Albert Simon Books


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Albert Simon Books now handles the publication of four authors. Our original author, Albert Simon, who specializes in mystery fiction set in Palm Springs and the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California.
We also represent John Springs, who writes Adult Erotica inspired by his adventures around the world. John is currently living on a cruise ship and seeing the other 7/10ths of the world.
Samantha Cook is a new author who writes erotic short stories based on her life experiences.
Lola Beck is a saucy, single Southern California entertainer and business woman who writes about a lifetime of sexual experiences.

Albert Simon published his first book in his native Dutch at the age of 7 and has since then published numerous technical articles describing distributed database operations. Fiction writing was limited to short stories until he developed the Henry Wright Mystery Series.

Simon spends a lot of time researching the locations of his mysteries and insures that the reader can place themselves into the stories and follow the characters along as they commit their crimes or solve the mysteries.

He and his wife divide their time between Palm Springs and the Sierra Nevada Foothills.

John Springs has traveled around the world and has been to all continents except Africa. He's a certified Advanced SCUBA diver, has piloted fifty foot yachts in the Caribbean, put more than 100k miles on his favorite motorcycle and is an award winning beer brewer. John's many adventures are the inspiration for his stories.

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Hot Tales: 15-Blindfold    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7750 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on May 9, 2012. .

Adam is on his way home from the office when he is abducted in a darkened parking garage. Two mysterious figures blindfold him and shove him into the back of a van. Before taking him to his prison, one of them squeezes his cock through his pants. What is going on he wonders. He's blindfolded, bound and being used and there is nothing he can do to stop them.
Hot Tales: 14-Flight Attendant    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7900 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on October 28, 2011. .

Shelley Dubois was a flight attendant when Adam and Trish flew out for their Caribbean cruise. She caught Adam playing with Trish during take-off and during the flight partook of Trish's sweetness with her finger. Now she is spending the weekend with the couple ready to be used and perhaps even a little abused.
Hot in Cabo    by Samantha Cook
Price: $0.99 USD. 7430 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on September 18, 2011. .

Alicia and David are on their honeymoon in erotic Cabo San Lucas but David is preoccupied with office work which sends Alicia looking for company. Jimmy the Jinx, the bartender at the resort, takes her under his wing and makes some of her honeymoon desires come true.
Peter Island    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 9020 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on June 4, 2011. .

Kingsley James has been hired to skipper a yacht around the British Virgin Islands by two couples. He asks his new lady friend, Marjorie Masters to join him as chef and deckhand. The steamy sex continues in the cockpit, on the beach, right in front of their guests who are enjoying physical pleasures of their own. Set in this tropical locale, you'll be sucked in to this steamy nautical story!
Layover    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 5840 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on June 1, 2011. .

Kingsley James is sometimes a sailor, a chef, a diver or a SCUBA instructor. He's on his way to the Caribbean to skipper a yacht for two weeks when he gets snowed in. There are no rooms left at the only hotel in town. Will he sleep in the lobby of the hotel for the night? Will a kind schoolteacher on her way to her sister's take pity on him? Find out as K.J. tries to make his way south.
Hot Tales: 13-Cruise Ship Hijinks    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 6350 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on May 20, 2011. .

The fun continues on board as our beach team Adam, his wife Trish, the ship's medical officer Jamie and their friends Bunny and Boner meet up for dinner and special dessert courtesy of Ivelis.
Hot Tales: 12-Can't Get Enough Sex on the Beach    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7160 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on May 8, 2011. .

Married couple Adam and Trish and their friend with benefits Jamie, are on a Caribbean cruise that Jamie arranged. It's Jamie's day off and they are spending it on St. Martin. Boner and Bunny, the older couple that they met on board join them for the day as does native taxi driver Jan. It's after lunch and everyone is ready to see what an afternoon on the famous nude beach will bring.
Hot Tales: 11-More Sex on the Beach    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 12400 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on April 28, 2011. .

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Adam and Trish are back in the Caribbean and about to head for their favorite nude beach on St. Martin with their friend Jamie. They are approached on board by an older couple, Bunny and Boner, who are intent on more than just friendly conversation. Their regular island taxi driver, Jan, joins them for a day at the beach that is unlike any other.
Hot Tales: 10-Leaving for a Cruise    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7310 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on April 17, 2011. .

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Adam and Trish head off to the airport to fly out to board their week long Caribbean cruise where they will be reunited with their friend Jamie and former roommate and playmate Ivelis. Their adventures begin on the flight out and continue when they board the ship. They're in for a busy week of vacationing!
Hot Tales: 9-Home for the Weekend    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 5740 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on April 17, 2011. .

Adam and Trish are spending a relatively quiet weekend at home with their friend Jasmine, a piercing artist who works downtown. Jasmine gets both of them to give her a workout and Adam enjoys the pleasures of the two women at once.
Hot Tales: 8-Guess Who is Coming for Dinner?    by John Springs
Price: Free! 8370 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on April 4, 2011. .

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Adam and Trish are spending a weekend at home with a guest that Trish invited. The three of them have sex in every different way possible and Adam and Trish do something they've never done before.
Hot Tales: 7-Adventures Downtown    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 5880 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on March 22, 2011. .

Adam takes Trish, Jamie and Ivelis to the piercing studio downtown for a sisterly body modification. Things get steamy in the car on the way over and even hotter once at their destination as the shopkeeper locks the doors for the day.
Hot Tales: 6-Shore Leave    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7690 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on March 19, 2011. .

Adam and Trish's friend with benefits Jamie has a week off and comes to visit them with her shipmate Marco. Live-in lover Ivelis joins in the fun as the group continues the exploration of their sexual desires.
Hot Tales: 5-Pierced    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 6350 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on March 9, 2011. .

Back from their sex filled Caribbean cruise for a few weeks Trish decides to get her nipples pierced and Adam ends up bringing some "work" home for the weekend. Join Trish and Adam as they continue exploring their sexuality now that they are empty nesters and can bring home whomever they desire and spend their weekend any way they please.
Hot Tales: 4-Docking    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 9210 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on March 6, 2011. .

Adam and Trish are on a Caribbean cruise. Trish friend Jamie, an officer on the cruise ship, is spending a lot of time in their cabin and in their bed. Jamie's Jamaican friend Danae started to join in the activities and now the foursome are quite the combination in exploring each other's sexual desires.
Hot Tales: 3-Light or Dark Meat    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 6160 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on February 25, 2011. .

Adam and Trish are on a Caribbean cruise to celebrate becoming empty-nesters. Trish's friend Jamie, who works on board the ship, first joined them at the nude beach on St. Martin and showed them some special care above and beyond her duties. They continue their adventures in their cabin on board and Jamie spices it up even more when she brings her exotic friend Danae over for some darker loving.
Hot Tales: 2-Three on a Cruise    by John Springs
Price: $0.99 USD. 6120 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on February 23, 2011. .

Adam and Trish are celebrating being empty nesters on a one-week cruise. Trish's friend Jamie, a ship's officer who arranged the trip, first took them to a nude beach on St. Martin where they spent the day enjoying the water, the sun and each other. Now back on board, they need to confine their pleasures to their stateroom and its private balcony.
Hot Tales: 1-Sex on the Beach    by John Springs
Price: Free! 5090 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on February 21, 2011. .

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Trish and Adam take a Caribbean cruise arranged by Trish's former colleague Jamie who works for the cruise line. They stop in St. Martin and Jamie takes them to a nude beach where they have sex with Jamie watching quietly from shore. As Adam catches his breath, Trish and Jamie steam up their shade tent which sets the ball rolling for future adventures.
Coachella Valley Traffic Jam: A Henry Wright Mystery    by Albert Simon
Price: $0.99 USD. 57720 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 27, 2010. .

Detective Henry Wright's roommate Charles is in a coma after an accident. There's a mysterious black truck with tinted windows responsible for a hit-and-run. Why would someone want to kill a retired high-school history teacher? Join Henry and his friends as they set out to find the mystery behind this not so accidental injury. Will this turn out to be murder or a bad accident? 5th in the series.
Drama in the Mother Lode: A Henry Wright Mystery Series    by Albert Simon
Price: $0.99 USD. 62910 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 27, 2010. .

The 4th book in the series has our detective, Henry Wright, back in Sonora visiting a friend. While attending a play at a local theatre, the owner of the theatre is discovered with a knife in his chest. Henry and the sheriff, Bill Rustow, set out solving the crime with the help of their friends. Dive into the theatre world with Henry to figure out who committed the crime.
Mystery on the Tramway: A Henry Wright Mystery    by Albert Simon
Price: $0.99 USD. 59790 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 26, 2010. .

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A lone body with a bullet hole. No possible motive. A grieving mate. A distraught colleague. These are the elements that make up the mystery surrounding the death of the world famous Palm Springs Tramway's chief maintenance technician. Detective Henry Wright stays close to home in Palm Springs to solve this mystery that is impossible to explain. The 3rd book in the Henry Wright Mystery Series.
Springtime in Sonora: A Henry Wright Mystery    by Albert Simon
Price: $0.99 USD. 61350 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 26, 2010. .

An entombed gold miner. An old-fashioned, small-county sheriff. An illegal pot grower. Retired police chief Henry Wright travels to Northern California's Mother Lode gold country to help out an old classmate and friend with a puzzling mystery. After his injuries, Henry is surprised by his interest in the woman that helps nurse him back to health. Find out what is going on in this 2nd in the series
For Sale in Palm Springs: The Henry Wright Mystery Series    by Albert Simon
Price: Free! 60270 words. Published by Albert Simon Books  on January 25, 2010. .

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A murdered real estate agent. Unsatisfied home buyers. A possible celebrity scam. A secret society! Join retired police chief Henry Wright in figuring out who killed Palm Springs real estate mogul Rex Thornbird in this page turning thriller that will keep you guessing. This first book in the Henry Wright Mystery Series takes our detective from Palm Springs to the Silicon Valley. Newly revised!


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  • Strictly Small Time on Sep. 13, 2011
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    There's a lot of great suspenseful action in this story. For a first effort, J P David has knocked it out of the park! The bad guys are worth cheering for and you hope that their non-plan succeeds! Looking forward to more!