Overview

ABOUT STARTING OVER

This short story is related to the Toni Mendez Series. It tells the story of how Lizbeth and Toni met preceding “Risk”.

Life throws curveballs, and starting over is never easy.

After a devastating breakup, the usually very together and competent solicitor, Lizbeth Du Cannon, is left licking her wounds. Before making any further big decisions, she decides to hide out and regroup for a few days in her best friend, Patrick’s, tiny flat, while he and his boyfriend are away in New York. All she wants is a little peace and quiet to listen to good classical music, cry, and enjoy a nice glass of red wine. Little does she know her calm, solitary sanctuary is about to be disrupted by Patrick’s new and troublesome neighbour.

Toni Mendez, London’s new P.I., just experienced a major setback. As a result of a blazing, fatal showdown with a psychotic killer during her most recent case, her life is left in tatters. In an effort to escape the haunting horror and savage memories, she decides to attempt a fresh start by moving house into a quaint little studio in a new part of town. Whether star crossed or simply due to crossed stars, this new friendship is off to a rocky start.

ABOUT UNBROKEN

This is a speculative fiction short story, particularly in the Steampunk romance genre.

What would you sacrifice to make your dream come true?

Unbroken tells the story of the resourceful Cappy Navire, one flawed woman searching for love and her dream come true.

This is a futuristic story of longing and the desire for fulfilment, set in a post-apocalyptic cityscape after “The Fall”. In a fragmented world, society is segregated by class and condition and for the Broken, life is hard and grimy. Here the pinnacle of progress is mechanical, steam-driven technology, and life is forged out of debris and the shattered dreams of a civilisation past.

As a counter-point to this grim reality, a colourful Steampunk culture offers fleeting pleasures for the ghetto dwellers, with promises of make-believe dream-fulfilment.

If you like Steampunk, strong wilful women, and the idea of “Wild Wild West” meets “Hunger Games” or “Divergent”… then this sizzling story is for you.

ABOUT AMENAH AWAKENS

This short story is related to the Lesvos Island Collection. It recounts events in Amenah’s backstory, preceding “Sealed with a Kiss”.