Howard G. Awbery

Broken hearted as well as broke, Emma invests everything she has left into a decaying, derelict ex-funeral parlour on dingy, run-down Bucket Street. Her rose-tinted vision and unwavering enthusiasm help bring the soul of the building back to life. But it's not the only soul she discovers as age-old secrets soon surface... However, as Crumpets caf begins to thrive, and Emma's hard work begins to pay off, her dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Local protection racketeers, underhand property company dealings and secret council plans for a bypass threaten Emma's newly built business. Can the unlikely friends she has made along the way help her protect Crumpets and its wonderful, close-knit community?

An interest in ancient stone circles keeps James, a financial trader in the city of London, well-grounded. When visiting a little-known stone circle in North Wales, on the summer solstice, he is transported back to the time of the circle's construction. James lives among the Late Bronze Age villagers, befriending the architect of the stone circle, Barnaby, and a young widow called Eira.James rejoins the present, quickly realising he was far happier in the past than his current, shallow London life. He returns to the past only to find it under siege by the Hunllef, a warring, wandering tribe. Following a bloody battle he and Eira escape to the present.Beth, a PhD student studying the history of stone circles, befriends James and Eira and becomes entangled in their lives spanning two time zones.

Coffee TimeDefinition: Special moments, planned for and dedicated to drinking coffee. Coffee time is instead of work - not with work - culminating in an 'ahrrrr' sound.Planning for coffee time: Mobiles out of reach, frustrating Sudoku out of sight, to-do lists away, and who cares if imbroglio is a real word in today's crossword? Adding joy: Only one thing can improve coffee time: a good book. Howard G Awbery's 'Coffee Time Tales' includes five charming short stories, each with a, "Well, I really didn't expect that " twist, to be read in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.Enjoy your coffee.

So, Howard G Awbery has done it again. An intriguing follow-on from 'Five Stranger Tales', 'Five Even Stranger Tales' will not disappoint.With your log burner blazing and a steaming cup of frothy, hot chocolate by your side, these creative and carefully crafted tales will keep you guessing until the final line.Mix seagulls and weddings with philanthropy and a doctor's computer with a mind of its own and you won't have any idea what's coming next.Cantering through an eclectic gathering of characters you finally come to rest on an allotment in the company of a tramp called Humphrey. But all is not as it appears...Enjoy escaping from the day's tedium and tumbling through Howard G Awbery's delightful imagination.

Never in a million years could she have imagined that any one customer would make so much difference to her life. However, one day into her busy London boutique came such a customer. 'Shoulders', as she derogatorily referred to him, rocked her equilibrium and tumbled her settled, solitary, secure life over and over again. Before 'Shoulders', Isobelle's independence was her armour against all-comers; she believed her life and emotions impenetrable. As she reluctantly came increasingly embroiled in this customer's complex life she realised how wrong she was.