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Friends. I hope August finds you well and in good spirits. Chaos has proven to be a theme for this year, much as it was for last. But, sometimes in the midst of storms we get a chance to reflect inward and be grateful for the things that are most important. Progress continues on the […]

Old Friends, New Friends and New Adventures

July greets me every year and I think to myself how quickly time slips by us all. This year is no different, though this July has brought another reason for me to smile. At the height of baseball season and on the very day the American League won the All Star game, Amazon finally opened […]

Long Live Lilith!

Another month has come and gone, and I continue to be pleasantly surprised by a steady level of sales and rewarded by reviews and recommendations. To anyone who has purchased H.M.S. Valor, I thank you. To all of those who have been so gracious as to recommend it to a friend, an extra ration of […]

A skilled sailor.

I have signed several copies of H.M.S. Valor with the inscription of a quote that has kept me going through some of my darkest hours. “Smooth seas don’t make skilled sailors” I’ve added to that for my part, encouraging my readers to plot their course boldly. In life, as in the world of navigation at […]

Setting Sail With No Charts

As I write, H.M.S. Valor has already exceeded my hopes. In both sales and reviews, I have been pleasantly rewarded by readers from all walks of life and locations. I wrote H.M.S. Valor as an escape from a dismal year. 2020 was a challenge to everyone and 2021, while looking better, has delivered more of […]

H.M.S. Valor

Lives hang in the balance while a young and ambitious Lieutenant takes his new assignment aboard the H.M.S Valor. Circumstances soon lead him down a path where he must weigh traditional judgement carefully. With sword and pistol in hand he will confront his fate, where things are not as simple as they first appear, and the path of honor looks an awful lot like treason.