by Nan Kopitnik
Novelist, Scriptwriter, Journalist
writing as
Alexa Rayburn
"Always Adventure Together!"
The Messy Life of Dr. Olivia Day
A Mystery Series
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Dr. Olivia Day works as a traveling doctor for the Hanley Home Health Company. Her assistant and confidante, Mr. MacKenzie, travels with her on every assignment. Daily, they are given a quota of homes to visit by the "Executive Staff", a group of people they find incompetent and annoying. Their assignments lead them into strange situations, dangerous encounters with unusual patients, and spooky destinations. Even worse, the staff psychiatrist has a complete mental breakdown and disappears. But, on an accidental visit to his mansion, they find him tied to his balcony, shirtless and screaming for help. But wait! Is that a shock collar around his neck? The mystery deepens as the duo tries to care for their patients, complete their assignments, and find out why Dr. Davidson is a prisoner. Then, ghosts from the past threaten their safety. An imprisoned lover, a revenge-hungry drug cartel, what's next for this beleagured pair? How much fear should they face to keep their job?
Read the novella that started it all....
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The Clockwork Adventures
A Dystopian Thriller......an...exciting series!
An easy-going fifteen-year-old from Florida, whose main interest is video games, is given a backpack holding a key to a tailor shop in Norwall. The problem is, Norwall isn't found anywhere in this universe. When a loved one goes missing, Phillip finds himself forced to choose between his comfortable life and a rescue mission to a Victorian, dystopian city. He learns that a dictator who ruthlessly commands an Automaton army has taken over the city and enslaved the people. How can he hope to stay alive in this world of killer robots, clockwork-flying airships, and a brutal dictator who wants to stay in power no matter what the cost? Should he care about this forsaken city that needs a leader to champion a rebellion? After all, it's not his responsibility, now is it?
In the expanded Artist'a Edition, the author and artist have created a section detailing the creation of the characters, the world-building, and the artistic efforts that make this book unique. Original artwork graces the start of each chapter, and the thoughtfully designed covers detail the important characters featured in each section of the story. See how the world-building and artwork combine to bring this series to life. Read the artist's discussion of how she created the visual limages of thie dystopian society!
Book 1; The Search for Norwall
When a mysterious tailor gifts Phillip a backpack with a key to his tailor shop in Norwall, Phillip discovers that Norwall is not to be found on this planet. He discovers that the tailor harbors deep secrets from his homeland; a dystopian Victorian steampunk city. Not only does a dictator rule the town with a bloodthirsty automaton army, but the people are enslaved in workhouse prisons and factories.
When a loved one accidentally falls through the Parallax, Phillip must choose. Does he stay and enjoy his comfortable life centered on video games? Or does he go on The Clockwork Adventures where he might risk losing everything?
Book 2; The Circles of the Realm
Fifteen-year-old Phillip is shocked to find that his old friend, tailor Naji Najeem, has deliberately sent him to a dystopian Steampunk town in the hope that he could unite the people for one last stand against the oppressors. Accompanied by his tinydog companion, he faces a dangerous world of eccentric inventors, clockwork machinery, deadly metalwork creatures and airships piloted by killer Automatons.
Isn’t he still searching for that one family member who is missing? Is the temptation to serve as the chosen leader too much to turn down? Can he champion the fight for freedom and risk losing the chance to ever go home again?