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
The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)
Description
<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></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.”
