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          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.

          What's new for 2021?

          I have been taking advantage of this last year's lockdown to get cracking on the next book in the Key West series:

          Book number #5 will be entitled:

          KEY WEST: Shrimper, Sailor, Sponger, Spy.

          Currently about half way through so hoping to hand over to my editor before spring and on to the publisher around summer 2021.

          This is the image that will be featured on the front cover.

          Dear Reader, have you ever ventured into this little Key West gem? No...well let me tell you all about it...

        • Latest Title 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.

          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

           

          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.

          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.

           

          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.

          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.

        • 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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