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Brian Jackson


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Born in Los Angeles in the middle of the last century, Brian Jackson has always wanted to be a writer. After decades spent working in the computer industry, Brian retired early and began to pursue his dream of being published.

But there was a problem: publishers!

That's right, although Brian found it to be relatively easy to write a decent novel his attempts to have his work published were not eagerly embraced by the publishers in New York.

Enter Smashwords.

Brian is now publishing everything that he writes via Smashwords. He's writing a little bit of everything in the hopes that everyone will find something of interest (and because everything interests him).

Brian now lives in the California foothills with his wife, a published author named Melanie Jackson, Alpine the dog, and Snowy the cat.

Where to find Brian Jackson online

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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjayjackson
Blog: http://brianjjaxn.wordpress.com

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Due North (A Butterscotch Jones Mystery Book 1)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 41400 words. Published by Brian Jackson on March 17, 2011. .
(3.00)
Butterscotch Jones thought that living in the far north provided enough peril to contend with until a private plane crashed outside her hometown of McIntyre's Gulch, Manitoba, Canada. The treasure inside the plane soon attracted both the RCMP and the Russian Mafia. For a town built upon isolation and secrecy, the doors were about to be blown off their hinges.
Death of a Dumb Bunny (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 7)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 24450 words. Published by Brian Jackson on February 24, 2011. .
(4.00)
Someone has murdered the Hope Falls Easter Bunny. Can Chloe Boston stop the mad archer before he strikes again?
Viva Lost Vegas (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 6)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 22730 words. Published by Brian Jackson on January 25, 2011. .
The path of true love is often rocky, but Chloe and Alex are trying to smooth the way by eloping to Las Vegas. On the way, they take a detour through a ghost town and find a body in a pink Cadillac. Someone is killing Elvis impersonators. Will they be hearing funeral bells or chapel bells on their wedding day?
Nevermore    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 64560 words. Published by Brian Jackson on December 31, 2010. .
Who is the mysterious Poe Mourner who comes each year to the poet's grave to leave cognac and roses? Widow, Anna Peyton, wants to know. But the editor of Golden Words Magazine found out far more than she expected about the great poet and is inducted into the not-so-dead poets society. This is the final installment of the Divine series and several guests from the Wildside are here for the finale.
Devil in a Red Coat    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 84980 words. Published by Brian Jackson on December 18, 2010. .
Alone and barely ahead of the storm, Manon fled Scotland; the insurrection had failed and Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion had been thrown down. Innocent of treason, yet sought by agents of the English king, the Scots beauty donned the guise of a man and rode to London-- and into the hands of the sexiest Sassanach she'd ever seen.
Cupid's Revenge (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 5)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 16990 words. Published by Brian Jackson on December 15, 2010. .
It's Chloe's first Valentine's Day with Alex and someone is out to sabotage the Sweethearts Ball. Her romance may also be a casualty with Alex's parents and their cats in town for a visit and not pleased with their son's engagement.
Devil of Bodmin Moor    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 97660 words. Published by Brian Jackson on November 7, 2010. .
Previously published 8/2001 as "Amarantha" by Leisure Books. It was not the faerie knight who met Amarantha on her arrival in Cornwall, but rather the mysterious rector, Tamlane Adair. A Jacobite, she is determined to discover the truth behind the rector's midnight rides on the moor. She braves smugglers and the Beast to find her love.
Murder on Parade (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 4)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 29760 words. Published by Brian Jackson on October 28, 2010. .
Chloe Boston, unofficial detective and meter maid, is on hand when the Christmas parade’s grand marshal keels over in his antique car. Something is rotten among the candy canes and rollicking elves, but will Chloe have time to find the killer before Santa comes to town?
The Third Book of Dreams: Destiny    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 56660 words. Published by Brian Jackson on October 16, 2010. .
Nicodemus Smith can control dreams, but can she control Destiny? She will have to if she is to save her lover and the Narcoscape from a rogue agent of the FBI. Enter the Narcoscape, the shadowy realm of dreams where dark things can prey on the mind.
The Second Book of Dreams: Meridian    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 60560 words. Published by Brian Jackson on October 3, 2010. .
(4.00)
Welcome back to the Narcoscape, the shadowy realm of dreams where dark things prey on the mind. We all go there; the saints, the sinners, and the serial killers too. Can Nicodemus Smith, a dreamside detective, find a wakeside killer before he hunts her down?
The First Book of Dreams: Metropolis    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 92200 words. Published by Brian Jackson on September 30, 2010. .
The Narcoscape, the place of dreams where infants are beguiled and do not wake. It is the shadowy realm of the coma patient, the last stop for the drug users looking for Morpheus. It is the kingdom of the insane, the place where dark things prey on the mind. Enter dream retrieval expert Nicodemus Smith, ghost hunter, slayer of night terrors. Hold onto your hat, it's going to be a wild ride.
The Curiosity Shoppe    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $0.99 USD. 17300 words. Published by Brian Jackson on September 2, 2010. .
The dogs have their day in this heartwarming novella, the sequel to A Curious Affair. Mister Spatz, the trust-fund kitty, has been catnapped and his beautiful owner, Fritzi Darling, is frantic. The town is also being haunted by a ghost Mastiff. Can Graham Bell and his detective dog, Grover, save the day?
Knave of Hearts (Medicine Trilogy Book 3)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 93060 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 30, 2010. .
(5.00)
The will said she had to marry by her 25th birthday. Where do you find a husband in three days? At the town jail where a man awaits hanging. The plan worked until a week later when the groom got out of jail. Now Angelique and her unwanted husband must confront her murderous uncle to win back her fortune.
Death in a Turkey Town (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 3)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 27270 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 22, 2010. .
An overturned truck has left wild turkeys running loose in Hope Falls. Chloe Boston, unofficial detective and meter maid, is set the task of rounding them up. While Chloe is hunting turkeys she stumbles on a murder. The chief wants both turkeys and killer rounded up by Thanksgiving. Can Chloe do the impossible and also be maid of honor at her cousin's wedding when the groom is her main suspect?
Club Valhalla    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 86590 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 18, 2010. .
Viking warrior Tranum died in battle but instead of waking up in Valhalla he found himself in Club Valhalla, a tacky, modern day beach resort in California. Neither Tranum nor the resort were ever the same again.
Halloween    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 28580 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 7, 2010. .
Do you remember your scariest Halloween ever? James Henderson does. It was the year he turned ten. What started out as a sensible plan to collect the most candy while trick-or-treating soon turned into a terrifying adventure for James, his two friends and his kid brother, Ricky.
The Pumpkin Thief (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 2)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 36610 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 5, 2010. .
Chloe Boston, meter maid and unofficial sleuth of the Hope Falls Police Department, is on the trail of the Halloween Killer and a second troublesome criminal, the Pumpkin Thief, who has robbed every pumpkin patch in town. Aided by her dog and new boyfriend, Chloe is closing in on Hope Falls public enemies 1 and 2.
Moving Violation (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 1)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 58700 words. Published by Brian Jackson on August 4, 2010. .
Hope Falls greatest detective is stuck in parking enforcement because at 95 pounds, and 5 foot nothing, she will never be able to pass the department's physical exam. But with the aid of her dog and writer's group, Chloe Boston may just be able to solve Hope Fall's first homicide and impress the new chief of police.

Books

Do It Yourself: Publish on Amazon    by Brian Jackson
Price: $0.99 USD. 8520 words. Published on February 13, 2013. Nonfiction.
This manual explains how to format your book using Microsoft Word on either a PC or a Mac for publication at Amazon using the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) web-based interface. Formatting books for publication on Amazon isn’t a sexy subject, but it is about to become fundamental to your life as a self-published author.
Sanderson House    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 39440 words. Published by Brian Jackson on June 28, 2011. Fiction.
Cheryl Sanderson is looking to make a new start in life beginning with her new home in San Francisco. But her old life in Las Vegas won't leave her be. Soon she's hip deep in boarders, larcenists, and dead bodies. And to clear her good name she must find the murderer of her most recent house guest. Sanderson House is an enjoyable cozy mystery about a young mother trying to catch a break in life.
In Walked Trouble    by Brian Jackson
Price: $0.99 USD. 7450 words. Published on January 7, 2011. Fiction.
"I knew ahead of time that trouble was at my door by the sound of the footsteps in the hallway. You see, they were the footsteps of a dame; and in my book, and at this time of night, a dame almost always spells trouble." Harland Case is on the job again, only this time the job involves vampires and other unsavories. A Los Angeles, noir piece that tells the story of one hard up dick.
The Kiss    by Brian Jackson
Price: $0.99 USD. 6760 words. Published on January 7, 2011. Fiction.
"My name is Steve Merriman and I'm eleven years old... Today, March 11th, 1969, after school, I have to kiss a girl." Thus begins the charming story of the longest day in a young boy's life. Here, for the first time as a standalone story is a remembrance from days gone by when: drop drills were performed to prepare for the bomb, girls had koodies, and a first kiss was both scary and enthralling.
Blood Lust    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 59580 words. Published on December 13, 2010. Fiction.
An amped up, shiver driven, love fest. - Dark Realm Review. Blood Lust is a contemporary retelling of Dracula as a M/M Romance. Blood Lust tells the story of Don Emilio Diego Vargas Tepes and his thwarted attempt to subjugate Los Angeles under an iron rule. Join Arthur, Seward, Van Helsing, and even the crazed lunatic Crenshaw, as they confront evil on a grand scale.
Of Two Hearts    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 23850 words. Published on August 6, 2010. Fiction.
In Spirit of the Heart, Julia Wilcox moves into a deserted southern mansion to do some writing only to find it already occupied by a precocious ghost. In Moon Heart, Annie Roberts is spending her last days alone in the family cabin when she's saved by a werewolf. Of Two hearts presents two novellas for the first time in one volume.
Dead of Night    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 58830 words. Published on August 5, 2010. Fiction.
From the end of the world to romance on an elementary school playground, from vampires and ghosts to killer accordions, these are the short stories of Brian Jackson. Published individually in various hard copy venues, these stories are now available for the first time in a single volume. Come let the author share with you his love for the short story form.
First Son    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 60430 words. Published on August 4, 2010. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.25 from 4 reviews)
Ian Johnston, son of the President of the United States, flaunts his gay lifestyle to taunt his father, a conservative leader. While clubbing, Ian is stabbed and almost dies. Malcolm Young is an ex-army ranger who works for the Secret Service. Without his agreement he's assigned to pose as Ian’s lover in order to protect the president’s son. Thus starts their hot love affair.
Travel Logged    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 81870 words. Published on August 4, 2010. Fiction.
The night he lost his wife, Owen Beyer became a lost man. Coming to, Owen finds himself on cut rate tour of Europe. But eventually he turns the cards on his company by hijacking the low budget tour group to take them on a deluxe tour of Europe with all expenses paid by his employer. Along the way, he's chased and falls in love with the beautiful member of the tour group.
Remote Control    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 78090 words. Published on August 4, 2010. Fiction.
British intelligence can no longer afford to risk its finest minds in the field. Now female control agents who are trained and retained at headquarters remotely communicate with male field agents who are long on brawn and short on brain. Remote control is romantic comedy of a possible present in which women run the world hidden behind proxy male mouthpieces.
Blood Reich    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 81030 words. Published on August 4, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
In the year 1945 the Third Reich is losing the war. In a desperate attempt to save the Motherland, the Nazi High Command makes a deal with an ancient Yugoslavian count to give them the blood of the vampire. Vampirism soon spreads through the German forces turning men into blood crazed fighting machines and the Wehrmacht into an unstoppable juggernaut. Blood Reich is fast paced action, horror.
Drained    by Brian Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 75470 words. Published on August 3, 2010. Fiction.
Susan Weber is a successful advertising executive living the high life in San Francisco. One night she clogs her kitchen drain by stuffing a whole chicken carcass down the garbage disposal. Enter Joe the plumber. He's friendly, polite, drop dead gorgeous... and happens to be a vampire. Drained is a light hearted, romantic farce in which a couple tries to coup with being half undead.

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Smashwords book reviews by Brian Jackson

  • Legacy: Arthurian Saga on May 15, 2011
    star star star star star
    I bought this set simply because I had to have a copy of The Crystal Cave on my Kindle. One of my favorite books of all time. Now, where are the rest of the Mary Stewart books?
  • The First Ten Steps on June 12, 2011
    star star star star star
    Good, simple advice from someone who's been there, done that. I recommend this book for those ready to take the next step in promoting their work.
  • Operation Disaster on Feb. 18, 2012
    star star star star star
    It was the year of my birth that things started to go wrong. By 1980 the world was a bombed out husk patroled by marauding mutants. A tiny group of scientists depend upon a questionable technology to travel back in time in order to stop the chaos before it began. So begins this facinating look at the consequences of war and the lengths to which the human spirit will soar to save humanity. I really enjoyed this story from the catastrophic beginning through the explanation of the technology to the throught provoking conclusion. The story is a fast paced classic that is sure to please. I highly recommend it. For lovers of Arthur C. Clarke and Issac Asimov comes a fun short story from the classic sci-fi writer Elizabeth Chater.