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The Marquise of Darkness: A Novel of Madame de Brinvilliers
Set in seventeenth-century France, THE MARQUISE OF DARKNESS is based on the real-life exploits and crimes of poisoner Marie-Madeleine d’Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers.
As Madeleine’s husband wastes their money on gambling, she turns to her lover Godin de Sainte-Croix the poison maker. With his help, Madeleine poisons a family member to gain an inheritance. When her husband squanders this fortune at the card table, Madeleine commits further atrocities for financial gain.
This petite and pretty aristocrat is really a cold-blooded killer. Aided by Sainte-Croix and cunning servant La Chaussée, Madeleine stops at nothing to get what she wants, be it via seduction, poisoning, or arson. As her ambitions grow, Madeleine takes greater risks. Could this lead to self-destruction, or will Darkness prevail?
Note: contains graphic scenes of torture and violence, plus scenes of a sexual nature.
As Madeleine’s husband wastes their money on gambling, she turns to her lover Godin de Sainte-Croix the poison maker. With his help, Madeleine poisons a family member to gain an inheritance. When her husband squanders this fortune at the card table, Madeleine commits further atrocities for financial gain.
This petite and pretty aristocrat is really a cold-blooded killer. Aided by Sainte-Croix and cunning servant La Chaussée, Madeleine stops at nothing to get what she wants, be it via seduction, poisoning, or arson. As her ambitions grow, Madeleine takes greater risks. Could this lead to self-destruction, or will Darkness prevail?
Note: contains graphic scenes of torture and violence, plus scenes of a sexual nature.
White Rose Blossoms
WHITE ROSE BLOSSOMS is a fast-paced adventure story with sword fights, poison, and pestilence. Nothing is easy, nobody is safe.
This alternate history of Richard III and Henry VII opens during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Halfway through an all-out charge against Henry, Richard changes tactics and retreats. Wounded, Richard escapes with several loyal men and goes into hiding. These men protect Richard during his recovery whilst planning to raise an army to dethrone Henry.
Richard’s illegitimate children – Sir John of Gloucester and Lady Katherine, Countess of Huntingdon – disguise themselves as peasants to avoid Henry’s soldiers. They also face the more dangerous threat of Katherine’s husband who wants to sever all ties to the fallen king, which includes Katherine.
This alternate history of Richard III and Henry VII opens during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Halfway through an all-out charge against Henry, Richard changes tactics and retreats. Wounded, Richard escapes with several loyal men and goes into hiding. These men protect Richard during his recovery whilst planning to raise an army to dethrone Henry.
Richard’s illegitimate children – Sir John of Gloucester and Lady Katherine, Countess of Huntingdon – disguise themselves as peasants to avoid Henry’s soldiers. They also face the more dangerous threat of Katherine’s husband who wants to sever all ties to the fallen king, which includes Katherine.
Cash 'n' Carrots & other capers
This collection features light-hearted scenarios with a touch of pathos and irony. Some tales include offbeat humour, others feature characters in difficult or lonely situations, yet the narrative tone remains positive. Only in STUNNED does the mood darken when a woman's good deed turns her quiet Sunday into a violent nightmare.
Two teenage boys' infatuation with a gorgeous woman leads them into a confrontation with a dangerous man in WATCH YOUR BACK. While two men compete for the same woman in BATS & BELLYBUTTONS, an escaped criminal and a lost bat cause chaos.
A PROPOSAL is an epistolary story, featuring a man's 'unique' style of proposing marriage to his ex-girlfriend, and her reply in writing. An Englishman escorts a Polish lady home from the village pub, wondering who THE DARK HANDER is.
THE BEAUTY OF RAILINGS features an unusual narrator with a passion for railings who takes care of a dwarf's cat for ten days. RISING AROMAS is about a quirky Japanese man who owns an aromatherapy store in the US. An American couple browse the store and are talked into having a massage.
ARRABELLA WELLFITT becomes semi-famous when her article on cabbages gets published. A man recently released from a mental home reads this article and is enchanted by the accompanying picture of Arrabella.
Vicky is a lonely childlike woman with a bad memory and a passion for RASPBERRIES. Vicky surfaces again in title story - a light-hearted tale - in which she and her beautiful neighbour Emma find a locked briefcase belonging to carrot-crunching criminal Ivan. Emma decides to hand the case in, unaware that Ivan is watching her.
Two teenage boys' infatuation with a gorgeous woman leads them into a confrontation with a dangerous man in WATCH YOUR BACK. While two men compete for the same woman in BATS & BELLYBUTTONS, an escaped criminal and a lost bat cause chaos.
A PROPOSAL is an epistolary story, featuring a man's 'unique' style of proposing marriage to his ex-girlfriend, and her reply in writing. An Englishman escorts a Polish lady home from the village pub, wondering who THE DARK HANDER is.
THE BEAUTY OF RAILINGS features an unusual narrator with a passion for railings who takes care of a dwarf's cat for ten days. RISING AROMAS is about a quirky Japanese man who owns an aromatherapy store in the US. An American couple browse the store and are talked into having a massage.
ARRABELLA WELLFITT becomes semi-famous when her article on cabbages gets published. A man recently released from a mental home reads this article and is enchanted by the accompanying picture of Arrabella.
Vicky is a lonely childlike woman with a bad memory and a passion for RASPBERRIES. Vicky surfaces again in title story - a light-hearted tale - in which she and her beautiful neighbour Emma find a locked briefcase belonging to carrot-crunching criminal Ivan. Emma decides to hand the case in, unaware that Ivan is watching her.
Lunar Crescent
Synopsis for Lunar Crescent: Emma Goodall 1
LUNAR CRESCENT is set in the English city of Hull, blending humour, pathos, drama, romance, action, and a touch of the detective story. Themes include insecure relationships, unfaithful partners, greed, deceit, and how childhood bullying has affected the main characters into adulthood.
Easy-going Lee earns the affections of the plain-speaking Emma. The handsome couple meet a childlike woman called Vicky. Her quirky behaviour brings a series of changes into their world, including incidents with the emergency services. When Vicky is accused of arson, Emma believes she’s guilty, while Lee and friends take the law into their own hands, determined to prove Vicky’s innocence.
LUNAR CRESCENT is set in the English city of Hull, blending humour, pathos, drama, romance, action, and a touch of the detective story. Themes include insecure relationships, unfaithful partners, greed, deceit, and how childhood bullying has affected the main characters into adulthood.
Easy-going Lee earns the affections of the plain-speaking Emma. The handsome couple meet a childlike woman called Vicky. Her quirky behaviour brings a series of changes into their world, including incidents with the emergency services. When Vicky is accused of arson, Emma believes she’s guilty, while Lee and friends take the law into their own hands, determined to prove Vicky’s innocence.
Kissing Cousins
Synopsis for Kissing Cousins: Emma Goodall 2
KISSING COUSINS is set in East Yorkshire, blending humour, drama, romance, and action. Themes include relationships, jealousy, friendship, greed, deceit, and sexual desire.
Emma Goodall is an ambitious no-nonsense beauty. Tara Goodall is a cunning heartless beauty. A rivalry grows between them when Tara causes mischief and mayhem for Emma, her boyfriend, and her vulnerable friend Vicky. Tara instigates scams and scandals, aiming to seduce Emma’s boyfriend and fleece Vicky of her savings. Flights and fights ensue between the clashing cousins and their supporters.
KISSING COUSINS is set in East Yorkshire, blending humour, drama, romance, and action. Themes include relationships, jealousy, friendship, greed, deceit, and sexual desire.
Emma Goodall is an ambitious no-nonsense beauty. Tara Goodall is a cunning heartless beauty. A rivalry grows between them when Tara causes mischief and mayhem for Emma, her boyfriend, and her vulnerable friend Vicky. Tara instigates scams and scandals, aiming to seduce Emma’s boyfriend and fleece Vicky of her savings. Flights and fights ensue between the clashing cousins and their supporters.
Mixed Up
Synopsis for Mixed Up: Emma Goodall 3
An unstable couple move down the same quiet street in Hull as Emma. They bring drugs, violence, misery, and death with them.
No-nonsense Emma is determined to be rid of these antagonistic neighbours. A sequence of misunderstandings leads to tragic consequences.
MIXED UP is set in East Yorkshire during 2009-2010 and is the third book of the Emma Goodall series.
An unstable couple move down the same quiet street in Hull as Emma. They bring drugs, violence, misery, and death with them.
No-nonsense Emma is determined to be rid of these antagonistic neighbours. A sequence of misunderstandings leads to tragic consequences.
MIXED UP is set in East Yorkshire during 2009-2010 and is the third book of the Emma Goodall series.
Shep: A Cat's Tale
Synopsis for Shep: A Cat's Tale
Shep the cat and a man with no name or notion cause chaos during a series of misadventures. Could paint-sniffing sessions coupled with consuming copious quantities of Cointreau have anything to do with the human and feline duo's bizarre escapades?
SHEP: A CAT'S TALE features a shared narrative, mainly related by a man obsessed with railings, while a couple of chapters come straight from the feline's mouth.
Note: this book is not for young children!
Shep the cat and a man with no name or notion cause chaos during a series of misadventures. Could paint-sniffing sessions coupled with consuming copious quantities of Cointreau have anything to do with the human and feline duo's bizarre escapades?
SHEP: A CAT'S TALE features a shared narrative, mainly related by a man obsessed with railings, while a couple of chapters come straight from the feline's mouth.
Note: this book is not for young children!