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  • Jon Breakfield

     

    View all of Jon Breakfields books available to buy on Amazon

    Welcome


    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 book store from the comfort of their own couch.

    KEY  WEST Book 5  by Jon Breakfield now available on Amazon

    Our latest release:

    KEY WEST

    Shrimper, Sailor, Sponger, Spy

    Now available on Amazon

     

    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, then trade out your conch cruiser for a mask and snorkel for an eye-opening dip into the magical, colorful undersea world of the sponger.
    Our Motley Mob are all back holding sway in our debauched local watering hole, but there’s a new addition, a sexy Cuban lassie, who toils as a lap dancer in a Duval Street club…and has the hots for one of us.
    Life is good down here at 24 degrees north.
    Good that is, until it’s all ripped asunder by the passing of a loved one.

    New Naked Europe Now Available on Amazon

    The New Naked EUROPE

    This book is a brand New edition of NAKED EUROPE.

    Available on Amazon as an eBook & paperback

    Many readers of my KEY WEST SERIES have asked HOW I MET GABRIELLE…and this book, right here in front of your face, is the somewhat-saucy, somewhat-embarrassing, life-changing journey about how (and where) it all began. If you’ve read the original Naked Europe, not to worry, this is a completely new edition. With six (yes six) additional new, never-before-seen chapters, along with loads of updates and oozing with bad-ass facts.

     

  • Recent Titles from Jon Breakfield

     

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    Key West

    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.

  • The Key West Series

    Key West: Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America...a year in Key West

    (Key West Book 1)

    What would you do if you were on holiday and your better half said ‘Let’s not go back’?
    Would you stay?

    Available in eBook and Paperback

    Key West: The Sequel

    (Key West Book 2)

     
    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?
    Available in eBook and Paperback

    Key West: Starting Over

    (Key West Book 3)

     

    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.

    Available in eBook and Paperback

    Key West: See It Before It Sinks

    (Key West Book 4)

     

    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."

    Available in eBook and Paperback

  • The "DEATH by..." Crime Fiction Series

    DEATH by GLASGOW available on Amazon

    DEATH by GLASGOW

    Shortlisted by the Crime Writers Association for the Debut Dagger Award 2012.

    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.

    Available in eBook and Paperback

    DEATH by KEY WEST available on Amazon

    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.
    Available in eBook and Paperback
  • More Travel Titles

    PAN AM: No Sex Please We're Flight Attendants available on Amazon

    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.

    Available in eBook and Paperback

    Naked Europe: Searching for a Soul Mate.

    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:

    Have you ever been to Europe?
    Did you take your guidebook?
    Did you meet that special someone?
    Available in eBook and Paperback
    A short Story

    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.
    Available in eBook only via Amazon
  • 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 3 - If you have a special one you'd like to mention - please drop me a line and I'll add it to this list.

    Key West Island Books

    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

    The Owl Library & Bookstore

    Marathon, Florida

    A lot more that just books

     

    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.

    MEDINA BOOKSHOP

    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:

    https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/whatson/15600457.fluellen-theatre-company-to-stage-granton-street-at-theatr-gwaun/#gallery0

     

    CHAPTER 55—Robert Frost

    Robert Frost's cottage in Key West

    https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/13989296?guests=1&adults=1&sl_alternate_dates_exclusion=true&source_impression_id=p3_1558529715_fnxbXX84Q3JBWgcq

     

    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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