Valerie Byron: 11 books

Authorstand Story of the Week: The Cedars is an eloquent tale of a darkness that haunts the propriety of a quiet Victorian-era village. Author Valerie Byron captures the manners of the early 20th century while hinting at a deeper current of unrest beneath the veneer of proper society. Told through...

Was she the cougar or the prey? "Ms. Byron has done a masterful job of blending romance, sensitivity and deep emotions. She makes the reader fall in love with the man, whose charming personality and good qualities draw people towards him. The credit goes totally to the author for telling this...

All of this happened a long time ago in London, England. A simple man worked as a clerk in a store, selling sponges. His life consisted of the the same routine, every day, until he decided to keep one of the sponges for himself....and then everything changed.

Horace Green was not a handsome man. His life was dull and boring and didn't look as if it was going to improve....until he ran into the most beautiful woman in the world....in the park.

She was in her mid sixties when her hormones kicked in! Having been dumped by her husband seven years earlier, after a 30 year marriage, the dating game was a whole different ballgame, especially internet dating. With no thought for the consequences of what she was doing, she hooked up with a stranger who lived in a different state.

Lola was a beauty - dark haired with a figure like the dream in the last shot at the bottom of a whisky bottle. But Joe Carson had his eye on another prize. An old-fashioned love story set in the Wild West.

The Man Who Lost His Genius concerns a man who has sold his soul to the devil. In return, the man can no longer play the piano (which he was a genius at). His musical ability has been given to another person -- but there is a catch. If the other man dies first, our character will regain his ability...

A collection of thirteen short stories, all diverse in genre. From a psychological thriller to a fantasy about a simple sponge, this book holds an assortment of stories for every taste.

This story is Part One of my mother's memoirs. "Don't Call Me Sadie" is a reflection of her early years, living with her parents and six siblings in the East End of London during World War I and later in World War II. Book in this series include: Part 1: Don't Call Me Sadie Part 2: My Adventures...

The year was 1945 - and World War II was raging in England. My mother, a shy young woman, had just gone through a bitter divorce, and was left with two young children. A friend persuaded her to take a trip to London for the weekend and although it was with reluctance that she accepted the invitation,...

Volume 34 of Theatre History Studies revisits the foundations of theatre, explores the boundaries and definitions of theatre, and illuminates how writing about the history of theatre is itself a form of historiography.   The five essays are arranged chronologically, starting with Alan Sikes’s discussion...