This story wasn't written by me, but by my grandfather, Alan Gardner. I'm excited to share his story with Wattpad as I read through and edit it for the first time. ------- An English newspaperman, sent to Rome to cover a meeting of the English Princess and the Pope and to find what happened to a journalist who mysteriously disappeared, uncovers a Communist plot. "Recipe for an exciting book; one foreign correspondent in Rome, one missing colleague, one beautiful girl, and a vicious communist plot. Shake violently together till a chain reaction sets in. Result: another success for Mr. Gardner. This must be finished at a sitting." - The Spectator "A new spy novel that is sensationally thrilling." - Anthony Boucher, New York Times

Seventeen year-old spirit medium Emily Chambers has a problem. Actually, she has several. As if seeing dead people isn't a big enough social disadvantage, she also has to contend with an escaped demon and a handsome ghost with a secret past. And then there's the question of her parentage. Being born an entire year after her father's death (yes, a year) and without the pale skin of other respectable English ladies, Emily is as much a mystery as the dead boy assigned to her. Jacob Beaufort's spirit has been unable to crossover since his death several months ago. It might have something to do with the fact he was murdered. Or it might not. All he knows is, he has been assigned by the Otherworld's administrators to a girl named Emily. A girl who can see and touch him. A girl who released a shape-shifting demon into the mortal realm. Together they must send the demon back before it wreaks havoc on London. It should be a simple assignment, but they soon learn there's nothing simple when a live girl and a dead boy fall in love. THE MEDIUM is the first book in the Emily Chambers Spirit Medium trilogy. Yes, that's *trilogy* - meaning not everything will be wrapped up nicely at the end of The Medium. There are 2 more books after it, both of which are published. Check out my website for details.

When frumpy, unemployed Blair Davenport catches her fiance cheating on her, she finds herself in desperate need of money and a job. And Alicia Ronaldo knows exactly who she could work for: Dex Richards, CEO of Richards Enterprise, who just happens to be one of the hottest men alive. Will Blair be able to focus on her work, or will she be unemployed within the month? Alicia Ronaldo is twenty-nine and a party animal. However, when she contacts her ex, Johnny Harlan, to help out Blair Davenport, she finds herself thinking about him nonstop. Will seductive Alicia finally settle down or will she not be able to handle the pressure of responsibility? Thirty-one year old Dex Richards is CEO of Richards Enterprise, one of the most important businesses in the U.S., and a sex god. When he encounters his one night stand, Alicia Ronaldo, with her frumpy yet gorgeous friend, Blair Davenport, his new P.A., he finds himself caught in the middle and needing help choosing whom he should stay with and whom he should forget. Johnny Harlan is thirty years old and working for his best friend, Dex Richards, as Vice President of Exportation. When his ex-fiance arrives in need of a job for her friend, he finds himself unable to not think of her, twenty-four-seven. But what's a guy to do when he finds out his boss (and best friend) and Alicia had a one night affair? In this hilarious novel of two pairs of best friends and romance, you'll find yourself turning pages and wanting more. All's fair in sex, love, and other mishaps.

Angelo knew his mother was trying to play matchmaker when she suggested then paid for his maid service. The only problem was when he laid eyes on Francesca the maid standing barefoot in his kitchen, wearing his favorite tee shirt with possibly nothing under it, cooking his favorite dish, and singing one of his favorite songs. He knew that he may possibly be in danger of losing his heart for the first time.