Books published by John H Gray

The story of Tutu and Tula who live and play in the Caribbean Sea of the shore of the island of Aruba. One particular day, Tutu wanders away from his mother and sister to visit the tourist boats. A huge storm develops and he becomes lost. His friends help him find shelter until he is rescued. The message of the story for children is not to wander away by themselves from their parents or guardians.

Une famille de tortues vit et joue dans la mer des Caraïbes le long des côtes de l'île Aruba. Lors d'une excursion, Toutou échappe à la surveillance de Maman Lauretta. Qui aidera Toutou à sortir sain et sauf de cette aventure ? Ce livre illustré est adapté pour les enfants de 3 à 6 ans.

Claude is born into the de Passioné family, an old wealthy aristocratic French family with extensive ownership in wineries and vineyards. Claude starts life as a rebellious youth, constantly pushing back against his domineering mother, Marie-France and his philandering father, The Marquis.While studying at The Sorbonne in Paris, Claude forges friendships and finds love, until he accidentally stumbles into an international crime ring. His life is changed forever.Determined to distance himself from his dysfunctional family, Claude embarks upon an international journey until fate intervenes and he returns to the family business.After years pass, he meets the love of his life…or so he believes. Again he is thrown into turmoil. A new love emerges and Claude is enraptured until the truth is revealed and Claude faces the ultimate decision. Should he forgive or flee?The story of a life filled with privilege, deceit and escapades, Claude’s life is anything but simple.Claude is born into the de Passioné family, an old wealthy aristocratic French family with extensive ownership in wineries and vineyards. Claude starts life as a rebellious youth, constantly pushing back against his domineering mother, Marie-France and his philandering father, The Marquis.While studying at The Sorbonne in Paris, Claude forges friendships and finds love, until he accidentally stumbles into an international crime ring. His life is changed forever.Determined to distance himself from his dysfunctional family, Claude embarks upon an international journey until fate intervenes and he returns to the family business.After years pass, he meets the love of his life…or so he believes. Again he is thrown into turmoil. A new love emerges and Claude is enraptured until the truth is revealed and Claude faces the ultimate decision. Should he forgive or flee?The story of a life filled with privilege, deceit and escapades, Claude’s life is anything but simple. 

Synopsis "Journey to Unknown Consequences" The story is the sequel to Journey of Betrayals, in which the lead character Jakob established a new and successful life on the island of Aruba.Years have passed and Jakob is now a respected and established member of Aruban society and business. He finds himself troubled as he reflects on the past and how he had treated and betrayed a number of people who had helped him during the tumultuous times he spent in wartime Europe at the beginning of WWII.His life is interrupted by the arrival of a small boat that leaves a disheveled man on the shore. Shortly thereafter strange happenings start to occur in what had been a quiet society. The arrival of foreign men with unknown purpose creates speculation in the community. Jakob's son has grown into an astute businessman and is confronted by strangers regarding the family's business Pressure mounts. Jakob discovers that many associates are reluctant to do business with his companies. Soon his son, Isaac Junior is advised to establish a relationship with a new bank. Suspicious of the individuals and their motives, Isaac rejects their overtures. This results in a series of events involving murder, sabotage and other crimes.Intent on preserving his business and those of his friends, while defeating the criminal activities, Jakob retires and hands the control of the business to Isaac Junior. Jakob embarks on a mission to rid the island of the influence that the mob is having. His task is formidable. He is fighting the Venezuelan based Mafia who are heavily involved in drug trafficking and smuggling.The mob is assisted in these endeavors by an unscrupulous US Coast Guard Lieutenant who uses his patrol in the Caribbean to both assist the mob and benefit him and certain of his crew. He intercepts drug runners and confiscates the drugs from rival gangs. The proceeds are split with the mob.Jakob is made aware of the possible survival of his best friend Juan, who had gone missing on a fishing trip some years earlier. He sets about a rescue mission and quickly encounters the mobs involvement.With the stress created by the problems, his health and mental condition falter. He finally decides he must return to Europe and find the people he had betrayed.Before he can travel to Europe, his health further deteriorates and he seeks treatments. His problems are diagnosed and he travels firstly back to the farm in Canada where he spent his childhood. He is accompanied by Solange, his wife. He is proud to show her the country and takes her to tourist areas including Niagara Falls.They continue onto Europe. He returns to visit those he stayed with and knew at the outbreak of WWII. He is shocked by his findings and the rejections he receives.Tragedy strikes. Jakob has re-established a close friendship with Jan Zelder and is helped through the tragedy by him.During his European trip, a rescue attempt is made deep into the jungles of Colombia in an effort to find his friend from Aruba who had gone missing while fishing. This rescue mission finds itself up against the mob and clandestine drug lab operations. They need to find out if Jakob's friend Juan is being held captive there. A rescue attempt is made.After his fraught European trip, Jakob returns to Aruba along with his European friend, Jan to a different life.

The lead character, Jakob is born into a strict rural Mennonite family. The harsh and alien conditions necessitate migration to less severe conditions and the founding of a new Mennonite community in South Western Ontario, Canada. As he matures, Jakob challenges many of the teachings and beliefs of the Mennonite religion. He is further troubled by the lack information his parents provided him regarding their reasons for migrating to North America. As he grows from childhood to a young man, he witnesses war and the prejudice against the minority Mennonite community. He finally marries and against the advice of friends and family, he embarks on a trip to Holland in search of ancestral relatives. With his parents deceased he has few other sources to turn to. He becomes obsessed with the objective of finding information on the family past. Jakob convinces his wife, Anke to make the trip to Holland in 1938. She is worried and reluctant to go given the rumblings of a possible war.After crossing the Atlantic by ship, they arrive in France and experience a tragic event before recovering and proceeding on to Holland. In Holland they stay with Anke's relatives in Amsterdam. Jakob is exposed to aspects of life that had been prohibited to him during his life in Canada. He falls prey to many of the vices. While in Holland, Jakob is informed of the existence of his father's brother in Germany. This brother had never been mentioned before and intrigues Jakob. He decides to visit even though he is counseled not to travel into Germany. While in Germany war erupts. Holland is invaded. His wife is trapped and they become separated.Anke, abandoned in Holland, is subjected to the horrors of war. She finds herself drawn to another and in conflict with her background. With help from the Dutch resistance she attempts an escape from occupied Holland. Contact with Jakob is lost and he is feared dead.In Germany Jakob's life is in turmoil. Finally a chance to escape to neutral America arises. He faces an awkward situation as an affair with a prostitute has resulted in her pregnancy and needs to determine whether to remain or flee while he has the opportunity.After leaving Europe as a crew member on a German merchant ship, Jakob jumps ship at the port of San Nicolaas on the Caribbean island of Aruba. He attempts to find Anke and bring her to Aruba to start a new life. Information leads him to believe Anke was killed while escaping Holland with the Dutch resistance cell. Fate intervenes and Jakob meets a beutiful and successful business woman.Jakob settles into a busy life in Aruba and befriends many locals. Eventually he remarries and establishes a new life.The story exposes the conflict between life's realities and the morals to which Jakob had been indoctrinated during his adolescence. Faced with making difficult decisions arising from unavoidable circumstances Jakob's actions are not always honorable or well thought out.Jakob's life is one of conflict, despair, betrayal, lust and love.