The Right Royal Bastard
by Ann Morven
Price: $6.99 USD. 50640 words.
Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 8, 2011. .
Alleged true heir to the British throne, a Black Australian singer is murdered on the eve of inheriting a fortune. To unmask the killer, bumbling amateur sleuth Sheil B. Wright opposes a police Anglophile and a sinister toff from Buckingham Palace.
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Darling Newspaper Press
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Darling Newspaper Press is a small Australian publisher owned and operated by Charles Bryce, pictured here. Authors include John Ivor (historical fiction), Bryce McBryce (short stories and humor) and Ann Morven (crime fiction).
Non-fiction books by Charles Bryce, a lifelong journalist,include a couple of memoirs (Bugles At Sunset, Gone To Bed), poetry (And Thou), and a history book used in many Western Australian schools, The Fabled Swan.
Non-fiction books by Charles Bryce, a lifelong journalist,include a couple of memoirs (Bugles At Sunset, Gone To Bed), poetry (And Thou), and a history book used in many Western Australian schools, The Fabled Swan.
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The Seventh Petal
by Ann Morven
Price: $6.99 USD. 46510 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 4, 2011. .
A creepy castle, hidden treasure, and the murders keep coming. Bumbling balladeer Sheil B. Wright finds a corpse and intrudes on an isolated weekend group in the Scottish Highlands. While a dunce at deduction, she’s well versed in human frailty and traumas of the heart. But can she catch a serial killer?
Price: $6.99 USD. 46510 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 4, 2011. .
A creepy castle, hidden treasure, and the murders keep coming. Bumbling balladeer Sheil B. Wright finds a corpse and intrudes on an isolated weekend group in the Scottish Highlands. While a dunce at deduction, she’s well versed in human frailty and traumas of the heart. But can she catch a serial killer?
The Killing of Hamlet
by Ann Morven
Price: $6.99 USD. 42360 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on December 8, 2009. .
(5.00)
Adam and Eve by Shakespeare and a sequel to Hamlet are amazing finds when murder stalks a modern English village. But learning his link to The Gunpowder Plot of old preludes a death trap for bumbling balladeer Sheil B Wright.
Price: $6.99 USD. 42360 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on December 8, 2009. .
(5.00) Adam and Eve by Shakespeare and a sequel to Hamlet are amazing finds when murder stalks a modern English village. But learning his link to The Gunpowder Plot of old preludes a death trap for bumbling balladeer Sheil B Wright.
Run Maggie Run
by John Ivor
Price: $3.99 USD. 62410 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 15, 2009. .
A child sentenced to hang, Maggie flees 1830s Scotland and endures a violent odyssey to womanhood. An original heroine of flawed psyche, her self-taught book wisdom frequently fuels catastrophe. She joins gentryfolk sailing to create an Eden in the wilderness, promoted as a Second America. Deceit and murder predominate instead.
Price: $3.99 USD. 62410 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 15, 2009. .
A child sentenced to hang, Maggie flees 1830s Scotland and endures a violent odyssey to womanhood. An original heroine of flawed psyche, her self-taught book wisdom frequently fuels catastrophe. She joins gentryfolk sailing to create an Eden in the wilderness, promoted as a Second America. Deceit and murder predominate instead.
Eden's Deadly Shore
by John Ivor
Price: $3.99 USD. 29000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 15, 2009. .
At seventeen, shopgirl Maggie meets the man of her dreams, but her dye-stained cheeks turn the dream to nightmare. This thrilling sequel to Run Maggie Run is set in a class conscious 1830s colony, where Maggie opposes its corrupt British rulers.
Price: $3.99 USD. 29000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 15, 2009. .
At seventeen, shopgirl Maggie meets the man of her dreams, but her dye-stained cheeks turn the dream to nightmare. This thrilling sequel to Run Maggie Run is set in a class conscious 1830s colony, where Maggie opposes its corrupt British rulers.
The Spirit of Waterloo
by Bryce McBryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 7400 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 6, 2009. .
A terror from Britain's glory days arrives to haunt the garrison school. The Colonel fumes, the Padre swoons, and Wee Charlie is a last forlorn hope.
Price: $0.99 USD. 7400 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on November 6, 2009. .
A terror from Britain's glory days arrives to haunt the garrison school. The Colonel fumes, the Padre swoons, and Wee Charlie is a last forlorn hope.
Java's Dream
by John Ivor
Price: $1.99 USD. 11260 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on October 31, 2009. .
Before history, humanity begins when a strange fork-legged creature challenges bestial tradition. In making this moral stand, Java and his mate risk all.
Price: $1.99 USD. 11260 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on October 31, 2009. .
Before history, humanity begins when a strange fork-legged creature challenges bestial tradition. In making this moral stand, Java and his mate risk all.
Wee Charlie's World
by Bryce McBryce
Price: $6.99 USD. 68260 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on October 17, 2009. .
In the twilight of the British Raj, this precocious brat is a bigger problem than militant Japan. Delightfully nostalgic and humorous: a literary gem.
Price: $6.99 USD. 68260 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on October 17, 2009. .
In the twilight of the British Raj, this precocious brat is a bigger problem than militant Japan. Delightfully nostalgic and humorous: a literary gem.
The Widow's Golden Weeds
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 4000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on July 4, 2009. .
(3.00)
Everybody praised Marjorie’s gourmet wonder, yet her closest neighbour was determined to destroy it. Not just a short story, Ann Morven's delightful narrative includes the bonus of some delicious dandelion recipes.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on July 4, 2009. .
(3.00) Everybody praised Marjorie’s gourmet wonder, yet her closest neighbour was determined to destroy it. Not just a short story, Ann Morven's delightful narrative includes the bonus of some delicious dandelion recipes.
The Painted Ladies
by John Ivor
Price: $0.99 USD. 3590 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 25, 2009. .
The nude painting of a senior officer's wife scandalises Britain's Swan River Colony in the 1830s. Young Maggie from the bakery fears for the mild male artist, her friend, who is challenged to a duel. This is a humorous excerpt from the novel "Great Land of Dreams".
Price: $0.99 USD. 3590 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 25, 2009. .
The nude painting of a senior officer's wife scandalises Britain's Swan River Colony in the 1830s. Young Maggie from the bakery fears for the mild male artist, her friend, who is challenged to a duel. This is a humorous excerpt from the novel "Great Land of Dreams".
Look In The Well
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 2250 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 25, 2009. .
(3.00)
A young couple with children buy a house at suspiciously low price. The ghostly urgings that follow could not be denied. An old well can hold all manner of things. In this creepy yarn, the suspense is well written, the denouement amusing, and the final twist a chilling horror. Ann Morven knows how to grip from her very first sentence.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2250 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 25, 2009. .
(3.00) A young couple with children buy a house at suspiciously low price. The ghostly urgings that follow could not be denied. An old well can hold all manner of things. In this creepy yarn, the suspense is well written, the denouement amusing, and the final twist a chilling horror. Ann Morven knows how to grip from her very first sentence.
The Coolie's Sweetheart
by Bryce McBryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 4880 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 20, 2009. .
Black and comely is she, but disaster swoops when love poems fall into the wrong hands. This is a spoof on the British Raj at its peak in the Far East.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4880 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 20, 2009. .
Black and comely is she, but disaster swoops when love poems fall into the wrong hands. This is a spoof on the British Raj at its peak in the Far East.
Birthday Snakes
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 4940 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 19, 2009. .
(5.00)
Hired to sing for a sultan, professional entertainer and amateur sleuth Sheil B. Wright is accused of stealing his priceless birthday jewels. To clear her name she must find the real thief, but an angry cobra has its own deadly agenda.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4940 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 19, 2009. .
(5.00) Hired to sing for a sultan, professional entertainer and amateur sleuth Sheil B. Wright is accused of stealing his priceless birthday jewels. To clear her name she must find the real thief, but an angry cobra has its own deadly agenda.
The Prize Bride
by John Ivor
Price: $0.99 USD. 2670 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
Marrying for money would save the career of a penurious young captain. But winning the daughter of The Wangler, an English tycoon, was a prospect to fear. Author John Ivor delights with this humorous account of bride-seeking in the early 1800s. The characters interact in an unusual, yet richly endowed, county mansion.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2670 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
Marrying for money would save the career of a penurious young captain. But winning the daughter of The Wangler, an English tycoon, was a prospect to fear. Author John Ivor delights with this humorous account of bride-seeking in the early 1800s. The characters interact in an unusual, yet richly endowed, county mansion.
Great White Hunting Flop
by Charles Bryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 1980 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
In colonial days, being a great white hunter was frequent imperial recreation, “the done thing”. But jungle wildlife can dish up nasty surprises. A memoir from the 1950s.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1980 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
In colonial days, being a great white hunter was frequent imperial recreation, “the done thing”. But jungle wildlife can dish up nasty surprises. A memoir from the 1950s.
The Wizard of Woe
by Charles Bryce
Price: Free! 2250 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
Small yet smart, Mousedeer outwits a wizard who has cast an evil spell over the jungle.
Price: Free! 2250 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
Small yet smart, Mousedeer outwits a wizard who has cast an evil spell over the jungle.
Mousedeer
by Charles Bryce
Price: $3.99 USD. 13430 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
A children’s favourite in Southeast Asia for 1000 years, the little Mousedeer outsmarts jungle bullies. Each of the ten stories is self-contained, and authentic to the tradition of imparting correct behaviour. As every Mum knows, a child needs guidance. The well-proven method of centuries is employed here, read-aloud fun. Ages 4 and up.
Price: $3.99 USD. 13430 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 17, 2009. .
A children’s favourite in Southeast Asia for 1000 years, the little Mousedeer outsmarts jungle bullies. Each of the ten stories is self-contained, and authentic to the tradition of imparting correct behaviour. As every Mum knows, a child needs guidance. The well-proven method of centuries is employed here, read-aloud fun. Ages 4 and up.
Luckless Liz And The Lotto Dream
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 2640 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 16, 2009. .
(2.00)
Most people agree that superstitions are silly, yet those same people think twice about flouting them! In this light-hearted family tale, author Ann Morven captures the instincts and frustrations that motivate all mums, and there’s an end twist that inspires. This tale is short and sweet, yet could well charm your own vital goodluck.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2640 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 16, 2009. .
(2.00) Most people agree that superstitions are silly, yet those same people think twice about flouting them! In this light-hearted family tale, author Ann Morven captures the instincts and frustrations that motivate all mums, and there’s an end twist that inspires. This tale is short and sweet, yet could well charm your own vital goodluck.
Jesse Owens And The Sprinting Buddha
by Charles Bryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 1560 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 16, 2009. .
Strange yet true, American Olympian Jesse Owens encountered, and personally confirmed, a sprinting freak in the Malayan jungle in the 1950s. Reported first-hand by a witness to the event, it also gives rare insight into the great athlete’s humble nature. Reporter Charles Bryce accompanied Owens in this visit to frontline troops.
Price: $0.99 USD. 1560 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 16, 2009. .
Strange yet true, American Olympian Jesse Owens encountered, and personally confirmed, a sprinting freak in the Malayan jungle in the 1950s. Reported first-hand by a witness to the event, it also gives rare insight into the great athlete’s humble nature. Reporter Charles Bryce accompanied Owens in this visit to frontline troops.
That Lovely Feeling
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 8240 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 15, 2009. .
(4.00)
Love and murder, both passionate pursuits, share a jungle retreat for millionaires. In this tangled habitat of lust and fear, cash-strapped Sheil (make ’em laugh) is hired to sing. She hunts for clues and herself falls prey. Whodunit diva Ann Morven's tease is more risqué than her usual. It is a scary tingle of delight, featuring her popular heavyweight chump of crime fiction.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8240 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 15, 2009. .
(4.00) Love and murder, both passionate pursuits, share a jungle retreat for millionaires. In this tangled habitat of lust and fear, cash-strapped Sheil (make ’em laugh) is hired to sing. She hunts for clues and herself falls prey. Whodunit diva Ann Morven's tease is more risqué than her usual. It is a scary tingle of delight, featuring her popular heavyweight chump of crime fiction.
Murder Piping Hot
by Ann Morven
Price: $6.99 USD. 48810 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 14, 2009. .
Death for dinner and an old Scottish love song send Sheil B. Wright on her most baffling whodunit trail, her mind teased by Rabbie Burns poetry. Overdrawn at the bank, overweight on the scales and nudging forty, the heavyweight chump of crime fiction bumbles through. But only after being denounced as a suicide bomber by a pedantic female police inspector descended from Sherlock Holmes.
Price: $6.99 USD. 48810 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on May 14, 2009. .
Death for dinner and an old Scottish love song send Sheil B. Wright on her most baffling whodunit trail, her mind teased by Rabbie Burns poetry. Overdrawn at the bank, overweight on the scales and nudging forty, the heavyweight chump of crime fiction bumbles through. But only after being denounced as a suicide bomber by a pedantic female police inspector descended from Sherlock Holmes.
Blood On The Wind
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 6300 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 19, 2009. .
(5.00)
You never know where murder will strike. This brilliant short whodunit first appeared 1993 in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6300 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 19, 2009. .
(5.00) You never know where murder will strike. This brilliant short whodunit first appeared 1993 in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
Swamp Magic
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 3080 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 19, 2009. .
(4.00)
Young woman trapped in a magic spell? It happens all the time in fairy tales; now, in this short story, author Ann Morven weaves her particular fancy around a global modern problem, the extinction of rare species. In this light-hearted romp, magic twists unpredictable spells, yet isn’t love itself the greatest magic?
Price: $0.99 USD. 3080 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on January 19, 2009. .
(4.00) Young woman trapped in a magic spell? It happens all the time in fairy tales; now, in this short story, author Ann Morven weaves her particular fancy around a global modern problem, the extinction of rare species. In this light-hearted romp, magic twists unpredictable spells, yet isn’t love itself the greatest magic?
Captain Striver
by John Ivor
Price: $3.99 USD. 52740 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on August 12, 2008. .
Family in disgrace, a penurious young sea captain dreams of creating a British colony to replace lost America. Against him stand Admiralty, Government and the influential British East India Trading Company. Nevertheless, if only he can marry into wealth . . . Based on true events, this fictional autobiography is Book Two of ‘Strive’, dreamers of The Great Southland, published hardback in 2000
Price: $3.99 USD. 52740 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on August 12, 2008. .
Family in disgrace, a penurious young sea captain dreams of creating a British colony to replace lost America. Against him stand Admiralty, Government and the influential British East India Trading Company. Nevertheless, if only he can marry into wealth . . . Based on true events, this fictional autobiography is Book Two of ‘Strive’, dreamers of The Great Southland, published hardback in 2000
Brat Overboard
by Bryce McBryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 2950 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on August 7, 2008. .
Laugh! At the eve of World War 2 a child on a troopship is a bigger worry than the enemy. This episode of 2550 words by Bryce McBryce introduces Charlie to a pompous English colonel.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2950 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on August 7, 2008. .
Laugh! At the eve of World War 2 a child on a troopship is a bigger worry than the enemy. This episode of 2550 words by Bryce McBryce introduces Charlie to a pompous English colonel.
Born-again Bandit
by Bryce McBryce
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 29, 2008. .
Hilarious! On the eve of World War 2, the British Raj encounters a child more troublesome than militant Japan. A short-story of 3750 words by Bryce McBryce.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 29, 2008. .
Hilarious! On the eve of World War 2, the British Raj encounters a child more troublesome than militant Japan. A short-story of 3750 words by Bryce McBryce.
Kill Him Sweetly
by Ann Morven
Price: $0.99 USD. 3950 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 29, 2008. .
(3.00)
Christmas ain't happy when you're next target of an unknown killer. This award winning short-story of 3240 words is by the whodunit diva Ann Morven.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3950 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 29, 2008. .
(3.00) Christmas ain't happy when you're next target of an unknown killer. This award winning short-story of 3240 words is by the whodunit diva Ann Morven.
Amateur Rebel
by John Ivor
Price: $2.99 USD. 59000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 28, 2008. .
Maggie, an interpreter, believes justice can’t be achieved without just rulers, so she fights corrupt despots of an 1830s British Colony. And tries not to fall in love with Jeremy, her hot-headed foolish ally. Magistrates commit murder, the natives mistake a missionary as an incarnation of the Rainbow Serpent come to evict white settlers, and Maggie could lose her head - literally!
Price: $2.99 USD. 59000 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 28, 2008. .
Maggie, an interpreter, believes justice can’t be achieved without just rulers, so she fights corrupt despots of an 1830s British Colony. And tries not to fall in love with Jeremy, her hot-headed foolish ally. Magistrates commit murder, the natives mistake a missionary as an incarnation of the Rainbow Serpent come to evict white settlers, and Maggie could lose her head - literally!
No Kiss For A Killer
by John Ivor
Price: $2.99 USD. 42830 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 27, 2008. .
Skilled swordsman Jeremy Hanwell vows to avenge his father’s murder. Then he falls in love – with a woman who’ll reject him if he performs this sacred duty. Romance rides a thorny trail in an 1830s British Colony.
Price: $2.99 USD. 42830 words. Published by Darling Newspaper Press on June 27, 2008. .
Skilled swordsman Jeremy Hanwell vows to avenge his father’s murder. Then he falls in love – with a woman who’ll reject him if he performs this sacred duty. Romance rides a thorny trail in an 1830s British Colony.
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