Wotcha? a contraction of the 15th century English greeting ?what chere be with you?? Watcher n a person who watches or observes somebody orsomething. A voyeur. Say WOTCHA! to Bart Raines, who?s condemnedforever to be a watcher after a childhood prank left his eyelid gluedto his beloved telescope. Stuck with one eye that can?t not see, he?sturned voyeurism into a lucrative blackmail industry. Say WOTCHA! toformer rock star, avid coke fiend, Richard ?Winston? Smith who?swatched by millions among them erstwhile school friend Bart, who?sorchestrating revenge for Winston?s teenage betrayal through thesinister global surveillance network he calls the Daisy Chain. SayWOTCHA! to high class whore Daisy Chains (ne‚ Raines) and her teenageson Joe, who?s abducted along with his girlfriend by a sinister?Christian? cult, which leaves the kids to die, hogtied and helplessin a derelict drainage tunnel slowly filling with sewage. Watched bythe world?s media, Winston, Daisy and Bart reunite to use fame and the Daisy Chain to save two teenage lives and their own souls from thefilth that?s about to drown them. Wotcha! is a comic spit in the eyeof born again zealots with a wink and a twinkle to the rest of us butit?s also deadly serious. Mining a rich seam of coalblack humour andsex, drugs and rock and roll, it starts on a bittersweet nostalgiatrip and builds up to the pace of a thriller. CONTROVERSIAL STUFF? Its themes and explicit language make this a candidate for one of those?parental advisory? stickers they put on CDs these days. Does thatmake WOTCHA! a book that people aged under sixteen shouldn?t read? Inthe author?s opinion absolutely not. ?If rude words and references tosex, drugs and rock and roll upset you per se, this book?s not foryou. But if you believe, as I do, that a sense of humour is whatseparates ?naughty? from ?evil?, I think you might enjoy this story,laugh at the funny bits, think about the serious bits and read theredemption between the lines.?

When it comes to stories of war, names like Andy McNab and Chris Ryanconstantly top the bestsellers list. These ex-SAS soldiers seem tohave found their niche in the market and fill it with fast-pacedthrillers that chart plots spanning whole wars and continents, decades and careers. Now another name could well be on the way to appearingalongside such bestselling authors. With The Paradigm Shift, RichardHolland has created a story that sits perfectly with the currentpolitical climate and the strained times we live in. From the openingchapter, the story drags the reader from page to page, location tolocation. The story, centring on the Indian Prime Minister s plan toshift power from America and its allies to India, is fictional, butthe depth of detail and research, combined with many of the world scurrent troubles could easily be documented from fact. Whether theaction takes place in The White House, undercover in Yemin or in Delhi the level of detail and atmosphere are sufficient to give readersplenty to dwell on, while being written in a style that is not socomplex it cannot be easily read and followed. Gulf War veteran LukeWeaver, working for the British Secret Service in Special Ops, kicksoff the story. To all but a few select MI6 senior executives, Luke isa dead man, said to have perished in a failed operation. The storyopens with Luke on an operation in Yemen, on the edge of the Omaniborder, before moving the scene to The Pentagon and The White Housewhere the initial threads of the story are set in motion. As the world is caught in a very believable predicament, the British and Americangovernments combine forces by sending their best agents into thebattle of power and politics: Luke Weaver from one side, and theresourceful Kirin D Souza from the other. With well crafted actionscenes running alongside episodes in the White House where wordsbecome the weapons, Hollands has a knack of producing the right toneto his writing that ensures the scenes of political wrangling are just a fast paced and tense as anything else the book has to offer.Despite the scope of the novel, spanning so many continents andcountries, there are only a small number of central characters, allcrafted with their own personalities, weaknesses and strengths.Readers do not get bogged down in excessive back story for numerousbit-part characters, but instead are drawn into the richly constructed stories of Weaver and D Souza. The Paradigm Shift is a well- craftedthriller, boasting a captivating narrative that constantly switchesfrom one place to another ensuring that questions are left unansweredand the pace never slackens. The chapters are quite short, anotherplus point for me as this also aids to make this a page turner ,drawing the reader into continuing to just one more chapter, and justone more, and just one more. This is not my usual genre of choice, but the story has all of the ingredients of a good novel and for thatreason the novel gets full marks from me. Only a limited number ofauthors can write a genre novel that has a power to draw in those whodo not usually go for that subject matter. The Paradigm Shiftsurprised me by keeping my attention and driving me to follow thestory to it s conclusion, which is probably the best recommendation Ican give it. Highly recommended by Anthony Lund, Allbooks --Reviewwww.allbookreviews.com

Businessman and amateur historian Guy Tresanton is the HistoryDetective - and in this, the first of his adventures, his only weaponagainst insurmountable odds is his uncanny ability to know what?sgoing to happen next.
In a desperate battle against the sinisteralliance of mystic powers in the East and the corporate world,Tresanton, his young firecracker of a Chinese sidekick Rose and theInspector are all that stands between the civilised world andArmageddon.
Treachery, violence and sexual power games all add to a heady mix of action and intrigue as events take our heroes careeringacross continents towards a riveting climax.
Why is the gorgeousLeila so fearful of the teacher?
What significance has a centuryold football competition?
Why is a monastery on a remote island sosignificant and who are the mysterious elders?
?This is anexcellent thriller culled from the intrigue and plotting of the Courts of medieval Spain and the intrepid courage of the explorers of thatage woven into an exciting and original modern day adventure in thesearch for Caribbean treasure.?
Brian Nicholson OBE

When it comes to stories of war, names like Andy McNab and Chris Ryanconstantly top the bestsellers list. These ex-SAS soldiers seem tohave found their niche in the market and fill it with fast-pacedthrillers that chart plots spanning whole wars and continents, decades and careers. Now another name could well be on the way to appearingalongside such bestselling authors. With The Paradigm Shift, RichardHolland has created a story that sits perfectly with the currentpolitical climate and the strained times we live in. From the openingchapter, the story drags the reader from page to page, location tolocation. The story, centring on the Indian Prime Minister s plan toshift power from America and its allies to India, is fictional, butthe depth of detail and research, combined with many of the world scurrent troubles could easily be documented from fact. Whether theaction takes place in The White House, undercover in Yemin or in Delhi the level of detail and atmosphere are sufficient to give readersplenty to dwell on, while being written in a style that is not socomplex it cannot be easily read and followed. Gulf War veteran LukeWeaver, working for the British Secret Service in Special Ops, kicksoff the story. To all but a few select MI6 senior executives, Luke isa dead man, said to have perished in a failed operation. The storyopens with Luke on an operation in Yemen, on the edge of the Omaniborder, before moving the scene to The Pentagon and The White Housewhere the initial threads of the story are set in motion. As the world is caught in a very believable predicament, the British and Americangovernments combine forces by sending their best agents into thebattle of power and politics: Luke Weaver from one side, and theresourceful Kirin D Souza from the other. With well crafted actionscenes running alongside episodes in the White House where wordsbecome the weapons, Hollands has a knack of producing the right toneto his writing that ensures the scenes of political wrangling are just a fast paced and tense as anything else the book has to offer.Despite the scope of the novel, spanning so many continents andcountries, there are only a small number of central characters, allcrafted with their own personalities, weaknesses and strengths.Readers do not get bogged down in excessive back story for numerousbit-part characters, but instead are drawn into the richly constructed stories of Weaver and D Souza. The Paradigm Shift is a well- craftedthriller, boasting a captivating narrative that constantly switchesfrom one place to another ensuring that questions are left unansweredand the pace never slackens. The chapters are quite short, anotherplus point for me as this also aids to make this a page turner ,drawing the reader into continuing to just one more chapter, and justone more, and just one more. This is not my usual genre of choice, but the story has all of the ingredients of a good novel and for thatreason the novel gets full marks from me. Only a limited number ofauthors can write a genre novel that has a power to draw in those whodo not usually go for that subject matter. The Paradigm Shiftsurprised me by keeping my attention and driving me to follow thestory to it s conclusion, which is probably the best recommendation Ican give it. Highly recommended by Anthony Lund, Allbooks --Reviewwww.allbookreviews.com
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The Paradigm ShiftThe world watches, sickened by the thought of nuclear deterrents being used is the highly volatile exchanges between the Indian and Pakistan governments. The ensuing events lead to unparalleled chaos across the Middle east Gulf States as the supply of oil is not only threatenedbut finally extinguished. The US and UK governments collaborate toface the world threat head on...the President and his team useinternational d‚tente and political pressure to resolve the crisis, as well as dispatching two of their best agents into the field. LukeWeaver, weary from an assignment within Yemen and the dynamic Kirin,the American field officer familiar with the terrain... Behind thescenes, one of the world?s most powerful nations has secretly joinedan unholy alliance with India to change the axis of world power: nolonger does this axis wish to be dictated to by the US government...As the oil supplies run lower and lower, the world learns that this is only the beginning of their master plan. Fronted by the maniacal ofIndia, the axis plans to change the model of the world forever...theparadigm shift. Battling against time and treachery in the highestcorridors of White House power...the options are running out.

Japanese Gardens - Revealed and Explained is comprehensive andthorough in its coverage of the subject of Japanese gardens andprovides the reader with a window into the history, meaning and eyecatching beauty of these unique creations. All aspects of Japanesegardens and gardening are covered from design to ingredients withcoverage of subjects such as pruning techniques as well as numeroussuggestions of what to plant in a Japanese garden courtesy of Mastergardener L.H. Bailey. Discover Zen gardens (sometimes known asJapanese Rock gardens) and the deliberate ease of their appearance onthe eye, as well as meaning and design. This book is suitable forbeginners right the way through to the more experienced enthusiasts of Japanese gardens. Lovingly put together by the author and editor Russ Chard - a Japanese garden enthusiast and writer for over 10 years.This book is 70 pages of pure Japanese garden information. The subject is complicated but Japanese gardens - Revealed and Explained is inplain English, simplified for ease of learning. Anyone with ambitionsto create and build a Japanese garden or Zen garden will find thisbook a very useful companion to realizing their dreams and plans .

Book Two in the History Detective Quartet finds Guy Tresanton and Rose running their Bahamian sail charter company but experiencing a sudden downturn in business.
They look into the root cause of this Is ittheir old enemy the Teacher or the mysterious entrepreneur StigOleson.
Soon their quiet lives ripped apart as they battle enemiesacross the face of the world searching for one of the greatestartefacts of history. Drakes Shield, an object essential to theTeachers deadly plans as he plots to control the secretive allpowerful Elder sect.
Supported by the seductive Sabine and hiscreation Jochi, the Teacher strives to destroy Guy and Rose once andfor all.
Enjoy this Breathtaking story sweeping across the lagoonsof the Bahamas, the Swiss Alps, Asia and the exotic caves of theCimaarrone for all lovers of great adventure books.
?man needs tolearn from history or be condemned to repeating it?
H Gwells.
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A rich and well paced adventure that lures you back to the book time and time again ?
? The Book Guardian
Afantastic mix of History , adventure and fiction
? Book review.com
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The History Detective series is written forentertainment but with the serious intent of increasing generalknowledge of lesser known Asian History .

The story of an Irish family living in London. Of a young man, newlyreleased from prison, searching for love, but still in love with thegirl he shot a man dead for, while he finds that only murder andbetrayal follow in his wake.