About
I am the author of Tulagi Hotel, and I would be happy if you took a look at my website. Tulagi Hotel is now out by a new publisher, Fingerpress UK, and it is sold on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other locations, as both e-book and regular paperback.
There's also a very good review of it at http://www.booksquawk.com/2010/09/tulagi... ...more I am the author of Tulagi Hotel, and I would be happy if you took a look at my website.
There's also a very good review of it at http://www.booksquawk.com/2010/09/tulagi...
My flash fiction story, Lord Stanton's Horse, won the September Flash500 competition: http://www.flash500.com/index_files/winnersept.html
Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices
Description
<p>Maria hits the streets of New York in search of the love denied by her alcoholic father and indifferent mother. When Sergio, a dark, worldly stranger, lures her with diamonds, brand-name clothing, and undivided attention, Maria sees a way out of her dysfunctional home. Seduced by Sergio’s charm and the promise of wealth and recognition, Maria ignores her panicked intuition and wanders into his lair.<br /><br />But in a world where ambition and deception go hand in hand, where dreams are shattered and innocence crushed, Maria discovers she’s trapped in a hell much worse than the one she left. And now, there is no escape. The price for betrayal is blood.<br /><br />Destiny intervenes when Maria meets Christian, a handsome law student haunted by a dark family secret. With her life at risk and time running out, will Maria find the strength to save herself and convince Christian to go against all reason and risk everything to help her?</p>
Story Behind The Book
It took me 12 years to research and write this book. I have tried to make it as realistic and believable as possible, and judging from the feedback, I have succeeded. Still, it's up to you to see whether I make it to the level of Hemingway and Nevil Shute to which this book has been compared.
Reviews
Booksquawk, a respected review site, said this: "Tulagi Hotel is several books. There’s a love story (two actually), an
evocation of air warfare against the Japanese in the South Pacific, a
story of growing up in Nebraska, a buddy story, and lots of anecdotes
and characters en route, all with their own satisfying completeness.
They’re described with restraint and a unifying narrative calmness and
held together by the quiet charm and attractiveness of the central
character, Jack McGuire. From his days on the family farm and the trauma
of the loss of his twin brother, through his time at flying school with
its clashes of personality and ego-fuelled conflicts, to his war
service and eventual retirement to run the hotel of the title, we share
his hopes and disappointments, his exhilarations and despairs.”
