Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Can someone just tell me what's going on? Becc and Andy are happy together, just another normal suburban couple. They work hard, look forward to holidays and live contented, ordinary lives. Then, in an instant, Becc changes. Andy enters a nightmare, where he can’t grasp what’s happened to his wife and the life that felt so familiar. Meanwhile, Becc notices a change, too. Andy has suddenly become someone else. In everything he says and does, she can tell that he’s not the man she’s known for so long. There’s a simple explanation. If they’re ready for it. “That was brilliant! You have this skill that taps into nightmare scenarios, but always with a twist.”

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

From the uncharted jungle to the corridors of power, it’s all about surviving. Ballantyne Alysom is the Galaxy’s most famous explorer, a man loved by billions. Davis Jansen is the cameraman he takes to record his latest mission. When things go wrong, they are marooned on a savage and uncharted planet. The survivors need a leader they can rely on. Jansen watches and records it all as Alysom’s true character is revealed. He’s not the genial and fearless explorer that everyone sees. The Far Explorer is a ship riddled with infighting and jealousy, Alysom is controlling and arrogant, nothing like the man that his reputation suggests. Jansen’s efforts to expose the truth carry just as much risk as surviving on the planet did. Maybe more Find out if enough lies can ever bury the truth in Survive, the tale of Ballantyne Alysom.

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

If you had the chance to change your life, would you take it? Carlos Dayne is out of options. Homeless and destitute, he’s hunting in the bins for food when he finds the body. In death, Dominik Lind offers Carlos the chance of a new life. Dominik was on his way to another planet. All Carlos has to do is pretend to be him and take his place. With nothing to lose, he figures it’s worth a shot. But that’s where his problems start. “Yikes! Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant, Richard.”

Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

On the dusty plains of Mars and in the Caves of Tharsis, Andorra Pett is on a mission. She has to return to where Maisie met her end, there’s unfinished business to attend to. But things have changed on Mars; this isn't going to be the easy job that she'd hoped it would be. She’s come to Mars with her partner, Derek. He has his own issues to deal with. The main one is his daughter, the one who tried to kill Andorra. She’s due to be released from prison, which means that Derek will have a reunion with the wife who left him. Where more secrets are sure to come out. Meanwhile, the people who Andorra’s upset recently are gathering, ready for what might be a final showdown. Is this the end of the road for Andorra Pett? "Filled with humour, danger and plenty of unwanted crime, Andorra Pett...

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Thriller
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

If the curtains had only been drawn. Then none of this would have happened. And Norlandia would be a different place. When Daniel, the lamplighter, falls from his ladder, an unexpected chain of events is set in motion. Daniel has witnessed a terrible crime through the uncurtained window. As investigations proceed, it becomes more than a simple matter of discovering who was responsible. The very security and stability of the land are at stake. For Silas, a Watchman in Aserol, a whole new world is revealed to him. Almost before he knows it, his life is in danger, and he is thrown headlong into a desperate race against time. Joining a shadowy organisation dedicated to fighting those who would stop at nothing to achieve their evil ends, Silas and his newfound friends follow the evidence across a land driven by machines of steam and clockwork. "I loved the novel. It...

Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Wherever Andorra Pett goes, trouble seems to be waiting for her. The Moon is no exception. Andorra and her best friend, Cy are in Selenville having a quiet holiday. It seems ideal, there’s a bit of sightseeing to do but she chose it because it’s a good place to chill and unwind. Trouble is, nothing is ever easy in her world. When they arrive, they find that Selenville is alive with intrigue, over the control of the Moon’s industry. A chance remark leads them on the trail of an audacious plot to destabilise the solar system's economy and give control of everything in it to a criminal syndicate. A plot that's so well hidden that nobody will believe it’s possible. This means that Andorra has to find proof, and the right person to show it to. Time is of the essence, although she doesn’t know it, her world is about...

Genres: Adventure, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. Douglas was only gone for an hour. He left his wife and baby daughter in their broken-down car while he went for help. After all, they were safely parked in a layby. When he returned, his car had vanished. He found it, crashed into a tree, further down the road. His wife was now in the passenger seat. She’d hit her head in the accident and lost her memory. Worse than that, his daughter was missing from the back seat. Who has her? Why do they want her? Will he ever see her again? Someone knows the truth, but is anyone ready for the truth to come out? 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧… 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬.

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Short/Flash Fiction Collection
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Kalyn Deere is straight out of the Navy and straight into trouble. When she arrives home, after five years away, Kalyn misses seeing her father by an hour. There’s no chance to patch up their broken relationship, no time to explain. A month later, he sends her a message. “Help me,” is all he says. Erik Deere is a private investigator and bounty hunter, a job he said Kayln must never be allowed to do. That’s the reason she left in the first place. With Erik missing, she’s dragged into his world, whether he likes it or not. Kalyn needs to find her father and keep his business going. All the while pretending that everything is normal. She has to learn fast, helped by Erik’s secretary, Silva. And by some of the dubious characters she meets along the way. Kalyn Deere. Bounty Hunter. Solving crime and searching for her father,...

Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

It’s the big question. Where do we go, when it’s all over? What happens to our unfinished business? Detective Ian Gisbon was murdered at 20:08. On the other side of the country, at the same instant as Ian takes his last breath, Suzan Halford takes her first. But her soul isn’t the only one in that newborn body. Although she doesn’t know it yet, Ian is with her. Which means that they are going to have to share. With his memories and life experiences intact, Ian is unable to communicate with those around him, and Suzan isn’t old enough to help him, yet. Because Ian has a plan, he wants to see that justice is carried out. For that, he will need her cooperation. But first, he has to be patient, while she grows. She can be told the truth when she’s old enough to handle it. Then, out of...

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

When Saul is paralysed in an accident, he thinks it’s the end of his life. In fact, it’s just the beginning. While trying to come to terms with his injuries, the mysterious Dr Tendral offers him a way to make a difference. All he has to do is join his project. There are no other details until he agrees, he’s either in or out. What choice does he have? Agreeing is just the beginning. Saul undergoes drastic surgery, only then is the full depth of the project revealed. Or is it? As time goes on and he learns more about Tendral’s scheme, Saul’s new life becomes increasingly difficult. In the end, he has to abandon everything as he learns the truth. All second chances come with a price.

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

The message was a shock. “Jackson, Jessamine, you are needed. The Safety of the Realm is at stake.” Fresh from their recent adventures, Jackson and Jessamine are on holiday, aboard the luxury cruising-liner, the King Leopold. Their voyage will take them to the fabled Western Isles, lands of mystery and scene of many a recent battle. After what they have been through, it should be a time of rest and recuperation, of seeing the wonders of life in foreign parts. They find that their voyage is filled with intrigue, it appears that everyone has a secret to hide. Then there is the visitor in foreign parts, with his devastating news. They learn that they are needed to fight a new foe, one whose threat is born of a new way of waging war. Something against which the might of Norlandia will have no defence. The plans for the destruction of...

Genres: Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Behave, or the Syk'm will come and take you away! Tales of the mythical Syk’m have been used for centuries to frighten the children of Skander. Now that Hors Lawis is older, they no longer terrify him and he has almost forgotten their existence. Until the day the Syk’m come to find him. Their message is clear: they need his help. Soon. It was the day Hors discovered that the Syk'm were not the monsters he had always believed them to be. That there were others in the universe. Now he must convince his friends to help fight a battle it isn’t certain they can win, for a race of people who have always been the enemy. In a race against time to save the Syk’m, everything Hors has ever known is turned upside down. Can Hors and his friends put aside their doubts and help the Syk’m, before it’s...

Genres: Adventure, Cosy Mystery, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Just when she thought it was all over, there's another adventure for space sleuth Andorra Pett. Yearning for peace and quiet with her partner, Derek, Andorra heads home to the space mine off Saturn. It’s been a while since she left, she wants to be among her friends again. Despite her good intentions, she soon gets dragged into station politics, so it’s a relief when the chance of a holiday comes up. All she has to do is give a speech on the maiden voyage of the Solar Breeze, a new type of cruise ship. A voyage around the solar system will soon be the must-have vacation. Andorra will be one of the first to try it, along with the great and the good. But nothing is ever simple in Andorra’s life. Things get serious when the Solar Breeze is hijacked by eco-terrorists. They want an end to the dumping...

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

It was one last job, what could go wrong? Everything! Assassin Dan Jones is a man that can get things done. When a rival crime boss wants to expand her territory, he's ordered to remove her. If he succeeds, he can retire in peace. Dan has it all worked out, everything is going well. Until the unexpected happens. He's given a choice, he can try again, or his failure will be the death of him. Having never been a fan of dying, Dan does the only thing he can do. Except that this time, he's forced to work with the source of all his problems. Dan must learn to work with the thief to finish his mission. If he succeeds, maybe they'll both get out alive.

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Magical Realism
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

In a world of steam and clockwork, evil forces are at work. Jackson Thwaite is unaware of the constant battles fought to keep Norlandia safe. After the accident that took his parents, he’s just another poor soul in Makewright Orphanage, surviving is the only thing on his mind. He’s about to learn that the orphanage hides a secret. Jackson has been selected to join the ranks of the Orphan Detectives; a secret group dedicated to maintaining the peace and stability of the realm. Jessamine Batterlee, a seasoned detective, is to be his teacher. But could she ever become more than that? Their foe, in Jackson’s first case with the detectives, is armed with the latest devices that perverted science has devised. Control of Norlandia and everyone in it is his ultimate aim. All that stands between civilisation and anarchy are Jackson, Jessamine, and the rest of The Orphan Detectives. Jackson,...

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Break one promise to keep another, can there be another way? Dave Travise has promises to keep, a galaxy to search and no time to lose. The trouble is, most of the promises that he’s made contradict each other. Why is there always more than one problem to solve at the same time? The authorities are on his trail and his girlfriend’s family are missing. If that wasn’t enough, he’s expected to mete out revenge on a man he hasn’t seen for fifteen years. Pulled in different directions by the demands placed on him, friends become enemies and new allies appear. Once Dave realises that the only way to appease everyone is by doing what feels is right, he may be surprised at what his efforts reveal. In the end, there’s more than one way to keep a promise.

Genres: Adventure, Cosy Mystery, Crime
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

An Andorra Pett Short adventure. Every story has a beginning. Ten-year-old Andorra Pett and her best friend Maisie, are on holiday in Devon. Amid trips to the beach and the moors, they stumble on an old caravan in the woods. Who is the owner and why is he acting so strangely? What could he be hiding? All they have to do is persuade her parents that there’s something very bad going on. Years before she arrives at the Oort Cloud Café, Andorra gives us an early glimpse of her talent for solving puzzles.

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

It’s only a dream…, isn’t it? Rick’s life is boring. He escapes it in his dreams. There, he becomes Dan, and that’s much more exciting. Dan’s an explorer, six hundred years in the future and half a galaxy away. Dan’s life on Ecias beats Rick’s days, on Earth, writing advertising copy for cat food. It shouldn’t happen, but people and events from Rick’s dream world start to appear in his waking life. His wife wonders what’s going on. What can he tell her, what would she believe? Neither of them could be prepared for what follows. Both worlds collide and fall apart. This leaves the question, can a man exist in two places and times at once?

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

Where is Layla Balcom? The most famous woman in the Galaxy, heiress to the Balcom empire, has vanished. Has she simply exchanged her celebrity life for peace and quiet or has the unthinkable happened? In the midst of the search, where rumours and speculation are rife, journalist Miles Goram thinks that he’s found the answer. A girl on the run suggests that Layla could be a hostage, in a secret club where the rich indulge their fantasies. It’s located on Dalyster, a corrupt and secretive world. A place where his status as a reporter will do him no favours in his efforts to uncover the truth. As he investigates, Miles finds that he is caught in the rivalry between a senior politician and Layla’s father. And he has managed to upset both of them. "Great story! The more you read from this author, the more you want to read from...

Genres: Advice & How To, Manuals and Workbooks, Writing & Publishing
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 12-15, 16-18, 18+

Do you want to write Sci-fi or Steampunk adventures? Are you struggling with World Building? Do you want to create a world: or even a universe, but you’re put off by all the science you think you need to know before you can start? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, I’ve tried to simplify the process by showing you another way. This guide is based on the World-building workshops that I hold as a member of the Exeter Authors Association. The aim is to show you an easier way of doing things, with chapters on such subjects as Location, Characters, Sidekicks and Steampunk. I’ll tell you the method that I’ve used to create several universes in the future and in an alternative present, maintaining realism without getting bogged down in the technicalities. Creating a Sci-fi World contains exercises and suggestions, as well as examples from my...

Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

This time, it’s personal... When your sister’s been arrested, is it really the end of the world? Andorra Pett and her sister Argentia, have never got on, it’s complicated. So, when Andorra gets a call for help, she knows it must be serious. Argentia is in trouble, big trouble. She doesn’t know why she’s been arrested. Or how she’s upset some big deal drug smugglers. But it seems her husband does, and he’s left her to take the fall. The police think she’s guilty, Andorra is her only hope of avoiding prison. Against her better judgement and without her friend Cy to help her; Andorra starts to investigate...

Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Everyone said it was suicide, but were they right? Andorra Pett’s ex turns up, with some bad news. Her best friend Maisie has killed herself, on Mars. Trevor doesn’t believe it. Neither does Andorra, it just wasn’t like her. He wants Andorra to come back with him, look around and see if she can find some answers. Despite her misgivings, Trevor’s paying and says she can take Cy with her. It’ll be a cheap holiday! What can possibly go wrong... It soon becomes clear that there’s a lot more going on. Rival gangs, hidden messages and new friends all point Andorra towards a much bigger story. What was Maisie caught up in?

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

One tablet a day, it’s supposed to keep you alive. But it might just kill you. TC is the wonder drug. Manufactured in secrecy, on a remote planet at the edge of the galaxy. It makes worlds inhabitable; and Balcom Industrial lots of money. Suddenly, the people who need to take it to stay alive start to die! For Layla Balcom, the news is devastating. She’s just resumed her rightful place as head of Balcom. This problem threatens to spoil her moment of triumph. Can the drug be flawed? Or is something else going on? The answer needs to be found, quickly. Whether Layla or Balcom will survive is not guaranteed.

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Some men thirst for adventure, all Horis Strongman ever wanted was a quiet life. Robbed of that by the events in Aserol and Northcastle, surely a trip to the Western Isles will allow him peace. New discoveries await him in these foreign lands. Meanwhile, those who were against him have recovered and can still do him harm. Before he and those he cares for can be truly safe, he must face his foes again, and this time, the stakes are raised. By the time his journey ends, he will find that he has allies in the strangest places; for the final confrontation that he hopes will secure his future. A New Life in Ventis is the sequel to The Rocks of Aserol.

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

In Norlandia, a world of Steam and Clockwork, one man knows too much... Horis Strongman, from the Ministry of Coal, discovers a secret, deep underground. It could change the world, but anything that alters the balance of power will strike fear into the elite. They want him and those around him silenced, by any means. He’s blamed for a disaster and forced to run for his life. He has allies. Maloney, an ex-soldier with a mechanical arm and Grace, the chambermaid from his hotel. There is nobody else he can trust. They must keep him alive, to help him prove his innocence. One thing is for certain. His life, and Norlandia itself, will never be the same again.

Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Andorra Pett has left her old life behind. But has she only swapped one set of problems for another? Running a café on a space station seemed like a good idea at the time, that was before the bodies started turning up. If she's not careful, she might be the next victim. Andorra's on the rebound. Her only thought is to get as far away from her cheating ex as possible. With her best friend Cy in tow, she takes a job running a café on a mining station, it just happens to be orbiting Saturn. Surely running a café couldn’t be that hard? Even though Andorra is accident-prone and can't make toast without a recipe and a video. What could possibly go wrong on a space station? She quickly finds that her new home is full of secrets, not only that, there are plenty of dubious characters to contend...

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Meet Dave Travise. His life’s a mess. That’s not even his real name. The only survivor from the massacre at Oonal, he’s in hiding, using another man’s identity. Whatever his name is, Dave’s in deep trouble, there’s no way back to his old life. He has to do whatever he can, to keep one step ahead of the bad guys. Like shipping out with a new crew, working interplanetary freight, riding his luck. It turns out that they have as many problems as he does, now there are even more hazards to keep him on his toes. Myra is one of his new shipmates, is his life about to get even more complicated?

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

‘Review a hotel for me,’ she said. ‘It’ll be easy,’ she said. I haven’t even got started and there’s a body in the bathroom. Things can’t get much worse after that, can they? Balcom Industrial, the owners of Reevis, don’t like off-worlders on their planet. It’s a harsh place for humanity, one side is too hot for life, the other’s too cold. Everyone lives under the domes in the thin ribbon that separates them. There’s a fortune to be made here, why is everyone so frightened of scrutiny? Because of his past, journalist Miles Goram is already at the top of Balcom’s most unwanted list. He’s only on Reevis to do someone a favour. He figures that half a galaxy is far enough away from Igor Balcom to keep him out of trouble. When it turns out that the body in the bath was the person he was supposed to...

Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+

Can you ever forget, when everything makes you remember? Dave Travise is a man with a past. And the way things are going; he might not have much of a future. All he really wants to do is forget, but he's reminded about what he has lost at every turn. His life is in a rut, until the day the person he was expecting to see isn’t there, because she’s dead. He finds out that she had a secret, he’s warned to keep his nose out. Does he listen? Or could this be this the adventure he’s been looking for? As he gets more involved, his world turns upside down, events take control of his life, and before he knows how, he’s at the centre of a Galaxy-wide conspiracy, pursued by everyone desperate to keep what he now knows from the people