We were ordered by our government to leave. At gunpoint is how it felt. That's all staff and patients to leave our families, homes, friends, country and our world. Why? Because our government had seen a danger coming and this was how they had prepared for it! Because our hospital was needed as a quarantine facility and because our nursing knowledge was required on another world. If we did not obey these orders, we would be deregistered and forbidden to work. Worse, we knew the other world ...

Terry's life lurches from crisis to crisis as she runs a 1,000 acre farm, alone, plagued by poverty, constant sabotage, theft, overdue maintenance and corrupted law. She and her likewise besieged neighbours, finally decide to act. Into this turmoil comes Gary, injured and needing help. He tries to help Terry but there is a problem. He is an uncorrupted cop and due to constant theft, most of Terry's income is illegal. There follows a dance of hide and seek mixed with legal and illegal hunti...

Jolene's husband Duncan, left her for a younger blonde, leaving her much poorer and with two kids to raise on one income. Jolene finally decides to get revenge on her ex but it appears all is not as it seems. There is much more to Sally, the other woman, that it appeared. And much more that Jolene had not known about her ex. Betrayal, recovery, sabotage, new love and delicious revenge result from good friend's, research and planning. And then along came Covid 19 to throw a virus into the m...

The majority of these 39 stories are true; the others based on fact. They describe where something does not go to plan, has unintended consequences, an outcome goes to plan via a circuitous route or the objective is achieved but the process was complex, achieved by devious means, or had an off script outcome. The kindness of a stranger solved one dilemma. Several accounts describe the hazards of dyslexia for me and those around me, mostly me getting lost which is a normal part of my life. ...

Sophie lives in New Zealand. She has been dominated and abused by her husband Colin for decades. But now her life is at a turning point as her and her children's financial future is threatened. Her husband intends to gamble more and more of their assets. He ignores her wants and needs. She wants to act but is afraid he might kill her this time. She has brave friends ready to challenge him, who have been planning, scheming and organising. But Sophie struggles with any independent action. Sh...

For Ron, the sudden death of his father causes an eruption of regret. His life is full of missed opportunities, unhealed and partial relationships, lies, deceptions, and decisions that cause guilt and remorse. For Roslyn, her difficulties in life are worsening as she becomes homeless and unemployed. Desperate for herself and her baby, she seizes a chance that seems gift-wrapped. Both Ron and Roslyn are unaware of the killer. The mutual impacts of each other on the lives of all three interw...

A large Niseyen spaceship arrives on Terra to pick up refugees and settlers. Bored with having to go into quarantine, the Captain decides to do some animal rescue work on a rather grand scale and films it to make some money. En route to his first destination he crosses a war zone and intervenes, rescuing thousands. His next pick-up is environmental refugees and then settlers. His passengers include four young orphaned girls from Bangladesh who explore the ship including its leisure and edu...

Alien Checkmate parallels Alien Backlash as Terrans, Zeobani and two Cats fly to Petislay for Contact and help minus an instruction manual or lessons. Problems resulting include life support wasn't switched on. On arrival, individuals welcome them but authorities don't; they are not granted citizenship. Az, Kaz, Kelly, Li and Stella, now a tight knit group, become embroiled in a sinister mystery and have to flee. Helene, Mayling and Nanelle go back to Torroxell with help and Donny, Dan and...

Alien Deception follows directly on from Alien Backlash, overlapping with Alien Checkmate.Sarah, Torroxell President, is seriously injured as is her daughter Katy and to add to post war problems, an organised crime wave appears to be occurring. Anne, one of the original SETI Team, who was kidnapped from Torroxell at the end of Alien Alliance, surfaces on Oberterk, the planet of the Zeobani that Az and Kaz were enslaved and transported from. She causes mayhem for the Keulfyd and then...

The Torroxans' plans to force the Keulfyd to negotiate, the plan long delayed by crises and illness, is finally implemented, however the Keulfyd Commander is disinclined to be nice despite viruses severely impacting his realm while the weaponized viruses he deployed are raging among Okme and Humans, including a group of Niseyen perpetrators sentenced to a prison island who devise a novel way to escape and then find themselves negotiating for a reduced sentence.Gradually the Keulfyd ...

Michel continues to struggle with his Psi abilities, his true identity, his wish for revenge, his fight with the media which is just beginning and his wish to find the woman he loves, another telepath with whom he has been communicating for thirteen years without knowing who she is because she does not wish to be found. And his obsession to get Jules, the woman who ordered his and his mother's kidnapping and death, sharpens as his new abilities increase his options. He yearns to kill Jules...

The survivors of the war on Torroxell face a multitude of problems including injuries, domestic animals urgently needing farmers, a yukky diet, being outnumbered by hostile Alien prisoners and a mix of six Races with six agendas. Add exhaustion, incoming Niseyen with a vastly different culture and a potential approaching hostile Battle Fleet from the Keulfyd with revenge in mind because the weaponized virus accidentally escaped Torroxell and was spread to other planets. The Terrans copped ...