Vanessa Wester

Lose yourself in a collection reminiscing on first love, regret, and passion.In FIRST DATE, when Alice gets invited to a ball on Christmas Day she is bowled over. No-one had ever asked her out on a date before, let alone invited her to a ball. However, the bubble bursts too soon. It turns out she is filling in for an ex-girlfriend. Even so, she puts on a brave face and heads for the ball. She can have a good time even if it does not lead to love. A ball is still a ball after...In CARELESS CUPID, a mission becomes harder than expected... you are not supposed to fall in love with the person you are trying to help.In THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY, Rachel might get a lot more than she expected on her big day. A stranger from the past flushes out feelings she had put aside. A lost love is hard to forget...In PRECIOUS, different generations appreciate the timeless value of a book.In BLACK WARNING, the innocent succeed where others don't.FIVE STAR REVIEWS: "... easily devoured in a single sitting.""It is young love so fresh & new with all the trappings of heartache & embarrassment that can go with it." "This is Chick-Lit with a twist, and a squeeze of class. The style is comfortable, fluid and at ease with itself." "...delightful shorts, each approaching love from a different angle. The first reminds us all of how tumultuous young love or "infatuation" can be, never knowing how your heart truly feels until it's forced to decide. The second was my favorite because it threw a bit of otherworldly interest into the mix. I loved the idea of a cupid sent from above to help us out. And the final short reminds us that what once was can never be again. This book was a great way to spend some down time without having to get embroiled in complicated subplots and character analysis. Easy beach or before bed read "

Emily has not changed in fifty years. An accident made her immortal, a vampire freak.When she is finally allowed to return to her beloved England, all is not as expected. So much has changed. The past she was holding on to does not exist. Since the Second World War, people have embraced a new age. In this era, people have an obsession with gadgets, strange clothes and weird music.Added to this her blood-lust has become insatiable and her promise to control herself is torn to shreds. That is until she meets Paul. She never expected to find love after all this time. Fate has never been kind to Emily, and it gives her everything she wants at a cost. She must pay a price for being a murderer.Within Emily's twisted heart lies a dark soul."After being enthralled by the trilogy I was delighted to hear Vanessa Wester had written a prequel. This novella provides a fascinating insight into Emily, one of the key characters from the trilogy. It enhances the reader's understanding of the character's motivations and behaviour. The honest and heartfelt writing style is entirely consistent with the main books, and this tale serves as a great addendum to the series. I was hooked from page one "Adam

Steven Thorn is about to learn that his life is not going to be straightforward. Before he does, he meets Caitlin and discovers the irrational attraction of first love. However, when everything becomes complicated, will love be enough?Regardless of what he is and where his loyalty should lie, a decision has to be made. Rules are meant to be broken.From the University of Southampton to the depths of the Amazon jungle in Brazil, Steven and Caitlin will discover that in the game of love, destiny is always the winner...

GURNARD'S BOOK OF DELIGHTS is a collection of stories written by children aged between four and eleven years of age for a Primary School literary competition. They had to write a story involving an element of time travel... and they certainly did that.It features three bonus stories by authors, Vanessa Wester and S.P. Moss, who judged the entries.S.P. Moss commented: "I've had so much fun reading your wild and wonderful stories. There were stories that made me giggle, stories that made me gasp and stories that amazed me with the places they took me to. I travelled in time back to the war, the Victorian times and even further - to the Aztecs, the ancient Greeks and ancient Egyptians with your stories. The time travel mechanisms were most ingenious - from boffin-like time-travel machines to everyday objects like a TV and a toy train. Not to mention a hat and some rather fabby pink boots - and even magic guinea pigs Thanks to all of you who took part and keep on writing..."Any funds raised from sales of this book will go to Gurnard Primary School.