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The Druid is now free to read with Prime AND Kindle Unlimited

That’s right, The Druid has been free to read on Kindle Unlimited worldwide since it came out on Samhain 2018, but now Amazon Prime members in the UK can also get it for free! Click the pic below to get your copy:   Also, the paperback edition of The Forest Lord Collection is now available to buy.... Continue Reading →

All 4 FOREST LORD novels now available in one Kindle boxset!

That’s right – the complete Forest Lord novel collection is now available on Kindle for a bargain price, and FREE on Kindle Unlimited. Including Wolf’s Head, The Wolf and the Raven, Rise of the Wolf, and Blood of the Wolf, you can get the lot for just $/£9.99, a significant saving compared to buying each individually. Or borrow it... Continue Reading →

Author? Launching a new novel? Here’s some tips that might help you hit number 1!

This article came to be when I was asked by the Historical Novel Society to write something outlining how I went about launching my latest novel, The Druid. Some of the tips will not be relevant to you, and that’s fine – these are just things that I tried with this particular book and it seemed... Continue Reading →

Mary Anne by Daphne Du Maurier review, cool paranormal podcasts to check out, and my latest news

Hello, it’s been a while since I posted any audiobook reviews, mainly because I’ve been mostly listening to podcasts recently. This morning, doing the dishes, I had the BBC’s In Our Time, “The Picts” on, although in general I’m mad about the paranormal and weird stuff. I won’t be doing this regularly, don’t worry, but... Continue Reading →

THE DRUID audiobook – cover reveal!

Yeah, okay, it’s not THAT much of a reveal since you could probably tell exactly what it would look like but still…it’s pretty exciting for me! I think it looks fantastic and will hopefully draw in listeners once it goes live on Audible and iTunes in a few weeks. I have heard Nick Denton reading... Continue Reading →

The Druid – Audiobook coming soon! I hadn’t planned it, but…

Yep, The Druid will be available this summer in audio form, which I know will make a few of you happy. The narrator is Nick Denton who recorded some of David Pilling’s novels and his reading of chapter 1 of The Druid had me wishing he’d already completed chapter 2 because I so wanted to keep listening!... Continue Reading →

“Song of the Centurion” – tune now up!

You may remember I wrote a folky/acoustic type song for my novel The Druid. The song was called “Rhydderch The Red” (listen to it HERE), and it was good fun to do, so I’ve written another tune, this time for the sequel to that book. Check out “Song of the Centurion” below! This is a heavy... Continue Reading →

New Q&A with me, check it out! Robin Hood, druids, and ghost hunting!

Author Allan Hudson recently did an interview with me, or “4 Questions” as he calls it. You can find it HERE, or click the photo below. Please take a look. I hope you find it interesting! Fancy a FREE ebook? Just click the red button to register and you’ll get “The Rescue” – a Forest Lord... Continue Reading →

The Druid hits number 21!

Yes, The Druid has already been at number 1 in some of Amazon’s charts – it stayed at the top of the “Celtic, English & Welsh Myths” list for about 3 months after it came out after all. BUT, the highest OVERALL position it had ever reached in the UK was around top-500 or so. Well, yesterday Amazon put it in their Daily Deal and it shot right up to a highest placing of 21!

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Hopefully all these new buyers will check out my other books. If you were one of them – thank you, and enjoy!

Biggest thrill for me was seeing my humble book ahead of one of my favourite novels of all time, Dune, which was also on special offer (I bought it myself – can’t go wrong for 99p and my kids might enjoy it one day, along with the Audible version I reviewed HERE). I love the first three or four in that series and actually wondered if I could create a similar Bene Gesserit-style “religion” for my druids. I thought that would be too ambitious in the end but maybe one day I’ll attempt something it, possibly with a certain messiah who isn’t called Brian…

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Fancy a FREE Robin Hood short story? Just click the red button to register and you’ll get “The Rescue” – a Forest Lord tale – completely FREE :

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Wolf’s Head just 99p/99c – be quick!

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Wolf’s Head, book 1 in my 100,000+ selling Forest Lord series, is on special offer for a time. In the UK it’s in Amazon’s Kindle Spring Sale for just 99p until the middle of April, and in the USA it’s 99c but only for today so be quick if you fancy trying it!

UK LINK 

USA LINK

Don’t forget, if you buy it at the reduced price, you can then get the Audible edition also at a reduced price – bargain all round!

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