Satchmo Turner is a failed private detective from the rusting heart of the Black Country who is reeling from the loss of his sister and fiancee. He's going nowhere at work, and treading water in life, until he picks up a simple missing person case and stumbles into something much bigger. Satchmo soon finds himself in over his head and embroiled a hunt for ancient treasure, unrequited love, violence and murder in a quiet English village stocked with a cast of characters he could never have imagined. Praise for Quid Pro Quo from Wattpadders: "Damn you for writing such a good book. I'm dead serious when I say you should look to get it published." "Overall, I think it's a great book and something I'd expect to see on a shelf in a bookstore somewhere." "I read another chapter and devoured the whole damn thing over an afternoon." "All-in-all the book was thoroughly enjoyable and very professionally written. Definitely better than almost everything else that I have encountered on Wattpad... it was a compelling read." "Your style of storytelling is lovely to read. I'm trying desperately to convince my husband to sign up to Wattpad so he can read it too."

Manfred Von Richthofen has always known his destiny. His entire life has been consecrated to a profession as an officer in the field. He has realized all the goals set for him and more-he has made a name for himself as The Red Baron, shooting countless enemy planes out of the sky in a vermillion plane. The concept of living for the Fatherland, serving his country and dying an honorable death have been meticulously inculcated in him since his boyhood. He has been set to marry his childhood playmate, Adele Von Wallenberg since 1913, and it is only the war that keeps their wedding from becoming a reality. Aside from the pleasures of the hunt and his love for solitude and the company of his dog and his comrades, he lacks for no other diversion. That is, until he meets a young Viennese girl at a party in a hunting lodge deep in the Black Forest. Her name is Lea Schwarz, and she's the total antithesis of everything Manfred thinks a woman should embody-and everything a woman shouldn't be in the 20th century. Contrary to the general opinion of such nonconformists, he is attracted to her free-spirited, headstrong nature, which contradicts his mental image of women being superficially cheerful, demure creatures in just about every way. He is also pleased to discover that she feels more or less the same pulling attraction toward the outwardly aloof, upright, former cavalry officer. But as they say, look a gift horse in the mouth, and you will surely find it is missing teeth. **ON HIATUS**

"Mein Kampf. My struggle. It is different for everyone, is it not? I just didn't want to see the world from someone else's point of view. I have my own story, so do you and so does everyone. These white pages are for me to write my story" --- x --- x---- Two young hearts in love. The propaganda that questioned humanity. A war that divided the world. The pages of history that sullied the soil. A tale was spun when Germany entered a new era with Adolf Hitler. With that tale happened the forbidden story of two young Germans in love, an Aryan and a Jew. As the world was thrown into the chaos of the Second World War and the Holocaust, new horrors unfolded in the peaceful lives of the young lovers. Death and despair that was tested with the strength of a smile or two.

Pskov, Russia No one had expected the Germans to come so soon . No one knew the Germans would defeat Russia so easily. Katja Kuznetsova is a nineteen year old girl whose brother enlisted in the Russian army. Surviving the cold Russian winter by herself, she faces her town be occupied and destroyed by the German army. By the gracious act of a young German officer giving her his gloves, Katja cannot help but become infatuated with him. Charming and handsome Wilhelm, who has always had a passion for Russian literature and music, finds himself stuck in a messy war as he becomes an officer. Stationed in his headquarters at the towns office buildings, he starts to fall in love with the famished and cold girl he first laid eyes on when occupying Pskov. Throughout the course of war, the two deal with tragedy, loss, heartbreak, love, lust, and multiple obstacles that could tear them apart. NOTE: For those who do not know, "Katja" is based off of the character Wilhelm Winter from the German TV Mini-series, "Generation War." The book does not accurately portray him from the movie but it is the same person hence why his name is Wilhelm Winter and the gifs are of him. All other characters are fictional persons that I have created. Thank you. Started January 2019 *mature content* *depicts violence, sexual content, strong language*