Een auteur wiens muze rode wijn en koffie eist, terwijl het hem verbiedt het huis schoon te maken of televisie te kijken. Deze muze beïnvloedt het creatieve proces en doordrenkt het werk met een uniek karakter. De auteur richt zich op thema's die resoneren met deze krachtige maar enigszins veeleisende inspiratie. Zijn schrijfstijl wordt gevormd door deze dynamiek, wat resulteert in boeiende en originele verhalen.
Lawyer David Lauriston struggles with forbidden desires and memories of a past love while building his career in Edinburgh. His life changes when he meets the hedonistic Lord Murdo Balfour, who challenges David's repressed existence. Meanwhile, David helps Euan MacLennan search for a government agent linked to Euan's brother's fate, revealing connections to Murdo.
Written to cover the Statistics elements of an A-Level Mathematics course, this book has been updated to cover all Boards' syllabus requirements for first examination in 1996. It presents theory, supported throughout by worked examples, and further consolidation in the form of graded exercises.
Three seasonal love stories unfold in this collection. In the first, Quin Flint is unimpressed when his attractive colleague, Rob Paget, requests extra time off for Christmas. To Quin, the holiday is just an obstacle in his pursuit of a partnership at work. However, when his boss, Marley, confiscates his phone and forces him to take a day off, Quin is compelled to confront his past regrets and reconsider the future he desires, including who he wants to share it with. In the second story, Sam Warren is struggling in his new job and dreads the upcoming office Christmas party, especially with his rival, Nick Foster, attending. Nick constantly highlights Sam's shortcomings, but when Sam receives an unexpected Secret Santa gift, he begins to question his perceptions of Nick. Could it be that his feelings of attraction are mutual? The final tale follows Cam McMorrow, who has faced numerous challenges since moving to Inverbechie. His business is failing, and after a public spat with café owner Rob Armstrong, he finds himself isolated. Eager to escape, Cam's sister gifts him a ticket to a major Hogmanay party in Glasgow. However, a snowstorm leaves him stranded and forces him to seek help from Rob, his former adversary.