PAINTED LADY, BELLE DAME is a novel of migration, romance and inheritance set in central France. Richard Davidson, world-wary, takes us on his personal journey of discovery as he seeks to re-connect with Charlotte Vanessa Hindle, lying in a coma in a clinic at St. Cyprien. His path to Charlotte deep in 'La France Profonde' is strewn with signs of passions and riddles from the past. Lucien, the crippled boy, Pius the priest, Honore the carpenter, Dr. Campanac and Josephine, the Baron Hugues Maximilien and his son Aristide - each character he meets gives him special guidance. He must find the...

Brave Sea-Dogs tells the story of Captain Yuri, his Chief Mate Sasha, and their crew, all held hostage by armed men on the fishing factory trawler "Admiral Koba." The ship's dog, Taranka, usually likes a game, but snarls bravely at the intruders, defending his territory. The ship is caught in a net set from the shore, yet the crew must go about their duties even though violence hangs in the air. The ship cannot simply die. Can Yuri act wisely with armed guards on board? Other vessels moor ship-to-ship, the reefer Ienissei, the tanker Novorossysk. Their little convoy must sail under duress to...

At midnight before the Day of the Dead, George, Master Printer and Engraver, must meet Xanthe in the old jamon bar in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Xanthe, the jealous one, brings the Code that will allow George to print trillions and trillions of Prostates. Xanthe has hidden the 38 special under the manicured paws of Paris, her toy Maltese.. She has to give George one more chance. What has happened to lead them here? Where has she come from? in La Isleta, the oldest part of town, ghosts of sailors and pirates haunt the streets. Xanthe and George are haunted too. Along the the Promenade of Las...

A red carpet leads onto the mountain path. Xanthe, the bride, will walk along it with Julia, her bridesmaid, and Cassandra her flower-girl and daughter. Round the mountain from the East the women's party will go, eager with enjoyment. A physical warm-up before they reach the place of vows. George the bridegroom, with his best-man Mickey and his boy Jake, will walk round the mountain from the West. They too look forward to the entertainment along the way. At noon they should meet and exchange rings, facing due north. Then they must take a leap of faith. But on the way, how will each one react...