"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Each tale in this short story collection traces events in the life of whomever possesses a specific penny coin as it changes hands. The thread linking the stories is the coin, although its owners may have no commonality. The stories creatively reflect the social status and aspirations of the current possessor of the coin. Therefore, one sees the diversity of life occurring at various levels of society.
We are invited to share in the characters’ joys and sorrows, and witness their actions which range from good to bad, kind to cruel and generous to greedy."
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The fall out of a disastrous relationship sees Amanda Hollingsworth arrested. How can she prove her innocence when the devastating consequence of her actions seem inevitable?
Discovering a secret too late to change, Amanda’s destiny hangs in the balance as she struggles with the repercussions. In pursuit of her dream in the world of art, a chance meeting with a high-rolling bidding war Texan Noah Hernandez gave her solace.
Will Amanda’s university appointment as lecturer, a prize she only dreamed of, alongside the intervention of Brian Faversham and his sidekick Jake, finally uncover the truth?"
"Despite her cruel and humble beginnings, Helena, a headstrong and determined young woman, made a life-changing decision to turn her life around.
Her loving and much-loved mother now gone forever, retracing steps to a place her mother described as paradise was at the forefront of Helena’s plan. Escaping the clutches of her controlling father and brothers, she began her journey.
Discovering an inherited talent, she moved up through the ranks until she was rich in her own right, aided by Aiden, her mother’s lost love.
However, riches are unable to compensate for Helena’s tangled and sometimes harrowing love life, as she turns a deep-seated affection into a passionate love affair."
"Grade ‘A’ law graduate Millicent Prendergast created the perfect storm. A dalliance with her boss taught her a lesson she would never forget. Her subsequent dismissal by Silvia O’Donnall, her nemesis, forced her onwards to reach her goal.
With financial assistance from Daniel Faversham, her law practice grew, along with her reputation, until a gruesome murder.
Throwing oil on troubled waters, her assistant Brian broke judicial rules, leaving an insurmountable conundrum in its wake.
Will fortitude, honesty and integrity win the day?"
"Grade ‘A’ law graduate Millicent Prendergast created the perfect storm. A dalliance with her boss taught her a lesson she would never forget. Her subsequent dismissal by Silvia O’Donnall, her nemesis, forced her onwards to reach her goal.
With financial assistance from Daniel Faversham, her law practice grew, along with her reputation, until a gruesome murder.
Throwing oil on troubled waters, her assistant Brian broke judicial rules, leaving an insurmountable conundrum in its wake.
Will fortitude, honesty and integrity win the day?"
"From humble beginnings, Jess Turner transformed her life. Not in the traditional way, but by fighting to secure a future more in keeping with her aim of marrying into wealth.
Quickly realising her first goal to secure a drudge free future was unattainable, Jess moved toward her horizon using every ounce of guile and tenacity she possessed. Obstacles forced a decision in another direction, one where her friend, ally and business partner Julia, played an invaluable roll.
Their prestigious brothel a triumph, the pair forged ahead to a lucrative and sometimes shocking future."
"His legacy trashed, Fredrick took up the gauntlet. Full of resentment and a desire to get even, his step into stock market investments reaped far more than dollars.
Never trust a certainty, someone in the dark is untrustworthy, his father’s words unheeded as Fredrick forged on.
Not wishing to fall into the same trap as his father, moving in circles unimagined, his close association with Sheikh Akeem reaped further dividends.
Personal tragedies drawing his friend closer, forced down a track neither expected nor wanted. Envy, avarice, subterfuge and murder followed their quest for the answer to age-old questions."
"The stark realisation that his attempt to rescue his ailing marriage using his extraordinary skill with Computers had turned into a fiasco of epic proportion, William Forester quickly realises that in order to survive his assailants attempt to remove him from the face of the earth is to fight back the only way he knows.
Several plans are hatched in an attempt to regain not only his life but also the spoils of his less than honest Hacking. Some if not all of these plans need to be successful but he is aware all of them will test his resolve."
"The extraordinary challenges facing our well-established character now known as ‘Bill Pascal’ are all too evident as William Forester seeks to remain invisible to the outside world.
A chance encounter leaves him feeling vulnerable once more and he steps up his efforts to discredit and bankrupt the man he holds responsible for the years of struggle he has encountered.
Notwithstanding the fortune he has amassed and the now comfortable lifestyle he has carved out, the ever-present doubt that his anonymity will be revealed forces him to take extreme measures to exert the just deserts he has waited so long for."
"The transition from educated family man to wealthy land owner and well-liked pillar of the Caribbean community, William Forester, having morphed into 'Bill Pascal', remains more determined than ever to seek revenge against his wealthy adversary.
Whilst not losing sight of his goal of being reunited with his wife and children with his ill-gotten gains intact, with the help of his friend Paul Max, he continues his journey of retribution despite making every effort to build a new life he hopes one day will bring his family back together."
"Following the tragic disappearance of his parents and unborn sibling, Jimmy Giddion is torn from his life in the States to a solitary existence in Africa. During these formative years, he discovers a rare talent for computer hacking and decides to use his skills to find his family, but is soon thrown into a world of corruption embroiled in modern-day diamond mine claim jumping. With the reward for his deception intact and his newly-found ally Paul Max, he embarks on an expedition that fires his imagination as a more sinister element to his family’s last encounter is unearthed."
"The threat of disclosure after years in obscurity found our three hackers in a quandary. Do they take the accolades handed out by the highest power in the world, or cower beneath their cloak of mystery forever?
Passing years and wealth beyond most peoples wildest dreams would be no compensation for being disclosed as thieves.
An empire built from their spoils had led to a mix of overcoming evil on an unprecedented level whilst seeking to prevent the extinction of endangered species.
With the realisation that nothing lasts forever, plans must be made for the next move."
