A Little Luck Is Needed

Two young lovers find each other just as the Vietnam War, the Antiwar Movement, and the Black Power Movement near their explosive peaks. Excitement, danger and heartache lie ahead. It’s September 1967. Steve Harris – white, idealistic, naïve — begins his freshman year. During that year, he will fight to end the war, fall in love, confront painful truths about his family, and be jailed and beaten by police. Through this crucible, he emerges with a transformed consciousness, of the world and of himself.

His awakening begins with a rousing antiwar speech delivered by Emma Gold, a Depression-era radical. When Emma introduces him to young Cat Crawford — inter-racial, brilliant and exotically beautiful – his bewitching is complete. The two students’ instant friendship blossoms before long into a passionate love affair. Their bond is tested, though, by the mounting demands of the times, and by their own deep-seated psychological issues. 1968 is marked by campus unrest, urban rebellion, assassinations, and political violence that leads the two into clashes with the Chicago Police and the National Guard. The story builds to a heartrending climax during the street battles surrounding the Democratic National Convention.

This is a complex, fast-paced journey on an emotional roller coaster, punctuated by flashes of self-discovery, and bursting with political and sexual passions.

A SCINTILLATING DEBUT MYSTERY FROM YOUR NEW CRIME FICTION OBSESSION: BIBA PEARCE.

Please note this book is a completely revised edition of THE SURREY STALKER.

A deranged serial killer targeting brides-to-be. An ambitious young detective. A case that could destroy everything.

A young woman is brutally attacked on her way home. It looks like she was the victim of a jilted — and twisted — ex-lover.

But then two more women, also engaged to be married, are found dead.

The press call the killer the ‘Surrey Stalker’. And there’s a stack of similar cold case files.

The pressure is on for young, ambitious DI Rob Miller.

But with all the time he’s spending at the office, Rob’s also running a fine line trying to keep his fiancée, Yvette, onside as they try to plan their wedding…

AN UNSTOPPABLE CRIME MYSTERY THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN

A hilariously quirky clash between the worlds of arranged introductions and internet dating.
When her family gently suggest it might be time for Sunita to settle down, she thinks she’s more than capable of making her own choice of marriage partner, thank you!

Except, you don’t say no to your mum and aunties, even if you are a modern Indian girl! Maybe her family have a point too, since so many of them have been happily married themselves that way?

Sunita’s friend, Zoe, totally disagrees and suggests ‘auntie internet’ as a better alternative. After heated discussion, the two girls decide each method has its pros and cons, so they decide to test-run the two side-by-side: old-style tradition and new-style trend. After all, what have they got to lose, other than being single? Enter a range of ‘candidates’ for both girls, all vying to be Mr Right even though they’re clearly Mr Wrong – until the most surprising thing happens…

‘Auntie Gee’s Introduction Service’ is the precursor to ‘Me, You, and the In-Laws too,’ and is a humorous look at the arranged marriage process from the point of view of Sunita, a contemporary Indian girl, and her best friend, Zoe, an archetypally English one.

From the surprising and shocking to the heartbreaking, erotic, and philosophical, Amir Tomer’s debut collection of literary short stories will delight both avid readers of the short story genre and casual readers seeking entertainment and enlightenment.

“My right eye, which was lost in the accident, was alive and well and by some miraculous means, it continued to transmit to my brain all that it saw!… My left eye saw, concurrently, the hospital room, and the brain, as it always does, fused the two images transmitted by the eyes, creating a sort of photomontage in which the images blended!!!”

A car crash leads to an unexpected voyage across dimensions of perception, a painting reveals more than just artistic vision, and a forgotten childhood game becomes the backdrop for reconciliation with the past. These are just a few of the surprises hidden among the pages of Amir Tomer’s debut short story collection.
The Last Waltz in Zurich offers its readers a rich tapestry of unusual and thought-provoking stories. Shifting between the surreal, the mundane, and the fantastical, this collection of stories never fails to surprise, challenge, and offer unique insights into the human psyche.

A tale of four sorcerers seeking truth, revenge and the throne.

Upon returning from searching for her long-lost betrothed, Salis is shocked to discover that her house has been burned to the ground. Homeless and desperate, she accepts an invitation from the strange owner of a sinister manor, who turns out to be just the man she’s been looking for. Can they uncover the mysteries of the haunted house and make it out in one piece?

Meanwhile, her friend Trislov, with just two months left to live, has astonishingly discovered a potted plant which craves his blood. Gwennila, the plant, was cursed by exceptionally powerful assassins, and it seems like the only way to help her is for her brother to die.

The fates of four young sorcerers are interwoven with power struggles, friendship, and romance.

A billion-dollar ranch for a wife? To Jared, it’s a bargain.

Holiday romance. They are trapped in a snowstorm at Christmas.

Beth’s wedding day. She doesn’t love him, and he doesn’t love her. She and Simon are only getting married because his father’s Will gave their beloved ranch to his older brother: Jared. But before they can tie the knot, her maid of honor drops a bomb. She’s pregnant.

Jared returns to stop the wedding. He’s willing to give them the ranch if they’ll drop their ridiculous wedding plans. Then he sees a pregnancy test in Beth’s trash, and everything changes. If his brother got her pregnant, he should definitely marry her. It’s the right thing to do, but Simon rarely does the right thing.

After Simon runs away rather than face his responsibility, Jared marries her. Beth tries to tell him she isn’t expecting a baby, but he won’t listen. Her arrogant boss gives her an ultimatum. Either she marries him, or he sells the ranch.

The good news is that he is willing to give her the ranch after they wed; the bad news is he’s going to want to kill her when he finds out he married her for nothing. Can Beth find a way to keep her home, her job, and her heart?

When her husband of thirty years runs off with a college student, Jane Delight decides to return to the small town she left years ago, to work in her twin sister Rebecca’s cupcake store and live in the apartment above.

But there’s a catch! She will have roommates… two octogenarian Brits, Eleanor and Matilda, and their even more eccentric cat, Mr. Crumbles, who loves to cause mischief.

But an unpleasant customer collapses — dead — in the store! And now Jane becomes the main suspect. Enter brooding detective Damon McCloud.

Can Jane solve the murder, wrangle her new roommates (both human and feline), and stop herself from falling for the detective?
Or will she never get her new life on track?

The first cozy mystery book in this delightful USA Today Bestselling series.