A collection of poems about rabbits, vicars and soiled bandages,A New Tale from the Award-Winning Author of Cloak of Shadows When a word is whispered... Abigail Thorne hears voices. Well, one voice repeating one word over and over again. Soft and sweet with the promise of power, it calls to her. The twelve year old has no idea that the tender little word is a catalyst that serves to reveal a world hidden to most humans. Abbey has yet to discover that following the word’s call to its origin will change the course of her life forever. Abbey and her mother don’t have much, and depending on the day, sometimes they don’t even have a roof over their heads. She wants more out of life than just wondering where her next meal is. So she shouldn’t be wasting her time daydreaming about going on a selfish quest, should she? Does she have the strength to leave behind what little she has? Will she have the courage to break through the illusions surrounding her and lift the cloak of shadows?

In 2014 a massive terrorist attack in London kills 80,000. Ten years later we join T14, the money no object, red tape defying counter terrorist organisation tasked with ensuring that this never happens again. Recruiting from the police, SAS and other agencies, T14 uses the latest technology and a no nonsense approach to fighting terrorism and related crime. A pacy thriller.In 2014 a massive terrorist attack in London kills 80,000. Ten years later we join T14, the money no object, red tape defying counter terrorist organisation tasked with ensuring that this never happens again. Recruiting from the police, SAS and other agencies, T14 uses the latest technology and a no nonsense approach to fighting terrorism and related crime.One of their agents is pulled from an undercover operation when Agent 4 goes missing. Agent 4 is a man with a computer implant in his brain that allows him to access digital information. Somebody has interfered with his implant and his memory and he ends up in America with no idea what he's been doing or how he got there. Could it be one of his own colleagues who did this to him? Either way, Arthur swears to kill whoever sabotaged his mind.Meanwhile some foreign power is intent on infiltrating or destroying the UK's top research institutes working on brain computer technology. T14 have to cope with internal espionage, assassinations and an ever worsening political crisis in this fast-paced crime thriller which mixes international intrigue, action, mystery and futuristic technology.

These thirteen short stories range from comedy to drama and horror, and from the mundane and everyday to the downright bizarre.High in the hills above fashionable Montecito, California, slipping in and out of their mansions on Swizzle Stick Road, a ridiculously wealthy family is under siege. A crooked lawyer, a beautiful Chinese pro golfer, and a celebrity-mad plastic surgeon conspire to convince a wealthy family’s patriarch to move his factories from Cleveland to China. But the youngest son, a gay man, gets wind of the conspiracy and fights like a mad dog to stop it.What follows is a brutally funny comedy of grandiose intentions, half-baked revenge, heroic upper crust foolishness, and a passionate cross-cultural romance. David Drum's Introducing the Richest Family in America runs the gauntlet of greed, betrayal and desire as America’s richest family teeters precariously on the edge of dissolution and struggles to right itself again.Some comments:“I loved your daffy characters, they were totally refreshing. Gave me some of the best laughs I had all winter.”--Deb Fowler, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer“Glamorous locales and timely subject matter… engaging and fun. I found it hard to put down.”--Kavita Daswani, author of The Village Bride of Beverly Hills“I do like to read books every now and then that sound like Benny Hill is dashing thorough the pages ahead of me and this one fit the bill perfectly...."--Feathered Quill Reviews“Introducing the Richest Family in America is a riveting read and a solidly recommended one.”--Midwest Book Review

The first in a series of novellas on the theme of psychological trauma and the ignorance and prejudice surrounding mental illness. Brian's depression and drinking are ruining his life, and eventually he reaches breaking point and is forced to take drastic action. Will he be able to bring his life back from the brink of disaster?Quartet OverviewThe Earth Woman Tree Woman Quartet is a near future fantasy with a progressive political bent, a diverse set of characters, and links to recordings of many original songs.Ninas Twei is the mystical place where all of Earth’s species dance and sing together to ensure the continuance of life on Earth – all, that is, except Homo sapiens. Greed and the lust for power has barred them from the dance.Giselle is called to a rural community to join a group of people who, becoming their Tla Twein (mythical animals or gods), are able to travel to Ninas Twei.Gathering an increasingly diverse group of people from the city, the country, and the world, the Tla Twein engage in a life and death struggle to heal the rift in the natural order and defeat the forces of greed.Giselle, the Earth Woman Tree Woman, joins with the Wolfwind, and together they become all things – earth, air, and water; flora and fauna – a compassionate force for the well-being of the earth.Book Four SummaryThe last book of the Earth Woman Tree Woman Quartet brings together all the characters from the first books in a rousing finale full of adventure and joyous song!Giselle and her friends from Bayomar visit the Arundel group. Yameno and Giselle consecrate their link to each other with water from the sacred spring. “You’re the earth and the tree,” he whispered. “I’m the wind and the water... No matter how far apart, you can call me and I will come.”Coffman and his racist friends attack them using violence and even a Molotov cocktail. The deputy dismisses the violence as “your word against theirs,” adding, “You bring this on yourselves.” But the little gray cat unnerves him when he stares at him “with unblinking eyes” blocking his path to the car.Luha, still locked in her cage, is visited in the night by the “listener” in the hall. Is he an ally or a spy?In Ninas Twei, the gathered Tla Twein send the Lemur, Nima, down to the city of the Giants of God to find Luha. She is seen by some of the men. Will she get caught?Tata, the strings, and the neutralinos find earth, but swoop away. It’s too hot! While the Interfaith Council prepares to join in the protest march, Coffman plans a counter demonstration with guns. He punches his grandson Tom when Tom objects. Will the march turn into a melee of violence? Can Tom stop it?While searching for Nima, Todd, Gold member of the Giants of God, hears a sound coming from the canyon. The prisoners have escaped from the eggs.Enid and Jesús gather the escapees to face the Giants of God, planning a defense while working to find a way to turn off the wind on the plateau. About to place barriers to keep the Giants from coming down the elevators, they hear the elevator running. Too late! In Bayomar, An Lien has disappeared from her meditation meeting at the Buddhist Center leaving her wheelchair behind. A dark car was seen pulling out from behind the Center, but the police refuse to believe she’s been kidnapped. Giselle grows into her shadowy Tree Woman Tla Twei joined by the Wolfwind. The officer jumps into his car and screeches off. The Wolfwind and the dogs take charge of the search for An Lien using their powerful noses to follow the path of the car in a twilight musical run down the middle of the streets of Bayomar.We are the hunters, the seekers, the finders,We slip through the night like a shadow.You leave your essence to spin through the airAnd we point our muzzles to follow.Will they find An Lien?The wind is turned off and Ayoabia calls out, “The wind is mine again,” and becoming a giant tornado sings: Come winds of judgment,Winds of change.Blow fiercely, blow,Let my people go!Can all the characters come together at the One Earth Together protest march and bring humans back into the Dance of Life, the Tsin Twei? Can Tata bring the “vibrating strings of things” to the rescue? Come to the grand finale!

In the 23rd century it is now possible to remove a person's body entirely and attach their brain to a computer. But what is it actually like to be a brain in a jar, especially if that wasn't what you signed up for? And what happens when the world is confronted with the reality of what these people have become? This series of novellas explores the implications of post human technology.This picture beginner reader, the second of two, is for children learning the Dolch list at pre primer level. The book is written in large letters to make it easy to read. Pages are done separately, to address the issue of letter and picture distortion on some e-readers. The book makes extensive use of sight “flash” words from the entire Dolch list at preprimer level to help children easily master these words.