Whilst written by a Martial Artist, From Bullied to Black Belt is far from a Karate Kid story. It is a true and emotional story of one man’s harrowing journey. Author Simon Morrell started life as a victim of bullying and along the way fell to violent assaults and attempted stabbings. As his life shrank, he became agoraphobic and a sufferer of panic attacks but salvation arrived in the form of Julie, a constant strength at his side who eventually became his wife. With Julie’s encourag...

Whilst written by a Martial Artist, From Bullied to Black Belt is far from a Karate Kid story. It is a true and emotional story of one man's harrowing journey. Author Simon Morrell started life as a victim of bullying and along the way fell to violent assaults and attempted stabbings. As his life shrank, he became agoraphobic and a sufferer of panic attacks but salvation arrived in the form of Julie, a constant strength at his side who eventually became his wife. With Julie's encouragement...

In the stunning sequel to From Bullied to Black Belt Simon Morrell tells of even more adversity he has faced in his life, this time almost ending him. Achieving his lifetime ambition of becoming a Black Belt he thought he had faced all his demons and his life was on track. However he found himself answering for the sins of his father when his dad firstly rips off hardcore gangsters for a large amount of money and then takes thousands of pounds from members of the IRA. Simon is held respons...

Having read a multitude of books portraying the folk who guard the doors of the nation s pub and clubs, I noticed that was nothing in print about the establishment that sit on the North Wales Coast. I soon filled this void, giving the area the recognition it deserves in serving a potential melting pot of customers. From locals, farmers, townies and holiday makers, you will meet them all in A Dragon On The Door seen though the eyes of the guardians of such. Read on as I talk to World Champi...

It has been a long, long road from that skinny kid who took his first verbal abuse at just five years of age. Wandering around the playground with a glob of spit hanging off my face and thinking "What the flip just happened?" I was far too young to know the word fuck, so flip was all I had.The road took me on many adventures, not all good, not all great but some fantastic, some just fucking fantastic.From a terrified youth running as fast as I could from a gruesome thug, ar...

This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans of the thriller genre” (The Real Book Spy).The incredible follow-up to FaceOff features twenty-two of the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pairing their series characters in...