Champagne Kisses

Adam Park is a devout bachelor who’s been roped into best man duties for a ritzy NYC wedding. Maya Davis is a hopeless romantic and owner of “It’s Personal,” a small business specializing in customized gifts. When Adam picks “It’s Personal” to make champagne flutes for the engagement party, a promising online flirtation ends with a disastrous first meeting.

Adam wins a second chance, but the road ahead is rough. Eager bridesmaids and exes want Adam for themselves, and Maya must face deep-rooted insecurities because she’s not his usual “type.” Once Adam learns to fight for a real relationship and Maya overcomes her unresolved trauma, they discover whether champagne kisses can grow into love.

The Gentleman Detective

It was one fight too many for Simon Underwood.
Now the rematch will be murder.

Franklin Ward has always been the butt of everyone’s jokes. He is used to the bullying and the taunting and usually ignores it. But one night they pushed him too far and he finally snapped.

Now a man is lying dead in the street and people are saying Franklin beat him to death.

Franklin cannot remember what really happened. Could he really be a killer?

Colonel Bainbridge is confronted with the challenge of proving a young man innocent when three witnesses insist he is guilty. Blood could be on Franklin’s hands and there seems no way out for the unfortunate soul who finally could take no more.

Discovering who really murdered Simon Underwood is the only way to save Franklin from hanging for murder, but can Bainbridge unravel this mystery when nobody wants to tell him the truth?

The Gentleman Detective is the first novel featuring the unusual detective duo of Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria Bovington, in this satisfyingly funny murder mystery series by Evelyn James.

If you love quirky, cosy, detective partnerships, with Victorian flare and a hint of humour then you’ll love Evelyn James’ latest light-hearted murder mystery series.

Buy The Gentleman Detective and begin your new crime solving adventure with the irrepressible Bainbridge and Victoria today.

What readers are saying about the Gentleman Detective Mysteries

“Highly atmospheric and exciting.”

“Very enjoyable read and can’t wait to read the next one, very good characters that have some dimension about them.”

“I love Evelyn James’ Clara Fitzgerald series so gave A Gentleman Detective a chance and was not disappointed.”

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The Station Core

Milton Frederick was arguably the best player of Crowned Lieges of Destiny in the entire world. As the strategy coordinator for one of the top guilds, he was beginning to actually make a living from it. That was, until he was abducted by aliens.

Instead of your stereotypical grey aliens with big black eyes who like to perform anal probes upon unsuspecting victims for unknown reasons, The Collective had a more altruistic purpose. Sure, kidnapping 100 humans from Earth, ripping them away from their lives and families, and erasing their memories doesn’t sound great – but the way they saw it, the benefits would far outweigh these side-effects. Seriously, who wouldn’t want their consciousness trapped in a Station Core, subjected to the whims of a collection of alien races, and then ordered to defend against other hostile aliens for all eternity? They’d be immortal – so…bonus!

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), the Station Core now known as Milton never arrived at his destination. Severely damaged and confused about what happened to him, he woke up to find himself trapped inside a massive chicken egg on a strange, primitive world filled with curious – and deadly – creatures.

Now, in order to survive the harsh environment, Milton has to rely on a snarky, foul-mouthed AI guide to show him what it means to be a Station Core. With her help, he might just live long enough to figure out a way to get off the planet – if only he wasn’t so afraid of squirrels…

Contains LitRPG/GameLit elements such as level progression and experience, optional tables, no harems, and a heavy Dungeon Core emphasis.

Warning: Contains foul language that might not be suitable for young readers.

Note: The optional stat tables tend to skew the percentages toward the back of the book. The locations can be a tad deceptive; while this book is 96,000 words, stat tables comprise less than 5% of that total word count.

Updated 4/26/19: New cover, additional editing, and less foul language
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Time to Play

A few minutes ago, Meghan Moretti’s biggest concern was getting the kids’ athletic clothes washed in time for practice this evening. Now, Earth has been forced into participating in some high-stakes intergalactic reality television. All electrical wiring has been slagged, and most combustibles neutralized. Some kind of evil space rodents are appearing on the front lawn, too.

Like any parent, Meghan’s first instinct is to keep her young children safely away from the monsters. When she learns that’s not possible, she has to find ways to help them thrive anyway.

What’s a mom to do?

The beginning of an apocalyptic LitRPG saga.

Magic Kingdom at War

Dying the first time sucked. Matt’s trying to avoid a repeat performance.

For Matt, joining Earth’s last line of defense was meant to give his life a sense of purpose. But being killed and reincarnated into the battlefield chaos of a game world wasn’t what he had in mind.

The world map is made out of hexagrams, the units are semi-sentient and his opponents have a head start. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s no instruction manual for this nightmare.

Now, Matt’s going to have to figure out how to rule a Magic Kingdom at War… or face annihilation along with the world he once knew.

Still, it’s better than his office cubicle.

Magic Kingdom at War is a tactical, base-building, crunchy LitRPG novella series by Tao Wong, bestselling author of the System Apocalypse, A Thousand Li, Climbing the Ranks, the Hidden Universe and Adventures on Brad series.
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