Delighted to announce that my publisher, Next Chapter Inc., has released the cover design for my next book, a collection of short stories called MIRACLES AND MISADVENTURES. Next Chapter describes it as an “engaging selection of stories designed to transport readers across a full spectrum of life experiences, from dangerous exploits to fun encounters, and … More Happy News – Cover Reveal !!
Always happy to share some encouraging news. A story from my recently-released collection, DRAGONFLIES AND THE GREAT BLUE HERON, has been named the winner of a recent competition. The story is called ‘Their Lucky Day’ and is the second story in the collection. The win came in a recent competition sponsored by New York Editor … More A Winner !
Just got word that my collection of short stories, DRAGONFLIES AND THE GREAT BLUE HERON has been published by Next Chapter Publishers. Hallelujah! It’s the first of a two-book series called Encounters With Life scheduled for publication this spring. The goal of these stories is to remind us that life’s greatest treasures are often found in … More We’re Off And Running!
I’m delighted to share with you the fabulous cover for the first in a series of two collections of my short stories to be published soon. DRAGONFLIES AND THE GREAT BLUE HERON is named for the lead story in the collection of thirty-nine feel-good stories. It’s the love story of my wonderful wife Sharolie and … More NEW BOOK — COVER REVEAL !!
It doesn’t get much better than this review from a reader who’s read all three books in the trilogy, The Secret Shepherd Conspiracies, this one being the last: “The Maidstone Conspiracy is an extraordinary book from a truly gifted weaver of tales. I realized that it was unusual because it was the only book I’ve ever … More Another Great Review!
Much to my happy surprise, my publisher, Next Chapter Inc., has just released The Maidstone Conspiracy, the third and final book in the Secret Shepherd Conspiracy Series. Here’s a summary: Paul and Anne Winston are caught up in a storybook romance, until they face a triple dose of treachery: a trans-Atlantic conspiracy to kill them, … More Wow! Number 3 Is Here!
James Osborne flying towards the ground during his recent skydiving jump. It’s not every day that an 85-year-old man is falling out of the sky, but that’s what Vernonite James Osborne was doing during this August long weekend. Osborne, who is a Vernon author, had jumped twice before, once when he was 70-years-old and another … More 85-year-old man celebrates book release by skydiving
Donald Trump has declared war on Canada. Instead of bullets he’s using American dollars in an all-out economic war with one objective, and one objective alone: to take over Canada. He’s serious, folks … very, very serious. For more than a hundred and fifty years, Canada had been America’s closest friend and ally, and its … More Canada Is At War
In a few months we’ll be announcing publication of Book Two in my Secret Shepherd Trilogy. As a prologue to that upcoming release, I’m pleased to offer a taste of Book One, PRESCRIPTION FOR DECEPTION … just in case you missed it. This is the plan: For the next several months I will be posting … More A Taste and A Teaser
JAMES OSBORNE NOVELS 