Is It possible to change fate once the cards have been dealt?

1970

Thirteen-year-old Jack discovers his twin sister Stacey’s body in a disused barn near to the family home. Holding her close, her breath is warm on his cheek as he hears her whisper: ‘I knew you would come.’ Later, doctors try to explain he is mistaken, he couldn’t have heard her, by the time she was found she’d been dead for some time.

Eighteen years later

Set in Salford, an industrial city in Greater Manchester during Thatcher’s third term, the inhabitants of a notorious estate come under the spotlight following the murder of local schoolgirl, Kelly Brodie. DCI Jack Curran, recently transferred from Gorton, has his work cut out for him – a boss who thinks he can’t do the job, colleagues who don’t respect him and a past he’s tried hard to escape. He joined the force with one goal in mind: To track down his sister’s killer legitimately. Not for him the natural justice exerted by his estranged father, the head of the city’s most infamous crime syndicate, nor the cops in his department for that matter. He’s a rulebook detective, and proud of it.

Shortly after Kelly’s body is found he is tortured by visions of her. Convinced he is losing his mind, he consults a local priest and makes a startling discovery – he is a soul collector, a person so sensitive to the tormented spirits of murder victims they remain with him until their death has been avenged.

As the police battle to track down Kelly’s killer, they unearth a world of cash-in-hand, no-questions-asked transactions run by a local crime boss too close for Curran’s comfort.

Tormented by guilt and images of Kelly’s damaged body – and flashbacks of his sister’s brutal killing – Curran is aware of shocking similarities between the two cases. Could it be possible that the murders are connected? When the image of a faceless young girl appears before him, he realises the killer is about to claim another victim. This time he has been given a warning – will he be able to find the girl in time?

As Curran pieces together the fractured jigsaw of his life he learns that the rulebook only works if everyone is playing the same game. If he is ever to lay the ghosts of his past – and present – to rest, then some rules will have to be broken.

A twisty, gripping tale, perfect for fans of supernatural crime thrillers from Dean Koontz, Ben Cheetham, Mark Edwards, John Connolly and Stephen King.

One with the curse of other people’s memories. The other with the power to make anyone forget. Who will win in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse?

Philadelphia. Julian Black has built a wall around his life. Perfectly fine staying at home with his mother watching classic movies, the self-proclaimed recluse avoids touching everyone and tapping into their most horrifying flashbacks. But when the thirty-five-year-old follows a risky act of heroism, he soon finds himself the target of a kidnapping attempt.

Teaming up with a local police detective as a new ally, he meets a dangerous stranger who seems to know all his secrets. And when the mysterious man pulls Julian halfway across the world to London and demands he access a military device protected by the government, he fears he won’t make it back to his family alive…

Desperate to foil a global disaster, can Julian outsmart the deadly intentions of a shadow organization?

The Mirror Man is a captivating technothriller. If you like well-developed characters, stylish international settings, and fast-paced twists and turns, then you’ll love this white-knuckle adventure from J.B. Manas.

Powerful warriors with supernatural abilities that would rival the strength of whole armies. And there is an academy that trains such warriors, forging them out of young, ordinary students and casting them to the cold unknown. Few survive, but if there is any hope for this now desolate kingdom, the tests must be given to all that enter its walls.

One such student is James, a self-proclaimed slacker that has just been forced into the academy by his father. And if he plans to see another day, he will have to weather through four lessons in life: determination, maturity, trust, and love…

The Five Kingdoms Trilogy contains all three of this fast-paced fantasy book: The Last of the Sages, The Dark Kingdom, and Hail to the Queen in their entirety.

Praise for The Sage Saga:

“A warning, it is a trap. Once you start you can’t put it down. I had to read it start to finish an immediately get the rest of the series.” – Amazon Reviewer

“It was a great read from start to finish. It was so captivating that I had trouble putting the book down.” – Book Reviewer

“I couldn’t put it down. Lots of adventure and heartbreak. I loved the depth that the author takes you too in falling in love with the main characters.” – Amazon Reviewer on The Dark Kingdom (Book 2 of the Sage Saga)

“A fantastic read hard to pick which way it was going some times.” – Book Reviewer on Hail to the Queen (Book 3 of the Sage Saga)

A race against the clock. A plot to destroy the USA. Can a tough widow save the free world from doom and destruction?

CIA Chief Supervisor Isabella Bendel can’t shake her grief. After the tragic loss of her husband, she’s relieved when a promotion gifts her more time with her young twins. But when she’s brutally ambushed on a jog and escapes to find her children and mother gone, her maternal rage ignites into a fury.

Uncovering a techno terrorist threat to America, Isabella suspects her family’s frightening disappearance is no accident. The highly skilled woman bursts into a frenzy of justice-serving action.

Can this fierce operative rescue her loved ones and stop the threat against America?