Musicals

Something new for me - novellas based on Jukebox musicals like Queen's "We Will Rock You," ABBA's "Mamma Mia," or the multi-artist "Rock of Ages." Such fun to write - you spend the whole time listening to your favourite tracks. But it does mean the storylines are a tad far-fetched/quirky to do justice to the long lyrics. See what you think.
Oh, and full credit to the awsome Icy Sedgwick for the fabulous cover designs.
And just so you know - all these are available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited. Just click on any of the covers.


Don't Stop Believing
A story based on twenty of Journey's biggest hits.

Get your copy on Amazon. I'd really appreciate a comment - especially if you are a Journey fan - that would Rock Like A Journey Concert!

Here's the blurb:
A failing marriage. A union separated by distance. An accidental encounter. Can the Edinburgh Fringe Festival work its magic?

Kathy’s life is a mess. Sure, the job’s great and her home is to-die-for, but she spends way too much time on the midnight train to catch a few fraught hours with her musician husband, Jimmy.

While he’s away, Dan-next-door looks dangerously attractive.
On paper, Jimmy has it all. A talented wife, a successful rock band and nights in smart hotels. The gig at Edinburgh’s hottest arts festival is the culmination of years on the road, but the lack of harmony in his marriage makes him feel like a failure. He and Kathy fight to stay together, but events conspire to break them apart as they interact with colourful characters drawn to the Fringe.

In this rock-music-inspired tale, three love stories intertwine as each player is forced to take stock of their lives and discover what is truly important.

Here's the list of tracks - if you're a fan, you can grab them and make a playlist to listen to while you read.
1 – The Midnight Train (DSB)
2 – Suzanne
3 – Never Walk Away
4 – All The Way
5 – Send Him My Love
6 – Edge Of The Blade
7 – Girl Can’t Help It
8 – Who’s Cryin’ Now?
9 – Why Can’t This Night Go On Forever?
10 – Where Did I Lose Your Love?
11 – Troubled Child
Interval – Act 2
12 – Escape
13 – Lifetime Of Dreams
14 – Separate Ways
15 – With Your Love
16 – After The Fall
17 – Change For The Better
18 – Faithfully
19 – After All These Years
20 – Open Arms


Young Men Gone West
A story based on eighteen of City Boy's biggest hits.

Get your copy on Amazon - and if you like it, I'd really appreciate a comment - especially if you are a City Boy fan - that would be awesome.

Here's the blurb:
A naive British lad. A sultry math teacher. An unexpected trip to Vegas.
Harry hated being uprooted from a rainy British city to the heat of a New Mexican spring. But the heart of Rock music can’t hold a candle to the gorgeousness of Beth. Now they’ve graduated, she’s leaving him back in Smallsville; he doesn’t have the same pulling power as her enticing job in Vegas.

His buddy, Mike, is no comfort; his OCD is equally torn between gambling and their tantalizing ex-geometry teacher, dear Jean. Using Beth’s number (5705) results in a lottery windfall, and the young men go west in the oddest kind of adventure.

When Harry wakes up in handcuffs, he realizes Jean’s sleazy web of deception has left him on dangerous ground. Being kidnapped and forced to eat snails is no picnic, but he's certain Beth is suffering an even worse fate. After hitting the jackpot, Mike goes into hiding as the net closes around them, but the Mafia and police all want a piece of Harry. Can Beth's kindness lead to his salvation?

This outrageous, sleazy story is based on a Jukebox musical featuring 18 of City Boy’s wickedly quirky songs (including some of the naughtiest). It’s not for the fainthearted – the inside of an 18-yr-old boy’s head and sweet, clean read do not good bedfellows make.

Here's the list of tracks - if you're a fan, you can grab them and make a playlist to listen to while you read. All the songs are from Young Men Gone West except where indicated.
1 – Summer in the Schoolyard (Book Early)
2 – Dear Jean
3 – She’s Got Style
4 – Goodbye Laurelie (Book Early)
5 – The World Loves a Dancer (Book Early)
6 – One after Two
7 – 5.7.0.5. (Book Early)
8 – Young Men Gone West
9 – Bordello Nights
10 – Dangerous Ground (Book Early)
Interval – Act 2 
11 – Honeymooners
12 – Machines (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)
13 – Interrupted Melody (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)
14 – Bad for Business
15 – Raise Your Glass to Foolish Me (Book Early)
16 – I’ve Been Spun
17 – Beth (Book Early)
18 – Speechless (Heads are Rolling)


The Day the Earth Caught Fire
A story based on fifteen of City Boy's biggest hits.

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Here's the blurb:
A spoilt millionaire actress. A hunky Scottish mechanic. A relationship heading for disaster.

On paper, Robin McIntyre has it all - a movie-star wife, a flashy New York apartment and every boy's toy he could ever want. Sitting in the private movie theater, with a very English butler serving caviar and champagne, he wonders exactly what this Glaswegian grease-monkey has done to deserve the life from hell.

Anamarina Storr knows she's acting like a pampered diva but gosh-darn it, she's earned the right. As she pees off yet another hapless assistant, she wonders if she should have listened to her husband's advice about forsaking the increasingly shady leading-lady roles for character parts.

What neither of them realize is that their whole worlds are about to catch fire, courtesy of a sassy biker chic and a sociopathic British spy.

This distinctly weird tale has all the quirky humour of other jukebox musicals. Think Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You and Rock of Ages. Part romance, part disaster movie and part psychological thriller, it is glued together with great characters, twists, turns and an over the top HEA ending.

Here's the list of tracks - if you're a fan, you can grab them and make a playlist to listen to while you read.
1 – A Modern Love Affair
2 – Sunset Boulevard
3 – Heavy Breathing
4 – The Runaround
5 – Millionaire
6 – State Secrets
7 – New York Times
8 – End of the World
Interval – Act 2
9 – The Day the Earth Caught Fire
10 – Up in the Eighties
11 – Ambition/Tarot
12 – Momma's Boy
13 – You're Leaving Me
14 – Need a Little Loving
15 – Haymaking Time
16 – The End Came Easy

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