffield.

Living with Postcards is a colourful non-fiction book that shows the author's love of old postcards, mainly fantasy ones. She started collecting them at Art College in the 1970s and now owns over two thousand of these charming, beautiful, historical items. All postcards in this book are from her own collection. A perfect present from the past. "Living with Postcards has pride of place on my bookshelf." “A lovely book and would make a nice gift for someone interested in postcards.” “I’m having so much fun reading this book.” “A perfect mix of artistic interest and social comment....

THE STORMS OF PADSTOW is the second book of the Nuru and his Crows series of dark, standalone erotic thrillers. All hell breaks loose when French model Eloise Le Brun meets fortune teller Nuru and his two crows shortly before her wedding to wealthy hotelier, Spencer Storm.

The words in this second book in the Mug Trilogy were triggered by the entanglement between Mug, a recently divorced, disinherited woman and Michael. Her Gordian knot was a complex, mendacious Scottish baggage handler who destiny threw her way late one night in early 2004. She was an honest, troubled, trusting woman in her late forties. He was an enigma, eleven years her junior, and hid many shocking secrets. Mug's original plan was to document their unusual story and present the book as a Christmas present to him. Little did she know that her gift would almost kill him. The purpose of ...

Caravan of Nightmares and Other Short Stories is my second collection of short stories. As with my first collection, Her Demonic Angel, there is no specific theme, but most stories are dark. Stories in this collection are: Caravan of Nightmares; Wonky Trolley; Friends and Neighbours; Barry and Jack; The Writing Group; Inappropriate Adult; The Faraway Park; Gone Fishing; Instafamous; Fairy Tales and Nightmares; Beneath the Sand; Fakes; Sins of the Son; and Sitting Ducks.

Manchester-based Serena, now 18 and pregnant, discovers the shocking reason why Tile X has befriended her. She doesn't like what she hears. Mayhem ensues, with a retired Irish police superintendent becoming more involved than perhaps he should be. The Hostile Game is the third book in The Hostile series of gripping paranormal thrillers. Each book in this unusual series can be listened to as a standalone.

This first loosely autobiographical book in the Mug Trilogy tells the story of Jersey-born Mug, a troubled girl from a recently broken home. It covers her experiences as a sixteen-year-old girl at the Isle of Wight Music Festival in 1970, the same year that she follows a guru. It describes her tumultuous years as an art student in Coventry, where vegetarian Mug finds herself living next door to an abattoir and railway shunting yard with David, a fellow art student. Dramatic events follow on from the evening they meet at a student party when Mug attempts to save David from attempting a very public drunken suicide attempt.

The main action takes place in rural Kent and London. It looks at the dramatic incidents, challenges, and temptations in the past and present lives of four couples of varying ages, professions, and sexual persuasions, all linked by either blood or friendship. The negative, selfish, sometimes violent, natures of some of the characters in Potholes and Magic Carpets wreak havoc on the innocent. A tale of not so simple folk.

A retired Irish superintendent and his former colleague, a handsome DCI from Liverpool, attempt to rid themselves and the world of their lethal tile masters. Will they succeed in reclaiming their freedom, or will the bizarre killing games continue?

Holiday for the Hostile, second book in the Hostile series, is probably even stranger than the first. Serena, plus her unusual friend and partner in crime, Tile X, reluctantly find themselves suffering a family holiday at her eccentric grandfather's hovel in Ireland. Who will escape intact from their dramatic holiday from Hell? A gripping paranormal thriller with a splash of horror.

In a rundown area of Manchester, inside a bathroom in a small, terraced house overflowing with children and dysfunctional parents, an unfathomable, powerful entity infiltrates 12-year-old Serena's life with disastrous effects. The enigmatic force not only dramatically affects introverted Serena's life, but threatens the well-being of everyone she knows, especially those people who for some reason have earned the strange girl's displeasure. It soon becomes clear that nobody should ever upset Serena.

Making Contact and Other Short Stories is my third collection of short stories, written in various genres. The other two collections are Her Demonic Angel and Caravan of Nightmares. The fourteen stories in Making Contact are: Making Contact; Betty Boo-Boo; After the Coma; Too Much to Bear; Burying the Facts; Adieu; Trouble in the Shire; Future Imperfect; Sanguine; First Dance; Cuckoos; Knock, Knock; Spag Bol; and The Diana Hotel.

Her demonic Angel is a collection of all of Joy Mutter's short stories written thus far. The stories have been written in a variety of genres so hopefully there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all could be said to be different shades of dark. Despite its somewhat suggestive title, Her Demonic Angel is not erotic fiction. Narrated by the author, Joy Mutter.

Chasing Her Shadow is a contemporary thriller set in London. Wealthy German film actor Wilhelm Schreiber and his Italian wife, Valentina, live in Guttenberg Manor in Kensington. The rivalry between their sons, Wolfgang and Conrad, turns lethal. A shocking tale of betrayal, lust, obsession, blackmail, jealousy, and revenge. Explicit content.

After shooting and killing his nephew, a gunman runs wild in a London park. What drives Edward to commit such heinous acts? Who will survive yet another of his moments of madness? The action takes place in Jersey, Cornwall, Manchester, London, and places not of this world. Random Bullets is a crime thriller with a paranormal twist.

In A Sunny Day In Oldham, a gruesome murder triggers dramatic changes in DS Mark Jenkin’s complex double life. His passion for redheads proves dangerous. This contemporary thriller contains sexually explicit material.

The Brothers Grimshaw is a nostalgic novella set in London in the 1970s. The story is based on the author’s trials and tribulations when she landed her first job after leaving art college. Working for a pittance as the sole graphic designer for a rundown print firm in Kilburn certainly had its challenges, funny moments, and dangers.

Straws is book 3 in The Mug Trilogy of third-person memoirs. It tells of Mug’s recovery after being entangled with The Lying Scotsman. Straws documents her struggles to achieve a positive outcome in her turbulent relationships with men, her family, and work, and in her life in general. Who will be Mug's final straw?

Friends in Need is a contemporary novel set in Cornwall. Taxi driver Andrew Southgate is a big hit with women. Money may be in short supply but he's more than happy with his lot, especially as his wealthy best friend, Mike, is generous enough to bail him out. When tragedy strikes, Andrew's life changes beyond recognition. A tale of betrayal, lust, loss, evil, murder, courage, friendship, and love.

Nuru And His Crows is a dark erotic thriller drenched in magical realism. Cara O’Grady, a British ex-model, and Elke Klaus, a German film star, meet fortune teller Nuru and his two crows in the depths of the Congo Basin. The lives of both beautiful women soon spiral out of control in spectacular fashion. Sexually explicit material.