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The storyline takes the reader on an incredible journey into a magical world of Germanic Folklore within the confines of The Black Forest. Goblins, Witches, and a host of characters come to life in a seemingly ‘Parallel Universe.’ The narrative now takes an unexpected twist… The timeline is during WW2, September 1944. The Battle of The Hurtgen Forest near the German border with Aachen was fought over three months during winter. The longest battle of the war became an integral part of the Allied invasion to free Central Europe. An American paratrooper officer was separated from his ...

A German Nazi WW2 train lies hidden within a sealed tunnel in The Alps bordering Italy and Austria. Rumours abound of a secret train laden with gold bullion and priceless art works plundered by the Nazis. Truth or fiction?? Does the train actually exist or is it a figment of imagination – a ghostly relic from a war torn past? Two friends are intent on finding out the truth. They rely upon first hand evidence of a former RAF Mosquito pilot who assures them he bombed the tunnel trapping the train inside during a raid in the last days of WW2. The advancing years have taken their toll on ...

‘The journey is the thing.’ Homer – Greek poet and philosopher. 800 BCE – 701 BC. Homer is best known as author of ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey.’ He was believed by the ancient Greeks as the first and greatest of the Epic Poets. From the legendary Trojan Wars to World War Two, the Grecian Cyclades have been subjected to human conflict throughout history. The Aegean Sea and the Islands of Greece are deemed by many Academia to be the birth place of humanity. The cradle where life as we know it, began. The Secret Learning brings the Gods and Ancient Civilisations to life amidst...

“The fragrance of pine needles beside my head on the forest floor is overpowering. I can hear Nadia’s ragged breathing in my ear and feel my heart pounding with the force of a sledge hammer. We know our pursuers are closing in on us and we go to ground quickly and quietly. In a silent frenzy we scramble for concealment amongst the low lying branches of fir trees like wild animals in search of their prey. Only in this case we are the ones being hunted. Dear God, don’t let them have dogs, if they do we don’t have a chance.” Three people brought together by Lord Mounsey, an English ...

THE WINDRUSH SONG - A thought provoking window into another reality born of ancient folk lore in The Cotswolds of 'Old England.' This delightful fable of a mystical, magical world will stretch your imagination beyond its limits. A world of dreams and imaginations where everything is possible and probable - a metaphysical reality morphed into the physical reality we live and die each moment of our physical existence. The Windrush Song - a spiritual tapestry of parallel universes existing simultaneously. The question asked by those who dare is - 'which world is reality and which world is ...

During the Battle of Britain in 1940 the people of Great Britain realized they were fighting a war that the Allies possibly may not win. Attrition rates in the three services were exceptionally high, a dire warning the British were staring defeat in the face. The timeline was 10 July – 31 October 1940. During this timeline in History, anything could happen, and it did. The impossible became possible. The German Juggernaut was poised on the French side of the Channel ready to strike the final blow. Seemingly England was on its knees, about to hand over control of its destiny. This was an ...

‘To advance on The Kulak means to get down to business and strike The Kulak so he will never get back on his feet again.’ Joseph Stalin, prior to his death in 1953. The purge of ‘The Kulak’ – peasant victims of Stalin’s orgy of terror on ‘Capitalist Land Peasants’ commonly regarded as enemies of The Soviet State. The Kulaks’ fate was incarceration in the dreaded Siberian Gulags, forced labor camps where many were worked to death. Marc Rodin, European Correspondent for a London newspaper is commissioned to track down an old former Cold War Spy who worked for MI6 during the ...

All is not as it appears in this South Pacific Paradise. The idyllic Islands of Fiji hold a dark secret, privy only to a select few. Both MI6 and the CIA are desperate to expose a secret operation producing Ethanol derived from sugar cane. The Bio Fuel is destined for India's arsenal of nuclear missiles. The Intelligence Services of the UK and USA orchestrate a coup in an effort to shut down the entire operation to avoid nuclear war breaking out on India's frontier with Pakistan, China and Russia. THE HIBISCUS CODE: Two men are responsible for extinguishing the nuclear flash point. Their ...

Brigadier Albert Dexter is a British Commander of the Secret SOE. He had operated covertly behind enemy lines in occupied Europe during World War two. Brigadier Dexter emerged from retirement in the latter stages of the Cold War, at the behest of MI6. He utilizes a childhood fetish of Puppetry for purposes of infiltration and exfiltration of spies within the Eastern Bloc. The method allows spies to be placed in strategic positions behind the Iron Curtain and retrieved back to safety. His secret method saved the lives of countless spies who would otherwise face torture and ultimately, death ...

Ancient Māori named Fiordland – ‘Te Rua o Te Moko’ – Shadowland. Mystical rainforests, rugged mountains and deep fiords. A timeless land ensconced in folklore and legend regarded by some as ‘The Land God Forgot.’ Those assumptions are wrong. The Māori God of Dusky Sound is ‘Tamatea’... A God who resides there for eternity. The Giant Moa, a flightless bird hunted for food by ancient Māori is now extinct. But the ghosts of the Waitaha Tribe whose footsteps walked this land, remain. Hemi Takanui allows his ancestors to guide him through Fiordland along forgotten secret ...

'SECRETS of a FRENCH SUMMER.' Chateau la Croix was a 'Safe House' during the German occupation of France in WW2. Lives of many Allied escapees were saved by the brave la Croix family who faced certain death if their secret was discovered. In present day France, Chateau la Croix guards secrets from Nazi Extremist groups intent on exposing the la Croix family. The grandson of deceased Clemence and Sebastien la Croix unwittingly assumes the role of gatekeeper to secrets within the walls of the chateau - secrets he had not been privy to, until now. Old former French Resistance members emerge to...

1939-1945: The world was plunged into global conflict for the second time in recent history. The giant juggernaut of the Swastika swept across Europe with a vengeance to divide and conquer. Provence, like the rest of France was put to the sword of Nazi Ideology. French civilians stoically continued living their lives as they had for centuries, albeit on a day to day basis. The same question remained on every Frenchman’s lips – surely this cannot be happening?? But it is. That is the shocking reality… Professor Baptiste Dubois was one such man. He relinquished his post as a lecturer at...

A rogue Super Spy in East Berlin must be found before it is too late to save the Western world from nuclear war. He devises a secret code for his GDR Spy Masters based on musical composition. Maxim Frankhauser a musical Maestro is transformed into a Super Spy as the latest weapon to be unleashed on the unsuspecting Western Super Powers.

A Cold War spy story with a terrifying twist. A seemingly decrepit street vagrant code named ‘Black Iris’ sells bouquets of flowers in East Berlin’s ghost train station of Friedrichstrasse. The station is one of the last remaining accessible to the West. The Border Check Point within the station is named ‘The Tranen Palast – Palace of Tears.’ His code name is ‘Black Iris.’ A brilliant chemist, brain washed by the GDR Stasi to become the most lethal spy to emerge from the shadows of East Berlin. Black Iris is driven by his fierce narcissism and only has loyalty to one person ...

BATTLE GHOST..There is a penance - a price to pay when a far away land of powerful landscapes and outstanding scenic beauty beckons. It is a place where true love awaits amidst the harsh realities of war. For Mark Anders the price was to endure the cruel bloody conflict of war time Europe a world away from his native New Zealand. He survived the theatre of battle in the Western Desert to be plunged into the Allied Invasion of Italy. The mandate was simple but deadly. Battle orders were to invade German occupied Italy. Mark Anders survived the hell of 'Vercelli PG106' one of many prison ...

The boy needs no second bidding and starts running in the darkness, dragging his sister with him. Light from a Border Guard’s flare reflects off dense fog closing in and blinding them. Joska knows he must run in a straight line directly into the border fence somewhere in front of them. A sense of panic overwhelms him when Lilla’s hand slips from his grasp. He pauses to grope blindly for his sister, knowing full well should the fog lift before they reach the border fence, both of them will die where they stand. Just as their mother and father did… THE VIOLIN MAKER, a heart rendering ...

"I stood there listening to the threats and moans coming out of his broken mouth. Suddenly I felt immensely proud. I had bagged my first British soldier, and I was only twelve years old…" The streets in the slums of Belfast, where young adolescents learn when to fight, when to run and when to do both…Their very survival depends on it. To many of the inhabitants death is an every day companion and tomorrow may never arrive. Amidst the housing estates of this tortured city, life is not a precious commodity. It is cheap and expendable and only the strong survive to fight another day. ...

‘Another Cold War Thriller.’ Thaddeus Fogg continually evaded capture by Stalin’s KGB and the East German Stasi while operating behind The Iron Curtain of Europe’s Eastern Bloc. Despite a ‘Kings Ransom’ placed on his head, Thaddeus Fogg remained at large for the duration of The Cold War, which was to last four decades. Meanwhile, the threat of Nuclear Armageddon overshadowed the Free World. The likelihood of the outbreak of Nuclear War was a distinct reality. The phantom spy possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Eastern Bloc and fluency in German and Russian languages. ...

A PLACE CALLED PARADISE by Ray Drayton. Armageddon finally descends upon earth. The thunderous noise is horrific, savagely wrenching Olivia from a pitiful sleep. Her eyes open wide in fear and confusion, feeling the hard unyielding ground shaking under her. Louder and louder, the noise continues to thunder above her head, paralysing Olivia with mind numbing terror. Now there is nothing, only an equally fearful silence. The noise has gone as swiftly as it came. Sounds of her harsh breathing and thudding pulses fill her ears. Tentatively, she sits up, trying to reason with unseen voices ...

The French Riviera, part of the sun drenched Cote d’Azure region of France, straddling the Mediterranean Sea. The area is recognized as a ‘Playground of the Mega Rich’ where dreams are realized amidst a Bohemian lifestyle, meaning all things are possible and attainable. The majority of ‘Players’ in this magical playground are not aware that there exists a dark undercurrent lurking in the shadows. Where for some, life is regarded as cheap and expendable. Criminal Cartels ply their lethal trade utilizing ill-gotten gains from money laundering, using currencies untraceable by the ...