Blades (whole four-part series)
by J. William Turner
Price: $14.49 USD. 165510 words.
Published on January 12, 2012. Fiction.
Are heroes born or made? When a 12-year-old kid and his widowed father move to a big metropolis from a coastal city, a fatal tragedy begins a chain of events that tests the courage, self-reliance, integrity and survival skills of the boy. Set in many parts of Australia plus California, over a 5-year period, Blades follows his journey to adulthood and looks at the many lives he saves along the way.
Location: Australia
Member Since: Nov. 19, 2011
J. William Turner
Biography
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http://www.eloquentbooks.com/DangerousDays.html
Also, search these titles on Amazon Kindle along with author name:-
Storm Ridge, Paddle Hard, Outback Heroes, Enemies Within, Street Kid, High Country, California Dreaming, and Aftermath.
http://www.eloquentbooks.com/DangerousDays.html
Also, search these titles on Amazon Kindle along with author name:-
Storm Ridge, Paddle Hard, Outback Heroes, Enemies Within, Street Kid, High Country, California Dreaming, and Aftermath.
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Dangerous Days (whole four-part series)
by J. William Turner
Price: $14.49 USD. 153810 words. Published on January 11, 2012. Fiction.
Are heroes born or made? From the icy chill of a stormy, snow-capped mountain, through the heat of summer, to the thick red dust of the arid, desolate Australian outback, and finally into the corridors of power in London, England, three teenage boys confront dark forces of blizzard, drug trafficking, terrorism, & official corruption during eleven turbulent months that change their lives forever.
Price: $14.49 USD. 153810 words. Published on January 11, 2012. Fiction.
Are heroes born or made? From the icy chill of a stormy, snow-capped mountain, through the heat of summer, to the thick red dust of the arid, desolate Australian outback, and finally into the corridors of power in London, England, three teenage boys confront dark forces of blizzard, drug trafficking, terrorism, & official corruption during eleven turbulent months that change their lives forever.
Aftermath (Blades series part 4)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 40320 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Having survived some dangerous situations and seen death during the wildfire crisis in California, Julian returns home to Australia severely traumatised, but neither he nor those around him are aware. He begins abusing alcohol, which finally leads to an act of violence against his best friend. Diagnosed with PTSD, he goes to a rehab unit for teens, before slowly recovering and reclaiming his life.
Price: $4.49 USD. 40320 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Having survived some dangerous situations and seen death during the wildfire crisis in California, Julian returns home to Australia severely traumatised, but neither he nor those around him are aware. He begins abusing alcohol, which finally leads to an act of violence against his best friend. Diagnosed with PTSD, he goes to a rehab unit for teens, before slowly recovering and reclaiming his life.
California Dreaming (Blades series part 3)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 43040 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Julian has been invited by the parents of the two American boys he rescued to spend his September school holiday with them in Los Angeles. Whilst their, love continues to blossom between him and their 15-year-old daughter, Alison. But, whilst flying a helicopter for a local radio station, he finds himself in a tense fight against massive wildfires, and suffers mental traumas which go undiagnosed.
Price: $4.49 USD. 43040 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Julian has been invited by the parents of the two American boys he rescued to spend his September school holiday with them in Los Angeles. Whilst their, love continues to blossom between him and their 15-year-old daughter, Alison. But, whilst flying a helicopter for a local radio station, he finds himself in a tense fight against massive wildfires, and suffers mental traumas which go undiagnosed.
High Country (Blades series part 2)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 41270 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Almost recovered from his severe burns suffered four years earlier, Julian is now aged seventeen and has commenced his helicopter-flying lessons. After qualifying, he finds himself in the desert of Central Australia, where he falls in love with a teenage Californian girl, Alison, who is on holiday with her family, before saving the lives of three children, two of whom are Alison's younger brothers
Price: $4.49 USD. 41270 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
Almost recovered from his severe burns suffered four years earlier, Julian is now aged seventeen and has commenced his helicopter-flying lessons. After qualifying, he finds himself in the desert of Central Australia, where he falls in love with a teenage Californian girl, Alison, who is on holiday with her family, before saving the lives of three children, two of whom are Alison's younger brothers
Street Kid (Blades series part 1)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 41120 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
A 12-year-old boy with dreams of being a helicopter pilot, Julian, and his widowed father, Craig, move from a small city to a big metropolis to start a new life. Upon arrival, Craig dies accidently, and Julian flees foster care to live as a homeless street kid until badly burned saving a baby from a car fire. Whilst in hospital, he is offered a home by the baby's wealthy grandparents.
Price: $4.49 USD. 41120 words. Published on January 9, 2012. Fiction.
A 12-year-old boy with dreams of being a helicopter pilot, Julian, and his widowed father, Craig, move from a small city to a big metropolis to start a new life. Upon arrival, Craig dies accidently, and Julian flees foster care to live as a homeless street kid until badly burned saving a baby from a car fire. Whilst in hospital, he is offered a home by the baby's wealthy grandparents.
Enemies Within (Dangerous Days series part 4)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 36310 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
Two teenage Australian boys travel to England as guests of the wealthy influential father of the kidnapped girl they helped save from Middle East terrorists in the outback. For one of the boys, it is also a search for the truth about the mystery that lay behind the kidnapping and who the real villains are. The success he found in his quest was unexpected.
Price: $4.49 USD. 36310 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
Two teenage Australian boys travel to England as guests of the wealthy influential father of the kidnapped girl they helped save from Middle East terrorists in the outback. For one of the boys, it is also a search for the truth about the mystery that lay behind the kidnapping and who the real villains are. The success he found in his quest was unexpected.
Outback Heroes (Dangerous Days series part 3)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 43900 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
A week-long visit during Easter to a large outback sheep property in a remote part of the south-eastern Australia becomes deadly as six teenagers at first are stalked by Middle-East terrorists, whom they then have to stalk, with the help of a wise old aborigine, after one of their number is kidnapped.
Price: $4.49 USD. 43900 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
A week-long visit during Easter to a large outback sheep property in a remote part of the south-eastern Australia becomes deadly as six teenagers at first are stalked by Middle-East terrorists, whom they then have to stalk, with the help of a wise old aborigine, after one of their number is kidnapped.
Paddle Hard (Dangerous Days series part 2)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 31790 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
An overnight camping and canoe trip on a lake turns bad for six teenagers when they run foul of a murderous drug trafficker and his associate. What follows is a game of cat-and-mouse between the two groups in daylight and darkness.
Price: $4.49 USD. 31790 words. Published on January 8, 2012. Fiction.
An overnight camping and canoe trip on a lake turns bad for six teenagers when they run foul of a murderous drug trafficker and his associate. What follows is a game of cat-and-mouse between the two groups in daylight and darkness.
Storm Ridge (Dangerous Days series part 1)
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.49 USD. 41960 words. Published on December 29, 2011. Fiction.
A private school eighth-grade hiking trip in the mountains turns to disaster when twelve young teenagers are trapped in a hut during a blizzard on a snow-capped mountain in Australia and forced to lay aside their differences for a chance at survival.
Price: $4.49 USD. 41960 words. Published on December 29, 2011. Fiction.
A private school eighth-grade hiking trip in the mountains turns to disaster when twelve young teenagers are trapped in a hut during a blizzard on a snow-capped mountain in Australia and forced to lay aside their differences for a chance at survival.
Jake's Magical Easter Adventure
by J. William Turner
Price: $2.99 USD. 5200 words. Published on December 17, 2011. Fiction.
A story of approximately 5,500 words about an Australian boy named Jake, aged 9-10 years old, who decides to spend his Easter holiday exploring the world beyond his sub-tropical home. In doing so, he meets many very strange people, before joining up with two aboriginal friends who continue his journey with him into some mystical mountains where they discover a fantasy world with amazing wildlife.
Price: $2.99 USD. 5200 words. Published on December 17, 2011. Fiction.
A story of approximately 5,500 words about an Australian boy named Jake, aged 9-10 years old, who decides to spend his Easter holiday exploring the world beyond his sub-tropical home. In doing so, he meets many very strange people, before joining up with two aboriginal friends who continue his journey with him into some mystical mountains where they discover a fantasy world with amazing wildlife.
Fat To Fast
by J. William Turner
Price: $4.99 USD. 54560 words. Published on December 12, 2011. Fiction.
Set in Australia, Kendal, a morbidly obese teenage boy who wants to be an endurance athlete, travels 1200 miles from a big city in the south to a sub-tropical coastal town to receive help from Dennis, a retired psychologist. With patient guidance from Dennis, he learns about healthy lifestyles, confronts his emotional demons, and finds himself on the road to realising his dream.
Price: $4.99 USD. 54560 words. Published on December 12, 2011. Fiction.
Set in Australia, Kendal, a morbidly obese teenage boy who wants to be an endurance athlete, travels 1200 miles from a big city in the south to a sub-tropical coastal town to receive help from Dennis, a retired psychologist. With patient guidance from Dennis, he learns about healthy lifestyles, confronts his emotional demons, and finds himself on the road to realising his dream.
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