It has taken sixteen years, but next spring, around March or April 2025, copies of the young adult historical novel ‘Warrior Princess and Errant Page’ – all about King Wenceslas’s page and his relationship with King Alfred the Great’s granddaughter – should be available in ebook and paperback versions.

A nice, quiet holiday. That was the plan. In my mind I had it all sorted. Maybe the economy overnight flight to Cape Town might not be the height of luxury, but once I was in the Cape, it was four and five star all the way. It just didn’t turn out that way. For a start, I didn’t realise my holiday companions would mostly be Irish …

The theme set for my writing group’s story this month, was ‘Invasion.’ However, rather than discuss wars, or rumours of wars, I decided to tell a more domestic tale. James is enjoying retirement, his wife keeps busy with committees and entertaining – but sometimes her husband will interfere with her plans …

My Brother’s Keeper is a follow-up story to Twoc’ing. Told from Charles Holdsworth’s point of view, it describes what happens a decade after the incidents shown in Twoc’ing. Unfortunately, it looks as if the two brothers are unlikely to be reconciled.

TWOC’ING is a story of survival against the odds. Our protagonist, Peter Holdsworth, is framed for a crime he did not commit: Taking WithOut Consent. he serves time as a young offender, and he is then forced to join the Army. However, the Army doesn’t turn out to be what he expects …