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Em - 'A day in the life of a northern girl' 'Em' will introduce you to Emily Macklam, a tenacious nineteen year old Hartlepool girl struggling to hold together the remnants of a family, despite attempts to suck the very life blood from her as she works and schemes to keep food on the table. She is forced to manage her young life around a poorly functioning but calculating alcoholic mother and a defiantly delinquent teenage brother, someone determined to plot a life path in partnership with dangerous, criminal company. This determined young lady is therefore left to fight each day for her sanity and the ability to facilitate her dream of finally moving away from a clinging dysfunctional family and creating a new life in London, a place she feels sure is filled with limitless opportunity for a determined working girl. Emily's father has never been anything more than a memory to her. Having died when she was only four years old, from diseased lungs chocked with coal dust due to a lifetime working at the coal face, he leaves the Macklam family with nothing more than a small, inadequate miner's pension. Emily, from her early teenage years has therefore been forced to take up the role of carer to her mother, a role she knows she will end up playing for the best years of her life if she doesn't simply plan to escape This story is written in twenty four chapters, one for each hour of just one day in the life of Emily Macklam. Minute by minute we see her day develop from struggling to raise her sickly mother from her bed, fighting off the unwelcome advances of an amorous boss, tackling a determined shoplifter, standing her ground against overzealous, hackneyed social workers and finding a hurried, slightly desperate physical love in the embers of a fiery night out with 'the girls'.A sometimes sad but often amusing story, with witty dialogue and carefully constructed conversations and set in the 'here and now', opens up the life of Emily providing an insight into her daily struggle, coping simply with living on the one hand and revealing her innate northern wisdom and wit on the other. This story is therefore an observation, a narration exposing the gritty reality of walking in the footsteps of our heroine ... and surviving, for just one particular day; one day in the life of 'Em' ... a 'Northern Girl'.

The Unicorn ConspiracyThe Year - 1973: The Setting - Africa and the Middle East: The Story - International politics, high finance and personal revenge: The Question - Did it really happen?Triggered by events that take place on Oman's high plateau at Jebel Akhtar during a cold January in 1959, a friendship is formed; a dangerous friendship capable of giving birth to the beginnings of World War Three.One man, one extraordinary man, is tasked with preventing what some would later describe as a pending Armageddon.A bitter, exiled religious leader is gaining an increasing Islamic following; one with the power to release the military might of a cold war Soviet Union on a financially wounded Europe. America, overseeing the unsettling events, appears impotent, divorcing itself from any military responsibilities to a recently formed and generally distrusted European Community. Maxwell Armstrong is a man desperately needing to extract himself from the clutches of the British SIS. However, he is the only person able to communicate with the exiled religious Imam.The clock is ticking, but standing in Maxwell's path is a powerful conspiracy; the ruthless and manipulative members of a secret organization calling itself 'Unicorn'. However, when they take the life of his beloved Helga in such a brutal manner, the whole business becomes deeply personal.Tasked with facing the Imam and the reality of his actions, but being betrayed at every turn, the determined and grieving intelligence agent desperately attempts to stay one step ahead of the clandestine society; but will he be in time?A thriller to the very end in a Tom Clancy style story-telling and the kind of attention to detail provided by someone who must have been there

A Novel IdeaSo, you want to be a writer Not a problem; but if you want to be a successful writer you may very well risk having a quick look at this book first. The new updated edition of this little gem provides the aspiring author with a no nonsense approach to the process of becoming not only a writer but being a successful one. This is not a writer's 'could do' book, this is a determined writer's 'can do' book From the very outset you will be challenged in the way you think about the whole writing process and then getting your work published. You will find invaluable hints and tips here, especially if you are just starting out on the 'Journey'. You will be taken, step by step, through the route to traditional publishing and the alternative on-line self-publishing process with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). This is the successful writer's essential reference tool that will sit comfortably alongside the dictionary and thesaurus.

Is the brutal assassination in Hong Kong of a respected Marine Insurance executive, carried out days after a violent assault by sinister forces on his family, merely a coincidence - or part of a covert plan running out of control? With a senior and well connected member of the Chinese Mafia taking an interest, someone is now determined to find out Why has an aerial engagement between super fast fighter jets, high above the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf signalled an early end to the life of a top level government official in Tehran? Perhaps only the head of the notorious Iranian Rev Guard could answer that particularly interesting question. Scheme 112/406, also known as The Geneveh Project, is at the heart of it all, driven by the greed of one single man; a man determined to take on a project designed to influence the outcome of a bloody war; a war that has been raging for several years between two of the largest oil producers in the Middle East. With the American CIA determined to scupper the whole plan and the British SIS sitting on the sidelines, the second most powerful man in Iran puts pressure on the cavalier English oilfield entrepreneur to finish the work on time, quoting an ancient Persian saying; 'He who wants a rose must respect the thorn' The warning is clear - the consequences of failure - life threatening The stakes are running high, as is the escalating price for finishing the complex, delicate works in the middle of a front line war zone, forcing the cunning millionaire industrialist to do a deal with a dubious anglophile Iraqi Air Force General, who has the power to destroy the ambitions of all concerned - at the press of a button When the final confrontation arrives, it is unexpected, forcing the SIS to come out of the shadows and act, leaving the senior covert CIA Middle East operative impotent; merely a bystander in an event that is to eventually take many lives - and send shockwaves around the world So, will the possibly over confident oilfield tycoon succeed in the gamble of his life? The head of the Iranian Rev Guard has put the Englishman's life on it The CIA have put a billion dollar submarine on it A fast paced thriller set against a background of International intrigue and double cross, involving the covert arms of two of the world's most powerful Intelligence Agencies, pitted against the determination and cunning of one single man. But who will be the eventual victor? Who can remain one step ahead? Will the Geneveh Project ever become reality - or will someone end up running for their life?

This is a selection of Writers Useful Phrases and designed as a self help book for writers and authors full of subject sentences and one-liners. You can use it as a 'reminder' tool when looking for a phrase or description of a particular moment that simply won't come to you in a head full of words and characters.It is not a book of instruction and therefore is not there to solve your structural writing issues. However, it is the kind of reference book you may find of great help at one o'clock in the morning when you simply want to get that last word down; finish that last awkward sentence with a smile of satisfaction, before curling up with the reoccurring dream of selling your next million or two.Maybe you are trying hard to express in only a few effective words how much your character is trying to hold his temper in a conversation that has been gradually gaining heat over a page or two? Well what about this little gem.200: He felt his patience to be under continual provocation.It's tight, concise and describes his/her feelings in a manner that brings closure. Within the pages of this little writer's assistant are five hundred more. Not every single one will find a space in your particular writing armory, but if you only use one or two in your next writing project, then the very low price of this book will have been worth it.

This is a further selection to the original 501 Writers Useful Phrases, a collection of short, descriptive phrases, expressions and one liners designed to give your writing that extra punch, with offerings on specific subject matter such as Appearance, Conversation, Fear, Feelings, Opinion, Philosophical, Senses, Tenacity, Time and Viewpoints.The selected phrases are there to assist the enthusiastic writer and novelist who comes face to face with the odd case of 'writers block' ... the 'too much coffee ... brain not functioning' syndrome and the simply 'can't be bothered to write another word today' disease.This is not a book of instruction but simply a reminder pad of words, expressions and complete phrases that you may not have thought of using in your writing before. At worst they will prompt you to find the phrase you actually have been looking for, and at best they will 'save' a complete chapter or section of your manuscript from the dreaded editor's blue pencil.For example, let's take the subject of Fear. This is a topic with many parameters, but you will find some phrases contained within this section describing the kind of fear experienced by your character or perhaps the fear generated by a particular moment in time. Just one of these phrases may well trigger an avalanche of words in your mind, a place that only seconds previously appeared bare and unfruitful. Your new discovery, prompted by the words you found in this writers handy assistant, have done the trick, providing you with the impetus you required.

This book of One-Liners does what it says on the tin It contains a selection of one line thoughts and ponderings, many of which are amusing; one or two classed as simply funny and some considered by the author to be completely profound.This offering is aimed mainly at writers and authors as a reminder pad of situations and observations seen through the eyes of someone with a sense of humor, or possibly a person who has taken the time and trouble to actually sit on that mountain peak ... somewhere, and think The format is similar to the other '501' series in that the content is divided into ten sections with 50 'one liners' in each section and 51 in the final section.If this little gem of a book does nothing more than bring a smile to your face at three o'clock in the morning, slaving tirelessly over the ending of Chapter Four of your very first novel ... and after a full day of looking after the kids or holding down a high pressure job for ten hours, then it will have been worth it. On the other hand, if you are an experienced author and only one of the offerings within these pages jogs a particular memory button, allowing you to construct that searched for finished phrase, then this can only be considered a bonus.As well as amusing quotations amongst this collection of 'one liners' the author has also provide a chapter of 'Inspirational' quotes and here is one particularly relevant to struggling writers and authors.160: The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossibleHopefully, you the reader, you the speaker at public events; you the aspiring comedian ... and more importantly, you the writer, will gain something special from this latest edition of one-liners. It will make a great reference alongside other books in the series.Whether you are at the initial manuscript stage in the production of your next epic novel or the tough edit stage, the contents of '501 Writers One Liners' will provide you with a little light hearted relief along the way. It will also offer encouragement through the wise words of Confucius and Inspiration in the profound words of philosophers of the day.Good Luck

101 Fiction Writing TipsFiction writing is thought by many would be authors to be the most popular published genre and therefore perhaps the best to be aiming at when considering a writing career.Current best estimates are that in 2016, published books will double in number from all of those in existence at the end of 2011. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get two knowledgeable individuals to agree on what that figure is in reality.However, one reasonably sound statistic is the percentage of fiction and non-fiction publications now produced annually in the English language. The current estimates are around 30% for fiction and 70% for non-fiction and with Amazon alone publishing five to seven thousand titled a day, there is a tremendous market out there.So, in terms of genre, the lesson to learn is that you may stand a considerably better chance of success as a writer by putting together a book of your grandmother's best apple pie secrets than attempting the possibly thankless task of coming face to face with the prospect of writing a novel ... a work of fiction ... a work of fantasy, a work that will need to find a particular audience.This book is not an answer to that quandary and neither does it offer any form of guarantee to you as a potential author. What is does provide however, is a list of 101 tips of advice and reference to the writer who simply wants' to 'get on with the job ' These offerings are provided from personal experience of both the self-publishing and traditional publishing routes.They are collected together in this short book format with the sole aim of supplying you, the potential writer of fantastic fiction, with a series of easy to absorb statements and explanations written in a language that is uncomplicated and to the point. Hopefully, some or much of it will afford you the help and assistance you may be looking for and therefore energize you in the pursuit of your writing projects.Good Luck ....

The Writers Useful CompendiumThis compendium of phrases and one-liner's is a collection of the highly successful '501 Writers' series of books including '501 Writers Useful Phrases, 501 More Writers Useful Phrases and 501 Writers One-Liner's. Owning the Compendium in paperback or as an EBook is much better value than buying the three books individually and as part of this particular collection, a bonus of 50 mixed phrases and one-liner's have been added. Each section shown in the 'Useful Phrases' index contains 100 entries, except for the bonus 50, and the 'One-Liner's' complete subject section contains a total of 500 entries. This most 'useful', value for money volume of over 185 pages is a 'must have' on the shelf for fiction and non-fiction writers, speakers and speech writers, students at all levels, wordsmiths and journalists and all those just interested in 'words' Each indexed section, 1 to 21, includes a descriptive heading advising the reader about general content and in the paperback version the index is linked to page numbers.Hopefully, you the reader ... and equally importantly, you the writer, will gain a little extra something from this new edition compendium. This is not a work of academia, does not follow any particular rules of English Language teaching and each section heading should be regarded as a broad but not definitive description of its content. As already evidenced by increasing annual sales of the individual editions combined here, the compendium can make a great and popular reference, not only at the initial manuscript stage of your writing ... if you are a writer at any level, but at the tough edit stage where just one small phrase adjustment can make all the difference to flow, pace, excitement and character definition.So, to writers, readers and students of the English language and English literature everywhere ...Enjoy

DELIVER BY MOONLIGHT A search is on for the long lost illegitimate child of Eve, Madame of Le Chabanais; the most famous Bordello in 1920's Paris. But with the tragic death of her mentor gnawing at her sanity she moves south to begin a new less complicated life. However, in 1940, the Nazi invasion of France forces her into the murky, underground world of fearless Maquis fighters looking for retribution against a background of British spy's overseeing the reluctant birth of the American OSS. The battle is on to win the hearts and minds of the French R sistance leaving Eve committed to a life of covert activity that will lead her to face a truth she never thought possible, and dedicated to the ultimate survival of a complete stranger. This intriguing historical drama following the life of one courageous woman and a defiantly brave young man, will take you back to a time, between world wars, of hedonistic Parisian pleasures and the following much darker days of invasion and despair. A great standalone story that can also be read as the first part of a three book series. Book Two charts the continuing fortunes of Gaston Voclain and is titled: 'CARLISLE'

Things You Should Knnow About Women (Written By A Man)From seventeen to seventy, male or female, gay or straight, this subject matter has relevance to us all. It could also save a few already rocky relationships and has the potential to make lawyers a few pence poorer.It could possibly be seen as a book promoting marital and partnership harmony or, at the other end of the spectrum, a guide to treating the dangerously infectious inferiority complex of a fully committed male chauvinist.The activities of our sample couple, Harry and Kylie, will possibly generate a series of 'Oh yes ... I remember that one' along with 'That's so damn like him ' interspersed with the odd laugh out loud and a few smiling tears.This is a book that comes with its own guilty smile

CARLISLE It's London 1946; the war is over ... for some. A notorious Maquis r sistance leader with a new identity unexpectedly runs into his ex-wartime mission partner agent Vivette and after a deeply passionate night spent together she reveals she is really Lady Julia Bourchier, Duchess of Millbury now a spymaster for the British MI6. Their parting is sealed with a simple but puzzling note ... they can never be together ... ever again A confused Glenn Carlisle discovers he has a fortune left to him by his mother and is now determined to set off for America in order to create an even larger one. After several exhausting years of building his company Carlisle International Holdings into an International empire, Glenn Carlisle is forced to take a break and head for Paris where he meets Annette, a woman not masked by the haunting and ever present face of Vivette. The two are inseparable, but on a visit to Newport Rhode Island in 1964, a killer's bullet goes astray, leaving the determined millionaire to vow vengeance, relentlessly embarking on a mission to track down the assassin In France, the millionaire businessman and ex secret agent tracks down the perpetrator and they meet ... face to face, but who is about to gain the upper hand? Hardened criminal Antoine Le Roux has a tale to tell and Glenn Carlisle has a life changing decision to make. It's 1969. Glenn Carlisle receives a letter in London that will change the direction of his life forever. Lady Julia Bourchier has passed away. Glenn makes contact with her impoverished daughter Charlotte only to discover he is in fact her father. For Glenn, a new life begins, pushing aside the shadows of his past as he and Charlotte become partners in business and 'A' list celebrities on the New York social circuit. For the Carlisle's, life could not be better. However, before too long dark clouds appear on the horizon, leaving the Carlisle's something deeply disturbing to think about when Glenn is told he has a terminal medical condition leaving him with only a few short years to live. Back in France, although Antoine le Roux has been prepared to bury the family past, his son Bernard Le Roux, is not. He has a plan to finish what his father couldn't and travels to New York. Will the confident young Frenchman be successful? Will he end the life of a man who murdered members of his family in 1944 and created a bloody massacre in the forest of Rennes some 20 years later? But what about Charlotte herself and the empire that is Carlisle International Holdings? Someone will need more than god and good luck on their side knowing that in the life of a 'Carlisle' ... nothing is ever really finished 'CARLISLE' is a great standalone story detailing the twists and turns in the life of Glenn Carlisle and his family from 1944 to 1976. It is a seductive tale of courage, intimacy and violent encounters ablaze with threat from the very first page. Packed with strong, perfectly staged characters, it is also the second book in a series, the first of which is titled 'DELIVER BY MOONLIGHT' detailing the circumstances of Carlisle's family and background covering the period 1919 to 1943.

The Travels of Herbert T. Eustace.This is a story of allegory, political satire and humorous fiction set in a time and place many of us would wish to recognise, but have never experienced; a place where time and distance are often unreliably fluid. This is also the story of a relationship, a very special relationship between one man and a dog. Easily described as a cross between 'Animal Farm' and 'Wallace & Grommit' the two main characters, Herbert and Grumpy, become lost in a unique series of travel adventures; adventures that force them to confront prejudice and inequalities in a sometimes confusing world, a world where animals and humans are able to communicate at an equitable level.Herbert T. Eustace is single and of indeterminate age. He lives in a particular historical space, perhaps even a future space, where Nations are at peace with one another and 'pollution' is a word of the distant past. Animals and not humans are now in control of planetary destiny, ruling with a quiet, conflict free even handedness. Grumpy the dog is a companion to Herbert and in command of most proceedings making up their day to day existence. So when an unusually independent decision is made to go travelling by Herbert, Grumpy makes sure he is included in his plans. Being a qualified traveller, and having a certificate and a badge to prove it, Grumpy is sure there will be no unforeseen circumstances capable of fazing such a very capable individual. Herbert, however, is no quite so sure.

The Carlisle Trilogy.It's France, 1919. The First World War is over. Eve Charbonneau is growing from a spoilt only child and middle-class girl of Jewish descent into an eventual heroine in the French resistance - but first falling pregnant along her youthful precocious way to a dashing wealthy French aristocrat, Thierry Marquis de Vergy-Laval, someone who commits suicide when confronted with the situation unacceptable to his high social station. Predictably, her illegitimate boy-child is taken from Eve by her shamed parents and passed secretly into the care of a religious order of French monks and nuns near Nice. Her fall continues as she drifts homeless and despairing into life in a Paris bordello, constantly longing for her lost son, leading inevitably - as her fortunes improve in a most unlikely way - to her lifetime search for him with fateful consequences for both mother and son as the scourge of Nazism engulfs Europe.France is plunged into war once again and events that take place in the forests surrounding Rodez during April 1944 will give cause for decades of vengeance, murder and retribution. The body of Sophia Le Roux will hang at the edge of the pine forest on the outskirts of the town in full view of all passers-by. Everyone locally knows who put it there. For the Le Roux family, the situation remains unfinished and a vow of vengeance is born With Eve discovering an American secret agent she has betrayed to the sadistic Nazi interrogator, Herr Hauptmann Steiger, is in fact her long lost son she is heartbroken and selflessly takes what ends up being a fatal bullet so that he may live. And so the fascinating saga of the Carlisle family begins. Following unexpected twists and turns, tense scenes of confrontation and a sinuous, relentless theme of retribution making one single thread linking all the main characters forced to travel America and Europe in search of a personal peace. But could an unexpected scenario, played out within the famous Barrakka Gardens on the Mediterranean island of Malta, bring a surprising end to it all?

Buying a seat belt doesn't mean you have to necessarily crash the car, but someone forgot to tell a determined ex-Inspector Paul Devereaux. A presidential assassination, a complex political conspiracy and the murder of a data manipulating genius named Maddi Brown eventually combine to expose a group of powerful conspirators.Alison Zeigler is a maths prodigy who stumbles across a complex assassination plot when she works out what happened in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, the day President Kennedy is murdered. So what is the link between a recognised mathematical genius, American citizen Alison Zeigler and Canadian fast food waitress Maddi Brown?Maddi proves to be a reported suicide victim in the small town of Penhold, central Canada and a case being investigated by Inspector Paul Devereaux, a policeman with a chequered past who has only weeks to go before retirement.Convinced there is more to the Maddi Brown situation than suicide, Devereaux investigates further, eventually discovering a hidden computer disk at her apartment. Perhaps at this point the frustrated but determined detective should have walked away, but as the days pass, the opportunities to do so decrease with every new discovery. Teams of assassins from the shadowy group known only as Division 5 are now on the loose. They are confident about the outcome of their various murderous missions, never considering that one of their number may be captured ... alive This remarkable, well detailed story inspired by real events, provides action and intrigue from the very start with a carefully crafted plot presenting some surprising twists and turns. The story of Maddi Brown, her life as Alison Zeigler and her eventual murder will not fail to capture the imagination. Through the lives of some strongly presented characters, a tale is told; a fascinating tale packaged in a period of history forcing change on a world reluctant to let go of the past.

A story of truth's and lies that wind around each other as strands of tightening wire, not caring there are two kinds of truth; one that offers freedom and one that will bury the seeker of it deep beneath an incalculable weight of guilt. SINS OF A STRANGER When Charlotte, the titled Lady Bourchier and Duchess of Millbury is forced to witness, in horrific detail, the murder of her father Glenn Carlisle, she has little choice but to face her demons and find the killer. However, it is a series of family matters that drive her back to France and the recovery of her mother's family estates. It's there she meets a man she feels she is destined to marry. In this exciting finale, the third book in the Carlisle trilogy, the unraveling of circumstances and situations expose an unexpected vulnerability for Charlotte. What part will the mysterious Mr. James 'Monty' Gittins play when lives are finally about to be laid on the line? This story follows the life of Charlotte from the death of her father in 1976 through to a thrilling conclusion in 1990 and ending the complete seventy one year long narrative begun in 1919. See Also DELIVER BY MOONLIGHT & CARLISLE