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Whispers of Ghosts (published Sep. 2004, by Be Write Books)

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First in the Purple Country Trilogy.
On this mysterious yet enchanting island strange things can happen: omens, magic, restless spirits ploughing the night on their endless quest for peace, the very land and sea can ...(more)

Plato's Child (pub. in Nov. 2005, by Be Write Books)

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Second in the Purple Country Trilogy.
An innocent, seventeen-year-old Hebridean boy, with the gift of second sight, who has recently lost his father in a fishing accident, alone in the comparative sprawl of the City of Edinburgh, struggles ... ( more)

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(Above: Ron's poem 'Peaceful Mountain')

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Twelve-year-old Jeffrey has run away from home after a lifetime of abuse from his stepmother. It is 1963, and the conjunction of Venus and Mercury - the Holy Shekinah - has announced the Second Coming .(more)

This is Ron's fourth novel, finished in May 2007. Based on many years research into ancient and recently discovered papyri, the author found the bedrock for this astounding work of fiction that will rock the foundations of the western world. THIS BOOK IS STILL LOOKING FOR A PUBLISHER. PLEASE CONTACT RON's AGENT, DARIN BY EMAIL.... (more)

(Left) Third in the Purple Country Trilogy (Spring 2008).
Bride of only several years, writer Maddie from the Isle of Arnasay, falls in love with her publisher, Lucien Blanchard. Her husband's revenge is to turn his back on his native Scotland, turn his back on Maddie, and head for a new job in NYC ... This novel will be published in spring 2008. Watch this space!(more)

now available in e-book format, paperback due in several months

(Left) Ron's fifth novel, completed in January, 2009. The title is Peach Red and the Empty Road. This is the story of Peter McFarlane’s journey back from the brink of madness, following years of sexual abuse. His childhood was blighted with this secret and cynical disease, and his life became filled with hidden remnants of fear, affecting all relationships and colouring all experiences. Unconscious memories of abuse were awakened (more)