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Chance to win an Amazon voucher

To mark the release of A Star to Sail By, I’m undertaking a blog tour. I’m very grateful to all the bloggers who are so kindly hosting me and am plucking out one at random to link to the Rafflecopter … Continue reading

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Out today – A Star to Sail By!

I’m thrilled that I can finally share Billy and Crispin’s rum-fuelled adventures with you! Out now at Amazon. Abducted by pirates, a naval officer is torn between duty and desire. All Crispin Merrick has ever wanted is to be a … Continue reading

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Did pirates wear socks?

I love autocomplete and the random paths it takes me down. When I was researching pirates, I found some excellent books on the subject, but I also – of course – used Google. I started to type in a perfectly … Continue reading

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Very high pines grow here about

They really don’t make maps like they used to. I love this one from 1751 of New Providence Island in the Bahamas. As well as the aforementioned pines – were they really so much higher than ordinary pines? – there’s … Continue reading

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A sneak peek of A Star to Sail By

With Crispin and Billy’s adventures coming out on 30th August, it seems a good time to share the moment Crispin first lays eyes on Billy. A pirate who had been examining one of the deck guns looked up at the … Continue reading

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A Star to Sail By releases 30th August

I’ve been having far more fun that should be legal messing about with pirates for my next book. And the Royal Navy, a little. A Star to Sail By is set in the Caribbean in 1715, during the Golden Age … Continue reading

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Yo ho ho!

It seems no time since I discovered we had a pirate on our family line. Ever since then, I’ve been reading and writing 24/7 about pirates, and am thrilled to say that I have a new novel coming out on … Continue reading

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