Rosie's gift leads her family and their friends through their normal lives, relationships and daily dramas, from the 1960s to 1980s. But what use is her "gift", if it cannot save the ones she loves? When a dead body is found buried in the grounds of a Tuscan villa, where her parents stayed on holiday, her father becomes the main suspect. Can Gina, a young Italian policewoman help Rosie to find out what really happened?...

The objective of this work is to showcase the Kalenjin community cultural identity through their past activities; ARTEFACTS. As defined, culture is that whole complex of distinctive, spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features characterizing a society or a group. This may involve art and literature, lifestyles, way of living together, value accepted systems, traditions and beliefs. Culture gives people identi...

Zysal was the only person who truly believed in dragons, the ancient guardians of the peace. A War Lord has invaded, subjugating folk and taking all in his wake. Zysal's sire Zimadon returns from his travels with this news for the village Elders at the Kevii Hall. Meanwhile, Zysal is drawn to return to a cave where he gains access to a hidden way leading him to discover a large egg from which a dragon hatches. Magic has ...

This is the second installment of short stories and poetry from the authors previously of AuthorWorld Connect, now BookiWrote. The previous books are 'A Collection of Short Stories' and 'The Poetry Collection', both great books with masses of variety, if you are looking for other titles to enjoy. This volume, 'Book 2', holds a combination of 36 more short stories and 7 more poems in one superb book! Written by fantastic pe...

Connections Past, book 1 in the Jeneva’s Journey series. A riveting journey the characters are taking on the way to their destiny, that will change the world through kindness and caring for others. There is of course, a love connection, as well as murder, adventure, intrigue and mystical events. There is a world wide contest that rewards, not with money, but an opportunity to do something everyone would like to do; just one ...

Can one of little faith verify a miracle? As an atheist, Thomas Benson feels out of place working for the Catholic Church. He’s been hired to investigate miracles; so far, he hasn’t found one. People have always seen something special in John, even if he comes across a little odd. He hears his Mother’s voice, though she’s been dead for years. A 25-year-old prophecy leads the two to cross paths. When the powers...

CLARA BOWMAN IS LIKE most society women who turn 18 in New York City. Her best friend, Ashley Davis, lived two doors to the west. As did Ashley’s brother Thomas, and all the world knew that Thomas and Clara would marry. It all changed on May 12, 1872. It was a rainy Sunday and the Davises sat in the wrong seats on a train in Queens and were both killed when it crashed. After a devastating time, Clara’s mother takes her ...

An early Gilded Age story. Róisín Campbell was eighteen when she stepped off a boat in New York Harbor in the summer of 1870. She knew little of the world beyond what she’d seen in her small town in County Limerick, Ireland, and what she’d read in the novels she devoured when her chores were done. She knew no one in New York other than her cousin Jimmy Regan and Michael Henry, a dapper bachelor she met on board who would...

A marriage made in heaven, a murder made in hell. Why kill the man you love? Lizzy Dyson is on trial for her life. She knows she must pay for what she did, even if it wasn’t planned, but will the jury believe her? A whydunnit rather than a whodunnit, Sleep follows a woman on trial for killing her husband and his lover. Was it premeditated, a crime of passion, or a moment of madness? Told through a series of flashbac...

A short post-apocalyptic novella about survival and hope. It had been called an ‘evacuation’ by the military, but no one had left town alive. Daniels & the remaining survivors had come together, but now faced frozen waterpipes. Their only hope is to move to a mountain cabin in the middle of Winter. Will they get there, & what will they find when they do? A short post apocalyptic tale of survival and hope. Free when you...

Nocturnal Nibbles is a collection of thirty bite-sized pieces of flash fiction for you to devour. Containing short sharp tales of murder, revenge, penance, sacrifice, supernatural scares, monsters and spooks, it offers an array of horror to delight. So buckle up and dive on in, you won’t regret it – but your nightmares might....

A world created in a pocket of time to provide a ... Pool of Players David is back in his own time, but all he can think about is the fact his father is still out there, and that the girls are here, sending other men through. He wants to stop this torture for his nation. He wants them all to have control back over their destiny and not be randomly pushed out of their own time to chase some mad man. But how can he do that...