My Seashell Books: 20 books

My stomach was rumbling telling me it was lunch time. But first there was a matter of business I had to attend to. With my topcoat draped over my arm, I entered the offices of John Lewis Investments and caught the secretary as she was about to leave for lunch herself.“Can I help you?” she...

The Poet’s Moon, titled after one of the poems, is a collection of my poetry and short stories. The works are separated into sections from Thought Provoking and Humorous, to Oddities. Here is a sample of one of the poems from the back cover.My MoonGod gave me a moon to sit upon,To...

The year is 1952, the Korean War is in full swing and the Military draft is taking its toll on America’s youth. If you were between eighteen and twenty-five years of age, you were subject to it. American’s didn’t like the war or the draft and violent protests are common throughout the country....

Welcome to the twists and turns of my imagination! This book is a collection of eight short stories and eight poems that tell a story. The tales start out with just a light twist and gradually go to the dark side and get totally twisted!

Bring me a Bluebird is a novel detailing one man's journey over a seventeen year period. Scott Lawford is intelligent and determined to excel in all his endeavors.Circumstances force the man to gradually evolve from successful architect to master criminal. His strongest asset is his ability to...

In post-revolutionary France of the early 1830’s, the elite combats dissent and opposition through a network of censors, informers and unofficial deputies. As modes of surveillance, the police also set up businesses, including brothels, publishers, cabarets and a clearing house for stolen paintings,...

Joshua Pennwrite is a young man just getting a grip on his own reality. But just when he thought he had his life back in order and all was right with his world, he starts hearing a voice that won’t leave him alone; is he being haunted or has his reality slipped again!

In this revised and expanded edition of Bloodball, J. G. Van Tine probes the mind-set that dominates media sport. By uncovering covert games, tactics and payoffs, he redefines the hero worship that vaunts a tiny minority while luring the majority into conflicted passivity. As the sporting audience...

Rhetorical Candy reflects on images of, suppositions about, and lived experiences indigenous to Israel. The Jewish state is neither an ongoing beach party nor a perpetual war zone. This country’s fruit crowns world agricultural, her high tech is second to none, and her military know-how remains...

New Orleans - 1846 - Jedidiah Lucas was born under a cloud of misfortune. After the Civil War, circumstances force him to leave New Orleans and destiny leads him to Black Water. This quiet, peaceful town, nestled by the woods of Black Water Swamp, has a problem. Their Sin-Eater has died, and they...

Oak Orchard is an adventure tale about a young man's almost overwhelming sense of dread. Something is constantly observing him from within the deep recesses of Oak Orchard Swamp. Darkness outside his farmhouse escalates his anxiety and Brad barricades the doors and watches outside through his...

High Seas: A Matter of Blood: This is the second book in the High Seas series. Margaret is returning home from India with Captain Todd Withers, the man she loves. However, one obstacle both have to deal with is Margaret’s mother. Clarice Wallingham believes the captain of a cargo ship an unsuitable...

High Seas: The Cabin Boy, is a mid 18th century adventure with a hint of romance. What would you be willing to endure to escape an arranged marriage? That’s what Margaret Wallingham has to decide. Born to the wealth and privilege of 18th century England, the high spirited, seventeen year...

Tonawanda is an Iroquois Indian word that translates to swift waters. It is the second novel in the in the Oak Orchard Series.Tommy is fifteen years old and alone. A mandatory evacuation of his small Western New York village disintegrates into complete chaos and he finds himself the only survivor....