Pianist in a BordelloWhat would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just days before the election.And what a life he’s had. Born in a commune and named Richard Milhous Nixon Youngblood as an angry shot at his absent father, Richard grows up in the spotlight, the son of an enigmatic fugitive and the grandson of a Republican senator. He’s kidnapped and rescued, kicked out of college for a prank involving turkeys, arrested in Hawaii while trying to deliver secrets to the CIA…Dick Nixon Youngblood’s ready to tell all. He’ll even tell his readers about the Amandas—three women who share a name but not much else, and who each have helped shape and define the man he’s become. Are voters really ready for the whole truth?Are you?Pianist in a Bordello is a hilarious political romp through the last four decades of American history, from a narrator who is full of surprises. $0.99 on Kindle.

Success changes to disaster and back again for Oliver Cherry. Along the way there’s a necessary and hurried change of persona and location, a table with seven sides, a ‘miracle drug’ as well as Oliver’s ongoing romantic penchant for larger than life, characterful women in their 40s and 50s. Set in the Swinging London heyday of the late 1960s this novel fully arouses the era, with its music, fashion and inventiveness centre stage. – In his second novel Clive Van Cooten has Oliver both loving and manipulating his family, Sprig, Mrs J and other new and unforgettable characters. If you’re a fan of comedy/drama this makes compelling reading. – A stage musical of this book is currently in production. Details can be found on www.clivevancooten

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