English Miners

Cienna Brooks is the Queen of Hearts and wants nothing more than to find her clients the love they've all been longing for. She risked her life for their happily ever afters! In Part 2 of Masquerade: The Queen of Hearts Series, meet the men, and women, who risked their lives for her. Loyalty is a rare trait and these clients are loyal til death… almost. We've seen the B and we've seen the T in LGBTQ+, now onto the L and G. Meet Albert Lewis, Cienna's most secretive client and dear friend who laid it all on the line for her. He just couldn’t seem to find love until Cienna finally managed...

From before the dawn of the 20th century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel", Mother Jones.

Lafyette Wallace is the true definition of a romantic. She dreamed of the day that her Prince Charming would come sweep her off her feet. And one day, he does. The man that she’d dreamed about all her life walks into her life, and a whirlwind romance turns into a proposal. Floating on a cloud, she doesn’t realize that everything that glitters isn’t gold. And the silver lining of the cloud is a river of tears. Jévon McCoy is a man with money and power. That means that he can have any woman that he wants. And he does. All of them. But playing the field has gotten old, and he is ready ...

In the spring of 1848, rumors began to spread that gold had been discovered in a remote spot in the Sacramento Valley. A year later, newspaper headlines declared "Gold Fever!" as hundreds of thousands of men and women borrowed money, quit their jobs, and allowed themselves - for the first time ever - to imagine a future of ease and splendor.

John Turner Radmore dreams of a life in the wild American West, far from the cold, dark mining tunnels of South Wales where he works hauling coal. But when he finally gets the opportunity to immigrate to America in 1868, he must first survive a near-shipwreck to begin his quest: to become a cowboy and write a book about his adventures and the stories he hears along the way.

Crypto mining has undoubtedly skyrocketed as one of the most thrilling investment opportunities in recent years! With the jaw-dropping surge of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a plethora of captivating cryptocurrencies, countless astute investors have wholeheartedly embraced crypto mining as an extraordinary avenue to effortlessly generate passive income and accumulate colossal wealth. Get ready to be blown away, for not all crypto mining strategies are created equal; behold the mind-blowing insider secrets of the super-rich, paving the way to unparalleled success!

Aidan O'Shaunessy has been working hard; down the mines by day and trying to get his land in order by night. But finally he has the money he needs to buy the dairy herd he needs to salvage his family's heritage. But he is lonely and craves the love of a good woman. Meredith Lisle was born into privilege, but her comfortable life has been ripped from her grasp by the tragic deaths of her beloved parents. Courageous to the last, she takes her future into her own hands, but can she banish the ghosts from Aidan's past?

***Re-Release*** If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Charlotte “Char” Cooper is battling with the reality that she may have gotten in over her head getting involved with J-Rock, but she can’t fight the bond that they share. Finding out that their connection runs deeper than she initially knew, she wants to stand by his side and show that she is the woman he needs. But gunplay, deceit, stubbornness, and split loyalty force her hand in making a decision that may end their love affair before it’s even begun. Joseph “J-Rock” Henry has been fighting most of his ...

Award-winning novelist Taylor Brown brings to life one of the most compelling events in twentieth-century American history, reminding us of the hard-won origins of today’s unions. Rednecks is a propulsive, character-driven tale that’s both a century old and blisteringly contemporary: a story of unexpected friendship, heroism in the face of injustice, and the power of love and community against all odds.

Feelins are fatal… Love is complicated for the living, so imagine trying to navigate love being undead. Noxie “Snatcha” Graves had given up on love after feeling betrayed by the two women she’d opened up to. Her hip hop career was now on the rise, promising exposure to the “living world” with her twin brother Maniac. But, being the heir to the Zombie throne may make her having to choose between her dreams and her heritage. Maniac “Mani” Graves ain’t the type to fall for anyone. He had no time for anything other than booths, beats, and bars. But a woman caught his eye, and ...

***Standalone*** ***Re-release*** When dealin’ with men with illegal dealings, it takes a true ridah to hold their savage down. After all the drama, making Birmingham hot, Elijah “Eli” Barns was more than ready to get the hell out of dodge. Right on time, his cousin Trouble called from Dallas, and said they were looking for someone with his specialty, artillery. Without a second thought, Eli packed up his fiancé Anita and her daughter, and was on the first thing smoking to Texas. Anita Bridges was a Bham chick through and through. She wasn’t feelin’ the move to Dallas, but there ...

Back in the days when things were cool... Joseph “Joe Doe” Henry was a young man on the right path with big dreams. He was raised to always get his own, and that hard work always paid off. But when he meets Ramona, a girl that he wants to give the world, he knows that his little side hustle won’t be enough to afford her the life he feels she deserves. With his friends Beast, Ratchet, and Twin sharing his mentality, one fateful night set them up for a successful life. But with success comes envy and drama. Joe Doe soon finds out who really has his back, and who can’t be trusted. ...

On the first episode of Side Piece Chronicles... Sheila Price doesn’t look like what she’s been through. She’s a marketing exec who worked her way up to the top of her field. Her world revolves around her son and her job, and life is good, until she meets Anthony Bailey. Anthony seems to be everything Sheila’s ever wanted in a man. He's a loving, supportive entrepreneur who takes care of his kids. But when Sheila pairs him up on a business venture with her best friend, Delilah, a party girl whose motto is Seize the Day, she’s reminded of the thin line between friends and enemies. ...

What happens when you mix lesbians, love, and basketball? All ballers ain't lesbian, and all lesbians can't play ball. But Jordin Martinez was the best of both worlds. Jordin “Hops” Martinez was a lover of women, ball, and family. Not coming from the best life, she knew the only way to get out was basketball, and it was her first love. With her brother, Joose and his best friend Sauce, they worked hard to make sure they got out of Alabama, and the whack lives they’d lived. But the lil’ hustle they had on the side may end up ruining their lives… and their chance at a future. She ...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this series! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three books in one! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hooked from the first chapter. The past never truly leaves us. We can turn our backs, bury it deep, but eventually, it will find its way to the surface. D.S. John Anderson is tasked with exposing a major organised crime syndicate when he stumbles upon a miner’s lamp, engraved with mysterious initials. This unexpected find pulls him back to the Midlothian pit village he once called home. The case takes a sinister turn with the discovery of a group of trafficked children, ...

Do you know how it feels to have your soul snatched? Neither does MyKisha, but she's about to find out. Noxie, AKA Snatcha, had two lives. Balancing fame in the underworld with being a nobody above ground, was a task she’d perfected. That was, until she made one nearly fatal mistake—catching feelings for a human. Her actions threw everything outta whack for not just herself, but her whole family. After being forced to relocate, Noxie’s plans were to just mind her business and try to stay under the radar. But MyKisha Moore changed all that. Not wanting to make the same mistake twice, ...

Suspended from work following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a pupil, Maths teacher Peter Black takes the opportunity to travel north, to Slagthorpe, his childhood home, deep in what used to be mining country, where past events leave him with only one way to mark the funeral of a recently deceased Prime Minister.

Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism. 33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history.

Little Billy Rankin is standing on the back porch when Red arrives unexpectedly at the Rankin farm in 1957. Five-year-old Billy is shocked—the tall man wearing a railroader’s cap has no fingers on his left hand. Red moves into the room at the top of the stairs and lives there as his dad’s hired hand. Red’s past life, including the reason for his missing fingers, remains a mystery about which Billy’s curiosity only grows. Inquisitive by nature, Billy ventures into Red’s bedroom on a rare day when he is home alone and makes a startling discovery inside a large trunk, which he has ...

A fictionalized journey of many low-income and low-educated returnees from World War II as they attempt to build a life and a family in rural America. The story of this coal miner emulates the difficulties and challenges of many men of this period who do the best they can with the resources available to them in their home territory. June Buckhorn returns from war to the holler where he was born. He finds a wife and bonus children and attempts to build a new family. He takes the only job for which he is qualified which is in the dangerous coal mines of Kentucky. June is a mild mannered man ...