Crime, dance and history and a hopeful look at the future. Fantasy and fairy tales. And a travel guide into the past.
UPDATE November 2020: Within the next months (years) I will get back the rights to my translated books. Then I can publish them independently and finally also add
paperbacks not only on Amazon -as did the publisher -, but everywhere.
– Dance Novels –
Quick, quick, slow – Lietzensee Dance Club
Each book in the series can be read as a stand-alone
The Granddaughter
Chris is captivated by Madeline from the very first moment. But he’s the coach of the group and she’s
underage. So he’s fighting his growing affection for her and denies her his feelings.
While Madeline tries to seduce Chris with the uncompromising determination of her seventeen years, her grandfather is willing to do anything to expel him from the club to break them apart.
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Back onto the Dance Floor
A colleague becomes her new partner because her husband George doesn‘t want to take part in a simple dance circle like a beginner: It would be beneath his dignity as chairman of the Lietzensee Dance Club. But he supports her when she wants to shoot a film about the dances of the Baroque with the square dancers and the Latin formation of the club. Then suddenly he wants to dance the Baroque dances with
her himself.
Friederike is faced with a dilemma: Since the accident she has longed to be able to dance with her husband again one day. But she also doesn't want to disappoint her colleague. Can she find a way out that doesn't offend either of them?
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Falling for a Movie Star
Tanja Walters seems hopelessly in love with her longtime square dance
partner Micky Hasloff. The truth is Micky hides his feelings behind
banter and war of words.
Then the square dancers are hired for a Western. The Spanish actor Manolo Rioja plays the leading role; the star was Tanja’s teenage idol. Now she’s making eyes at him, certain she is as attractive as the groupies he usually surrounds himself with.
Micky Hasloff watches with growing anger how she throws herself at Rioja. Eventually he sabotages
the shooting. If he gets Tanja away from Rioja this way, he doesn't care that the movie contract could be canceled.
Then Micky meets Rioja's heavily pregnant wife and learns that the girls at his side are just paid models. Now he understands the star, for his part, is not interested in Tanja at all.
But does that help him? Can Micky overcome his fear of rejection and reveal his feelings to Tanja?
Then the square dancers are hired for a Western. The Spanish actor Manolo Rioja plays the leading role; the star was Tanja’s teenage idol. Now she’s making eyes at him, certain she is as attractive as the groupies he usually surrounds himself with.
Micky Hasloff watches with growing anger how she throws herself at Rioja. Eventually he sabotages
the shooting. If he gets Tanja away from Rioja this way, he doesn't care that the movie contract could be canceled.
Then Micky meets Rioja's heavily pregnant wife and learns that the girls at his side are just paid models. Now he understands the star, for his part, is not interested in Tanja at all.
But does that help him? Can Micky overcome his fear of rejection and reveal his feelings to Tanja?
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Fantasy
"Dragon World"
The first book in the series now translated
The Piratess
Nanja, the piratess from the Floating Islands, steals a dozen horses from the nearest continent. A nobleman from Dragon Island aims to consolidate his power with the spectacle of the horses competing against the native dragons.
But first a dead calm, then an earthquake and finally an attack by demons threaten to ruin Nanja's business with the nobleman. It seems as if the horses should not reach Dragon Island.
Then Nanja’s client himself becomes her enemy, because he sets his sights on Ron, the one of the seafarers who is able to handle the horses.
And the nobleman is not the only threat to Ron...
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Deceased -> Gone...
New edition with new title and new cover: PRINT edition on preorder now.
Short crime stories
The circumstances are mysterious and no-one is able to bring light into the darkness. Provided someone tries at all … or wants to.
Three speculative short stories in which the readers are wiser than all involved.
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Past crimes -> Broken Rules
Historical short mysteries
Murder and theft – yes, of course …
But back then the circumstances were entirely different than they are today. Or not?
In Cornwall in 1072 the young Caitlin, attempts to save her inheritance from the Norman conquerors.
In Paris in 1795 the gendarme Michel single-handedly punishes a corrupt baker.
In Swabia in 1754 Hildegard, one of the lawless “travelers” provides Christmas dinner.
In Lucerne in 1824, the homeless Clara becomes a cue ball of a political intrique.
I have added historical notes to every story.
Translation: Lisa Rosenblatt
(Cover somewhat edited
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Magical Stories
Fairy tales and fantasy for children:
Magic and wisdom connect with reality and legend. Meet a water ghost, a young magician, a magical
hare and a good witch. Discover what happens when a force of nature collides with the thoughtlessness of men. Consider wisely and well before you wish or else...some very bad things will happen. And prepare to have your heart warmed by a very particular Christmas story.
"The Brook" and "Cork" have previously been published in German, the Christmas story in Italian.
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Noa also in a hardcover edition: universal link
Radiant Hope
Dystopian science fiction - a co-production with other "Schreibwerk" authors
In a distant future, countless wars and an ecological apocalypse have devastated the earth.
Erid, one of few survivors, has lived alone in a cave for three years. Then a strange light appears in the distance. That same day an injured she-wolf seeks his protection. Curiosity returns and he decides to venture out from the safety of his cave.
Together with the wolf he seeks the source of the light. Strange things happen and again and again the wolf seems to be smarter than Erid. An old woman shares a part of their way and then he meets Miriam …
The Science Fiction novella "Radiant Hope" is organized as an advent calendar with a picture at the start of each day's reading.
English edition of "Leuchtende Hoffnung"
What readers have said:
"The story is about some distant future time, and yet it seems as if you were back in the Stone Age. The authors paint a hopeless scenario: Winter, cold and snow as far as the eye can see. Loneliness, lurking dangers in the form of sickness, hunger, death, and wolves ... Advent, the arrival: The classic theme of the protagonist journeying toward his destiny. Light, hope, and trust: Traditional Christmas images in an unusual Christmas story."
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By the Wayside...
Aquitaine: The End of a War
By the Wayside…there are events and places worth a stopover.
This book offers an introduction to one of the grandest events of the summer in Aquitaine, and provides an insight into the historical context which the event presents and brings to life in its own unique way: the final battle in the Hundred Years’ War, by the Dordogne river. It is the end of a war and the end of an era.
The main focus of this book is an outline of the historical events and background which set the seal on the end of this era. In addition, the author provides an introduction to the performance in Castillon-la-Bataille for anyone on holiday in the South-West of France or on the Atlantic coast
Includes suggestions for other places to visit in the area.
Contents include:
La bataille – the show
English Guyenne
The historic battle
The end of knightly warfare
Attractions near Castillon-la-Bataille
Translation Melody Shaw
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Silenced
Thriller Short Story
There’s been a public disaster, and someone wants to sweep it under the rug. A journalist is asking questions, and stumbles across another story, from several years ago. Any connection seems like pure speculation – but then her family is threatened. A short thriller playing on two historical events.
Journalist Laura Schreiner faces a painful decision. She has asked too many questions, and now the lives of her children are in danger.
A catastrophe has taken place, and a curiously large number of people care remarkably little about investigating it. The ambitious young journalist isn’t going to take it lying down. During her research, she meets someone who tries to convince her that there is a connection to another unresolved drama. It might just be wild speculation – but her children have been kidnapped. Whoever is behind it is powerful and ruthless.
This short thriller draws the pieces of its puzzle from the mix of clues and theories surrounding a plane crash more than 30 years ago.
This is a work of fiction. Although it is set against a backdrop of historical events, the plot is entirely the product of the author’s imagination.
Translation: Nick Lanigan
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