Content: historical fiction

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<<< Please dip in at any chapter, they are written independently and can be read as one offs.>>> A satirical look at an English family through 1,000 years. The story follows the history of the "Le Faux" family and their botherings with the French, the Throne, the Church, the New World, Darwinism, industrial revolutions, innumerous wars, bad fashion, poor dentistry and of course, unusual sexual predilections followed by strong cups of tea. The "Le Faux" family genealogy comes with a veracity borne through obsessive attention to third-hand accounts and an equally fervent disregard for historical fact. Any and all feedback welcome. It is meant to be tongue in cheek and absurd. Thanks, Laura x

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This is a revision of Randolf. For any and all who read the first draft, I humbly thank you. I have embraced all of the advice given and edited accordingly. You will find that this is an entirely new approach, although the same story. Thank you for your original advice. Please give this one a read and let me know what your thoughts are. Thank you so much!

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Operation Sarnia is the first in a series of books covering the adventures of young Jeremy Brock. In this first book, readers will see how Jeremy enters in to S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive) service after his island of Guernsey is attacked by the Germans. He is tasked with the highly dangerous mission of infiltrating his own island - now occupied by the Nazi. I welcome any comments - most specifically those in dialogue.

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This novel involves three lives caught up in the miserable web of slavery. Desperation and vengeance drive the three main characters: Assad, a moor and military man is betrayed by an empire that is being torn apart; Alain Gravois, the son of a fisherman, living in Nantes, France, struggles to become his own man; and Osawe, a warrior, living in a small village situated between two warring kingdoms along the 'slave coast' of Africa. France, the 'slave coast' of Africa, Morocco and Haiti are the backdrop to their story which spans twenty-three years, 1727 to 1750. All criticism is welcome, and thanks to all who have helped.

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*************PLEASE TAKE NOTE, THIS HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR THE RE-WRITE******************* (I have performed a major rewrite and changed the title.) This novel involves three lives caught up in the miserable web of slavery. Desperation and vengeance drive the three main characters: Alain Gravois, the son of a fisherman living in Nantes, France, struggles to become his own man; Osawe, a warrior, living in a small village situated between two warring kingdoms along the 'slave coast' of Africa, struggles to survive; and Assad, a moor, and military man, is betrayed by an empire that is being torn apart. France, the 'slave coast' of Africa, Morocco and Haiti are the backdrop to their story which spans twenty-three years, 1727 to 1750. All criticism is welcome.

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"THE HIDDEN SCROLL" is a historical fiction on the passion of an Israeli archaeology professor in his search for an ancient scroll written in the time of the second temple of Jerusalem. The novel takes the reader on a ride accompanied by ancient parchments, coins and other artifacts. Parchments history and their discoveries are described as the thriller develops from a cave in the Galilee, a cave in the mountains of Tibet, a monastery, an excavation site in Israel, a basement in Amsterdam, a book in Castilian Spain and a new archaeological site with a dramatic discovery. Some searches encounter interference and obstacles placed by a radical Islamic organization. The novel ends with extraordinary archaeological surprises. It has 83,700 words. “THE HIDDEN SCROLL� targets three niche readers. The prime group includes Jewish readers who love thrillers and who may be familiar with the historical events in the novel. After reading it, they most likely will tell their friends about its evolving events that occur in Jerusalem, Rome, Paris, Buenos Aires, Istanbul and other locations. The second targeted group includes Jewish and Christian readers who are interested in archaeology and history. The archaeological facet of the book is not scientific, but it includes some basics on the evaluation and dating of ancient scrolls and parchments. The third group consists of just thriller lovers. I am looking for constructive criticism to improve the impact of the introductory chapters on the reader's curiosity and his or her interest in reading additional chapters.

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From the handwritten transcription of an illegal recording perpetrated against Jack Leon “Sparky� Ruby (a.k.a. Jacob Rubenstein) by then Dallas Chief of Police Jesse Curry (tape unrecovered, margin notes indicated source). Pages discovered by Curry family members retrieving belongings after the decorated officer’s death, the pages hidden beneath several miscellaneous documents and numerous pictures of Curry’s deceased dog, Sheba, now believed to be the same animal rescued from Ruby’s parked automobile several days after the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Blood Moon is the purported memoir of Pontius Pilate's spymaster, bagman and political fixer, the outrageous and flamboyant Artemidorus Scipio. He narrates his version of events during the Gospel period in the Roman province of Judaea including his deadly encounter with Jesus and other events he regards as far more important - such building an Aqueduct and seducing a certain Jewish Princess.

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