Scent of a Rose

Intent on hiding a dark secret, Rosie follows her boyfriend, Stuart, to the Sultanate of Oman, in the hope of escaping from the past and finding love and fulfillment. She blossoms like a desert rose under the blazing sun, experiencing an unexpected passion and falling in love with life in Muscat. But a chance encounter with a stranger in Dubai will have dire consequences. Fear and longing lurk in the shadows and Rosie must find the courage to face what lies ahead.

A tragedy begins to unfold, as Rosie’s past finally catches up with her and she becomes the victim of a hideous obsession. She struggles in her darkest hour with paralysing fear and an overwhelming sense of loss and regret. Scarred by her ordeals, she must find a way to move on, leaving her heart behind.

Set against the backdrop of an exotic desert landscape, Scent of a Rose is a compelling, atmospheric tale of love and obsession, tangled with adventure and suspense.

Scent of a Rose
Jane Jaffer
ISBN 1-905621-32-9 UK £8.99
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Shoes of October

Seven-year-old Jedda Markam enjoys a comfortable, loving family life in rural Cheshire, in spite of a distant mother and an estranged father. Her childhood is marred however by terrifying visions of the fearful black fox, whose dark presence appears throughout this story.
This is the compelling tale of Jedda’s life as it turns to one of hardship throughout the years of war - its horrors of which would stay with her forever. Heartache follows as tragic events unfold involving her friends, her family, the love of her life and finally - the ultimate tragedy -
when the black fox pounces…

… the knowledge that, when a person drowns, their whole life floats before them. And, that when a man holds a gun to the heart... the sensation is exactly the same.

Shoes of October
June Crosby Jackson
ISBN 1-905621-05-1 UK £7.99
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The Crab Man

A deeply probing novel of human relationships and the search for the true self that resides within us all.

At the age of forty-eight, emotionally destroyed by the death of her lover and soul-mate, Chloe Fairchild determines to let go of her old, dissatisfying life. Chloe seeks to confront her childhood demons and embark on a voyage of self-rediscovery that takes her from New York to England and India. A journey that is at once physical and spiritual.
“Our eyes find each other and lock together.
In that split second, my world stops spinning and eternity ceases her endless journeying.

Drowning in those liquid pools, my own eyes are surely mesmerised. And he sees me. No I mean he really sees me. Like he sees right through all the layers, all those human veils I am wearing.”

The Crab Man
Clair Wilkinson
ISBN 1-905621-10-8 UK £6.99
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Wallis Simpson's Diary

The Public Records Office recently released certain confidential files relating to the Abdication from the Throne in 1936 of King Edward VIII, formerly The Prince of Wales and then to become The Duke of Windsor, which had been withheld pending the death of the late Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth. Among them were documents which appear to be diaries kept during the period by Mrs. Wallis Simpson, later The Duchess Of Windsor.

Expertly edited by Helen Batting, that for the year 1934 provides a brilliantly revelatory insight into the thoughts and lifestyle of a woman who was accused of 'setting out to steal the Throne of England', and a fascinating glimpse at one of the most significant years in the history of the British Royal Family generally.
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Wallis Simpson's Diary
Helen Batting
ISBN 1-905621-12-4 Hardback UK £11.99
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Character Assassination

‘…A man who considers himself to be a genius is completely alone in that thought.’

No one has greater respect for the “many talents” of Edwin “Creepy” Crowley than he does for himself, but his rank ingratitude and relentless bullying towards his flea-bitten troupe of theatrical rejects have been making him even less popular with his own Repertory company than with his ever dwindling audiences. However, things have gone too far within the theatre. If the actors are not walking out on Crowley, they are literally dying on stage, and the finger of suspicion seems to be pointing towards the “Legend in his own mind.”

Boasting a plot that Shakespeare had wished that he had thought of, Character Assassination is a comedy thriller about a bunch of larger than life thespians who are at odds against the backdrop of a dreary seaside resort – or are they? Is the grass greener on the other side for them to step out of their rut?

Character Assassination
Jason Brown
ISBN 1-905203-68-3 UK £6.99
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Fairway Tales and Rough Lies

A less than serious, if occasionally right on the mark, look at life of the average British golf club. If you want your funny bone tickled or know the golfing world, this is for you.

Swancliffe and Ankerdine Golf Club or 'Swankers' as it's known by some locals, with its collection of swingers, shankers and, naturally those other types and 'Spankers' by a few 'in the know' members for those notorious off-course antics.

Through the eyes of eight officials, discover life both on and off its fairways - Denis Scott, power-crazed captain, introducing hair-brained, impractical schemes; Brenda 'Brunhilde' Maddox, lady captain and scourge of the ladies' and men's sections alike; Richardson, its pro, running his infamous 'Grip it and Grope it' Golf Academy; Barnes, ex-police sergeant and incompetent secretary and Tomlinson, chairman, wheeler-dealer business man and woman-chaser. Add the octogenarian hackers among the seniors, the militant wing of the ladies' section and a galaxy of practical jokers making every club officials' life hell and you've the ingredients of life in a typical British golf club.

Fairway Tales and Rough Lies
Duncan Smith
ISBN 1-905621-17-5 UK £6.99
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