MY INSPIRATION FOR THE ZEEKA SERIES

I did not choose writing as my career. It happened by chance.

I was a successful banker, and after retiring from banking, I moved on to insurance, where I also excelled. I qualified for the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table six times in a row and had the privilege to attend MDRT Conferences abroad. Those opportunities broadened my knowledge in new areas, preparing me for writing.

My writing journey began after my bout with cancer. I wrote I Am Cancer Free and self-published it in June 2013, eight years after my near-death experience with cancer. I wrote that book to tell people suffering from that disease that cancer does not have to be a death sentence. That book [my first] won the McGrath House Indie Book Awards in the category Non-Fiction in September 2016. It received a five-star review and five-star seal from Readers Favorite in 2017, and won an award in the Readers’ Favorite International Awards in Miami in 2018.

I wrote four memoirs about my life as a banker, retirement, travel, and a spiritual one, before trying my hand at fiction.

I tried fiction because of something my brother said to me in one of his letters before his death. He wrote in reference to my book, ‘My Life as a Banker: A Life Worth Living,”

“Your book makes very pleasant reading, and your literary expression is superb and easy to follow. You have an excellent talent, and I think you should follow up on a leisurely basis by publishing a book of short stories. With fiction, you will have greater opportunity to use your imagination and your undoubted descriptive ability. You used the word “fantasize” to create a situation. This is an outstanding quality, which you should continue to use because it is imagination, which is everything, coming from within you. It creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.”

After the devastating effects of the zika virus pandemic in 2016, the idea came to me. It was purely my imagination.

 An idea for a science fiction series came to me, and in February 2016, I published ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA BOOK I.

Within a few months, I released ZEEKA’S CHILD BOOK 2 and ZEEKA RETURNS BOOK 3.

 I had compiled the first three books into a trilogy called REVENGE OF ZEEKA: HORROR TRILOGY. In September 2016, I submitted the trilogy to Readers Favorite for a free review. The book received a five-star review and a five-star seal.

I thought that I had ended the story.

 But in the middle of the night, I awoke, and Zeeka spoke to me, telling me that I was not finished.

He said he wanted to return as a ghost to beg Steven's forgiveness.

As a devoted Christian, I believe in forgiveness.

I believe that God created each of us and that there is good in each one. I brushed it off several times before I finally wrote ZEEKA'S GHOST.

Then Number Nine started to bother me.

He wanted to tell the world that he was human, so I wrote RESURRECTION. It sounds crazy, but it is the truth.

 I combined all five episodes into another book, ZEEKA CHRONICLES, which also received a five-star award from Readers' Favorite International and won a bronze medal at the awards ceremony I attended in Miami. I won two awards that night: one for ZEEKA CHRONICLES, and the other for I AM CANCER FREE.

In early 2025, I adapted ZEEKA CHRONICLES into a screenplay with all five episodes. I submitted it to movie agents, and an agent said it was too big. It was 150 pages, and I should reduce it to 120 pages.

I had a difficult time choosing which episode to delete. It hurt me, but I decided to delete ZEEKA’s GHOST.

That is how the Screenplay for ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES II was born.

 ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES II contains four episodes.

 ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES I

ZEEKA’S CHILD

ZEEKA RETURNS

RESURRECTION

 The screenplay was a finalist in the Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest in September 2025. It placed in the top 25% of all entries.

I then proceeded to publish a book for ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES II in October 2025.

 My Christian faith and belief in forgiveness are the very foundation of Zeeka's story.

It is not just a thrilling sci-fi horror, but a deeply moral tale about the possibility of redemption, even for those who seem lost.

The moral of the story is that GOOD ALWAYS TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL.

There are three things readers can learn from the book.

 • Courage can emerge from vulnerability: Steven's transformation from victim to hero shows how someone who begins in a position of danger can eventually become the person others depend on.

 • Technology can serve both creation and destruction: The futuristic weapons, heroic robots, miracle healing machines, and weaponized zombies create an interesting contrast.

 • Good always triumphs over evil. Master Zeeka's hidden humanity and Number Nine's unexpected situation give the story room to explore compassion, identity, and redemption alongside the horror.

 BRENDA MOHAMMED

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A CARIBBEAN ROMANCE LOVE MYSTERY

 

THE GIFT OF LOVE was adapted into a screenplay and was selected in the Quarterfinals of Stage 32 + DramaBox Screenwriting Competition in April 2026.
In THE GIFT OF LOVE, Love, mystery, and resilience intertwine in a captivating tale set against the vibrant backdrop of a Caribbean island, where Crystal Rice is torn between fulfilling her dying father’s wish for her to marry Peter Paton, the son of his wealthy friend, and her undying love for her boyfriend, Barry Holmes.
Set on a lovely Caribbean island, The Gift of Love is filled with suspense and mystery,
Why was her daughter, Lauren, kidnapped, and by whom?
Only one man is willing to investigate her daughter’s disappearance.
Who is he?
What was The Gift of Love, and who was the recipient?
The Book is an exciting prequel to a mystery/detective series, Barry Holmes Investigates.
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A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOVERS OF GHOST AND HORROR STORIES

 

Friends, here is a great opportunity for lovers of ghost and horror

stories.

Author Brenda Mohammed, a multi-award-winning author who has

published 68 books, is offering the fourth book in the REVENGE OF

ZEEKA SERIES free of charge if you join her mailing list on her

website.

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Zeeka's Ghost is the fourth book in the Revenge of Zeeka five-book

horror series.

It is also the fourth book in the five-book series Zeeka Chronicles,

which has been adapted into a screenplay for the cinema.

A strong wind throws down Zeeka’s urn; it falls and breaks, and his

ashes scatter in Steven’s study, and Zeeka’s ghost appears to Dr.

Steven Sharpe, whom Zeeka had kidnapped as a child.

The ghost begs for forgiveness from Steven and saves Mandy,

Steven’s wife, from dangerous kidnappers.

Can dead people return to Earth to make amends?

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THREE MYSTERIES. THREE DISAPPEARANCES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE CARIBBEAN RIDE.

THREE MYSTERIES. THREE DISAPPEARANCES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE CARIBBEAN RIDE.

This three-book mystery series is a thrilling journey through tales of kidnapping, mysterious disappearances, and the resilience of love. Set against the vibrant backdrop of a Caribbean island, each story blends suspense with emotional depth, keeping readers hooked until the very end.

Together, these three captivating tales showcase the author’s talent for weaving love, humour, and suspense into unforgettable mysteries. Fans of Caribbean settings, psychological intrigue, and unexpected endings will find this series impossible to put down.

 THE GIFT OF LOVE introduces Barry as an amateur detective. The Gift of Love has been adapted into a screenplay for a movie and was a quarterfinalist in the Stage 32 and Drama Box Screenwriting contest in April 2026. Love, mystery, and resilience intertwine in The Gift of Love, a captivating tale set against the vibrant backdrop of a Caribbean island, where Crystal Rice is torn between fulfilling her dying father’s wish for her to marry Peter Paton, the son of his wealthy friend, and her undying love for her boyfriend, Barry Holmes. Barry, her first love, becomes her ally in the search for her lost daughter, showcasing courage and determination. THE AXE MURDERER is well written in the author's humorous style. Barry faced many obstacles in identifying the real perpetrator, as others fit the profile. Readers are taken on a rollercoaster ride to capture the real culprit. The end is surprising. WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY LOO revolves around the bizarre disappearance of a businessman's wife immediately after the lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic is lifted. Did she really disappear? BARRY HOLMES MYSTERIES contains all three stories. Here are reasons why this book should be in your library.

1. BARRY HOLMES MYSTERIES received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite International in September 2021.
2. The Author won the Culture, Literature, and Research [CLR] Award in India for Best Writer-Fantasy for this book.
3. On World Book Day in April 2023, the book received a certificate of recognition from The International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART], Spain.
4. In May 2024, the book was a finalist in the Independent Author Awards 2024 hosted by Literary Global Awards.
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WHY I WROTE A FIVE-SERIES HORROR NOVEL

 

Lying on my bed one night, I recalled my brother telling me, after he had read my memoir, My Life as a Banker, that my book made very pleasant reading and that I should consider publishing a fiction book of short stories where I would have a greater opportunity to use my descriptive ability.

It was the year 2016, and I had read the reports of the devastating effects of the zika virus pandemic. An idea came to me to write a futuristic story about babies born to infected mothers.  It was purely my imagination.

I was not sure where to begin, but I sat at my computer, and the characters I chose seemed to write the story themselves.

Book One – Zeeka and the Zombies: Revenge of Zeeka, a futuristic novel set in the year 2036, serves as an introduction to this mind-boggling series.

A strange-looking man, who claimed to be a zombie, visited the Chief of Medical Staff at the Gosh Hospital to inform him that his Master Zeeka was planning revenge against the doctors because his wife, who was infected with the virus, had died while giving birth at the hospital, and their son was born deformed. He disappeared, although he was sedated and left in a locked room. Integrated into the mystery are a love story, a family drama, and a carnival massacre by 51 programmable zombies on a fictitious Caribbean island. The combination of these three aspects in this collection made it an exciting read. People who enjoy detective novels, romance fiction, or science fiction bought this book, and it became an Amazon No 1 bestseller.

Book 2 -Zeeka’s Child: Revenge of Zeeka continues the story. The detectives investigating the carnival massacre could not find out who was controlling the zombies. Secrets, lies, human flaws, and ‘skeletons in cupboards’ are revealed and exposed when a scientist who was kidnapped as a child by Master Zeeka made his appearance and revealed his true identity and the identity of Zeeka. The police started a manhunt for Zeeka.

My imagination continued to run wild when I wrote the conclusion to the story, Book 3 – Zeeka Returns; Revenge of Zeeka.

Action, adventure, high-tech weapons, nine flesh-eating zombies, and a heroic robot make their appearance. Zeeka was hiding out in the forest with his nine flesh-eating zombies while police tried to capture him. He abandoned his zombies in the forest and went to the scientist’s brother’s home to find the scientist, Dr, Steven Sharpe, to ask for his forgiveness. He had a gun in his hand, and the robot helper kicked him down the stairs, tied him up, and called the Chief of Police. He was arrested, taken to prison, where he committed suicide.

I thought that I ended the story with Book 3. You may think that I am crazy, but my character, Zeeka, haunted me. He told me that his story had not ended. He wanted to return as a ghost to beg the scientist, Steven, whom he had kidnapped and whom he loved as his own son, for forgiveness. I gave in and penned Book 4 – Zeeka’s Ghost: Revenge of Zeeka

Unresolved issues, regrets, and love are all woven together with the right mix of startling plot twists in this book. Steven forgave Zeeka because he saved his wife from dangerous kidnappers.

When I was about to relax and move on to another book, the zombie that disappeared in book one also nagged me to do a fifth story – Resurrection: Revenge of Zeeka, about his transformation. It turned out that he was the son of Master Zeeka, who brought him up among the zombies, but he was not a zombie. The police thought he was dead in the massacre at the Carnival event in February 2036. Dr, Steven Sharpe cured him of his neurological disorder, and all ended well as Good triumphed over evil.

SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION

Each mind-blowing episode is in a separate book, but I also compiled all five stories into one book – Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka.

It has been adapted into a five-series screenplay for a movie or TV series.

This futuristic thriller was an award winner in the Young Adult Thriller category in the Reader's Favorite International Awards 2018, winner of the gold award in the category Science Fiction in Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018, and it placed in the top ten finalists for science fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.

 

In 2025, I combined four episodes into ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES II. This volume was also adapted into a screenplay and was a finalist in the 13Horror-com Film & Screenplay Contest in September 2025.

It has been a rewarding journey.

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RETIREMENT IS NOT A CLOSING DOOR

 

Review for Retirement is Fun

When one door closes, another opens. The title itself is a quiet act of defiance. Retirement is often framed as an ending, a winding down, a time of letting go. But Brenda Mohammed turns that narrative completely on its head.
She presents retirement not as a closing door, but as the moment when a whole new set of doors swings wide open. That perspective is not just refreshing; it is genuinely transformative. And the way she writes about it, with warmth, humour, and an unshakeable belief that every stage of life holds its own kind of adventure, makes this book a gift to anyone standing at that threshold, wondering what comes next.
At its heart, Retirement is Fun is a celebration of reinvention. It is a book that says your best chapters are not behind you; they are waiting to be written. Whether you are stepping away from a long career, adjusting to an empty nest, or simply looking for permission to prioritize your own joy for the first time in decades, this book offers both practical wisdom and heartfelt encouragement.
Brenda Mohammed explores the freedom that comes with letting go of old identities and embracing new possibilities, from a new job, travel, and hobbies, to volunteering and deepening relationships.
She also acknowledged the challenges, the quiet loss of purpose, the identity shifts, the fear of irrelevance, but you never let those moments linger in despair. Instead, you meet them with grace, humour, and a gentle nudge toward hope. This is a book that understands retirement is not about stopping; it is about starting again, on your own terms, even after battling a critical illness.
Books that actually celebrate the emotional and spiritual journey of this stage of life are surprisingly rare. Retirement is Fun fills that gap beautifully. Readers who are approaching retirement, recently retired, or even just dreaming of a different kind of future will find themselves nodding along, laughing, and maybe even tearing up a little at the recognition.
The book has a timeless, universal appeal that crosses generations. It speaks to anyone who has ever wondered if they still have something to offer, if their best days are truly behind them, or if they are allowed to be happy in a new and unfamiliar season of life. Your voice is warm, encouraging, and deeply human, and that is exactly what readers are craving.
The author clearly shows that retirement is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a beautiful new chapter.
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