2025 Golden Author Award
As the relentless march of AI creates alarm in the government, a ruthless adman comes up with a solution that may be too good for its own good.
This is the true story of a life shared and a relationship formed over twenty years, between Morag Higgins and her companion, a horse called Bruja. At times humorous, often deeply emotional but overall one woman’s story of a lifelong bond between her and a horse from which she learned so much.
In a Southern town shadowed by the Great Depression, elderly Tilly is drawn into her childhood memories by her brother’s dying words, unearthing fractured memories and a growing suspicion she played a part in her grandmother’s death—unraveling a quiet tragedy buried in time.
Moira, Deirdre and Nuala are at it again as they help unsettled spirits in their journey on the Otherside.
There’s an inter-dimensional war brewing. I’m slap bang in the middle of it… and it’s my fault My family are killers, kidnappers, slavers. It’s up to me and my collection of misfits to stop them. We fought, until something unthinkable happened. We lost one of our own How can we save mankind now?
After a devastating divorce, a professional socialite swaps city life for the Appalachian Mountains where she navigates disastrous and hilarious attempts at independence, faces heartbreaking loss, and inspires resilience with optimism and uncommon humor in her haphazard challenge to start over.
This is an expository book about the scientific nature of the Bible. I found the atom hidden in biblical parables, and as I chased it through the stories, I accidentally found the Tree of Knowledge, the Tree of Life, the Garden of Eden, and the Ark of the Covenant. The main character is the Atom.
A happily married aesthetician is living the small town dream, but when she finds a box in the closet full of women's lingerie, she realizes her soulmate isn't who she thinks he is.
A disgraced former agent tumbles into a web of betrayal and greed as he investigates the brutal murder of Russian undercover agents. He’s led to the shadowy side streets of Copenhagen, where he confronts a trio of unsavory characters and his own past… and may become the next victim.
Aliens are stealing human souls to reincarnate them as slaves in another dimension How do I know? …I’m one of them. My narcissistic father is central to this scam. I’ve had enough. My friends and I are going to bring him down. …If my violent, pain-in-the ass, human partner doesn’t kill me first
Jungle Jim takes Fred and his friends camping. They went for walks, learned about mushrooms and berries, tried hang-gliding and white-water rafting. And a cookout. "Having finished all the chores, it's surely time to make S'mors. Marshmallows with chocolate bits taosted by the fire on sticks"
Charlie Gorham becomes a medical student, not to become a doctor but to uncover the truth behind his father’s death. Instead he unearths a conspiracy involving Big Pharma and its commercial interests.
Spirits, little people, witches and fetishes fill the pages of Five Stories Short, A Supernatural Quintet, where truth and fiction meld and magic happens throughout, with the premise that the mystical world is closer than you think
Defying all odds, Karen Meades transcends boundaries and embraces a fearless journey of resilience and determination, redefining what it means to live without limits.
Abandoned as a newborn, Anita’s only clue to her ancestry is a pendant, until, lost in Dancing Valley, she spies a fairy, a creature she'd seen as a child, but was told she'd only imagined, who leads her to Caroline, a guardian of the fae, and together they discover Anita’s heritage and her destiny...
Finding herself under suspicion, Rita, determined to clear her name and expose the real villains, embarks on a perilous hunt for the truth. She swaps Wellington's mean streets for a Cambodian rehab, but the bodies keep piling up.
Moira, Deirdre and Nuala Gallagher, the three-sisters team of Gallagher Investigations, experience more encounters with troubled spirits needing their assistance before they can move on in the Afterlife.
A blitzed WW2 childhood, four diverse careers, two utterly contrasting marriages, and late-life success and sadness as a novelist all provide the background for this fascinating set of twenty chronological memoirs of what is modestly labelled a 'most interesting life'.
After a mystical clan saves the life of an 18th-century archaeologist in the Amazon jungle, it sets off a series of events that impact the supernatural world two centuries later, when a contemporary guardian of the fae is approached by the Amazon clan's leader to help fight for their survival.
Personalities class and relationships explode when Maggie is forced to choose between the man she hoped to marry and her dream of becoming a thoroughbred jockey, and she learns some horsemen will do anything in the pursuit of success, but one man will do anything to win her love.
Retired reporter Jake Scott narrowly escapes a near-hit car accident, only to witness the explosion of his B&B, killing five. Detective Dani Perez, doubting a gas leak, enlists Jake's help. As he investigates, Jake uncovers sinister secrets bubbling beneath the surface.
Moira Gallagher has been conversing with ghosts since she was five. Now as an adult, she's finally putting that gift to good use.
Visit the Bronze Age Aegean, where perfect blue waters hide pirates and blades, raiders and slaves, love and loss, and sin. The kings are guilty. No one is innocent. Their war is real. Their gods are not. What really happened? Four Stories. Four struggles for freedom.
The big man is dying, again. We must convince him to go through hell again. The Establishment is on our tail with orders to bring me back home, to my own dimension, because I’m adamant to bring down their inter-dimensional slave trade. We're here to stop that. …If we can stay alive long enough.
A reporter survives back to back 9+ earthquakes, that remind him of a 30-year-old CIA coverup. Is there a connection to the present? Chance encounters lead to his understanding the plan to subjugate all of humanity. Can he expose the dark plan?
Seven women, bound by tradition yet driven by desire, reveal the untold truths of love and intimacy in their African homeland. In a world where passion collides with cultural expectation, their voices weave a tale of longing, defiance, and the silent battles fought behind closed doors. This novel...
The Good Children is an emotional heart-warming life story of two very special dogs and their reluctant new pack member Skye, as told through their eyes.
‘Written’ by Kurt, one of five disadvantaged teenage boys from a poor, crime-ridden inner-city area, this is what happened after one of them was abducted and forced to join a terrorist group and how all of them came to meet older men and learn trust, respect, hope and inspiration.
On a staycation with their families in Llandudno, Pearl, Primrose, Milly, and Reggie discover what happens to imaginary friends when they are forgotten about.
Rival clans on a dying planet must put aside their differences to confront a common enemy. When all seems lost a secret is discovered which could secure the safety of their people but may have a dark side that threatens their survival.
It only took five days to conquer Earth. Humans had no choice. Numbed by the horror rained down on them, they capitulated. All except a few groups of resistance fighters. Like us. It came with a price. One that broke me. But we won’t give up. We can’t. The future of humanity depends on it.
With the wind in her hair and the salt tickling her nose, a Captain heads out for a day on the brine. A story within a story, rhythm, rhyme, and repetition introduces life forms found in the Indian Ocean, while the imaging hints at the cycle of life.
Aliens are all around us. They have been for centuries. And they are not benign. Far from it. They are slavers. Assisted by humans and shrouded in mystery, aliens have harvested young men for hard labour in other dimensions since the Middle-Ages. It’s time for change.
Sophie & Matt West are expecting twins—a hopeful new chapter. As old adversaries resurface, Eastwood Minster hums with its own dramas. The 3rd Eastwood Story brings relatable characters and touching moments celebrating the beauty and messiness of life.
A bored housewife finds herself trapped in a vivid dream—one that thrusts her into a mesmerizing, perilous fantasy world where every step promises mystery, magic, and the adventure she never knew she craved.
Imagine a world where the West was never won, where the colonists were confined to the original thirteen colonies. Now, imagine that 250 years have passed…
When a black GI in 1943 is unjustly accused of murder, will the inhabitants of the Devon town in which he is based put aside prejudice to uncover the truth?
