Just Four Dogs is a collection of fictitious stories, written for children, about four real dogs that meet and play together regularly. Introduced in size order, first comes Freddie, a Labradoodle, who is grey and white with a hint of black, especially on his tail. Secondly we have Sasha, an Old English Sheepdog, a fluff ball of grey and white. Third is Tilly, a Tibetan Terrier, official colour sable, and last but by no means least, Bernard a Pug, with perhaps a little bit of Jack Russell, so he may be a Jug. Bernard is black, except for a little splash of white on his right front paw, and a...

Mr. Mole is the Greenkeeper of the local village Golf Club. He does, however, have a big problem; mounds of earth are appearing everywhere. Eric Von stickler the Armadillo, who owns just about everything in the village, wants it sorted. In the meantime, Philbert Penguin his Butler, (well, no one else would look the part now would they?) is stealing his trout from the farm and selling them to Zorro Magpie. It all comes to a climax at the May Fair where, it seems, all the food for sale is fish and every prize to be won is also a fish. I wonder where that all came from? A different little group...

Cat Kisses and Dog Breath comprises two intertwining stories. One of a prize persian cat that escapes the house for the first time. Her escapades are light hearted, funny and sometime downright dangerous, if you're a cat that is. The dog side of all this is Deefer, a stray bearded collie cross, that arrives on Christmas morning. The family that take him in realise almost at once that this dog is very special, he has a certain gift, an uncanny knack of helping them out, sometimes without them even realising it. Deefer will make you smile, he might even make you feel a little sad.

Here are 14 short stories, some humorous, some a little unnerving. There is nothing here that will keep you awake at night other than your need to just keep reading. Some Memories Never Fade is a touching story of young love whilst The Final Sleep takes you back to Roman times. Several of these stories have nice little twists at the end and, hopefully, you will be surprised with the outcome. The Standing Stone and Finders Keepers will, I hope, make you think about what you have just read. After all, it is your imagination that makes you realise that everything is not always as it seems.

A Cocktail Full Of Words is a splendid mix of fourteen very different short stories. Whatever your taste, there is a story here for you. A concoction neatly blended with a sprinkling of humour, a small splash of sadness, stirred together with a large amount of escapism. There is just a dash of drinkable madness, love, confusion, and revenge to tingle your palate. These stories need to be sipped and savoured to the very last drop.

On her way home to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents in the West Country, Jane Mitchell is involved in a car crash that leaves her clinging to life. As Jane lies in hospital fighting for her life, her parents are struggling to come to terms with the tragic situation, and the strain shows within their relationship. They feel trapped in the routine of constant visits and of holding onto the slim hope of Jane's recovery. Feelings run high bringing behaviours out of character to them. Also in the West Country but many years before, a group of soldiers find themselves on the Island of...

Dressed For Bed is a humorous story about Jackie, a young newly divorced woman. Her life should have been different now, she should be feeling carefree, the world should have been her oyster. All that changed very quickly, perhaps too quickly, when two men with very different attitudes to life, try to persuade her that being alone is not the life for her. Tom her ex-husband who instigated the divorce, has seen the error of his ways, and is always there in the background, scheming on how to win her back. Dressed For Bed is packed with fun and sometimes asinine situations, that just seems to...