Dividends of Love and Other Stories
A collection of seven twist-in-the-tale short stories, encompassing magic, mystery, murder and morality.
Includes The Last Tree, finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2025, short-story category.
Available as paperback, eBook and (USA only) Virtual Voice Audiobook
Originally a collection of three stories, this was extended to include a further four shorts.
The Dividends of Love - A gift proves to have magic powers and promises a rich dividend, but adults don’t always understand magic.
The Body in the Blur - Your eyes can sometimes deceive you, but is it always worth seeking the truth?
The Confidence Trickster - A liar is brought to justice, but what if it’s telling the truth that hurts.
The Last Tree: A tale of a young girl stuck on an island, caught up in the arguments of the gods. Finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2025
Cold Caller: Karl Walters tries to play a tele-salesman for a fool, only to discover that what’s on sale is too good an offer to miss. More fool Karl!
A Senseless Crime: a sci-fi crime mystery in a world where reality is adjusted and 'improved' by tricking our senses. But how do you know the world has gone rotten if you can't smell it?
The Posthumous Award: It's the annual award ceremony for the Rutledge Prize. Who will win the greatest science award ever?
“A haunting and beautifully told tale of myth, survival, and fading hope, The Last Tree follows a young girl on a doomed island as she unknowingly witnesses her people’s final chance to escape. A FINALIST and highly recommended!”
Of the 15 readers/judges from the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 15 stated they would recommend The Last Tree to another reader to try.
“Like all great short stories, three surprising twists! They would make perfect stories for a modern day Tales of the Unexpected or Alfred Hitchcock Presents!”