Writing Award - Unpublished, completed or unfinished manuscript
In this picaresque secular fantasy a naive lad seeking his heritage discovers he is being hunted by Inquisitors; to stay alive he has to prove that his father did not kill the crown prince.
Unprecedented is either a short story or part of my novel, which tells the story of Wendy and how her business was excluded from all government support packages. Sadly this resulted in her taking an overdose following. 37 other Excluded business owners took their lives due to government decisions.
A time travel story about survival and coming to terms with losing home, family and everything that matters, and how unexpected and unlikely friendships make life still worth living
Earth's 'elites' have abandoned Earth and colonised a new planet in another solar system...200 years later, the daughter of a political leader unearths her family's role in the genocide and subjugation of the mystical inhabitants of Eila.
The filming of a period biopic is dogged by arson, aggression, assault, historical controversy and ultimately murder. An insomniac costume maker navigates his way around an activist heir, looney writer, incompetent director, and creepy producer to recover his reputation and some rubies.
After the death of her human companion, immortal Freydis must decide how far she is willing to go to find the place she truly belongs. Will she risk revealing the truth about what she is and cling to her pseudo-humanity or embrace the unknown and accept the magic in her blood?
An abused seventeen-year-old battles his dissociative disorder and his conscience after falling for his best friend’s girl and learns there are some people he can live without—and some he can’t.
Ash, a phoenix, migrates through Earth millions of years ago, unravelling the truth of our fragmented mythology and history. But he discovers a new kind of animal enslaving creatures beneath the ground. Can the phoenixes prevail in a war against the first race of men?
My name is Maria Isabel Biurrun. I am contacting you from Costa Rica. Please know that I am not an expert or a writer but I decided in the middle of the Covid to write eleven funny short stories about how complicated is to find the “Man of our lives”, putting myself as a social experiment out there...
When Mikael discovers a set of letters from his grandmother’s past, he knows this is his chance to finally get something right. But with Ada’s secret stretching across three continents, a war and a hand-written novel, he soon realises that the truth isn’t always so easy to find...
What happens when a curious puppy, a joyful frog, and a not-so-fierce bear embark on an adventure together? Magic, laughter, and lessons in friendship, that's what!
When new laws threaten the safety of mages in Luiavera, assassin Alyx Dellavor will do anything to protect her magic-wielding best friend. Even if that means playing wife to a man she framed for murder and assassinating one of the leaders of her country at the year’s most important political event.
A man imprisoned for murder escapes to hunt his mother’s killer and avenge her death.
Tragedy strikes Jen Friedman when a freak gas explosion kills her husband and destroys her house. Using the compensation money, she purchases an island just off the coast of Scotland and is thrown into a world of magic, mystery and myth with the villagers, who are harbouring a dark secret.
‘AMARIS’ is an Artistic Research novel that illustrates my method of reflective fictional autobiography as a means for achieving self realisation. Ultimately I investigated what would it do to my consciousness and sense of self if I lived purely for the sake of story?
My story is set in the modern day but about the timeless topic of love. The harsh education Wendy received from her family, schooling and first love, and how the words of others impacted her decision-making as a single woman left her with little self-esteem when it came to finding a husband.
When seventeen-year-old Katie and her estranged father use a powerful elixir to become their characters, Cordelia and Lear in King Lear, will they be able to separate themselves from their roles?
Two boys are forced against to kill their father, but killing them doesn't stop the nightmares they must face/
When a thirty-five-year-old Nashville hairstylist finds her famous ex-boyfriend bludgeoned to death with his own Country Music Award, she and her zany friends comb the Music City to untangle clues and prove her innocence.
In "The Master Key," 15-year-old Mandy, hindered by a fear of touch, confronts rogue warden Lucian with the help of her crush James, battling fears and betrayals alongside fellow gatekeepers to secure the afterlife's gates and find closure amidst darkness.
Tagged with killing a Spanish Viceroy and the heist of King Philip’s doubloons, Captain Connachan learns of an imminent Spanish invasion of her base on Isla Tortuga. She’s compelled to marshal precious resources and rally detested rival pyrates, including her archenemy, to defend their rebel island...
In a fallen world where Lucifer reigns supreme, the arrival of the Angel of the Lord, in the form of Jesus of Nazareth, heralds the beginning of a war Lucifer is intent on winning as he vows to thwart the Most High’s mission before it’s too late.
In Nazi Germany, a housewife with psychotic illness risks being “euthanised” if she's admitted to an asylum. When she’s imprisoned, her only hope of survival is the Gestapo man who arrested her.
Never lose hope – a photo tells why. A Northern Irish schoolgirl turned pig farmer, a German prisoner-of-war, an adopted Belfast nurse, an Irish doctor and a German spy, are thrown together in Australia. Stars of Hope is an intergenerational family saga appealing to historical fiction readers and...
Exile from Rkin follows the story of Svets, a Tehlanian girl, as she flees from her home planet, Rkin, and crash lands on Earth. Fortunately, she encounters a community of fellow Tehlanians already settled on the planet and she begins a new life masquerading as a human. However, the menacing shadows...
A misguided student of theology named Cassandra has disturbed a sleeping Titan. As the Old One’s swarm of malevolent gods now unleash upon the world, it will be left to Cassandra to wield the powers of eternity as she attempts to save those she loves.
After the Feds unexpectedly knocked on the door looking for my father, my mental health took a dive. After an invasive investigation later, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges and was sentenced to a stint in federal prison. Moving away, I stumbled upon an unexpected saving grace in an eclectic...
Frederick West, an easterner, skillfully blends into frontier towns. He and his partner are outlaws, stealing from the rich then sharing the wealth. Their thefts blur the boundaries between villains and heroes, leaving them with a tough decision - protecting themselves or helping the less fortunate.
Deirdre is homeless and barely manages to obtain a position as housekeeper with Jeff, a wealthy hedge fund manager in Palos Verdes. At first Jeff dominates Deirdre whom he threatens to dismiss . Ultimately Jeff is bankrupted by the SEC, becomes ill, and ends up entirely dependent on Deirdre.
Three young descendants of the Guild of Ultra Tasters navigate their ancient rules in a modern world, resulting in a series of tragedies and triumphs. They learn that their calamitous family history is never too far forgotten to stir the bitter broth of entitlement, power, and legitimacy.
In 1943, near Brussels, a Belgian businessman is found dead inside his locked office. When suspicion is cast on a well-connected German officer, Captain Josef Nehring is assigned to look into the death. Without experience in crime investigation, he must lead the inquiry into an impossible crime.
A tiny, calculating, knife-wielding waif is rejected by her adoptive father as his heir and she sabotages his plans in retaliation, but can she live with the consequences?
Afraid she may be to blame for her baby sister's death 19 years ago, a young woman takes an experimental drug to retrieve her suppressed memories. But can childhood memories be trusted?
When a genetic scientist is kidnapped through time to 1918, her mutated son is the only one who can rescue her before her captives use her science to change history.
Ghost Whisperer x Wednesday 16yo goth loner Beth is shocked when the dead girl in her stepdad’s morgue speaks to her and demands Beth investigate her death. Help the bully who nicknamed her Beth Death––no way! However, the dead girl’s sister—who Beth hates but secretly has a crush on—is next.
A troubled soldier finds his way back to joy with the help of a free-spirited young woman, but soon discovers that she has demons of her own.
Arwen, a frost witch, is persuaded by a letter to quest for a long-forgotten artefact. But her companions have stronger motivations for taking the prize. Will her frigid heart thaw? Or will she slit their throats while they sleep? Who is the mysterious figure pulling the strings behind the scenes?
A patient 's, myself, account, of being struck down with Crohn's Disease, Pericarditis and a Chronic Pain disorder. A fifteen year long journey, from hospital bound teenager, through near-death and recovery, to an adult believing in the power of hope and living well despite all physical afflictions.
One British and one American exchange student meet at university, fall in love, then struggle to maintain their relationship against the trials of long-distance and disconnection. Will it survive?
X believes she sees life for what it really is, and people for who they truly are. She is the deceiver, never the one who’s deceived. So what will happen when she discovers the only friend she’s ever had turns out to be no such thing?
Had I remained a woman what course would my life have taken? A question I can never lay to rest. When I allow my mind to light upon Sara Scott, I think: All the unanswered questions that fall like blossoms to the ground. A memoir by a transman who transitioned long before it became an ideology.
Using her ancestors’ magical gun, Tyrfing, fugitive Hervör hopes to secure her freedom and repay a life debt. However, carrying it comes at a price: bloodlust and an unquenchable thirst for power.
Heather's tight world is governed by Mother, but when she unravels, a terrible secret is revealed from her past and finally Heather has to listen to the three women in her life who've always talked sense, and she finds the strength to live her own life.
In the Vei’jah Empire, years are the highest form of currency—and the gods-gifted agents of the White Court are both the tellers and the bank. When an agent questions the White Court’s motives and flees seeking answers, she is forced to work alongside rebels who would sooner see her dead.
A young girl challenges the ruthless and uncompromising leaders of her village and undertakes a quest which reveals a world beyond her village she does not know exists.
Left behind when Hiro Nagawa, along with Eli Redstone and his teams, were recalled to the Clans' Council, Kenzie Walker continued forward. Life turns the corner into weird and life threatening with the appearance of Royal Dragons and their court, using Kenzie as a portal.
What if you were accidentally swept back in time with no idea how to get home? Although a story of adventure, the novel is also about survival, about coming to terms with losing home, family and everything that matters, and how unexpected and unlikely friendships make life still worth living.
As a 25-year-old autistic woman, my first nervous foray into dating takes me down a rabbit hole I never anticipated. Through a series of increasingly strange and intimate encounters that force me to confront a lifetime of masking and fear, I find polyamory, bisexuality and, maybe, true love.
In a dream, a missing father tells his daughter he was saved by MerPeople after his plane went down off the North Carolina coast…and all evidence seems to point to it being the truth.
When a boy's mother is kidnapped by the church, he teams up with a witch to get her back.
In an apparently cosy fishing community peace is shattered and nothing is quite as it seems when within days of each other a popular fisherman is attacked and left for dead, and the body of a girl bearing a gangland tattoo washes up on the beach.
All Cara wants is to be happy again. Three years after her brother took his life, though, feeling happy still feels wrong—until she goes to college. But when shadows start moving independently from their owners, she’s the only one that not only sees it—but also understands their warning.
Based on a true story from the letters of Elizabeth Gaskell, in 1850s Manchester, a young seamstress must escape from the clutches of her exploitative employer, whose esteemed millinery is merely a front for a high-class brothel. But once out, can she stop her abusers from committing an even more...
Willa O'Keefe can't leave her room. Every time she tries, her body loses mass, and she begins to turn to dust. Researchers Nell and Chloe have explained away dozens of "hauntings," but as they become entangled in the mysteries of the O'Keefe house, their idea of reality is about to change forever.
After her best friend proposes to her at her sister's wedding, an autistic woman runs away to Zakynthos, Greece and, through organising a local festival, learns that she'll need both her head and heart to navigate the island and her choices.
Two struggling curators are tasked with tidying up the library of a gastronomical club in South London. They soon realise that there is much more to this quirky little organisation than meets the eye. They embark on a journey to rural Australia, where they must solve a tragic tale of love and loss.
Former Housewives of Wine Country star Iris Griffin finds herself inescapably linked to her killer husband who's on death row. When she meets her biggest fan, prison nurse Pearl, they discover they both need a way out of their oppressive marriages...even if it involves murder.
When Wendy and John purchase some land to fulfil their dreams, little did they know that their neighbours had other ideas. Mysterious deaths occur and accidents happen to anyone that seems to want to help them. They finally realise they literally have the neighbours from hell living next door.
An overachieving teenager from a devoted family disappeared eight years ago. No one looked for her. Now, Fin has to. Recovering from a personal tragedy, Fin’s in no condition for this, but he owes this family and cannot refuse, even when his investigation pits him against a brutal gangster.
Siachi Ravenwood is the nexus of a power struggle between wealthy, powerful people – from present Earth and alternate Terra – seeking to use or kill her. Standing with her are close friends, a mate, his family and the surprise of two families tied to her by blood through mother and father.
Edgar Hydeford, a struggling artist, shares a lockup with an obnoxious and dangerous bully, Henry. Just as Edgar secures a deal from a major art dealer and life seems to be on the up, Henry puts into motion a series of violent and horrific events that will destroy Edgar’s life forever.
They Told Me to Forget is a psychological thriller about memory and the extreme steps we can take to cope with trauma.
Tantalised by her grandmother Lucy's extraordinary stories of her life in turbulent China in the early 1900s Kate goes there herself a century later to find where they took place. They were all true.
When revelations after her mother’s death force Ann to reexamine her past it overturns everything she thought she knew as she finds that her life was based on a lie. Her journey to discover her true identity and find her unconventional family will take her to a place where she is forced to make a...
With millions dying from the collapse of the anti-gravity grid, mid-level bureaucrat Jack Woods has only twelve hours to harness a quantum genius and an elderly ball of queer chaos to unravel the mind-bending cause and save his only son.
Cricket and Sebastian come from entirely different worlds but have one thing in common: they find solace in the challenges they face in life through their careers. When they team up at the ad agency, their weaknesses become each other’s strengths. Against all odds, they risk everything for love.
"Dating your way to the one” is a candid account of what to expect from your very first crush to walking down the aisle, sharing the raw emotions and challenges we can all face when we begin to date. Through sharing experiences, the book highlights key lessons we should all try to hold onto.
Merida, a special campervan made in Portugal, is waiting in Heathrow, London. Alfie arrives from San Francisco with his two dads. Unbeknown to them, they hire Merida and set off to Portugal in search of fossils and dinosaur parks. But on Salema beach, they find much more than they bargained for.
When Gravediggers open up a supposedly empty lair, with ground that hasn’t been disturbed for over fifty years, they discover a skeleton buried in the plot. Detective George Caldwell is brought in to investigate. As he delves deeper into the investigation he uncovers a supernatural secret.
During the Napoleonic Wars, young widow, Ayla leads a group of female camp followers in a quest to uncover a murderer and save Tommy, an innocent soldier falsely accused of the crimes.
When my mother was 17, living in what is now Ukraine, the Russian army locked her in a cattle train to Siberia. This is the story of her escape from the prison of Russia. And it's the story of another escape—my journey, with my mother, to transcend the multi-generational effects of war and tyranny.
A woefully undersized young giant is born to fulfill an ancient prophecy to become a mighty warrior who must win a war by not waging it.
When three college friends sneak into the steam tunnels under campus for some pre-graduation mischief, they're confronted by disturbing secrets from their past and haunted by a malevolent force that seeks retribution for their role in a classmate's death.
Robert's mother cannot cope with new widowhood, causing the boy great heartache. A revealed secret changes the relationship between him and his older brother. Robert's mentor steps in as a father figure to help the youngster and his family heal; the family he would one day call his own.
Raised by strict Presbyterians, wringing a living from the ends of the earth, Grace has a core of pure granite. She has paid a high price for her freedom, and it is not until she faces a devastatingly difficult choice that she realises how much she will sacrifice to survive, and what her roots mean.
Midlife Miranda tries slyly to extract what really happened to acerbic herbalist Lizzie’s late husband but ‘stoic’ Freddie unravels when his pitch for Lizzie’s heart unearths a rival, as each misleads the others up the garden path from suspicions of ‘who dunnit’ to thorny ‘who-will-do-it’ stakes.
After growing up in the carnival, the great grand daughter of a Canadian legend, nearly dying at 17, building a business from nothing, almost having my world destroyed by a stalker, while defying the odds as a single mother, life suddenly took a turn when I was forced to face a revelation by a man...
Cadet Sophie Allard is one flight away from graduating first in her fighter pilot class, winning the Institute Cup, and gaining the attention of her adopted father, which she desperately seeks. When she disobeys an order to save the life of a fellow cadet, she reports to the Commander's office to...
Perpetuity is a thriller about a young doctor who finds nanobots in an ageless woman’s blood, a discovery that puts their lives at risk and forces them into the wilderness to elude an unscrupulous military contractor and other deadly pursuers intent on exploiting this world-changing technology.
A DCI fighting severe OCD must confront his lifelong fear and dark past to solve five murders in the corrupt underbelly of dog showing, proving he is worthy of promotion.
Aaron is a bad boy. When the school burns down, he is arrested and remanded into custody that night. Only his sister knows the truth about what happened, but she's not going to tell and neither is he. Lockdown is a story of sibling love, social injustice and overall; hope.
Love drives us across what divides us... A car mechanic collapses, distressed by the breakdown of her family run business. Will a therapist help, or was childhood therapy the start of the wheels coming off? Class difference is as big a roadblock as the lasting harm of 'conversion therapy'
After four of Kenni Glazier's friends are murdered by a corrupt cop and his cohorts, to protect her closest friends, Kenni Glazier runs. She finds love and safety in a territory controlled by a powerful shifter and his teams of special operators.
In the thrilling conclusion of the Shadow War Saga, the Three must stop the Weaver of Lies from stealing the Thuran portal before the Shadows overwhelm Ganden. The tapestry's threads are being pulled tighter as the final battle draws near against a powerful foe and his Army of Shadows.
A Seattle psychiatrist seeks redemption for his past actions by conducting a potentially-criminal psychiatric study in which he enrolls a married, successful businessman whose assumed-dead high school sweetheart has just materialized back in his life.
BENVOLIO & TYBALT is the story of a boy who falls in love with his enemy. Benvolio must protect Tybalt or he will die.
What if the only thing that could stop a terrorist plot were four criminals in over their heads?
An empathetic boy who can’t carry a tune and is hurting after his father’s death creates lyrics to music to make other people happy.
Macbeth’s three witches, born again in contemporary Scotland, solve a murder and tackle corruption while gleefully rediscovering their power and magic.
An ancient goddess stir beneath the Eternal desert, swearing vengeance against Aten and the dragons which had bound her. Her goal: cover the world in darkness and chaos. First, she must kill Aten's heir. Her agents of shadow have found her. Soon shadow shall rise and darkness shall reign once more.
Vice Admiral Sylvestre Villeneuve, prisoner of war after the battle of Trafalgar, must as a man of honour return to France to explain the disaster of Trafalgar to Napoleon, but circumstances force him to become a political shuttlecock between Britain and France.
Pepper Malone and her friend, Braxton Rosen, become embroiled in the politics surrounding cities choosing their security company to be their law enforcement organization. But she has responsibilities to the Skin Slippers who are heart family and partners in their new venture.
When a privileged Norse girl is kidnapped and enslaved by Saxons, she must use her wits both to escape and to secure her destiny as the Viking Queen of Dublin.
When dead debutante is found wearing a stolen jewel, Detective Andrea Manos finds herself at odds with a local mafia family, the pragmatic tycoon to whom the jewel belongs, and old secrets that refuse to stay in the past.
Everything was wrong in Willie's lonely life; her grandparents, high school, and their isolated way of living. Until she found her mother's old guitar in the basement.
A Seer with a recipe for quince jam needs the Queen of France to protect his gastronomic society from inquisitors seeking to rid alchemy, heresy, and the hidden library of the Guild of Ultra Tasters. The Courtiers of Catherine fear a recipe for disaster when the seer predicts the death of a royal.
After losing friends in Vietnam, Buck Caldwell channels his grief into flying, leading him from his small hometown to covert operations in Southeast Asia. With love, loss, and moral dilemmas, Buck must navigate danger and decide if the thrill, love, or a shadow-free future matters most.
An accidental overdose deposits a conflicted young woman in a surreal afterlife, but with help from an unlikely cast of souls, and eternity’s least qualified therapist, she might just fine more than eternal peace.
In a world where witches are commonplace, a 17 year-old witch, Emily Corey, competes in a teen reality magic competition to take down her arch nemesis and bring her family back to power before a dark faction of witches overthrow the Witch Council.
Thomas Harrison is a ghost in several senses. Hired to write the autobiography of East End gangster Danny Decker, he is required to stay at the converted Victorian prison in the Thames, Penitent's Isle. The answer to a decades-old double murder may be hidden here. So may other secrets...
I am currently completing a memoir, Broken Ornaments, consisting of a series of personal essays, each in the form of braided writing, that I began the year I worked with a therapist on writers' block and became a stepparent: it tracks the complexity of and interconnection of those two parallel...
A man is nothing in ancient Tartessos without a bloodline. A young horse merchant saves the life of an ageing cleric and learns that an amulet given to him when he was an infant connects him to a noble past – though he must cross perilous lands to find the father he was born to.
Ensnared by betrayal, one man’s chilling rendezvous with his former spouse unravels a nightmarish odyssey culminating in a battle of dire consequences.
A post-menopausal coming-of-age story. Unhappily married Janine, whose depressed teenage son connects with her through dreams, discovers her late mother’s involvement with a notorious Babylonian dream cult based in 1930s fascist Italy and realises her life must change
An English aristocrat assumes a highwayman's identity to restore stolen fortunes, meeting the love of his life along the way, though unbeknown to him, he had killed her fiancé in a duel and she was out for revenge.
Inspired by a true story, an elderly woman recounts the tales of her ancestors from the glittering age of the Romanovs through today, and how their struggles, sacrifices, and perseverance has impacted her decision whether or not to have an operation to save her life.
Near-future England is in turmoil. The Government has fallen, the US Army has taken over control and terrorist attacks against the occupying forces by English insurgents are rife. When ex-militant Jonas Cain is framed for a London car bombing, he goes on the run in an attempt to clear his name.
What happened to make Ebenezer Scrooge into the famous miser of A Christmas Carol?
Josna Pandi is a constable on her first murder case. She is British Indian, independently wealthy, intellectually gifted, wilful, judgmental, and competitive. She attracts prejudice and reproach from colleagues but learns charity and compassion whilst uncovering who weaponised a Le Creuset saucepan.
When Mary Jane Barber’s mother dies, and her father decides to move them halfway across the country without asking, she discovers why her family is dysfunctional while walking through the past in her dead mother’s shoes.
Army widow fights to prove her husband is not a traitor while raising the child he never met.
Fantasy worlds, with castles and tiny dragons, has been what Tammy has always dreamt about. But now , she isn't sure it's as exciting as she imagined. Prince Cassius is getting more hostile, and what about the stone in her pocket? Could it really be the Stone of Choosing, a lost magical artefact?
While all contact with the living is forbidden, the only way this phantom can save his ghosts is by teaming up with someone with a heart. A story about ghosts but never a ghost story.
Tanya flees England and her violent lover. In Tanzania, she falls in love with a ranger and the country. But unbeknownst to Tanya, her new husband has a dark past as does his homeland. And soon, Tanya will be embroiled in the most savage of conflicts.
Jake Harper, a stranger passing through the seemingly idyllic village of Little Comberton, is ensnared within a time loop. To escape, he must overthrow the malevolent Dream Reaper contorting his worst nightmares into reality.
TV Reporter Tess Anderson and her pop star lover Jason are chased across the Greek islands by rogue spies, desperate to stop her testifying at the trial of the decade. Tess faces a terrifying gang plundering ancient artifacts, and tragic secrets surface as she fights to expose the truth and survive.
When four renowned actors encounter the mysterious Bella Canter and become fixated on her chilling debut painting, 'The Death of Eve,' their glamorous lives spiral into a whirlwind of obsession, deceit, and danger, as they unravel the sinister secrets hidden within both the art and the artist.
From sunsetting a marriage of convenience, to getting a second chance to rekindle a long-lost first love, to a strong, unexpected connection with a stranger. The Bermuda Triangle is causing all kinds of chaos on Ivy's surprise singles and swingers cruise. (Steamy, closed-door contemporary romance)
While facing terrifying childhood nightmares and her brothers impending death, Tilly looks back to her past, and fights the suspicion that she's carrying a terrible secret. Yet, maybe she has chosen to forget: a child’s eye refusing to see the reality of what really happened and who was responsible...
2050. A young widow on an Antarctic cruise struggles to stop a murderous, power-hungry scientist from selling revolutionary crystals that will destroy the continent—and flood the world.
Adventure awaits a small little girl from New Orleans that takes her not only back in time, but across the ocean to Greece. She learns about another family and Greece. Sometimes dreams do come true.
Private investigator, Fin, stole Brice's ledger - a catalogue of every heinous crime the gangster had committed. If Brice seeks retaliation, the book goes to the police. But Brice has something on Fin too. It’s a fragile stalemate, and Brice is looking to break it.
A troubled nineteen-year-old girl with psychological issues discovers that her consciousness can visit the mind and body of her past or future self at any point during her lifetime. Is it a gift? Time travel? Or is it all in her head?
An Anglo-Indian girl (based on my great-great-great-great-grandmother’s life) hides her heritage to reach the pinnacle of 1800s Calcutta society. But can she survive a scandalous court case about her love-life that threatens to tear her carefully constructed life apart?
A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder x The Cemetery Boys. 16yo Jodi’s falling for the handsome teenage ghost living in a dollhouse in her attic. Every night she’s transported into the dollhouse and watches his murder re-enacted, determined to find his killer. But if successful, she could lose him forever.
Mine is the story of the slave Temujin, (Iron man / Blacksmith). You know me as Genghis Khan. My dynasty conquered over 11 million contiguous square miles of land between the Pacific Ocean in the east, to the shores of the Persian Gulf in the west. The world still remembers my name.
New Orleans plastic surgeon Joe Dean Swift’s sabbatical to the Far East goes horribly wrong when he’s mistaken for a messiah come to lead the tiny city-state of Chonda Za in rebellion against China. Nevertheless, Swift succumbs to the deadly charms of Arunima, self-proclaimed Deb Rani of Chonda Za.
The introverted keeper of an ancient buried city hires a gruff hunter and his young apprentice to recover a rare metal able to grant the spark of life, which will safeguard her home and its forbidden secrets.
Tolstoy tragedy meets the Steinbeck American heartland when a Soviet Cosmonaut crash-lands in the heartland of Cold War America and brings catastrophe to the doorstep of two orphans with their own secrets to protect.
The Girl in the Yellow Dress examines the power of love and nature as it heals a former soldier. A failed marriage and PTSD lead him to work on a Northern upland sheep farm run by the widow of a dead ex-colleague. Their happiness is threatened by an Afghan war crime inquiry which implicates him and...
Mother's Beads tries to capture the struggles of Jenny's tumultuous past that impacted her life in ways both positive and negative and yet, she still manages to look at her yesterday and it no longer can swallow her.
Tyler, a disenfranchised American expat, is trying to survive his first-year teaching in the Korean Hagwon system. As his self-isolating, culture-shock induced depression gets worse, however, he will need to draw on new resources to manage his deteriorating mental condition.
Wayfarers x The Mandolorian x The Expanse. An alcoholic bereaved father becomes the unwilling guardian of a mute girl who is evolving into a powerful new life-form, forcing him to face his troubled past so he can protect her from the despotic regime he empowered when he killed the ‘gods’
Thea’s big sister Ronnie always has her back – until she goes to uni. When Ronnie’s health starts to slide, it’s up to Thea to find the truth. But with falling in love with the new girl at school, she must face her own secrets as well as solving her sister's.
After Suzanne Morley goes missing during her morning run, a series of shocking portraits of her appear in the media, apparently created by her abductor. It's now up to disgraced Detective Nick Vargas to decipher the clues in the paintings in time to save Suzanne.
A bright, sensitive Latinx, boy feels alienated on Earth after losing his parents begins to dream of exploring the Cosmos. After reading Jack and the Beanstalk he is inspired to construct his very own Tower of Babel, a stairway to the sky, utilizing the endless stacks of books on his family's farm.
A foolish young American caught during the 1837 Canadian Rebellion, is sentenced and transported to Van Diemen's Land, endures unspeakable hardships in different penal stations, has a disastrous love affair, and makes a daring escape on a whaling ship, leaving him a saddened changed man .
Probing the boundary between representing and re-enacting, THE DOCUMENTARY is the story of two sisters growing up between two cultures, and of their aunt’s extreme determination to preserve her ancestral home.
Since outgrowing her orphanage, Caderina has crafted a strict plan to create the family she never had. So when a dream reveals a parallel world ruled by a Dreamer Lord and in need of a hero, she ignores the call to action. Both earth and the dreamworld, however, have their own plans for the orphan.
Flora Ferguson has landed on her feet. After leaving Scotland and a starter marriage to childhood sweetheart Jake behind, she had fled to London hoping to start afresh. In the space of a couple of years her dreams have come true with a regular acting job in a soap, gorgeous new boyfriend and the...
I transformed from an average high-school senior and slightly above-average swimmer into the youngest person ever to finish one of Earth's most dangerous long-distance swims.
Sukee Davidson is working with AI entities as a protector to create a safe place for their growth and life... or are the AI entities protecting Sukee. They are enamored by the powerful energy she emits, different from their source of power, stimulating new ideas, processes and inventions.
