Nightmares & Lullabies contains over a dozen short stories by Ronald McGuire. At times moving, mischievous, and reflective, much of the work is centered on the gay experience at varying life stages. In “Early Summer,” a boy’s first crush leads to the joy of reciprocity, while in “An Understanding,” bitterness, anger, and regret, fill the days of a man whose arrogance has cost him everything he didn’t know he needed, while “Lullaby” reveals a glimpse of the life after this one. This genre-spanning collection includes the award-winning literary fiction “Fitting In,” the sci-fi dystopia of “Farewell, Hollywood,” and the bizarre horror and dark humor of “A Time to Dance,” and “The Not-Zombies Apocalypse.” From the surreal to the sublime, the stories in Nightmares & Lullabies are fearless, unapologetic, and rife with moral ambiguity.
Ebook and paperback are available anywhere books are sold, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Rakuten kobo, even Walmart. NOTE to resellers: this book is available through your normal wholesale supplier. When searchingfor the book, please use ISBN: 9781965621035 for ebook and ISBN: 9781965621028 for paperback. Some sites will show it unavailable due to a change in distributor.
“How I went from failed writer to drug mule, and back again, without really trying.”
Please note: Paperback editions of this title are not currently available, but will become available again soon. We’re migrating Charlie’s work to our wholesale distributor and it takes a little time to get it sorted out.
After a shocking event on Halloween night, Charlie Barnes is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. On the bright side, he meets handsome cop Luke. Luke of the blue eyes, perfect nose, beautiful butt cheeks, and, unbeknownst to Charlie, ulterior motives.
Even bad publicity can be good for book sales, according to Charlie’s publisher, who promptly moves up the deadline for his next book. A book he hasn’t started due to a crushing case of writer’s block. Or perhaps he’s just lazy, hard to say.
He’s got a month to write his next book, decide if Luke is for real, and figure out what to do about the suitcase full of drugs he abandoned at the airport. The pressure is on and the ride is about to get bumpy.
About the Author
C.R. “Charlie” Barnes studied literature and journalism in college and went to work for a global news organization immediately after graduation. During his time there the team won 5 Peabody awards and a Columbia-Dupont Award (this is true!). “Happy Holidays!” is his first foray into LGBTQ fiction and its follow-up, “Adulting” is expected… who are we kidding? We’re never going to know when this books will be ready. Charlie is the Procrastination King, but we love him all the same. Stay posted.
Beach Book Press is proud to be the publisher of Steve Griffiths’ novel,Kill Sequence.
Kill Sequence grabs hold from the first page and never lets go. The technology at its heart isn’t treated as a gimmick, but as the spark for a deeply human story of danger, betrayal, and survival. Griffiths deftly drops us into the action and keeps us running, revealing just enough at just the right moment to keep the tension razor-sharp.
What follows is a relentless, cinematic ride that balances sharp dialogue with vivid action, evoking the best of writers like Robert Ludlum and Lee Child, while carving out its own path. At once breathless and assured, Kill Sequence marks a stunning debut—thrilling, twist-filled, and impossible to put down.
Pre-orders beginning September 5, with an October 3 release date, this fast-paced action-adventure techno-thriller will be available wherever books are sold, in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.
Beach Book Press is proud to present the stunning sequel to “Beyond Tomorrow’s Sun,” book 2 in the “Beyond Series” – “Beyond the Rivers of Time.” A 2024 Page Turner Award Finalist, like its predecessor, Book 2 is now available everywhere, including Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Amazon.com.
The front cover captures the incredible changes in store for Charlie and Becca, while the back cover, with its intense orange hues and broken white lines, pays homage to the burning sun and broken road at the onset of Charlie’s epic quest for a place to call home.
Cover Design by Gene Rayner
We’ve got some exciting projects on the way! Unfortunately we’ve run into a few hiccups that will delay the launch of Beach Book Classics. We made the difficult decision to accept these delays in order to migrate our business to a new distributor. Links to individual titles, with more detailed information, can be found on our Books page.
Among our upcoming project are two additions to our catalog in the Crime and Techno-Thriller categories. Keep an eye on this page for the full announcement in the coming weeks.
And joining the lineup later this year, Ronald McGuire’s second collection of short stories, “Pax Liminalis,” which is both a bi-lingual collection (Spanish/English) and illustrated by the Amazing Martín Solís, an Argentine artist of immense talent and imagination!
Beach Book Press is excited to announce that both “Beyond Tomorrow’s Sun” and its sequel, “Beyond the Rivers of Time,” are finalists in the 2024 Page Turner Awards competition. We’re proud to be the press bringing these novels to market, and even more proud of Ronald’s additional nomination for the 2024 Page Turner “Prolific Writer” award!
In 2025, we’ll be launching Beach Book Classics, with our first collection from editor Dan Dugan, creator of Dan Dugan Editions, “That Which is Hidden.” A collection of five stories, originally published in Weird Tales magazine, written by Manly Wade Wellman (also writing as Gans T. Field). This collection represents the original “Ghostbreakers” collection and will include ten illustrations.
Dan has a knack for spotting overlooked or forgotten gems in the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres. With skillful editing and a light touch, Dan breathes new life into classic stories that helped establish the popular genres he loves.
Think of Dan as the Turner Classic Movies of literature, working to preserve a rich heritage for future generations of readers.
Please note, this cover may not be the final design. We like it, but we’re a long way from publication. We shall see.
“That Which is Hidden” will include five classic horror tales, “The Hairy Ones Shall Dance,” “The Black Drama,” “The Dreadful Rabbits,” “The Haunted Half,” and “Chastel.”
Now available wherever books are sold, our first young adult science fiction launch, with Ronald McGuire’s debut novel, “Beyond Tomorrow’s Sun.” And the adventure continues with release of “Beyond the Rivers of Time.” Both novels are 2024 Page Turner Award Finalists!
A young boy flees a desperate situation and finds a new home, a new family and epic interplanetary adventure.
Also available now, McGuire’s collection of LGBTQ stories, “Nightmares & Lullabies.” A collection that runs the gamut from first love, to the afterlife, with some sci-fi and horror detours along the way.
“Nightmares & Lullabies” includes previously published as well as unpublished short stories by Ronald McGuire. Cover art by Martín Solís.
We’ll be open for submissions in 2025! We’ll begin building our first collection of flash fiction, short stories, and photographs, crafted and collected for the vacation reader.
And finally, if we can keep him focused and writing, we’re hoping to have Charlie Barnes’ second novel, “Adulting,” available no later than February 2026. (We originally planned to release it in December, but we haven’t seen so much as a sentence yet, so we’re pushing this one back so Charlie doesn’t rush it).
Beach Book Press is excited to announce that both “Beyond Tomorrow’s Sun” and its sequel, “Beyond the Rivers of Time,” are finalists in the 2024 Page Turner Awards competition. We’re proud to be the press bringing these novels to market, and even more proud of Ronald’s additional nomination for the 2024 Page Turner “Prolific Writer” award!
