About
I am a writer from Hull, in the North of England, living in Belgium.
I also help run a publishing company called Night Publishing (http://www.nightpublishing.com) which is dedicated to the cause that "all good books should be published", via its Night Reading (http://nightreading.ning.com) community.
I have currently written 10 novels and one business book, and edited one collection of short stories:
1. Blood & Marriage
2. Little Fingers
3. Girl On a Bar Stool
4. Shade+Shadows
5. Fishing, for Christians
6. The Ghoul Who Once
7. The Dance of the Pheasodile
8. The Blue Food Revolution
9. (Just like) El Cid's Bloomers
10. Mission
11. Marketers from Mars (brand marketing book)
12. .... at last! (short stories, editor and contributor)
My most popular books are 'Girl On A Bar Stool', 'The Dance of the Pheasodile' and 'Missio'. 'The Blue Food Revolution' gets love / hate reactions.
Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal
Description
<p>Dr. Bethany McNeal is living her dream as a pediatric resident in one of the most sought-after medical centers in Seattle. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s missing only one thing—love, which she put on hold to focus on her career after ending a tumultuous relationship. Everything changes when she meets Dr. Brent Anderson, a charming and handsome fellow resident. Despite her reservations, Bethany falls for Brent—hard. When she learns Brent is married several months into their relationship, she immediately breaks it off. After graduating residency and going their separate ways, Bethany tries to move on with another man—real estate broker and personal trainer Charles Blakely. But just when things get serious with Charles, she realizes she’s still in love with Brent, and she finds herself caught between the two men, facing a series of difficult decisions and harrowing events that will change her life forever. Will she be able to recover from the vital temptations that turned her perfect life upside down?</p>
Story Behind The Book
The starting point for this compilation of short stories and poems was a joke challenge to the writers who contribute to the international open online magazine Speak Without Interruption (where you can publish directly onto the site anything vaguely literary of your own making you wish). The challenge was to ‘describe your first sexual experience’. Some responded by doing just that and some others responded by saying that they did not want to be associated with such filth. So we now have our patent remedy against all evangelical door-knockers. You may wish to keep a copy of this book by your front door. It is whippy enough to swat flies and it has a proven track record in warding off other pests.
From that inspiring firing gun we broadened the theme to accepting any short story which was true and which reflected on the human sexual condition in some way. We have tried to balance off the tell-it-as-it-is detailed reportage with fun and comedy; we have tried to balance off the comedy with some chilling moments; and we have tried to balance off the fun with poetry.
Actually, the poems comprise many of my favourite pieces. So do the short stories. Speak Without Interruption is a meeting place for some very raw, passionate and skilled writers who are well worth a nibble. If you are a writer yourself, come join us. There will be worse to come. If you are a reader, come join us too and maybe we can cajole you into writing.
