Forgotten Friends

I originally wrote this as a submission for a short story competition under the title ‘Heritage.’ When it didn’t win, I thought I would share it with you here. Although it’s fiction, there are certain elements of fact involved, but I’m not telling you which bits. ‘I don’t understand these computer things, Judy and I’m …

Valentine’s Day – Bed of Roses

Followers of my blog probably realise I write a lot of short stories. The general opinion is novels sell better than short stories which I find quite surprising in today’s hectic world. I personally enjoy reading them, and assuming people’s attention span is shorter than it was when I was a child, it would make …

Country Boy synopsis

Who remembers the song 'Kentucky Rain' by 'Elvis' when the old men say ‘Was it yesterday, no wait, the day before?’ ‘Story of a Country Boy’ was actually released on my birthday and the intention was the follow-up ‘Son of a Country Boy’ would be done and dusted by now. It’s my birthday next month …

Interview with TJ from ‘Story of a County Boy.’

As I mentioned the other week, an author friend sent me some questions to interview one of my characters. It was a great idea and inspired me to carry on with the sequel for the first book in the series which was called ‘Story of a Country Boy.’ The first book describes the adventures of …

A week of achievements – Blind Date and Alderslay

Despite everything, including last minute adjustments to both paperback and eBook, ‘Alderslay’ is now available in both formats. https://mybook.to/Alderslay It’s only been out a few days, but there are already some brilliant 5* reviews, with comments such as: ‘One story you do NOT want to miss!’ ‘A story full of everything.’ ‘Absolutely outstanding.’ The genre …

Val’s Tales – Not fade away

Our overseas competition winner, GB Miller has selected ‘Story of a County Boy’ and a copy is winging its way across the pond. With all the excitement of the prize draw I forgot to mention the storycast for Not Fade away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz-ZkHRJIrs&t=146s Before you follow the link to listen, you might need to have the …

Stay positive

Whilst, (I love that word) 😀 others are bored being confined to their home environment, circumstances have meant I’ve lost all my solitary ‘me-time.’ I'm struggling to find a few moments to check emails, yet alone write my usual short stories, market my books, finish my new ones, engage on social media or check on …

Alien Birth and Weird and Peculiar Tales

With so many people on lockdown, escape for a short while to a world of fantasy. For a FEW DAYS only, the price of our collection of short stories, ‘Weird and Peculiar Tales’ will be reduced to 99p/99c. Even if it's not a genre you usually enjoy, there really is something for everyone. Check out …

Best Man. Part 3.

The final part of the short story. If you haven't read Parts 1 and 2 you might like to read those first.   I had a thousand questions but kept my council as we went back to his suite of rooms, and our talk turned to the forthcoming nuptials, which seemed a safer subject. ‘Tell me …

Summer Changes, Winter Tears and George and Mary

I'm delighted to announce that my latest book 'Summer Changes, Winter Tears' is now available on Amazon in both eBook and paperback formats. Summer Changes, Winter Tears paperback UK Summer Changes, Winter Tears eBook USA Although basically a Romance, the story includes nostalgia from my first visit to the Mediterranean island of Malta, and the …