Jon Breakfield
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All titles are available as an eBook or paperback on Amazon,Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. Of course also at your local bookstore upon request. And now too on Bookshop.org
As an author, I am thrilled with the news about Bookshop.org - a place where everyone can support their local bookstore from the comfort of their own couch.
Coming Soon:
KEY WEST
at
Christmas
Book 7 in the Key West Series
Coming Soon on Amazon
What would you do if there was an island where Christmas trees were fashioned out of lobster pots, dogs had antlers, palm trees were aglow with red, green, and white twinkly lights, and there was even a Santa dressed dangerously as a seductive nymph, with snow-white hair, a red bikini, red high heels, and a whip…and her stable of reindeer were nine young chiseled bucks cladly costumed in just red Speedo bottoms, a necklace of sparkly-white shark teeth, and a string of jingle bells around their ankles?
Would you come at Christmas?
Would you?
The Key West Series
Key West: Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America...a year in Key West
What would you do if you were on holiday and your better half said ‘Let’s not go back’?
Would you stay?Key West: The Sequel
In KEY WEST Part II, the adventure continues. Our intrepid couple quit their jobs and gave up everything to live in paradise, but now it's all swirling down the toilet.
Can they survive or will they have to climb back on the hamster wheel?Key West: Starting Over
Do you feel like telling your boss to take a flying leap in Lake Michigan?
Do you want to kiss the Great White North goodbye?
Do you want to start all over again in Key West?
Here’s how you do it.Key West: See It Before It Sinks
More toe-curling adventures and late-nite hijinks committed by Jon , his wife and their usual accomplices: French Foreign Legionnaire "Johnny-Johnny" and his side-kick "Popcorn Joe."
Key West: Shrimper, Sailor, Sponger, Spy
Want to know where to get laid in Key West?
Or why folk down here forgo underwear?
Hop on your bike and come with us for a cheeky peep at Key West’s naughty underbelly.
Key West: Hunting for Old Key West
Have you ever wondered what Old Key West was like?
Do you wish you could turn back the clock?
And re-visit 1959?
1969?
1980?
1990?
I was there and now I’m going back.
Want to come along?
How about when we return to the present, you hop on your conch cruiser and tool around the island with Gabrielle and me as we hunt for what’s left of Old Key West.
It’s still there, you know, you just have to look deeper.vailable in eBook and Paperback
The "DEATH by..." Crime Fiction Series
DEATH by GLASGOW
Shortlisted by the Crime Writers Association for the Debut Dagger Award.
Detective Inspector Sharkey has a new partner to fight crime, problem is his new partner wears Gucci suits and Dolce & Gabbana 3-inch heels. When he learns that his daughter has been brutally murdered, he has to hit the mean streets of Glasgow with his fashionista side-kick to find the killer.
And what he doesn't know just might kill him… his new partner is involved in his daughter's death.DEATH by KEY WEST
(Book 2 of the Series)
In balmy and sub-tropical Key West, Florida, a young bride-to-be is abducted from her bed in her parent’s beach-front home.
In bitterly cold and snowy Glasgow, Scotland, a young bride-to-be is found dead and cannibalized in a derelict hotel.
Two crimes.
Over four-thousand miles apart.
The only connection is an ex-cop.
And a free-range psychopath.More Travel Titles
PAN AM
Pan Am (No Sex Please, We’re Flight Attendants)
This is not just a laugh-out-loud romp around the world or a historical foray into the beginnings of the great airline nor is it an emotional unveiling of the Facts and the Fun behind the logo...it’s all of the above.
New NAKED EUROPE
Searching for a Soul Mate in Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Austria, Sweden, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands, Iceland, Hamburg, Gibraltar and a bunch more
New NAKED EUROPE is the PREQUEL to the Amazon best-selling book KEY WEST:Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America...a year in Key West
Have you ever been to Europe?
Did you take your guidebook?
Did you meet that special someone?Key West Celebrities
Celebrities & A Splash of Scandal
Ever wonder what Key West is like behind the guidebook pages?
Behind closed doors?
Ever been curious about what naughtiness all those celebrities get up to when they're down here on the rock?
Get ready for some eye-popping facts and just a pinch of dirt and scandal.
From Hemingway to Tennessee Williams to Fidel Castro to Al Capone to Rudolf Nureyev to Madonna to Hunter S. Thompson to, yes, even the Queen of England (and that rascal of a husband of hers), over 120 celebrities, the famous and the infamous, past and present.
But wait!
There's more!
Included are many of our cool local celebrities who have helped to shape Key West.
As they should be.
As promised for those paperback readers: Click here to see the links/video clips that accompany the KEY WEST SCANDAL book.
Liverpool, Texas...London, Arkansas
A short story for folk with a short attention span.
Have you ever been to Liverpool, Texas?
How about London, Arkansas?
Neither have we, but we have to find out why the 'Revolutionaries' felt compelled to steal these British towns.
Jon Breakfield, author of the best-seller KEY WEST, and his wife endeavour to get to the bottom of this Yankee conundrum.
And you are welcome to come along.My Favorite Independent Bookstores
I love to read and I love to buy direct from my local bookstore.
As a tribute to the hardy Indies - here is a list of my top 4 - If you have a special one you'd like to mention - please drop me a line and I'll add it to this list.
Fleming St, Key West, FL
A unique bookstore carrying the best in new & used & rare. For Key West fanatics this is your nirvana.
Sandbar Books
Tavernier, Florida
Keeping the spirit of the independant bookstore alive. Make sure to pop in wherever & whenever you are in the Florida Keys
FABLES BOOKSTORE
St. Marychurch, Devon
A gem of a bookstore, It may not be the largest you've ever walked into but be assured Frances will find the ideal book for you.
Cowes, Isle of Wight
Right on the High Street in the famous sailing town of Cowes, pop in and see Krissy and the team. Look out for community events throughout the year.
Below are the links that accompany the paperback version of
KEY WEST Celebrities & a Splash of Scandal
Chapter 1—Bum Farto
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97623182@N00/28899679392
Chapter 3—Hunter Thompson
#1 Hunter’s funeral:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ReDDDC0Rg
#2 Johnny Depp talking about Hunter on David Letterman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWupnH8Uvs
Chapter 15—Billy Crystal & Gregory Hines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3WJbJp0s-A
Chapter 16—The Beatles
https://www.amazon.com/Wester-Florida-Original-Vintage-Postcard/dp/B071RY6LTL
Chapter 21—Steven Spielberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3twIloLrdVo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs
CHAPTER 26—Tennessee Williams
https://www.kwls.org/archive/1986/attachment/1986-mcgee-wolkowsky/
Here’s a great photo of Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani and Tennessee Williams at the Key West location for The Rose Tattoo:
https://www.wlrn.org/post/rose-tattoo-house-reborn-key-west
CHAPTER 40—Jim Croce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqauC49Xmc
CHAPTER 41—Kenny Chesney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhTF65o5v8Y
CHAPTER 42—Jerry Jeff Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wVmPQZTg0
Have a listen to Walker and Buffett performing “Railroad Lady” in 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-kiPZ3SDSU
CHAPTER 44—The Beach Boys
Here for your beachy enjoyment is a short interview with The Beach Boys and Glen Campbell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KWXFqTgXf0
CHAPTER 45—Michael McDonald
Here he is singing it, along with some great clips from the Key West movie, plus Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines clowning around with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xetxYwyak
CHAPTER 50—The Revivalists
https://www.facebook.com/KeyWestFansOfTheRevivalists/
CHAPTER 51—David Wolkowsky
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/135719
CHAPTER 52—Richard Burton
Here’s a photo of a young Richard Burton with his adopted father Philip Burton during better years:
CHAPTER 55—Robert Frost
Robert Frost's cottage in Key West
CHAPTER 56—Jessie Porter
A photo of the siren Sally Rand visiting sailors at the Naval Hospital in Key West:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/373376625349292293/
CHAPTER 60—Jimmy Buffett
Trailer for the “fish movie”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDy3N5whzII
CHAPTER 68—Colin Powell
A Video of the president of Azerbaijan and his entourage arriving in Key West by private jet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NpPwtDMxwg
CHAPTER 70—Thomas Edison
Historic scenes of Key West; be patient with the quality on offer, it’s grainy and jerky:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx0m5piR1Gg
CHAPTER 89—Will Soto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xggNsWb5qHI
CHAPTER 93—Harry Teaford
Iconic Radio A1A
https://radioa1a.com/the-weekly-trop-40/
CHAPTER 94—Cindy Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX-AQr6gss8
CHAPTER 97—David L. Sloan
https://hauntedkeywest.com/activities/sloans-key-west-ghost-hunt/
CHAPTER 104—Coffee Butler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8MYJ3bHYE
CHAPTER 105—Cliff Sawyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVP7b5kYguA
CHAPTER 106—Barry Cuda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oEtczZZiAw
CHAPTER 118—The Swayzees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPZHlxW1wKk
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