Same Time Next Year?
Ships don't always pass in the night
Jamie has to do well. Nervous, uncertain, he knows that this new job is his chance—his ticket to a future he hadn’t even imagined. Working among the techies at the annual Food and Beverage Expo in the country’s biggest convention centre, he’s captivated and enchanted by its energy, colour and buzz. The place is unlike anything he’s ever known.
He’s also captivated and enchanted by the bubbly brunette on the catering stall opposite. Vibrant and vivacious, she too is unlike anyone he’s ever known.
Despite fatherly warnings from his supervisor Chilly, Jamie and the pretty brunette hook up for a night of fun and passion. In the morning she’s gone, and it will be a whole year until the next FaB-Ex.
As darkness begins to gather at the edges of Jamie’s world, this wonderful, lively and enigmatic girl becomes a bright light to remember in his darkest moments. But will she be back at FaB-Ex again, at the same time next year?
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This Time Last Year
Due for release late 2024:
What happens at FaB-Ex stays at FaB-Ex
Don Caravello was going along very nicely, thank you. He had a girlfriend, and now he had a job – a job with prospects, and a job which allowed him to admire from afar the enigmatic AJ. Was she a goddess, a disco queen, or simply a girl with attitude from the rough side of Kirkby?
Surprisingly, Don also still had both his testicles, despite the efforts of his girlfriend’s older brother, Stiff.
This Time Last Year tells the tangled back story to Same Time Next Year? Don Caravello’s tragic tale unfolds, his love for a good woman complicated by a teenage crush ten years too late.
Under the roof of the annual FaB-Ex exhibition, Don finds his way with the help of the Wow! girls and the team at Haywood’s, and in spite of the efforts of Bradley Copchase, his strange son Wallace, and the recurring and unwelcome attentions of Stiff and his gang of cronies.
The Reluctant Assassin
Due for release early 2025:
Freak accidents aren't accidents
Tony Langford is an average man, living an average life, with a loving family and a mundane job. Nobody notices him, he is plain to the point of invisibilty, and he has never been happier.
When a horrific accident takes away Tony's family - his whole life - he sees no way forward, no alternative but to follow them into oblivion ...
... until he is offered an alternative. Out of the blue, a complete stranger presents a way for Tony to move on with his life, a way to utilise his unique skillset and fill his days, avoiding the guilt and pain of his past. Tony becomes an assassin - a reluctant assassin - an assassin who can't use a gun and doesn't cope well with blood.
But eighteen months on, Tony decides he wants his old life back, he wants out. But that wasn't in the contract.
The only person he can truly count on is a stinking giant Scottish vagrant with a penchant for violence and a love of rum.
Hunted by a skilled detective, and targeted by another more ruthless assassin, Tony must keep moving, searching for a way to escape from his new life and find a way back to his old ways. He longs for the mundane once more.
First World Problems
Sometimes money just isn't everything
Coming soon, follow one family as they try to balance their priorities in life. If only it was as easy as balancing their bank account.
Wilf Batty: Social Avenger
Due for release late 2025:
In a world of poor standards and questionable moral turpitude, one man stands alone in his fight for acceptable quality and service
Follow the trials and tribulations of Wilf Batty, a belligerent octogenarian fighting a lonely battle in his lifelong quest for acceptable service and good manners.
With his family away, Wilf must care for his grandson Charlie, amidst a spree of thefts in his local community.
When one of his prized collection of cameras is stolen, Wilf sets out on a mission to identify the perpetratory and bring him or her to justice.
Could it be his outspoken Scottish next-door neighbour, the well-meaning local police officer, or the postman who seems happy to let himself in at any time? Could it be the man who fixed the aircon, or maybe the cleaning lady who likes to strip off in the hot weather? Whoever the thief is, Wilf has made an enemy, and has made the national headlines for all the wrong reaons. How can he put things right?
This heart warming tale of bad outcomes resulting from good intentions, will appeal to all with a sense of justice and who feel that modern technology is not necessarily a step forward.