The Turban Jewel

Fate plays strange tricks upon a young family in pre- and post-independent India. Family ties begin to feel the strain when the father is sent to prison for being a freedom fighter in a party that uses violence as a means.

When he is finally released and returns to his family, he is a changed man.

This story highlights how ordinary people react to change and how they cope. Tradition, friends, and community all play a part in the choices that are made.

The Tisperer

The Tisperer is a gripping Irish novel that follows the journey of a lone nationalist sniper who takes on the British Army during the turbulent times of the ‘dirty war’ in the Six Counties of Ireland. The story is set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement, which led to a violent conflagration that intensified after the shooting of thirteen unarmed protestors by members of the notorious Paratroop Regiment of the British Army in Derry.

At the heart of the book is the unwavering spirit of the Irish nationalist, who refuses to be subjugated by the British and instead fights back with everything they have. The central character of the book, Scran Donaghey, is working on the family farm when a foot patrol of British paratroopers shoots and kills his only brother, Scruff. This tragic event shatters Scran’s world, leaving him with post-traumatic stress disorder but determined to seek retribution.

Scran faces two formidable foes - the British Army and the harsh Irish winter - as he wages his war for justice. The novel explores the dark corners of the Irish psyche, revealing the deep-seated need to fight back against historical oppressors like the British. The Tisperer is a complex and emotionally charged story that blends elements of mysticism, humor, sadness, hope, hopelessness, and anger.

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder is the second book in the oncoming series. The Spellcaster, being the first.

This book continues the story of Simon Shadow and his complicated family. It contains mystery, love, murder, and the continuation of line onto death and even after. Read and enjoy! There are more to come.

The Sky Pilot’s Wife

The Sky Pilot's Wife is a historical romance and 'slice of life' novel set in the late Victorian period (1899-1902) in a quaint village on the Yorkshire Moors of England.

An intriguing romance arises between two of the most unlikely characters and it is heightened by the 'secret language of flowers.' The green-eyed monster, jealousy, causes an inevitable conflict and the rising tension creates a catastrophe which triggers a totally unexpected train of events.

Later, during a storm, the vicar's wife, Louisa flees the vicarage to seek shelter within the confines of the church. But providence intervenes and gossip in the village becomes rife, much to Louisa's consternation.

A fire later breaks out in the belltower of the church and the local constabulary is brought in to help solve the unfolding mystery. But who is it that wants Louisa dead? What is the purpose of this heinous crime? And who should pay?

The Skin Game

Private detective Samantha O’Malley takes center stage in Chicago’s high-stakes crime scene as she’s enlisted to unravel the mysterious murders of three esteemed businessmen on Michigan Avenue. With the police department drawing blanks and the chief’s reluctant nod, Samantha dives into a murky web of secrets. Yet, as she edges closer to the truth, she finds the chief thwarting her every move. Is it fear or a desperate bid to bury truths too dangerous to unearth? Amidst the chaos, Samantha’s heart wavers as Andy Courson, her cherished love, awaits her choice. Will it be the chase for justice or the promise of love? The Skin Game is a pulsating thriller that races through deceit and love, ensuring readers are hooked till the last page.

“Taunt and terrifying. Samantha O’Malley will join fictional Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe, and Lew Archer. Chicago has its own great detective, and I can’t wait for the next case.”

– Joe O’Conner, Los Angeles writer.

“The detailed writing put me right in the story. Chilling!”

 – Laureen Diephof, news reporter for USA and South County newspapers.

“A thriller!”

– John Laughlin, actor and producer.

The Secret Sacrament

In a time when parishioners bowed down at the feet of priests in front of pulpits, an innocent boy is placed in the front of an altar that hides a deep dark secret. Under a cloak of darkness, and within the reach of the devil’s grasp, young Peter Malone is brought up by a religious mother with a priestly plan. Blinded by the light of her spiritual salvation, Mother Mary Malone pushes the parameters of obedience at all costs, to achieve her spiritual reward. In this distorted world of fanatical worship, her seventh son of a seventh son is precariously placed in front of the fallen clergy, who are cloaked in deception.

On his preordained spiritual journey of life, young Peter Malone is pushed and pulled from the good and evil forces that surrounds his every step. Covered by the protection of three good priests, Peter is lifted with faith and filled with inspiration while growing into an adult. Watched closely by the peering eyes of three evil priests, Peter is confused by their disturbing deeds and conflicted by the holy leadership’s reluctance to respond. As he stumbles towards his celibate life, Father Peter Malone finally searches for answers from his holy brothers, but only receives an empty chalice of silence.

With the absence of answers and in a void of protection for the most vulnerable, the demented priests’ prey on the weakest lambs. The wake of destruction perpetrated upon the fragile flock is too much for one broken boy to handle. That innocent soul is finally released from his pain by the ultimate sacrifice and becomes a catalyst for change within the church, and in the life of Father Peter Malone.

The Sculptor

Simon Maitland loved the feel of the clay between his fingers. He never learned to talk to other children, so this was the way he communicated. He was talented, more so than any of his teachers had ever seen, and he received the best education his wealthy parents could afford, becoming one of the leading sculptors in New York. But Simon had a secret, something inside that drove him to seek out subjects for his work - which was murder.

The Rise and Fall of Roy Weston

Roy Weston was born into a wealthy family and raised in a big stone house on a hill overlooking the poor, coal-mining village of Brexley in North Yorkshire, England. Having nearly died of meningitis at the age of three years old, he is bullied by the kids at school until his mother pulls him out of school at the age of ten. His education from that point forward consists of what he learns himself by roaming the streets of the village in the dark and peeping through people's windows. At the age of fourteen, he watches through a window as his football hero, John Finley, attacks a pedophile, meaning to kill him. His friend leaves the building thinking he has done exactly that, but Roy enters afterward, realizes the man is still alive, and finishes the job. And so begins his life of crime.

The Ripple

Eva Randell was living the life she had always dreamed of; newly engaged, working as a registered nurse with her fiancé, Dylan Redman who was recently accepted to be one of Riverview’s emergency department’s elite medical interns. Regrettably, Eva’s cloud nine moment did not last very long when Dylan, the love of her life, goes missing.

Eva embarks on a mind-bending journey to find Dylan. She ends up discovering answers at her mother’s lake house in Littleten, Illinois. While Eva fights through her troubles, she shows us how we all have the ability to handle even the most horrific of problems with a little help from God, family, friends and her trusted diary.

Littleten is a town that holds many ancient secrets, attracting both good and evil forces. As Eva painfully struggles, she is pulled towards another dimension. A mystical dimension that she was born to be part of, something called The Ripple.

The Price

High school is usually a rough time, but imagine having to frequently move and join in the middle of the term. Who is Julia really? Why did she have to move so often? Can Julia face the horrifying fate that awaits her?

The Premier

Another unpredictable, fast-paced and superbly written present-day story by Simon Benjamin set in Israel and inspired by true events. The Premier chronicles the fascinating highs and lows of the life of Elliot Sterling, the newly elected charismatic Prime Minister of Israel who is thrust into leading a country facing both domestic ideologically motivated political conspiracies and crimes planned against humanity by Iran financed murderous Hamas terrorists.

The Premier is the third novel in Benjamin’s trilogy series which includes his highly acclaimed Scam Seduction and Beyond Billionaire. This sequel seamlessly continues the irresistibly thrilling story of a brilliant Beverly Hills businessman that is forced to move his family to Israel where he amasses an enormous fortune and by destiny finds himself as the nation’s head-of-state. The Premier is a first-rate action mystery that educates as well as entertains while featuring an ensemble of vivid characters with clever humour and a provocative secret. You’ll keep reading from the very first line and won’t be able to put it down.

The Painter's Dream Machine

This novel of the trilogy finds Claudette Monet, having traveled from New York City to Boston. Boston was known to her as the premier American center for elite institutions of all kinds. It is here in Boston that Claudette invents and proves The Painter’s Dream Machine with her painterly novelesque fantasmagoria and short painterly dreams. Readers can imagine for themselves what all the people in this trilogy looked like.