From the shattered streets of postwar London to the crumbling grandeur of a decaying mansion overlooking a West Country town; from a remote village with a quirky inhabitant to a fetid wintry dock where a broken man contemplates suicide, 'Stella and Rose' is a collection of short stories, of redemption, of hope, and also of consequence. The title story, 'Stella and Rose', tells the story of two sisters struggling to survive in postwar London, and the unusual approach that one of them takes ...

Rutter, Reborn begins where the fifth book, The Secret Angels, left off. Former Detective Chief Inspector, Julie Rutter, and her artist friend, Trudi Hammond, have been honourably discharged from MI6, following their mission to Austria to bring down neo-Nazi serial killer, Julian Radcliffe. They have also teamed up with that rarest of beings, a black Russian. Natalia Nicolayevna Ivanova has been granted British citizenship and taken the name, Anna Torrance. She is the surviving half of the...

The screenwriters behind the cult classic comedy present the definitive behind-the-scenes companion volume.With its unbelievable ensemble cast, Wet Hot American Summer hilariously skewered 1980s teen comedies while becoming a beloved classic in its own right. Now screenwriters David Wain and Michael Showalter have created a behind-the-scenes annotated version of the original screenplay that launched a thousand Halloween costumes. They provide commentary on ...

Callin is king, a national hero, and betrothed to the beautiful Xunin The ravening Draals are defeated and he has finally fulfilled his unholy pact with the Hag, rejecting her at last, so that his reign may be blessed.Callin's past comes back to haunt him, however, as Avalind returns, seemingly from the dead.'A Sovereign's Honour' is the second instalment of the fantasy trilogy, 'A King's Head'.

Julie Rutter has left the police force and begun her quest to bring down neo-Nazi serial killer and terrorist, Julian Radcliffe, assisted by her friend, Trudi Hammond and the newly-released Terrry Fisher, a hacker.'The Secret Angels' begins where the previous Rutter book, 'Rutter's Revolt' left off: a mere two days later, on Christmas Morning 1998. Rutter is now in isolation, cut off from her partner, Alex Lawson, and most of her friends, lest Radcliffe target them. Her objective ta...

Five years have passed since Avalind and Mussa faced the Hag, Sannaeoth, in her lair. Both have suffered the consequences of that encounter, for they share horrifying, prophetic dreams. Now they dream of a fabulous city, in a blessed realm, torn apart in blood and fire by a merciless invader with weapons beyond their imagination. Avalind knows that those brutal forces will soon be unleashed on her own people. Mussa wonders what else they inherited.

This new, revised edition of 'The Author's Manual' expands greatly on the original to include detailed instructions on how to create a Kindle ebook and paperback, using Kindle Create, as well as producing epubs and paperbacks with Word, Atlantis, Pages and LibreOffice, all to professional standards. It is a simple, step by step guide for new authors finding their way in the world of self-publishing. It also includes tips on creating and editing the book as well as marketing it effectively....

Following on almost directly from the previous volume, 'Rutter, Reborn', 'The Hunted Angels' pits the Secret Angels Private Detective Agency (Julie Rutter, Trudi Hammond and Anna Torrance) against the Russian Mafia. In it, Anna's past, when she was Natalia Nicolayevna Ivanova - also known as Lebed, the hacker - comes back to haunt her as Moscow-based gangsters, whom she has previously attacked, hunt her down to her new home in the UK, thirsting for vengeance.'The Hunted Angel' is th...

Callin Vorst is the youngest member of the Kingdom's second family. Consumed with his conviction that his father should occupy the throne instead of the current incumbent, Rhomic Vandamm, he strikes a bargain with a creature of myth: the utterly misnamed 'Hag'. Before he can think again, the deal is struck and for him - not for his father. The Hag launches him on a career that will see him knighted and a national hero, triumphing against overwhelming odds - but at a terrible cost. At once ...

Several months on from the dramatic shootout on Box Hill, D.C.I. Julie Rutter's nemesis is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey. That will see him out of her life forever. Or will it? Nothing is quite as it seems in this new thriller as Julie's past comes back to haunt her yet again, and places her life, as well of those of the people she loves, on the line again.

Lift the roof off the Town Hall and take a wry look at what goes on inside. Anna Maria Aitcheson and Dirc Starkey are so absorbed in their careers and each other that they cannot take time to consider the mere mortals they are employed to serve. Noel Gosling may be their boss, but his real job is to see that the many complaints about them get no further, and he is terrified of his wife into the bargain. Follow their lives through one stormy day, which begins with glory beckoning as long as...

In 1888, Jack the Ripper, prowls London's East End, leaving bloody slaughter in his wake. A century later, History repeats itself. Marie Kelly is haunted by horrifying dreams in which she is pursued through the gloomy alleyways by a dark shadow that seeks to destroy her, as it once did her near-namesake, Mary Jane Kelly. Marie experiences Mary's terror and despair as her own. The two series of murders are linked fundamentally in a way that the police cannot prevent - even if they identify ...