Category: Book One

  • Excerpt About Luck

    Excerpt About Luck

    “You have not yet spoken of this quest my brother sent you on” Turstin stated.  “What were you to accomplish?” The Spaniard nonchalantly waved his hand, his blue eyes roiling at the memory of the dubious command.  “It was nothing.  I had nearly forgotten all about it. The missing princess…

  • Another Excerpt to Tempt You

    Another Excerpt to Tempt You

    His swings with the axe were accurate and lethal, almost artful, the stems and stalks bending to his will, falling helplessly before him.  Sweating profusely, he did not appear labored.  There was an ease to his industry.  Pero didn’t understand it but he felt a wave of admiration washing over…

  • An Excerpt On Hell

    An Excerpt On Hell

    ‘There are no ghosts, no flying horses, no little men the size of leaves.  This is war for my sanity.’  One spirit was pressing him forward whilst the other spirit was yanking him back.  Irritated and defiant, offended at being treated like a pawn in this stupid little game, the…

  • Capri, Italy

    Capri, Italy

    One of the pleasures of writing Historical Fantasy is discovering and learning about real places and real legends, real histories.  My research for Book Two of The Crystal Crux series has taken me to the isle of Capri, a tourists wonderland south of Naples (Parthenope).  I plan to make good…

  • Francis Whitehall – The Griffin

    Francis Whitehall – The Griffin

    Continuing my exploration of the characters in my historical fantasy novel, The Crystal Crux – Betrayal, I completed a writing on another important figure, Francis Whitehall.  He is known to many as The Griffin, the crest of his line.  Follow the link below to my other site and enjoy the…