The good news: Eric's inherited his father's pristine Aston Martin DB4. The bad news? Everything else.

When Eric Sibley inherits his father's beloved Aston Martin DB4, he discovers there's an outrageous catch - he must tend to his father's allotment. Every week. For two years. For a London executive whose idea of gardening is buying pre-cut salad from Waitrose, this is nothing short of absurd.

Between cantankerous allotment holders, a catastrophic incident with a mini-excavator, and suspicious herbs that may or may not be illegal, Eric's life is careening towards chaos. His marriage is teetering on the brink, his career is hanging by a thread, and the allotment committee seems determined to make his life as difficult as possible.

Could there be more to this inheritance than just an aging car and an overgrown allotment, or is Eric's father playing one final trick from beyond the grave?

Perfect for fans of witty British fiction and anyone who knows that sometimes the best things in life start with a little chaos.

From Tejas Desai, multiple award-winning, Amazon #1 bestselling master of vividly realistic, thought-provoking and riveting fiction, comes one of the most ambitious and innovative books of the decade: BAD AMERICANS, or The Great American Pandemic Novel.

Inspired by classics like The Decameron & The Canterbury Tales, as well as reality shows like The Bachelor and Big Brother, BAD AMERICANS is a Novel and Short Story Collection IN ONE.

It's Summer 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. New York City has been locked down for months. 12 diverse Americans, lonely and single, are selected via a dating app competition by billionaire Olive Mixer to stay at his ornate Hamptons mansion complex for 12 nights.

During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.

Their tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative. They make us ponder the nature of storytelling itself.

More importantly, each story portrays a different aspect of American life in a vivid, accurate, innovative, entertaining and thought-provoking way.

All 12 stories can be enjoyed independently and are being published as eBooks ahead of the publication of the frame novel to be released in two Parts. Please scroll down for the full release schedule.

In BAD AMERICANS: PART I, you'll meet the powerful personalities and read the entertaining stories of: Andrea Mendoza, a front line nurse; Taylor Williams, a conservative former Army Lieutenant; Cathy Wei Quan, an idealistic social work student; Ricard Shaw, a QAnon-influenced biker; Rashan Hall, an elementary school teacher; and Nalini Shah, a privileged lawyer.

In BAD AMERICANS: PART II, you'll hear from: Hayley Clark, a beautiful model; Pritesh Lakshmi, a neurotic engineer; Lisa Applebaum, a liberal blogger; Khassan Murdashev, an Uber driver and part-time comic; Sylvania, a seamstress and former fashion icon; and Angela Diaz, a hair salon operator.

In both you'll experience drama and love unfold between them!

BAD AMERICANS PARTS I & II are the next volumes in the anthology series THE HUMAN TRAGEDY. Kirkus Reviews said the first volume, GOOD AMERICANS, "speaks volumes about the human condition and modern life in America."

Current Publishing Schedule for BAD AMERICANS:

Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:

"On the Frontlines" (aka Andrea's Story, novelette) -- March 15, 2025

"Immigrants Unite!" (aka Cathy's Story, spoken word poetic tale) -- April 15, 2025

"Corona Chaos" (aka Taylor's Story, short story) -- May 15, 2025

"Black Boy's Ballad" (aka Rashan's Story, novella) -- June 15, 2025

"Mason Mayhem" (aka Ricard's Story, novelette) -- July 15, 2025

"Love Liability" (aka Nalini's Story, novelette) -- August 15, 2025

Part One of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:

BAD AMERICANS PART I (frame novel with six stories) -- September 15, 2025

Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:

"Barcelona Blasphemy" (aka Lisa's Story, novelette) -- October 15, 2025

"ISIS Crisis" (aka Khassan's Story, short story) -- November 15, 2025

"A Model Citizen" (aka Hayley's Story, novelette) -- December 15, 2025

"Cape Conundrum" (aka Pritesh's Story, novelette) -- January 15, 2026

"The Manchurian Algerian" (aka Sylvania's Story, novelette) -- February 15, 2026

"Dope Double Ditty" (aka Angela's Story, novella) -- March 15, 2026

Part Two of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:

BAD AMERICANS PART II (frame novel with six stories) -- April 15, 2026

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Book one of THE RACHAEL O’BRIEN CHRONICLES introduces Rachael O'Brien, whose plan to study Art History turns into a laugh-out-loud romp of misadventure. It’s 1986, the era of Pop Rocks, Jelly shoes, and big hair rock bands when she enrolls in a southern college intending to earn a degree, party, and meet cute guys—hopefully acing the latter two. She has barely had time to acquaint herself to the dorm food before finding herself threatened by a jealous She-Devil, fending off the advances of a thirty-something redneck, and stumbling upon an art fraud scheme. To top things off, her parents go their separate ways: her mom to follow a psychic calling; her dad adrift in his midlife crisis.Bad decision-making, law-bending behavior, and surprise romances make freshman year memorable in Paisley Ray’s DEEP FRIED AND PICKLED.

Everyone knows about Nostradamus.
No one knows about Philibert Montmorency.
One’s a legend. The other…not so much.

Marseille, 1561

Like the majority of people living in sixteenth century France, Philibert Montmorency is a peasant. Unlike most people, he’s pretending not to be one. Philibert is a conman, but a chance meeting with Nostradamus in a Marseille prison convinces him that being a prophet might be a better career move.

Lyon, Modern Day

Dr Ally Oldfield, renowned professor of medieval languages, has been summoned to Lyon to authenticate a newly discovered prophecy. She’s not happy about it but then again, she’s not happy about most things. As an expert in Nostradamus’s work, she’s convinced the new quatrain is a fake even if the evidence suggests it was written four hundred years ago. When the events it predicts become reality, Ally finds herself in a race against time to prove it’s a fraud.

As society breaks down fearing the end of the world, Ally must use the clues scattered through Lyon’s Renaissance history to work out who wrote the prophecy and why somebody else is responsible for the global chaos, but when Ally is framed for the murder of a rival historian she’s forced to rely on Gabrielle, a ditsy millennial prepper, and Antoine, a secretive aristocrat, to help her solve the mystery and save the world.

‘The End of the World in Nigh’ is book one in the ‘Ally Oldfield’ series. If you love historical thrillers with ‘crushingly dark humour,’ surprising twists and a strong female heroine then the prophecies predict you’ll love Tony Moyle’s compelling page-turner.

Start ‘The End the of the World is Nigh’ today before it’s too late!

What readers are saying about ‘The End of the World is Nigh’

‘The End of the World is N1G13 is a superb, can't-put-down read’
‘How prophetic of the author to foresee the pandemic now engulfing the world and to tie that in with a story about Nostradamus/Philibert Montmorency. Mr. Moyle’s prophecy of our present situation is worthy of the great Nostradamus (or Montmorency) himself.’
‘One of the best books I have read, and I've read thousands’
‘One of those books you don't want to finish and leaves you wanting more!’
‘A murder mystery with a unique slant to it and a story you simply have to read to satisfy a curiosity that builds with the story’
‘Loved this book. Original plot, very funny. Going to read all his books for sure’
‘Really enjoyed this book, great fun, I laughed out loud. Good mastery of the written word’
‘Superb read, well worth the insanely small purchase price’
‘I laughed, then cried and laughed some more’
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