ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jason R. Hemmings, is a bestselling author, well-known for their eloquent style of writing of fiction novellas, short stories and poetry.

Their books, which have reached #1 on Amazon, have imaginative storylines offering you the chance to join in with a world of exciting, glamorous places, interesting characters and great stories.

Jason began writing professionally in 2013 and since then has written in many genres, including mystery, sci-fi, romantic, short stories and poetry. Many of his stories include spiritual or ethereal tones. He enjoys creating stories which are impossible, like time travel, different time periods, past or future and magical realism. His books capture the best of the human spirit, give enlightenment, hope, reflect the more glamorous side of life and the beauty of the world.

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Influences

Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie, C.S. Lewis, Ian Fleming, William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Nathan, Leslie Charteris.

Genres

Mystery, Private Detective, Science Fiction, Romantic, Short Stories, Poetry, Spiritual, Ethereal, Magical Realism, Holidays, Ghost Stories, 20th Century, Clean and Wholesome, Memoirs.

Influences

Quotes

'After the rain...comes the sun.'

'Maybe I am old-fashioned: I believe in miracles and happy endings.'

'Regrets are something which should be left for a rainy afternoon...'

'What else is there in life... except to find love?'

'What we learn from the past and how we live today, shapes the transparency of tomorrow.'

'Time is a curious thing: For years you take it for granted, then one day something happens and you are reminded of how precious it really is...'

'I am always grateful when I am in the company of a beautiful beach and the summertime is as reluctant to leave as me...'

Trivia

Fabier Investigations - I came up with the idea for Fabier Investigations back in 2003. The original draft of the story was much more hard boiled than the version it became. I abandoned the idea, unsure of the characters and storyline for the first book, only writing about three chapters. The original title for the book was Jaded. Then in 2015, I wrote Touch Of Honey in Your Kiss. This book developed into Desire For Diamonds, which actually became the first published Fabier book. Oddly enough it is the 6th book in the series. I then went back to book 1 and wrote After The Rain which published in December 2015. I struggled for ages creating the characters like Giovanni, Aaron and Rachael. I wanted Fabier to have everything money could buy, but still long for one thing money could not buy; the return of his late wife and true love, Kate. It gave a lonely, bittersweet edge throughout the books readers seem to love. Giovanni serves as a great mentor to Alex, Aaron is a true friend and Rachael gives Alex endless hope to continue with his life. The chateau Alex grew up at is from my love of champagne. The majestic setting gave grandeur to his background, despite Alex being rather humble. I chose the house and office in Miami to be somewhere glamorous to set the books, from my love of Florida, but the cottage in the Bahamas shows the real Fabier, his vulnerability and reminiscence for times gone when he was with Kate. I wanted lavish locations, so I set the stories across the world. The stories come from combinations of old TV shows, movies, books and my own ideas to create something original and intriguing. I chose to write Fabier in the first person, as kind of a voice over, to give the reader more depth of emotion and feeling, in a way the voice of a friend through Alex Fabier. 

The series of all 7 books is available as a collection to buy on Amazon.

Teardrop From The Past Sci-Fi Novella - I grew up liking old Sci-Fi movies and books, so I wanted to add my own to the collection. I wrote Teardrop From The Past, due to the decline of society and lack of preservation for our natural world. It is disgraceful what mankind has done to the planet over the last century. So I wrote Teardrop as a Utopian theme, with the demise of the Earth and the perfection of Nouveaux to show the contrasts of old Earth verses the most likely version of the planet in 2197. It was my attempt to hopefully educate people by showing where our lives will probably lead to if the current path remains unchanged. The book is written with enlightening perspectives to suggest that we still have time to be nice to one another and look after our beautiful world called Earth. The irony of the book is that what the Council of Light seek on Nouveaux, already existed on Earth once. I hoped everyone who read the story might learn something before it is too late. The book was challenging to write. It is one of my favourite books.

A True Love of Time, Romantic Novella - was an idea I came up with years ago, but only wrote recently. I wanted to do a book featuring time travel. When most people fall in love they tend to be about the same age, however I wanted to show that love is ageless, so I had someone who was old fall in love with someone who was young, then used the time travel to allow them to travel through time together at the same age. I based the story so that the younger character was given the opportunity to spend time through the highlights of Anna's life; the piano teacher and older character. I wanted the story to be set in dreamy locations, in the first half of the 20th century and to have the characters growing old together, with the younger character being enlightened along the journey. I liked adding the surreal elements to the book such as Ella, Anna's mother who appear's as a ghost at times and the whole story set somewhere between Heaven and Earth, in a dream world. The book combined a number of my short stories.

Whispers Of Wisteria - came from an idea from an old 1940s movie I loved, a short story I wrote called Sweet September and a very special home my wife and I owned once many years ago in our old home town, I regret leaving to this day. Everyone in life has regrets, so I based the story on the ultimate regret, losing someone you love. The main character blamed themselves for the loss of their true love, so I had them return to their old home town, to rekindle their lost romance through a number of ghostly appearances by Wisteria. I found a lovely town called Williamsburg, in Virginia to set the story and a beautiful cottage, the couple were planning to buy as their home before the fateful day of May 6th 1922. I thought it was a nice idea to have the chance to repair a mistake, which does not often happen in life and show the austere, saddened main character come back to life as they realise the perfect life and love they already had once.

The Importance of a Flower - was developed from my interest in Zen gardens, Japan and the desire to write a story which hopefully offers a spiritual journey for the reader. I tried to capture beauty and reflection, through a story where someone yearns to be happy again. I wanted the book to have a serenity to it and tones of enlightenment. I decided upon just a few characters and chose a beautiful setting in Japan to give a mysterious and enchanting feel to the story. The aim being that you feel like you have learnt something about life and are happier for reading it.