Welcome readers. Middle grade adventure books and firefighter fiction books are my forte. If you enjoy fast moving, adventure/suspense books for juvenile/middle grade readers and adults you’ve come to the right place. There’s plenty of firefighter non-fiction written by Canadian firefighters, but no fiction as far as I know. You’ll discover having a firefighter as the main character a refreshing change from lawyer and cop stories set in the U.S.
“You have a real talent with language. Every scene you describe is vivid, and the dialogue is alive and authentic.” -TransAtlantic Literary Agency
“Your work is certainly of merit…” - Robert Astle and Associates
If you think these covers are pretty hot, wait till you read what’s inside: explosions, hot romance, arson, murder, Russian Mafiya, fire investigation, investigation, corruption, and obsession. No car chases because you had enough of them as well as cop stories, right? Mainly, they are about the human condition. I like taking a stalwart, courageous firefighter, and throwing him in situations he’s never dealt with. As Monty Python says, “And now for something completely different.” These are the first and only Canadian firefighter fiction books and written by myself, a former firefighter and fire rescue captain with the City Of Edmonton.
“A wonderful sense of place, an interesting glimpse into adolescence in the seventies, a good story of a boy coping with the challenges of being a boy. This is a real page turner. …laced with descriptive touches that are not only apt and vivid but a pleasure to read. Very very good!” - Anon. judge, Writing For Alberta Youth Competition
The plot, characters, and interactions between the children and adults are all things editors look for.” - Heacock Literary Agency
In my juvenile/middle grade books are adventurous boys who don’t appear tough or particularly brave or heroic. They don’t have magic wands or wise, talking creatures to help them overcome or escape. And they live on Earth, this earth, not a parallel one or futuristic planet. It’s all about reality. When called upon to show courage my boys are lions. It’s their brains and true grit that pull them through bad and dangerous situations. Bullies, scheming, and fights are facts of life; the reality in my stories. Integrity, friendship, bravery and courage are the true grit of my main characters. These stories have been tested for your assurity by Grade 5 students in Edmonton and Toronto schools.
All my books are available @ Smashwords and Amazon Kindle as well as Diesel eBooks, Apple iBooks, Nook (Barnes & Noble), Sony, Google eBooks, and Kobo (Chapters Indigo). You can also read samples and reviews there. I have another firefighter story almost ready for prime time Final Response. Check it out on the firefighter books tab on this page.
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You should switch to eBooks. Do not fear the eBook. All my novels are eBooks and completely recyclable. If you don’t have, or want, a Nook, a Kindle eBook reader, a Kindle app can be downloaded onto your PC or laptop enabling you to read my books and a zillion others, many of them free. Smashwords is a great site for formats because there you can download eBooks in easy to read PDF format for any computer and any other format you like.
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Check out my short stories under the Quick Reads tab. True Grit is a favorite short story of mine about my first job, delivering papers during a snowstorm. It damn near killed me. So far over 350 downloads. My cool book covers are photos taken by me and tweaked by my son Joel, an industrial designer in Toronto. If you’ve got an invention or a product that requires improvement, he’s your man.
Online interview:Interview with author of “Old Flames” and many other phenomenol novels, Edward Yatscoff That’s right, she said the Ph-word
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