Thursday 12 October 2017

FREE on KINDLE (limited time only)
THE PRINCE OF LIGHT trilogy
 

NOW for the first time. All three volumes within one book.

In the tradition of Lord of the Rings and Shannara comes the epic fantasy - THE PRINCE OF LIGHT.

The forces of The Light and The Dark clash in a titanic struggle as old as time.

Following the trail of the Ark of the Covenant, Quentin discovers Shakespeare’s Macbeth is not just a tale of tragedy, but a prophecy and a warning echoing down through the ages. Quentin and his friends embark on a perilous adventure to retrieve the Witches’ Eye from the Dark Wizards’ Castle, which in the hands of evil forces can be used to scry the future and see the prophecy come to fruition.

Following the successful return of the Witches' Eye to the Three Oracles, Quentin and his friends embark on a treasure hunt for the Lost Artefacts of Power believed to be held within King Solomon's Temple.

Lucifer has the Book of the Dead and needs The Cauldron to bring the Dead back to the Living.
The Demon Horde is closing in on Adriana, the Queen of the Magic, who guards the Cauldron.
Quentin and his friends join forces to protect the Cauldron and save the world.
 

Sunday 24 September 2017

UNREQUITED

Unrequited blends the musicality and vigour of the hit TV show SMASH and the haunting emotions of SCROOGE within an unforgettable romance story.
Writer Simon Smith spends his days and nights creating fantastical worlds within his novels, but when he inherits The Old Abernathy Theatre, truth becomes stranger than fiction.
The once-beloved theatre fell into ruin following a deadly fire that took the lives of its long time proprietors. Now it’s Simon’s job to breathe life into the crumbling structure and reclaim its rightful place in the theatre world. But as he plans to put on the first show since the fire, an encounter with Linda, an old school friend and unrequited love of Simon’s turns his life upside down, and together they investigate the occurrences of that fateful night and the truth behind a much sought-after painting.

Saturday 26 August 2017

Tuesday 25 July 2017

THE LIBRARY

MORE FIVE STAR REVIEWS
for
THE LIBRARY
still only 99c/99p
 
 When 12 year old Alex moves with his mum to an old American town to live in 'The Black House' he is full of trepidation. Moving from England and attending a new school are just the beginning of his adventures. Soon he finds a great group of friends to share with him the mysterious happenings in his new home, leading to time travel and ancestral revelations.
This is a tightly plotted and fast paced read. There are historical facts entwined with revealing passages of realism which older children will enjoy. Dead bodies, danger, skulls, and scary situations abound!


 

SPY NEWS 25th July 2017


Thursday 6 July 2017

THE LIBRARY
 OUT NOW
 
THE LIBRARY
SPECIAL KINDLE PRICE £0.99 / $0.99
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Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
This is an absolutely terrific book. Whilst it had me totally into it by chapter two, the writing and storyline just got better and better. I loved the way that historical facts threaded through the story so naturally and interestingly. The pace was splendidly timed. The setting of the black house, I could see as if it were a movie. The characters of a Famous Five ilk but in modern day, so they had a great deal of depth and divulged much of what it's like to be 12, 13 year old kids. The mother of Alex was not the cliched mother in a mystery book, but a solid character. Great twists with the dark stranger's identity that I won't divulge here. Also, the English-meet-American cultural differences are always a joy to read. I could go on, but just to say that this is a very good book. Well done, Simon Hartwell. I highly recommend your book.
 

Thursday 20 April 2017

The O'Brien Detective Agency

OUT NOW
 
THE O'BRIEN DETECTIVE AGENCY
CHAPTER BOOK - A FUN MYSTERY FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Perfect for Bedtime Reading or your child's FIRST Chapter book.

The O'Brien twins; Lisa and Tina, together with their younger brother, Ben, create the O'Brien's Detective Agency and piece together the clues to find their neighbour's missing cat. By chance, they stumble upon a clue to a bigger mystery, a series of robberies and the O'Brien Detectives are on the case.

A perfect family adventure for the younger reader. A fast pace mystery with solvable clues to keep them reading, or enjoy having it read to them, as you solve the case together.

Just 15,000 words from beginning to end, The O'Brien's Detective Agency is a great FIRST Chapter Book for your son or daughter.
 
 

Wednesday 5 April 2017

The Library Augustus

OUT NOW
 
THE LIBRARY: AUGUSTUS
An Adventure Story for Boys and Girls aged 7 upwards
 
 
 The Black House is haunted by the shades of men and women trapped inside
THE LIBRARY.
But what brought the House and the Library to life? What happened to Augustus and where is the Confederate Treasure?
Alex and his friends risk becoming trapped in time as they seek to release more of the ghosts that inhabit the Black House and discover the truth behind the Legend of the missing Confederate Gold.
Colditz, Pompeii, The Hindenburg, a Treasure Hunt,  a fight for their very souls and a Birthday party.

Alex and his friends face all this and more in this thrilling adventure.

Thursday 30 March 2017

THE LIBRARY

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THE LIBRARY
SPECIAL KINDLE PRICE £0.99 / $0.99
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XX3H1KD
 

Monday 13 March 2017

COMING SOON
The Library
Every small town in America has a house that is, well, creepy, spooky, scary even, and Alex Powell inherited such a house in the small town of Danville USA.

‘What wrong with this house,’ said Alex, ‘apart from being old?’
‘Once you go in, you never come out,’ said Katie.
‘Never a scream, never a shout,’ said Lucy.
‘Never heard again or seen about,’ said Chuck.

Arriving late the day before, and no time to explore the house, Alex goes to his new school hoping to make friends for the Summer Holidays. Chuck, Chip, Katie and Lucy chase Alex, not to bully him, as he believes, but to warn him about the dangers of the Black House and a new friendship begins.

Alex invites them to look around his new home and together they explore the old creaky house and discover the Library, a room that sits in the middle of the house and reaches from the bottom, all the way to the top, crammed full of books.

Lucy tells Alex all about the origins of the Black House and the legend of the lost Confederate Treasury buried in a graveyard under his house. Katie and his friends’ believe it’s not safe for Alex to remain in the Black House and invite him for a sleepover. They realise there is another stranger in town looking for the treasure and worse, Alex’s mum is missing. Unwilling to wait until morning Alex and his friends return to the Black House and the Library, to discover a book on the desk and their adventure begins.

Saturday 18 February 2017


QUENTIN JAMES and the FIFTH YEAR at EDGEWATER

COMPETITION: - Quentin is setting up a Security Company which will undertake covert spy missions. IT NEEDS A NAME?

Post your suggestions. The best idea will be used within the book and the winner will appear within the story as well (if desired).

Saturday 28 January 2017

The Demon Hunters: JACK. OUT TODAY in Paperback and on Kindle

AVAILABLE FROM TODAY
Paperback and Kindle.

 The Demon Hunters: JACK
For over a century the identity of Jack the Ripper has been a mystery. Father Shaun and Sister Adriana travel back in time believing a Demon lies at the source of the evil that pervaded Whitechapel and terrified London in 1888.
But who is the Ripper and is he possessed or just a cold blooded killer?
 
 
 

Sunday 15 January 2017

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

I am currently editing my latest Novella - The Demon Hunters - Whitechapel where are duo Father Shaun and Sister Adriana arrive in London England 1888, the time of the infamous mass murder JACK THE RIPPER!



AND for all you Quentin fans, I have started his latest adventure - Quentin James 's Fifth Year at Edgewater, where he makes two new friends Alex and Samantha and gets up to more mischief and pranks.


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