Readers' Favorite today awarded a Five Star review to An Alternate Romance "An Alternate Romance explores the depths of human loneliness with almost frightening frankness. Robert E. Kearns describes the conditions of Purcell's everyday life in great detail, making us wonder how someone could be contented with a life like this. For me, inner distress is skillfully shown by the gifted author. The fact that Purcell has enough money to renovate his home but doesn't want to spend

New Story: An Alternate Romance by Robert E. Kearns In the heart of rural Ireland, where winter’s chill seeps into both the home and the soul, Patrick Purcell lives a solitary life in his antiquated nineteenth-century farmhouse. A man of routine, tethered to a meat processing plant and haunted by the specter of a lonely retirement, Purcell finds solace in the flicker of his television screen. But then a mysterious encounter shatters his isolated existence. One stormy night, a

New Story: U.S.S. Tenacity - Available in Kindle and Audiobook editions Now with a Five Star review from Readers' Favorite In the shadow of World War II, the U.S.S. Tenacity emerges from the Baltimore shipyards. Soon, however, it appears to be a cursed vessel, plagued by inexplicable accidents, faulty welds, and a sinister aura that defies explanation. For young Irish immigrant Robert "Robbie" Larkin Jr., serving aboard this ill-fated ship becomes a descent into a nightmare w

Now with an editorial review from Publishers Weekly and interest from a major international agency. In 1980s rural Texas, by straw poll, Brian Zimmerman is elected the Boy Mayor of Crabb to prevent its annexation by a larger neighbor. Years later he recounts his story for the narrator where he reveals the astounding details he gleaned while at a Mayoral Conference in Paris and how these shaped his teenage years and beyond. The former Mayor of tiny Crabb speaks of the incredib

New title for Kindle - A Place of Rest Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite In the bleak chill of a winter Monday, Packenham Tuck, loath to get out of his warm bed, faces a funeral under a shroud of drizzle and gloom. Detesting the cold, the day, and the somber rituals, with a cynical eye, Tuck navigates the delicate dance of funeral etiquette. As he trudges through the familiar faces and predictable rites, a chilling discovery in the cemetery—a graves

Reader's Favorite today awarded The Cries of Manor Lannigan a Five Star review "What a haunting, beautifully written story by Robert Kearns. I can’t imagine how miserable Alice’s life must have been, despite the attempts she made for a happier one. Lord Lannigan is a charming host who will not turn away strangers in need. Reilly is a pleasant, easy-going person. I found the writing format a bit old-fashioned, but still easily understood with great visuals. Its conclusion was

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