James Martin
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Basil and the Reversed Curse
Book 14 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and his friends are at it again,
The newly opened Magic portal brings more to the neighborhood than tourists,
as new shop owner finds that the friends are more helpful than she imagined.
Ancient books, creepy pins, and strange men in dark suits...
What could possibly go wrong?
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The Ghost Wore White
Book 3 in The Biff Bonebeck Cases
When the cast of the Carousel club find a customer on the verge of death, they rely on co owner Biff Bonebeck, former PI, to figure out the solution. Biff with the help of his Boyfriend, Sister, and Boss, find that everyone is not who they seem
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Basil and The Persnickety Pair
Book 13 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and His Friends are at it again...
A stubborn incognito pop star and a haughty visiting magic royal, what could possibly go wrong?
Basil and his friends quickly find out that everything is not what it seems.
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Basil and The New Beginning
Book 12 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and his friends have all moved their shops to a new location a set of abandoned midcentury storefronts
Things start to change quickly and the friends are soon caught up in a mystery.
with their usual mix of magic and mayhem the friends once again come out on top.
Basil and The Possessed Pin
Book 11 in The Basil and Company Series
The friends are struggling to keep their retail store afloat and work on Tommy and Sylvia's newest holiday film, when things go wrong. Revenge, Magic, and and a twist of fate...will change all of their lives.
Basil and The Cookie Jar
Book 10 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and his friends are at it again, this time a missing cookie jar leads to a mystery.
A bit of magic, a lot of sass, and a vintage cookie jar...what could go wrong?
Basil and The Mechanical Carnival
Book 9 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and his friends are at it again... This time the the inheritance of a carnival that is much more than it seems. A bit of magic, a lost love, and a bit of whimsy, and a lot of sass, make this a fun read.
Basil and The Film Shoot
Book 8 in The Basil and Company Series
Basil and his friends are at it again... This time the filming of a gothic romance, a disappearing building, an amorous movie idol, revenge and ghosts create havoc. Can Basil and his friends make everything better? Read and find out
Basil and the Secret of the Wisteria Inn
Book 7 in the Basil and Company series
Basil and his friends are involved in another adventure, this time a purchase of a mansion leads to a weekend filled with a book signing, a fashion show, a concert, a mysterious writer, secrets and a bit of magic.
Can Basil manage to make sense of it all? Read and find out
Basil and The Vegas Review
Book 6 in the Basil and Company series
Basil and his friends are involved in another adventure, this time a mysterious invite to Las Vegas leads to a Vegas show, a French Fashion Designer, a singing ghost and a magic convention...What could possibly go wrong?
Basil and The Yarn Show
Book 5 in the Basil and Company series
Basil and his friends are involved in another adventure, this time a stolen knitting design, and magical charms, all during a busy yarn show.
Basil and the Sleepy Little Town
Book 4 in the Basil and Company series
The continuing adventures of Basil and his friends. This time they purchase a town to make over into an Artists Resort, but ghosts, curses, missing cash, and hidden rooms ,make this sleepy little town more than it seems
Basil and the Ghosts of the Past
Book 3 in the Basil and Company series
Basil and Friends are caught up in a movie shoot that turns out tot be more than they expected. A fun romp with a treasure hunt, ghosts, and a bit of magic
Basil and the Disappearing Diva
Book 2 in the Basil and Company series
A sassy sequel to Basil and Company.. Basil and his friends are caught up in another adventure, this time, with a famous pop diva, hidden passages, a magic book, and record store.
Basil and Company
Two novellas in the vein of childhood detective novels.
Basil and His friends find,treasure,secret panels, shoplifting grannies, and a few laughs
My mom got to hear the first draft before she passed away.. it made her smile!
Pearls and Poodles
Book 2 in The Biff Bonebeck Cases
Biff Bonebeck, former San Francisco cop and private detective, now an office worker, takes on a case of jewelry stolen from a highbrow social event. With the Help of his Drag Queen boyfriend, his sister and his boss, they set out to snare a criminal who is not what they seem. This is an Homage to Film Noir.
The Classy Detective
A Novella
Book 1 The Biff Bonebeck Cases
A collaboration with Basil Seaton
Biff Bonebeck is a down on his luck detective, till a mysterious client starts to unravel his world, with a case where everyone, including Biff has something to hide.
A fun Gay homage to Film Noir
The Magic In His Kiss
It was Love at first sight,
but Periwinkle and Zackary were from two different worlds,
Witch and Mortal.
What happens when those worlds collide and love continues to bloom?
Joeys Christmas Wish
Joey has a new life, with a lot of decision to make, and the holidays don't help. Can the magic of Christmas help a hopeless romantic make up his mind ?
Withercrest Manor
My Gay Gothic Romance homage to romance novels of the 70's
When he arrives as housekeeper to the vacant Withercrest manor, he never expected to find its owner wrestling with the ghosts of his past, or love.
Bea's Books
Patty went to spend a month with her Great Aunt Bea, in her mysterious bookshop by the ocean.Patty didn't know she was in store for a magical summer that would change her life
This story was based off an Idea a friend and I had years ago.
Princess Puddlesplash
A Princess with a big heart, but bad ideas,finds her real purpose
Whith the Idea of making a book my friend could read in her classroom
I spent a Over a year on the Illustrations and two years getting this to print.
This was truly a labor of love
Little Gifts
A collection of 100 words or less stories/poems with a offbeat holiday theme
I really get a kick out of this book
it would make a great unexpected holiday gift
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He Felt Elegant
A collection of poetry I wrote in my twenties
Silly surreal and sarcastic
this includes the Text and illustration of my hand bound book "23" meant as an independent studies art piece that was never completed
I was very proud of it at the time
A Life in Words
A collection of Poems my mother wrote over a span of 30 years, They span from silly to sad, but always reflects her original voice.
I spent a year on this project.
It was one of my mothers finals wishes to be published
I hope I did her proud!