"THE HUNTER" is the first book in a series of William Blake novels. It is a fast moving read, where our once professional hunter becomes the hunted.The story is set in the north of France where William, an ex Royal Marine, becomes the hunter's quarry in a bizarre initiation ceremony when he joins a local hunting club. The ceremony ends in disaster and sets William on a course to defend his innocence by again becoming the professional hunter to find his only witness.William B...

A small book of contemporary poems, some humourous, some serious and some to bring a tear.

Sometimes, it seems that even for the very briefest shower of happiness, we are required to pay in torrents with grief, sadness and tears.William's weekend begins with hope and with his spirits soaring to the stars. But the Three Fates had other plans for the thread of his life, and things changed quickly.He was dragged from the quiet solitude of Brittany, back into the wild world, where tyranny, violence and cruelty ruled supreme.

The King’s ShipsVolume one of the Reluctant Warrior series told of the adventures and travels of Ranulf, from his lowly beginnings as a ragged orphan, to becoming a national hero and lord of the manor. This book, Volume Two, continues his story as he oversees the preparation of the King’s fleet of warships that becomes the embryo of our modern day Royal Navy.It should have been a straightforward task, but it became mired in the politics and greed of the King’s coun...

Censorship, perhaps the ultimate editor for a government – Ask any regular serviceman.William had a surprise for Marie. They’d been planning to take some time off since they were married six months ago, but they needed to get the restaurant ticking over first and appoint a good sous-chef who could handle things in their absence.And now they were ready, they would start their holiday, their belated honeymoon, on Monday, in just two days’ time.But not in quit...

The King's ShipsVolume one of the Reluctant Warrior series tells of the adventures and travels of Ranulf, from his lowly beginnings as a ragged orphan, to becoming a national hero and lord of the manor. This book, Volume Two, continues his story as he oversees the preparation of the King's fleet of warships that becomes the embryo of our modern day Royal Navy.It should have been a straightforward task, but it became mired in the politics and greed of the King's councillors, ...

Death is an unwelcome caller even atthe very worst of times......Sometimes, it seems that even for the very briefest shower of happiness, we are required to pay in torrents with grief, sadness and tears.William’s weekend begins with hope and with his spirits soaring to the stars. But the Three Fates had other plans for the thread of his life, and things changed quickly.He was dragged from the quiet solitude of Brittany, back into the wild world, wher...

A collection of short, and not-so-short stories for those cup of coffee moments or trips to work on the bus.

It is 1798 and our story begins on an early day in autumn after some of the wettest summer days on record. Admiral Nelson is at last beginning to win the war at sea against the French and life in the English countryside should be good. But it isn't.In a quiet Devonshire valley a family lives and works peacefully at their flour milling business. On the hill above their small cottage stands a windmill, a robust tower that is the heart of their business. It is old, built nearly a hundr...

Volume one of “A Reluctant Warrior” tells of the adventures and travels of Ranulf, from his lowly beginnings as a ragged orphan, to becoming a national hero and lord of the manor.Although sent to the court of King Alfred to become a scholar, he becomes involved with the defence of the realm and, as the British army is on the point of a decisive victory, he is taken prisoner by the retreating Vikings and threatened with execution. By a twist in their Pagan beliefs however, Ranulf bec...

"Censored" is the second book in the William Blake series. William and Marie, his new French wife, take to the sea in a Brigantine called the Lady-Bird. Their trip starts out as a honeymoon adventure and a dip into commerce, transporting wines and tea by sail-power. But along the way they become embroiled in a smuggling operation of an epic scale that has left dead and broken lives in its wake. William decides to write an account of the event that will point a finger at those responsible. ...

This is an eclectic collection of short, and not-so-short stories, that I have written over the past years. Most of them are complete fiction, with perhaps their locality being the only anchor in reality. Others are of an autobiographical nature and I hope these will be obvious to you, the reader, as you come across them.Several of these short stories will form the basis for longer works and one, The Hunter, has already become a full length novel and in the writing, it produced a se...