Stonehenge – new revelations review

23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022

Hands up how many of you have been to Stonehenge? Sadly, I've never quite made it. It's on The List (TM), although there's so much controversy about nearby roads that…

Two years of self-publishing

2 Feb 20222 Feb 2022

It's hard to believe that it's two whole years since I self-published my first book - but Echoes of Blood is exactly two years old today. My dark-themed, m/m vampire…

Adriatic Gardens

13 Jan 202213 Jan 2022

I'm watching - and loving - Monty Don's latest gardening/history/travelogue programmes about gardens around the Adriatic. His series are always a delight; many garden programmes focus, not unexpectedly, on the…

Free Christmas story

17 Dec 2021

I spent yesterday putting the finishing touches to a new, free Christmas short story set in the world of my paranormal romance novel ‛December Roses’, involving Nat, a former soldier…

Canals, basins, docks – and a fish on a bicycle

4 Dec 2021

Last week we spent a few days in London, on our first holiday in over two years. We were only there for two and a half days but managed to…

The church-town in the Lune Valley

21 Nov 2021

Or Kirkby Lonsdale, to give it its modern name. This wonderful, ancient town is chock full of atmosphere, with an amazing setting on a bend in the River Lune amidst…

Stocks or pillory?

19 Nov 2021

Earlier this week we met up with our best friends from Birmingham days, who were staying in the north-west for a few days. It was a damp, drizzly day, not…

Writing update and the mystery of High Street Roman road

18 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

High Street, Cumbria courtesy of lakedistrict.gov.uk Quick update - my November newsletter is due out in the next couple of days. This month it includes: update on progress and excerpt…

A sceptic’s guide to ghost hunting

16 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

Avenue House, Finchley, courtesy of hauntedhappenings.co.uk I spotted this entertaining article in the Guardian yesterday, but didn't have time to do anything about it. It's part of a series where…

A haunted castle

27 Oct 202119 Nov 2021

These days, Muncaster castle in western Cumbria is probably better known for its owl sanctuary. But it has a much longer and more varied history than that. According to Muncaster's…