Song Title Series

Sit back and enjoy the ride as you travel down the Highway to Hell from the beginning of the highway in Black Hills territory to the town of Hells Bells at the other end. A tour guide will explain about the different towns/cities such as Sin City and Decibel that you will pass through and suggests you visit some attractions along the way. Hells Bells is the place you want to visit because in the end, Hell ain't a bad place to be.     In the back of thebook are some Testimonials and this is one of them from L.K. brisbane Australia. "The song title series are books that were intriguing and were hard to believe that these short stories were written withi the incorporated song titles of the artists that are mentioned in the titles. I loved what I have read so far and think that anyone with an imagination and love of music as the author you will surely enjoy reading these.                                             

The main story is about the Big Green Freak who goes to bed one night and has a dream that is in several parts. After each part he is asked "Who will save New Jersey"? When he wakes up, he is greeted by his girlfriend, April. Later that day they attend the Oprah Show; so follow his story as he is picked by Oprah to share his dream and also give the answer to the question that kept being asked of him. There are several other short stories that follow about other albums made by the band collectively and by each individual member, Jon, Richie and David. Because Tico, Hugh and Alec, to my knowledge, have never produced individual musical work, I still have recognised them in the back section of the book.

Jesus of Suburbia is an elderly gentleman who enjoys his grandchildren's visits and listening to them play the board game Minority. On one particular day, his life is recalled in an unusual way when he gives a hitch hiker on the road to Acceptance a ride to town. The chain of events that happens once he has reached the town will surprise and astound you. Could this be something that will happen in our world in the years ahead?

Follow a part of Marcella's life as she leaves school and starts her work experience program that takes her away from home to a different life and new lifelong friends like Wendy and Barbara-Ann. She learns and discovers new things in Hawaii and California that is so different from the way she grew up back on the farm. She is supported along the way by her father, a male friend and a mysterious old master painter, who turns out to be more than that. Her father also reveals a secret that he has kept from her for many years. So just relax and start reading to find out what her father's secret is and who the master painter could be....Here is one of the Testimonials that are in the back of the book "I am Susie and would like to tell you guys, how much I am enjoying Joan Maguire's Books!! They are very enjoyable, and they are something that you do not ever want to put down!! I really do enjoy these books; I can't wait until the next one she puts out!!!!!! I say go to your local book store, today and get one, you will not be disappointed!!!!! Sue from the United States of America.

A young American male, hitch hiking through Australia via the outback, is given a lift by an old Australian Travelling Showman. Somehow the Australian Bushman seems to know what is troubling the young man "Duncan" and introduces him to people, like Jimmy an indigenous elder and the two old diggers who help him try to understand his past. With this help along the way, Duncan begins to unravel his dreams and life in unusual ways. How do these people know about Duncan's past and how does Johnny know about the new person that comes into Duncan's life before Duncan tells him?......A Testimonial from the back of the book "After reading through your range of books I felt I must compliment you Joan on the imaginative and entertaining way in which you presented each group and the Musicians in those groups. The way the stories were constructed is a credit to your work ethic. These must have taken considerable time to piece together and it is obviously a work of love for you.  Peter Harkins, Managing Director Cheapa Music, Country Musical Capital Tamworth.

In this book I have written five separate stories from each of the following Australian male counrty artists: Lee Kernaghan, Adan Brand, Troy Cassar-Daley, James Blundell and Adam Harvey; who sent me this testimonial after reading his copy of the book "Joan has come up with a really unique concept with this "Song Title Series". I found this book very interesting, and was fascinated at the way she has included so many song titles into the story. It's a great read and something a little different from most novels. Adam Harvey (Australian Country Music Artist)...Lee Kernaghan: Tallarook, the Tenterfield Saddler, ends up in the Darwin Jailhouse just before Christmas. He tries to remember what happened during the previous day, but his memory keeps taking him back to his past. Who was the mysterious person who helped the lawyer quickly discover the truth and the nature of the crime and set Tallarook free?... Adam Harvey: What was Mr Bojangels involvement in the disappearance of the seven Spanish angels? Is the evidence that the police have against him enough to convict him or will the King of the road in Phantom 309, who had given him a lift the previous day, save the day... Troy Cassar-Daley: Grandpa Damon tells his two grandchildren two stories; the first one was about him and a friend, who was a river boy. The dreams they had when they were young and what happened when they were both old enough to get work. Did their dreams come true? The second story was about an older gentleman who, after many years on his farm, decides to follow his dream of going back to part of his past life. His destiny is changed partially by a rodeo clown who speaks to him, and a woman who was chasin' rodeo clowns to find the one who had spoken to her in the past. Who is this rodeo clown and is he the same one who spoke to them both?... James Blundell: Five men who used to work together down on the farm are invited to get together for a reunion in Tamworth when the Country Music Festival is on. Follow in their conversation as each talk about their lives after they left the farm. All seems straight forward but is it? Will their friendship still be strong when strange and unusual events start happening?... Adam Brand: Will you really blame it on Eve for what Uncle Pete feels and his journey home to his brother's farm? Eve is one of the six year old twin daughters of Pete's brother Steve, who has just one dream that comes true one Christmas with the aid of a stranger.Find out what Eve's dream was and how and why it came true for her.

Six women: Anne Kirkpatrick, Tania Kernaghan, Felicity Urquhart, Beccy Cole, Melinda Schneider and Kasey Chambers attend a funeral in a park. Each woman believes that they are there for the funeral of an acquaintance from their past, but are they right? They are greeted by a man called James who asks them to wait by a pillar as there has been a delay in the proceedings. As the women stand around waiting for the funeral to start, their conversations allow each woman to recall memories of familiy and friends from their past. When the funeral commences, another man approaches to ask the women to take their seats and they ask him "Who James is?" and with a mysterious look on his face he replies "James who?"   Colleen B from Tamworth (Country Music Capital) wrote this Testimonial "Having read three of the Song Title Series, all in the Country Music field, I found them to be a very interesting and refreshing change to the usual books that I read. Joan has written them very well, and has used loads of imagination and cleverness to make them very unique! Very impressive!!" See more testimonials after the Bibliography.

Who could go past some of the world's Crooners to use in a book so in this book Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra all contributed some of their song titles to the story. In fact, a combined total of 2,916 song titles have been used to make this story possible... Bingsie grew up as an only child in a very affluent family and had everything he wanted, except love. One Christmas, on a walk around his home town, he stops to look at an empty cottage where a blue eyed stranger talks to him. He goes home to find his parents fighting again, so he leaves. Leaving his business partner in the head office, he travels the world visiting all their other business offices, After three years away, he is suddenly summoned back to head office. But why would they want him back when everything is running smoothly. Follow the story with Bingsie as he tells a young couple about what he goes through after he walks out on his parents and starts traveling. Meet some of the people he deals with on the way and travel with him through the ups and downs in his life, especially after he falls in love with Joanna; but she has a secret and leaves him to go home for family reasons. Will he ever meet her again? From an old girlfriend he meets in Paris, he learns about two forms of kidney diseases and how the press can turn an innocent action into a nightmare. When in Ireland, he uncovers a family secret with the help of Donegal, a Leprechaun. But is that all he uncovers from the Leprechauns and what has a stranger, who walks into the tavern and speaks Gaelic to the tavern owner, who then has to translate the message to Bingsie, got to do with him? Was this stranger the same person who had spoken with him before at the empty cottage and what do the messages that he gave him mean? Is this stranger all he seems to be, or is he someone else?.... Dawn from Newark, Delaware in the United States of America writes: "Joan Maguire's Books are very nice, I enjoy reading them so much, they are hard to put down!! Especially when she does one about Bonjovi and their songs!!! If I can say, it is worth every penny, when you buy one!!! The Books make nice presents, for a person whom loves to read!!! I can guarantee that you will LOVE these books, because I do!!!!!!!!!... see more testimonials at the end of this book. 

This is another book in the Song Title Series that has an unusual story line. Many people have pets, but what would happen if they became a lot like us?... Follow the story of Mrs Jones and Miss Jones and how gossip can make a rumor to the unknown truth to become something completely different as it is being spread and how it can hurt and change the lives of the ones at the centre of the gossip. Who was the one with the blue eyes who helped Miss Jones get home and also helped her son to get someone to love him? Has Earth Angel David been able to change or was it someone or something else; like the rabbit. Discover the new friends they make who don't believe the rumors but learn to accept the truth about the Joneses.... L.K. Brisbane Australia writes "The song title series are books that were intriguing and were hard to believe that these short stories were written within the incorporated song titles of the artists that are mentioned in the titles. I loved what I have read so far and think that anyone with an imagination and love of music as the author you will surely enjoy reading these...More testimonials are at the back of this book.

In the creation of this book, I have used 1,776 of Elton John's song titles to make this futuristic story possible. Earth is over populated so people are living on the moon and other surrounding planets but the crimes have changed and different Authorities on each planet need help to keep crime in check. On one planet a new type of criminal has started to try and minipulate the Universe and his first target is women. The Universe Enforcement Agency need help and calls in an old established P.I. Agency with agents scattered across the Universe to help them but a green mist that looks just like strange rain affects some of the female agents as well as most of the other women who are not undercover. Two of the agents, Little Jeannie and Tiny Dancer are helped to safety at the same time by a man with blue eyes but how can the same man be in two different parts of the Universe at the same time or are there two men who look identical? Find out how the women are affected and how does the agency solve the green mist mystery and capture the criminals...."Joan Maguire Books are very nice, I enjoy reading them so much, they are hard to put down!! Especially when she does one about Bonjovi and their songs!!! If I can say, it is worth every penny, when you buy one!!! The Books make nice presents, for a person whom loves to read!!! I can guarantee that you will LOVE these books, because I do!!!!!!!  Dawn from Newark, Delaware in the Unied States of America... More testimonials follow the Bibliography.

In this book a total of 742 ABBA song titles have been used to make this story about three families from three different countries that all go to an Adventure Park in Europe for a holiday. They are brought together by their children playing in the playground. Join the families as they enjoy each others company and learn about the different issues that a family can have. Follow the story of the unusual last week of their holidays and how each family deals with the message from each child that was given to them by one of two strange but identical men, an unexpected natural disaster that occurs in the middle of the week and the unexplainable healings of life threatening injuries. See how the families rally around each other in their time of need and what can happen if you trust one another. See if you can work out who the stranger is and did he really heal the people who should have died through their injuries.... Sue from the United States of America "I am Susie and would like to tell you guys, how much I am enjoying Joan Maguire's Books!! They are very enjoyable, and they are something that you do not ever want to put down!! I really enjoy these books; I can't wait until the next one that she puts out!!!!!!! I say go to your local book store, today and get one, you will not be disappointed!!!!!...More testimonials follow the Bibliography.

In this book "The Rat Pack" Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. have all contributed songs from the albums that they made together, in fact, a total of 1,337 song titles have been used to make the following story possible. Here is just a snippet about the story. Fred and Sylvia Dawson married and raised their four children in the suburb of Monologue just across the river from New York. The children grew, left home and now have families of their own and three of them live in different countries. This year Nancy, the eldest, has decided to have a family reunon at her place in Chicago at Christmas time. The family reunion turns out to be more than a family gathering as each person reveals a hidden secret about an event involving a certain person who has either visited or has spoken to nearly all of the families' members, including the parents before they were married and the very young toddlers. Who was this person? Can Sam, their youngest daughter's husband shed light on the mystery by telling them a story from his ancestry? He was born, raised and lived most of his life in the Cusco and Machu Picchu areas of Peru, where there has been many sightings of UFOs reported over the years. He tells them his story in English but there are some words that he says in his native tongue of Quechua, the ancient Inka Language, but he translates them. Does his story have anything to do with the certain person that has visited his other relatives and the UFO sightings? So sit back, relax and enjoy reading this entirely different book because it's the only way to find out and then make up your own mind about the mysterious person...."After reading through your range of books I felt I must compliment you Joan on the imaginative and entertaining way in which you presented each group and the Musicians in those groups. The way the stories were constructed is a credit to your work ethic. These must have taken considerable time to piece together and it is obviously a work of love for you.  Peter Harkins  Managing irector Cheapa Music  Country Music Capital Tamworth... More testimonials follow the Bibliography

Join Molly as she sets out to find her runaway daughter Lucille and her friend Runaround Sue. Along the way she meets up with and gives a lift to Bobby, who is on the road again and running away from a secret love he left in Kansas City. She also runs into some other old friends; Running Bear, Yokomo and Long Tall Sally who point her in the right direction to where her daughter is heading. Running Bear and Yokomo own a small motel and gas station near Wolverton Mountain also known as the Mountain of Love and it is there where Yokomo tells Molly and Bobby of the strange things that happen quite often around that area. After spending the night at the motel, strange things start to happen to both Molly and Bobby  once they start their journey back on the road again to meet up with Lucille who is at her Uncle Charlie Brown's place in Memphis Tennessee. What are the strange things that happen to Molly and Bobby and are there other forces and people involved?