As promised – the new front cover for Conception – Birth of The Phoenix – The prequel to The Phoenix Series. Exciting news of a series of FREE promotions before Xmas. Here’s a taster: – TUE 2nd – WED 3rd SEPTEMBER – The Freeman Files Series Books 1-3 TUE 9th SEPTEMBER – The Freeman Files […]
Read Full PostIf you’ve followed me from the beginning, you know I was fiercely independent for the first decade. There was no way I was interested in going cap in hand to a traditional publisher to get my books published. Of course, I made mistakes. My early efforts received the reviews they deserved, but occasionally, some readers […]
Read Full PostThe #TheyKnew campaign is seeking funding to investigate and bring legal action against those who failed to act in the face of widespread child sexual abuse and exploitation across the UK. The money raised will be used to gather and review evidence to establish where the most substantial evidence to allow a private prosecution lies. They will […]
Read Full PostThree little words can be so important, can’t they? My wife, Lynne, has been recovering slowly after an operation. The tumour removed from her kidney five weeks ago was cancerous, as suspected, but the surgeon was confident he’d got it all and told her last week that ‘no further action’ was necessary. Lynne will […]
Read Full PostEvery series needs a solid foundation, and Vinci’s designers have delivered the goods. Your first chance to see the super A+ Content for the opening title in The Phoenix Series – The changes keep coming for the remaining 11 titles in the series: And another thing: What always surprises me is how many famous authors […]
Read Full PostHere are the fabulous new covers for The Phoenix Series. What do you think? Many thanks to the amazing Stuart Bache at Vinci Books. These covers should appear on Amazon in the next few days, together with the re-branding Vinci decides is right for the Product Pages. The new images are striking and represent the […]
Read Full PostExciting times lie ahead. I’m delighted to announce that I’ve signed with Vinci-Books, a new UK publishing house. This partnership with Vinci-Books brings a host of benefits. It will significantly increase my distribution footprint, making my books more widely available. They are currently available on Amazon in English as paperbacks and eBooks, with audio versions […]
Read Full PostMany years ago I learned the lyrics of the song – ‘You Never Can Tell’. Chuck Berry had a way with words that was so different from the standard pop song lyrics. They were complicated, and a devil to learn. That seems to sum up everything facing me at present. You never can tell what […]
Read Full PostWhen I get an unexpected success, it’s all the more satisfying. As many of you know, I closed the door on Larcombe Manor and the Phoenix Series in 2018, and spent a year polishing the twelve books I’d believed would get me noticed. A Featured Deal in March 2019 started the ball rolling, and a […]
Read Full PostMusic is one of my passions, and at the end of February a DJ from a club we played at regularly reminded me it was 50 years to the day since we supported Genesis at the Granary Club, in Bristol. Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and the others were on the brink of stardom and they […]
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