BOOKWORMS AND VILLAINS

The Secondhand Bookworm novels are a series of lighthearted, amusing reads set in a rambling and rather eccentric used and antiquarian bookshop on the south coast of England. Based around Nora Jolly and her (sometimes crazy) co-workers, in each novel we spend a week in the bookshop with excursions to various houses in the little bookshop van where anything and everything relating to the world of buying and selling books can and does happen! Kick-starting the series is 'The Secondhand Bookworm' where we are introduced to Nora, her co-workers, friends and large array of new and regular customers; as well as the three story bookshop that contains over 27,000 books in shelves, cases, piled upon floors and even filling the attic room of the rickety old Tudor building. With chapter headings including 'Pretty Shoes', 'A Room with a Tree' and 'Concerning Ravens', Nora Jolly spends a week in this first book battling torrential rain that floods into the fro...

I've been reading through the text I have written so far for my seventh novel in The Secondhand Bookworm series of books (kindle and paperback) and have been laughing away to myself. I thought I would share this snippet from chapter three 'The Almost Shortest Day' as a sneak preview. Here goes: Coming soon - book 7 in the series The door opened and a burly man appeared in the doorway. He wore a cap and a trench coat. “Excuse me! The antique centre’s closed. What’s up with that?” “Oh. Yes the owner’s gone to China for Christmas with his girlfriend.” Nora explained apologetically. Amy looked interested. “I’ve got some guns for sale!” The man hollered and held them up like an American gunslinger. Nora dove behind the counter. “They ain’t loaded.” The man said, offended. Amy was laughing loudly. “You numpty.” She told Nora, taking her arm and hoisting her up. “I don’t like guns.” Nora said. “When’s it open again?” The gunslinger asked. “I’m not su...

I am keen to get back into my The Secondhand Bookworm series of novels set in an English bookshop and based upon ten years of my experience running and managing three used and secondhand bookshops on the south coast of England. This series of novels is an uplifting, amusing, pleasant read with 'Book Club at The Secondhand Bookworm' set to be the seventh installment. I have been writing this on and off over the past six month with numerous delays due to film production work and other projects but hope to have it available on Amazon kindle and to read for free with Kindle Unlimited soon. Check back for updates!

Millionairess: the new and addictive gorgeously epic edge of your seat romance thriller Kindle Edition is now available to download and read. Here's the blurb: What would you do if you caught the eye of a wealthy psychopath? Unworldly and innocent, Rachel Guardarsi is a woman who has it all; beauty, admirers, a lavish estate, loyal bodyguards, a dedicated chauffeur, devoted servants, an expensive wardrobe, stunning mansion house, an influential best friend, a gorgeous would-be lover, an unwavering strong faith, kindhearted yet willful nature, a perfect figure, eyes that stop the heart of every man and an imminent inheritance of millions. However. Her father is an elite killer, head of a ruthless billion pound criminal empire, her brothers are violent, controlling and unreasonable, her would-be lover Sean has been missing for three years and Rachel has lived as a virtual prisoner under the constant guard of her father's villainous men in her magnificent home. B...

I have been taking a break from my 'The Secondhand Bookworm' series of novels to write under one of my pen names and release two new novels this year. In addition I have decided to give one of my early books, the first in a series, a fresh new revamp. Originally published under the title 'House of Villains' in 2017 (with little to no response), I have set about attempting to revamp it this Bank Holiday weekend. Publication on kindle and kindle unlimited is currently in review. It can take up to three days sometimes for approval and publication so fingers crossed it will be available soon, if only for my own satisfaction. I intend to retire 'House of Villains' from publication and present the series afresh as I set about working on the second novel in this vein. My pen name for this epic romantic thriller series (written in a more lavish, detailed and epic-like style than my humorous easy reading 'The Secondhand Bookworm' series) is: Erica Stonebank...

Six bookshop novels available to read Summer is drawing near and book 4 in The Secondhand Bookworm series of novels is a great read for the season. I dedicated this novel to Jason Hill who was a work colleague of mine for several years back in the early-mid 2000's. We worked together in the bookshops I helped to run for ten years in Sussex and I have a lot of fond memories of him. The Secondhand Bookworm novels in paperback Jason was killed last year with his brother and friends when their helicopter crashed at the Grand Canyon. I was shocked and saddened. I had already been writing memories of him at the time in book three and planned to especially recapture numerous events and experiences we had in book 4. I worked with Jason especially over the summer in the bookshops, so it was bittersweet to write 'Summer at The Secondhand Bookworm' and a day spent with him. I love this book, it's funny, interesting and a great read - a week spent in a secondhand bo...

Like epic crime and romance stories set in lavish English locations? Here's a book trailer available NOW to watch on my personal youtube channel but also embedded here in this blog post. It's for my first published novel 'House of Villains' which was released in 2017. A large epic story that kick starts a series (I have been dipping in and out of writing the second novel over the past few years) once you get into the story it's an enticing, absorbing and a satisfying read. Available on Kindle, Kindleunlimited and in paperback (almost six hundred pages) it's a good choice if you are looking for something different and new to try out. If you like to read epic stories packed with stunning locations, ruthless villains, murder, mystery, betrayals and bullets, with a sprinkling of romance and humour and plenty of suspense, House of Villains kick starts an epic new series of novels to keep you gripped and guessing. Rachel is the daughter of Signor...