Finding Love in a Stagecoach

Sarah Nesmith is the nineteen-year-old daughter of a well-to-do family, beautiful and outspoken, nonetheless respectful of her parents’ wishes. Ever the dutiful daughter, when her father expresses his intentions to marry her into an advantageous marriage, she reluctantly agrees. During her trip to meet her betrothed, she unexpectedly finds herself growing fond of her chivalrous driver, wondering if her fiancé in Texas is anything like him.

Will she let her overflowing emotions shape her destiny?

Tyler Hatfield has given up on marriage, persuaded that no woman is capable of loving him for who he is, but rather for the glowing gold in his pocket. When his father agrees to an arranged marriage, Tyler comes up with a plan to see for himself what kind of woman his wife-to-be really is. He pretends to be nothing more than her stagecoach driver, escorting her to her destination and thus getting to know her true colors. What he discovers turns his world upside down…

Can she be the exception to his rule that will give new life to his withered heart?

Their otherwise uneventful journey is derailed by an attack by outlaws and a kidnapping that threatens Sarah’s safety and Tyler’s only chance to love. In this complicated situation, the two of them must find a way to unfold their hidden feelings and save both their lives and their hearts. Will they survive the dangers and get their happy ending or will they be doomed to a bitter one?

“Finding Love in a Stagecoach” is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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The Mafia Philosopher

“A fast-paced true-crime memoir with all of the action of Goodfellas” – UNILAD
“Sopranos v Sons of Anarchy with an Alaskan-snow backdrop” – True Geordie Podcast

Breaking bones, burying bodies and planting bombs became second nature to Two Tonys while working for the Bonanno Crime Family, whose exploits inspired The Godfather.

After a dispute with an outlaw motorcycle club, Two Tonys left a trail of corpses from Arizona to Alaska. On the run, he was pursued by bikers and a neo-Nazi gang blood-thirsty for revenge, while a homicide detective launched a nationwide manhunt.

As the mist from his smoking gun fades, readers are left with an unexpected portrait of a stoic philosopher with a wealth of charm, a glorious turn of phrase and a fanatical devotion to his daughter.

Do They Know It’s Christmas Yet?

What if you accidentally erased the 1984 charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? A warm, sharply funny British Christmas novel bursting with 80s nostalgia, time-travel chaos, and one impossible choice.

Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide.

When 36-year-old Tash and her younger brother Jamie stumble across a homemade ride their Grandad before passing, they don’t expect it to work—let alone fling them back to October 1984.

They arrive on the day pop star Bob Geldof saw the BBC news report that inspired the historic charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? and the global movement that followed.

Except… now he never sees it.

Because of them.

Suddenly, the timeline is broken: no Band Aid charity single, no USA for Africa, no Live Aid.

Jamie wants to find Bob and fix the future.

Tash wants to get home to her five-month-old baby waiting in 2020.

What would you do? Go to your baby… or save a million others?

Their mission sparks a rollercoaster through vintage London, fading pop careers, disastrous disguises, and the kind of sibling chaos you can only get away with in the 80s.

Along the way, Tash and Jamie discover that saving the world is one thing—saving each other is something else entirely.

Readers say:

“I laughed, I cried. Everybody needs this book.”

“Utterly glorious 80s nostalgia!”

“If Netflix hasn’t picked this up by next Christmas, I’ll be shocked.”

“Brilliantly clever, very funny.”

“A nostalgic 80s epic with a ZX Spectrum time machine—what more do you want?”

Perfect for fans of:

Back to the Future–style time travel with a British twist

Richard Curtis (heart + humour + humanity)

Nick Hornby (sharp wit and flawed, lovable characters)

Beth O’Leary (uplifting fiction about family and connection)

About the author

James Crookes is a bestselling comedy author and long-running UK radio presenter/producer. He writes warm, sharply funny stories about family, nostalgia, and second chances. He lives in Sheffield with his family, fifteen pairs of reading glasses, and a sincere belief that wine solves at least 40% of modern problems.

Two sequels are available: Did They Steal a Million Yet? and Wish You Were Here Yet? Plus a standalone novella, Left At Number 17

Audiobooks are also available, read by the author.

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Duke of Eccess

Octavius Everard, the wealthy Duke of Eccess, indulges in London’s most decadent offerings to escape the pain that haunts him—especially at Christmas.

The richest food, the best cognac and the most beautiful women make the “happiest” time of the year a little more bearable. The one sin he has sworn to abstain from? Seducing his three wards’ governess. But when Miss Temperance Fields applies for the position, with her tight chignon and no-nonsense brown woolen gown, he’s never been so fascinated. Little does he know she has a scandalous secret…a false identity.

Lady Agatha Temperance Hale is an heiress on the run! Threatened with forced marriage or the asylum, she is at the mercy of her gold-digging stepmother until she comes of age on Christmas Day. Being a governess gives her a place to hide. And Temperance is soon showing the duke the joys of the season and sharing her love of science with his wards.

But she never imagined the pleasures her gorgeous employer could show her. And when the virgin governess becomes a seductress, the Duke of Eccess doesn’t stand a chance of resisting…or guarding his heart.

Their passion is electric.
Their love is forbidden.

But when the truth is revealed, can he forgive the woman he has come to adore more than any indulgence?
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The Wolf Vs Santa

This year, Santa’s on the naughty list.

It’s two days before Christmas, and the kids of the Hidden City have suddenly gone on a crime spree after writing their letters to Santa. Has the jolly red guy turned evil?

Or is it… the other guy?

Join Daphne, our wolfy sleuth, and Dwayne, the Lord of Chaos, as they solve the mystery of the Hidden City Evil Santa.

The Wolf Vs Santa — A Little Christmas Mystery is a novella in the world of Hidden City Supernatural Sleuth, a hot new Urban Fantasy series by bestselling author Lauretta Hignett.