100 Years since the Football Association Banned Women’s Football In December 1921 the Football Association banned women’s football from being played in any of its members’ stadiums. That decision stopped the growth of women’s football. The ban was in place for fifty years. It has taken the following fifty years for women’s football to recover […]
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Two Views of Justice
I want to tell you about two new historical fiction novels giving you equally profound views of justice. One is by myself and the other by renowned author, Jane Davis, former winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Award. At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock – Jane Davis For the last couple of years, while […]
Justice Be Damned – Out Now
Now Available Justice Be Damned is now available. The fourth in the Flynn and Reilly series, sees William Dixon fighting for justice for the death of Ben. Justice Be Damned 1870 – William Dixon will not ignore injustice. The Reese brothers have been released from prison and no one has been made to pay for […]
Unequal By Birth – Book Launch
Unequal By Birth Book Launch What a wonderful experience the launch of Unequal By Birth has been. The book came out on Friday last week and by the celebration event on Saturday I was already sitting about Hilary Mantel in the US Historical Fiction chart on Amazon. New Walk Museum The launch event itself was […]
Unequal By Birth – Preorder
You can now preorder Unequal By Birth HERE. The ebook is at a special discounted price, from now until the end of October. You can find out more about the book HERE and if you are reading as part of a book group and looking for questions, you can find some suggestions HERE. The book […]
Premier Chill With a Book Readers’ Award
I am delighted to announce that New York Orphan has been awarded a Premier Chill With a Book Readers’ Award.
New Book Announcement
New Book Announcement You have been asking when the sequel to New York Orphan will be available, and I am delighted at last to share with you not only the launch date, but the cover and the blurb for the book. Unequal By Birth which picks up Daniel, Molly and William’s stories where New York […]
The End
Of course, typing ‘The End’ on the first draft of a book is not the end of the process, but it is a major cause of celebration. Yesterday, I typed those immortal words on the next in The Tales of Flynn and Reilly. For those of you who keep asking me ‘What happens next?’ the […]
Audio Book of New York Orphan
Audio Book of New York Orphan I am delighted to announce that the audio book of New York Orphan is now available through Audible, Amazon and other outlets. The narrator is Lee Brophy, whose voice is perfect for the book. His soft Irish accent and ability to switch easily to the American characters brings distinction […]
What a rollercoaster!
Well bringing out The Blight and the Blarney has led to an amazing rollercoaster of a ride that I was not expecting. I’m offering the ebook for free to give people the chance to try my writing. Yesterday, I saw the effect of it starting to chart on Amazon. And once it started there was […]