Urban Fantasy Anthologies Series

What if your dreams become REAL? Following a freak accident Jeremy Patten discovers he has a unique power. When others sleep, he can summon their subconscious or be summoned to help those in need … enter their dreams, communicate with them, unlock their deepest memories and truths. Not only is he able to learn and understand what is happening in other people's lives, he is able to influence their actions in the pursuit of justice and fair play.   Committed to law and order, and helping solve crimes, Jeremy can travel anywhere to enter the dreams of those that he helps. He is another Superhero.   In the first book of this series, 'The Story Begins' Jeremy discovers his power, and quickly sets out to solve the mystery of a major jewellery heist that occurred in Chicago ten years ago.    A gripping short read that will leave readers guessing until the very end. This book debuted as a #1 Best seller shortly after its first publication in June 2016 and has since been downloaded over a thousand times. As one reviewer wrote ... 'A short read, but I was hooked from the prologue. I read the whole thing without stopping.This has got to be one of the most striking concepts I have ever read.'

Can Jeremy Patten use his After Dark skills to solve a longstanding mystery that has haunted several families? Jeremy discovers he has a unique power. When others sleep Jeremy is able to enter their dreams. In the second book in this series, ‘Chicago Fire’ Jeremy uses his power to help solve the great Chicago Fire mystery that has haunted families in Chicago for years. Why would three local well to do business men suddenly disappear and were they really motivated to simply receive the insurance monies and leave the windy city? There are several suspects and some scared people. But it is people like Julie Nancarrow who just wants closure. She wants to understand why her father Thomas Stevens really decided to leave without a trace.  This short read will leave you guessing until the end as Jeremy visits those involved around the time of the Chicago Fire.  This book is the follow up book in the series . After Dark 'The Story Begins.'

Tom Bracks is a product of the CIA. Seriously injured in a motor accident, his body intact but his brain severely damaged, he was reliant upon life support to keep him alive. With no living family he became an ideal target for the CIA to repair his brain functions with their latest scientific development - a microchip that compensates for his damaged brain cells. He is programmed to do as they say, kept alive as a walking robot. Relations between Russia and the USA have heightened, and Tom has been used as a political football with both powers keen to gain his control. In the debut book in this series Tom's micro-chip was reprogrammed and there was a battle against time to find out who reprogrammed him and why? In this the fourth book in the series there is an emergence of 'super humans' in and around Washington DC.  People who like Tom have been seriously injured in accidents. There is a wave of doctors referring patients to a mysterious Dr. Jones, and seemingly a link between Tom being attacked by super humans and his home ransacked. Who is Dr. Jones and why does he have an interest in Tom? This short read will have readers on edge until the end as the story twists and turns and reaches an intriguing and action packed finale.  From the debut #1 Best seller on  with After Dark 'The Story Begins' comes another  exciting and adventure packed series that is as exciting from Chapter 1 as it is until the end.

Another backpacker murder! When Jan and Rodney Wiltshire purchased the Manor in 2002 they thought the history of murders associated with the old establishment was behind them. But when a backpacker is murdered whilst they holiday in the UK the Manor is again in the spotlight with a long list of murders associated with the Manor dating back 60 years. Jeremy Patten uses his unique skill to help Police investigators solve this long running mystery by visiting people after dark. At night when others fall asleep Jeremy is able to enter a world, a dream world. As those around him wander in their dreams Jeremy is conscious of the dark world he has entered. He is able to be both summoned and summon those he seeks out to bring realism to the dream world he has entered.  Highland Manor sits imposingly on high ground in inner Chicago, but it has been a troubled place for previous owners who have endured a spate of murders and disappearances. What is the dark secret that haunts the local Bed and Breakfast and why has the mystery gone on for so long? Is the Manor haunted?  ‘The Mystery of Highland Manor ’, is the third book in the After Dark series and follows on from, ‘The Story Begins’, and ‘Chicago Fire’. It continues the romance between the main character Jeremy Patten and Tara Shield, and sees Jeremy uncover and help solve a long running and ongoing mystery in this gripping tale.

Man overboard? Did businessman Terry Butcher fall, commit suicide or was he murdered?   In this who dunnit Jeremy Patten uses his unusual and unique skills to help Police find the real cause of death. At night when others fall asleep Jeremy is able to enter a world, a dream world. As those around him wander in their dreams Jeremy is conscious of the dark world he has entered. He is able to be both summoned and summon those he seeks out to bring realism to the dream world he has entered.  When Jeremy enters a dream he is able to play out whatever role he wants almost as if he is carrying out his day time life by two; one life by day and one life at night, where in the latter, his body and mind transcends to a new world. Jeremy starts to understand the power he possesses, and in turn learns to manipulate his powers to bring justice and correction in people’s life.  ‘Murder on the Adriatic ’, is the fourth book in the After Dark series and follows on from, ‘The Story Begins’ (debut book – #1 best seller on Amazon US), ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘The Mystery of Highland Manor’. This short read creates a web of suspects and inter-related characters keeping readers in suspense until the very end. Another gripping tale from an up and coming science-fiction author. 

After Dark Box Set – 4 Short Novellas What would you do if your dreams became REAL? Jeremy Patten discovers he has a unique power. When others sleep Jeremy is able to enter their dreams, a world where those around him are asleep, and Jeremy is conscious of the world and events around him. He is able to use his power to bring realism to the dream world he enters, seek out and help solve the mysteries around him. The Story Begins In the first book of this series, 'The Story Begins' Jeremy discovers his power, and sets out to solve the mystery of a major jewellery heist that occurred in Chicago ten years prior. The short story introduces many of the characters in the series and details his struggle to understand his new found power. Amidst a tangled web of relationships, Jeremy helps Police solve this long standing crime incriminating one of the real criminals that has been running free. Chicago Fire The Great Chicago Fire occurred in June 1980 in Lincoln Square, and three successful businessmen disappeared shortly after leaving their families scratching their heads and resigned to local gossip that the trio had pocketed the insurance monies and moved on. When Jeremy is summoned by Julie Nancarrow, daughter of one of the wealthy businessmen, he sets out to help solve the puzzle that has haunted the families left without any real clues. Using his unique power Jeremy seeks out those involved. But when he cannot summon the three businessmen at the centre of the mystery he knows that there is much more to the story, and unravels a series of events culminating in an action packed ending. The Mystery of Highland Manor It has been many years since Highland Manor has been in the spotlight, something that the local Bed and Breakfast has enjoyed given the spate of murders and disappearances that occurred under the watch of prior owners. But that all suddenly changes when the owners go on holiday and a backpacker is murdered again suggesting that something is not quite right at the Manor. If Jeremy’s curiosity with the mystery was not already heightened it becomes even more intriguing when a friend of his girlfriend Tara goes missing, having stayed at the Manor only recently too. The Mystery of Highland Manor is an excellent read and Jeremy helps finally bring to an end a mystery that has surrounded the Manor for over sixty years. Murder on the Adriatic The fourth book in the series provides no relief for holiday makers Jeremy and his now sweetheart Tara, when a man is suddenly over board on the first day of their cruise of the Adriatic. Was he thrown overboard? Did he commit suicide and jump, or is there a murderer amongst the guests?  A tangled web of characters and relationships provides a whodunit as Jeremy helps Italian Police solve this intriguing mystery.