2025 Golden Writer Award
Cory Bradley, a well-loved trawler captain, is attacked and left for dead. Meantime his wife has disappeared. Then the body of a woman washes up on the beach and an unoccupied building shows signs of having recently been lived in. Suddenly, in quiet Scarsbury the apparently obvious just isn't.
Marcus Rush woke strapped to an autopsy table, laying on perforated, stainless-steel designed to handle body fluids. His. Body. Fluids. Falling in love had been a deadly distraction, and now the Arcana had only ten days to save Marcus or the consecration ritual would strip him of his powers and end...
When his Vietnam brother-in-arms and patrol partner is executed on a foggy highway, a haunted young detective defies suspension and Internal Affairs, pushing his career and sanity to the edge to honor his pledge to protect those left behind.
What if Lolita told her own story? When a girl feels complicit in her own abuse, how does that thwart the adult woman? Uncompromising and sparing no one, What Was Lost propels the reader on a psychological tale of forgiveness and revenge, revealing how abuse reverberates through generations.
An old hermit witnesses a murder by a brutal serial killer. He takes it upon himself to hunt down and stop this sadist before more lives are lost.
From the age of three, Valerie Anne navigates her motherless foundation—enduring conflicts from child neglect, surviving Hollywood, to sexual predators, and breast cancer—by relying on her affinity for the sea in order to discover her own indominable spirit and sail through adversity into a world of...
Four paranormal investigators search for a missing friend, spooky sleuth Kevin Starkly, and stumble into a terrifying conspiracy involving the 1897 crash of a UFO in Aurora, Texas and the alien creature allegedly buried in the local cemetery. What price will the world pay for Starkly's curiosity?
Quinn Stapleton’s trip to Ireland to resolve her grandmother’s estate derails her meticulously planned life. As property law tangles and local challenges emerge, she becomes a force for change in a small town, discovering unexpected community, purpose, and connection beyond her original ambitions.
A mage prodigy attempts to rescue a beloved woman from a beast while navigating the uncharted waters of his new marriage to a fellow young mage.
Former CIA analyst Kate Preacher returns to Paris to investigate a terrorist attack—only to land in the crosshairs of a sniper who’s always one step ahead. As the conspiracy unravels, Kate is drawn into a plot far bigger than she imagined—and hunted by an enemy closer than she thinks.
An outcast teenager slowly uncovers his origins as a light being reincarnated from an ancient cosmic warrior. He must find a way to balance his earthly existence with his galactic duties as he realizes that light and darkness are constantly at war – not only in the universe but within himself.
The Passion, is not your typical love story. It’s a journey through the depths of wild emotions, unexpected turns, and intense personal transformation. Blending fantasy with the raw edges of real life, this novel challenges our understanding of love, ambition, and the power of inner fire. It’s about...
A transcendental love story spanning two lifetimes explores birth, death, reincarnation and spiritual completion through tantric deity yoga; a search for identity and reunion with the source; a mythical journey of transcendence through the archetypes of both Eastern and Western mystic traditions.
During an archaeological expedition, when the team learns the Adirondacks are filled with mystical creatures whose territory is threatened by illegal gold mining, the explorers, some of whom are guardians, join the fae in their battle to stop the trespassers and prevent future damage to their home.
When hope is gone and there is no one left to turn to, find Ruby Tuesday, a woman who has patiently waited fifteen years for her revenge.
In "Lightning's Edge: Lost World Odyssey," embark on a journey where every step is a battle for survival, every encounter a test of trust, and every moment a fight against the odds. Will Ryan unlock the path back to his world, or will he remain forever lost in this strange and wondrous land?
THE RHYTHM OF TIME interweaves the stories of three musicians in 18th, 20th, and 23rd century London. As their parallel timelines unfold, we discover what links them: a lost women composer, her stolen compositions, a 1970s cult hit, and the struggle to make music in a world where it’s outlawed.
Melanie should have known better, but she did it anyway. Married a psychopath and cult leader. She'd kill herself it it wasn't for Chloe. She owes it to her baby to stay alive. The only way out is to go deeper in. To murder her husband, the High Commander.
Disguised as a man to become a Prussian court gardener, Fredi falls for a woman, but her brother threatens to commit her if she doesn’t give up her “unnatural tendencies” and marry. Her only hope is to uncover the truth about their shared past and blackmail her way out of his schemes.
The Long Way Home Hanna was a 15-year-old when her parents were taken by Nazis as she, her sister, and two older brothers hid in a hiding place under the kitchen table. When Hanna and her sister were taken to a Polish concentration camp, she and her sister worked sewing pieces of clothing of Jewish...
Determined archaeologist, Melody Thornton, has been burdened by debilitating visions since she was a young girl. Now a lecturer at a prestigious university, the visions have reached a new height and Melody knows she must find the swaddling clothes that once held the baby Jesus. With the help of...
Arriving at his hometown, Seattle, FBI agent, Max Landry probes into the origin of drug-laced currency and discovers a link to a three-year old case at the Seattle Art Museum and ties to a suspected global drug trafficking operation.
The death of her mother at the hands of the traitorous Vichy launches Sophia on a journey of vengeance and a battle for her soul.
A DCI fighting severe OCD must confront his lifelong fear and dark past to solve five murders in the corrupt world of dog showing, proving he is worthy of promotion.
Inspired by the true life mystery of the missing 411, a selection of seemingly random people disappear in the National Parks across the USA. Finding themselves drawn into a dimension inhabited by horrific creatures, they must join forces to navigate this world and find a way back home.
He has a good job. He has respect. He has a lover. But piano-playing banker Sam Vine wants out of his stressful, run-of-the-mill life. Two wily women, his lover and his sister, step in to ‘help’.
After purchasing a mysterious Greek vase from a backstreet curio shop, a lonely housewife finds her dull routine upended as strange events unfold—whispers in the night, visions of a wasplike companion, and a force that seems determined to rewrite her destiny.
A book of Vengeance, Hate, Avarice & Love. Where Love is, so is Hate, Kindness, Avarice exists. Every house has a story, Every Home has its secrets...
This is the third in the Sci/Fi horror series. Our intrepid heroes are deep into the twisted conspiracy to destroy their civilisation. They journey beyond their wildest imagination, fighting to bring about a prediction made by an ancient being, face their worst fears and are forced to make heart...
Charlie Stoker, consumed by his secret crime, becomes a WW2 commando officer, while dear stammering Bobby Bruce drives a tank in the desert and gentle Harry Bateson sails the ocean with the R.N. At home, lovers, wives and families defy the Nazi blitz as Charlie fights a war, seeking a kind of peace.
When Stephanie drowns in the bath on her honeymoon, her estranged sister Lucy contacts the dating agency she was sure Stephanie had used. They deny any knowledge of bride or groom. Is MadeInHeaven doing more than matchmaking? Grieving and suspicious, Lucy determines to find out more.
Two reporters stumble upon the story of a lifetime. One problem, the CIA has targeted them. They must overcome a broken engagement and work together. They race around the world seeking answers. The search leads to the discovery that could change the world—only to learn that’s not the big story.
This is the story of a girl who was born in wartime and grew up in postwar Germany, in the aftermath of the Nazi regime; a family on the run, with the added burden of a father lost at the front. Ignored in recorded history is the plight of the victims: the common man, woman, and child.
1962: Weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis, two British ex-pats meet on a Seattle commuter ferry and fall in love over a series of Wednesdays. When JFK announces Soviet missiles have been sighted in Cuba, they wrestle with facing the end of the world with their American spouses or with each other.
Searching for a deeper spiritual connection can be a life-changing quest. But where do we find God alive and active in the complex tapestry of our lives? In ordinary living, by everyday people. Through a rich narrative of story-telling God Quest–God Discovered in Everyday Places leads to hidden...
At the dawn of civilization, the daughter of Sargon the Great and a high priestess confronted the intrigue of politics. Intimidated when alone, she faced down the king, not fearing the stakes—the event had its consequences. This is a gripping story about Enheduanna; her story is based on her words.
The second book of The Engineer series follows David and JOE90 as they uncover terrifying secrets leading to the revelation that a conspiracy by members of The Company is at the heart of the supernatural events. They make shocking discoveries as they journey to find and rescue David in this fast...
Gump-Gump, a young tummabump, is called Grump-Grump because he never wants to help his mummy, but soon learns that life is a whole let better after turning over a new leaf and becoming kind and considerate.
In the continuation of the fast paced SciFi series the Elidorsan are faced with a new threat, this time from within. Deyka and Mora encounter a strange being in a stolen alien craft. They question the Idor and are shocked to see they are afraid. A new evil encroaches on the universes, an evil that...
Can one woman who lives on potatoes and with a very talkative, highly, perhaps overly intelligent dog save the world, or will we all drown in a deluge of jam sponges.
When parallel selves start sending warnings, Berlin author Elena Kugel laughs it off—until her unfinished manuscript is stolen and published under another name. Now the voices are multiplying, and Elena must decide which version of herself to trust to reclaim what was hers.
Oxford Professor Eddie Higgins, well-known for his disregard for modern fashion and appearances finds himself acting as scientific adviser to the attractive and vivacious owner of a cosmetics company with management problems linked to Far East Chinese and Russian gangs.
Daisy Nicolazzi is an overweight fifteen-year-old girl whose parents’ own the local Italian bakery. She understands all too well what it’s like to be an outcast. Jett Fontenot is the ten-year-old boy who moves in next door and he has a secret—he sees letters and numbers in specific colors and he can...
It is 409 and the Roman Empire is collapsing. A spirited woman called Nehtan hides her enslaved status when a resentful young Patrician rescues her in Gaul. They start to fall in love on a dangerous journey. However, a violent soldier recognises Nehtan and will do anything to possess her.
Edgar Hydeford, a once popular but now struggling artist, shares a lockup with an obnoxious and dangerous bully, Henry. He falls in with a well-known art dealer but Henry puts into motion a series of violent and horrific events that will destroy Edgar’s reputation forever.
Can two sisters achieve their dreams despite social norms and local and worldwide events that impact their lives in the early decades of the 1900s?
A battle-scarred soldier assumes his dead friend’s identity to solve a murder, only to fall for the friend’s sister and uncover a deadly web of smuggling and ritual killings that forces him to choose between the truth and protecting those he loves.
This innovative epic fantasy (fantasy realism) novel follows God as the protagonist, offering a profound and unique exploration of his relationship with the divine realm and humanity. It interweaves his love with a human girl and a deeply moving bond with his mother after his birth on Earth, shaping...
It is the story of Vinoda, a young and beautiful girl who dreams of becoming a prominent actress in the Indo-Greek kingdom of Menander. As she gains recognition from the royal family, her conscience is tested. She struggles with a deep secret, torn between love and loyalty.
To uncover a murder and save an innocent man from the gallows, a woman must become the very thing she fears to hunt—a killer in a soldier's uniform.
2058. As Earth’s population collapses, a secret research facility in the Canadian wilderness promises survival—but at a price. A mother must fight to save her indoctrinated son from an ultra-masculine, far-right regime before he commits an irreversible act that could redefine 'family' forever.
Lucy and her granddaughter, Kate’s memoirs weave around each other, a century apart with photos and old family letters. Lucy, a British Consul’s wife experiences the turmoil in China from the Boxer Rebellion to the deposing of the Last Emperor. The Churchill Fellowship enables Kate to follow in her...
An outbreak of war with the Hittites is imminent. Queen Nefertari of Pharaoh Ramses II resolves to preserve peace with the help of a Hittite and a shaman. It is the story behind the first Peace Treaety between ancient power, a copy of which is displayed in the UN Headquarters in New York City.
A genius's creation aims to improve the quality & length of life of the nation's citizens. When the government commandeers the system & begins to use it for its own sinister purposes, a protege of the corrupt Minister must find the strength to bring down a system she helped create.
Seascapers is an historical, nautically-based, queer romantic romp, with humour as well as an enduring theme: our need to challenge ourselves, and society’s norms, while we work out who we are, what we want in life, and what love means for us.
Heather is forty two, terrified and desperate to escape her small, tight world controlled by Mother, who has a nightmarish secret. Set in 1980s Scotland during the last years of the large mental asylums and the first women’s groups, she bravely finds a path to trust in the outside world. And in...
Sisu: The Power to Rise chronicles my journey from overcoming personal trauma to becoming an RCMP officer, only to face systemic harassment and betrayal within the force. This is a story of resilience, speaking out, and finding the courage to leave behind a career that once held so much promise.
In the last tense conclusion of the SciFi Series, the human child rescued by Duren, is growing up on Idor as an Elidorsan. Whilst Cultok and Merkan’s ship is drawn into an unknown universe. Sara has no knowledge of humans or her home world and Cultok is now living on Earth. Now all of the pathways...
In this second instalment of the series Eye Of The Unicorn, the story of Remruc and Curmer continues. As the plot unfolds deep dark truths are discovered and universe changing decisions made.
When Wendy and John purchase land for themselves and their horses. Little did they know that their neighbours had other ideas. Events take a terrifying turn and both Wendy and John find themselves battling with supernatural forces hell bent on destroying them.
A sweeping memoir of the author's journey from her youth in India to her life in America. Stories of her English style schooling are juxtaposed with the immigrant experience. Her reflections on identity, culture, and traditions reveal the secret chemistry of belonging in a global, everchanging world...
A woman defies tradition, war, and betrayal in her relentless quest to protect her family — but survival demands heartbreaking choices.
