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Welcome to my blog, where I share my fascination with the history of Swansea and Gower, reflections on the art of writing historical fiction, and recommendations for novels that bring the past vividly to life.
Whether you’re drawn by the region’s industrial heritage, curious about the creative process behind historical storytelling, or simply looking for your next great read, I hope you’ll find something here to inspire you.
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Dramatised life of a Devon wife during the turbulent Tudor era and her romance with the dashing privateer Walter Raleigh.
Devon 1527. Katherine Champenowne, daughter of well-connected but impoverished Devon gentry, is married off at thirteen to the son of a moody local landowner. She knuckles ...
Peasant boy plucked by Yorkists to disrupt King Henry Tudor learns how to plot and scheme as competently as any noble lord in a bawdy, rollicking medieval tale.
England 1483. Ten year old peasant boy John is removed from his family and educated in Oxford. He is named by Yorkists as Edward Earl...
Flamboyant socialite Angelica is intrigued by a magical mermaid acquired by reticent Deptford merchant Jonah in bawdy 18thC London.
London, 1785. Widowed merchant Jonah Hancock loses his ship but gains a dried-out mermaid. Mrs Chappell, a high-society madam, hires it for a lavish and lewd party...
This is one of my favourite beaches in Gower, and also a significant one for my family.
It is over two miles long, and at low water you can walk all the way from Oxwich to Three Cliffs.
Margaret Morris, at 17, was daughter of a farming family in Penmaen and caring for her elderly aunt. She would ride...
Fierce Iceni warrior Solina faces captivity in Britannia and Rome with resilience and cunning, building a viable life and earning respect from her enemy.
Britain, AD 60. Boudicca (Catia), queen of the Iceni, trains her daughters as warriors, despite her husband favouring a peaceful pact with Rome...