Nikos Grego
ALLi Author Member
Location: Greece
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
There are moments that can change our lives without us realizing it until a long time after. In my case, for example, my father's decision to buy an encyclopedia of 'Reader's Digest' back in the 70's, while I was in high school, charged a powerful string. My father was serving in the merchant marine as a captain at that time, and it so happened to be his off-duty evening that winter when the encyclopedia sales agent knocked on our apartment door. The proceedings were quick, and along with the wonderfully plastic-bound volumes of the encyclopedia, there was also a collection of 20th century classic literature books, all in the English language. The hefty volumes, as well as the books that came with the encyclopedia, took their place in our library being referenced occasionally as time went by. A decade later, my mother's sister Mary, who kept a hairdresser’s shop, came to visit us one night bringing with her a bag full of secondhand paperbacks. These books, all in different foreign languages, were given to my aunt by a good woman who made her hair at her shop. I still remember my aunt asking me and my brother: 'Hey you boys, these books I have here! Take a look and if you are interested you may keep them, otherwise you can throw them away!' Of course, I kept the books, and have them still proudly in my library, as, back in the 80's, I sought ways to better my English. The good woman who presented us the bundle loved mystery novels and there were amongst them many of Agatha Christie’s, some other of G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy L. Sayers, and many more. My first read was 'Franchise Affair' by Josephine Tey, a novel that has a special place in my heart. As the years went by, I read them all, but it was the collection that came with the encyclopedia that opened the horizons to authorship. The splendidly bound books introduced me to Joseph Conrad and his 'Lord Jim'. I did not realize it at first, but that book left its mark on me, it took me by the hand and made me see the world as I had never seen it before. The power of those moments is still driving my steps and will guide me to the very end.
Nikos Grego's books
Genres: Romance
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Being constantly among beautiful women and exotic belly dancers, Michalis surprisingly will fall for the Greek tailor’s daughter. Maria is quite young and inexperienced, a sparkling star and a tempting fire for every man—an invaluable treasure for the brave and daring. Set in Alexandria in the 1920’s, this romance evokes deep feelings, while unfolding the human drama and human relationships in a way that the reader will remember forever. The Lido nightclub awaits you, welcome!
Genres: Romance
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Pavlos Kasparatos is a brilliant young engineer, yet his sexual preferences sow dangers to his endeavors to enter the club of the powerful. His father, a stern and cruel personality, whose terrible secret will turn nightmarishly against him, undermining his love affair with Jenny Sideri the gorgeous daughter of the assassinated President of the Greek Industrialists. The legendary terrorist organization of ‘Horizons of Solidarity’ makes things complex, driving rich and poor to despair. A Dark Romance, A Novel Noir that will keep your candle burning to the very end.
Genres: Romance
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
His mother is a Romanova, but Germogen Parfentiev had never considered himself a nobleman. Born in Bucharest, Romania, just after the Russian revolution of 1917, tall and powerfully built, his presence appealed to female vanity with irresistible force, diminishing every ethical rule or guilt from women's bosom by simply bowing his head; a glorious nod which was always followed by a prolonged kiss to their outstretched hands. The first time Alina Shandor—the gypsy woman—saw Germogen Parfentiev was in the large hall, settled at one of the tables of the Restaurant. It was a fine Wednesday morning in the heart of autumn and there was but little things for her to do, being still very early, two or three hours till noon, when the laborers and sailors took their siesta at the premises of her father's establishment. She had stood in front of his long legs to take the order, while...