Projects

FICTION

I've recently completed The Mountain of Gold, the second of the Journals of Matthew Quinton, which takes Matthew to the Gambia River in 1663-4 and the violent clashes that led to the outbreak of the second Anglo-Dutch War. I've already started work on the third book in the series, provisionally entitled The Blast That Tears The Skies, set in the opening year of the war - 1665 - and centred on the Battle of Lowestoft, one of the most stunning victories in British naval history.

I'm also developing a couple of other projects set in different historical periods.

NON-FICTION

I'm currently working on a book about the Battle of Texel, 1673, for Boydell and Brewer, and on a book about the Stepney family, the creators of Llanelly House (as seen on the BBC TV series, Restoration, and pictured at right), to tie in with the ongoing restoration of this unique Georgian town house following its recent success in obtaining major lottery funding.

Again, I have a couple of other non-fiction projects that are in the very early stages of development.