ABOUT THE BOOKS
All of my books are gritty teenage fiction. You won't find any wizards or elves or other worlds - they're set very much in this world at this time, and they deal with issues that are topical and relevant.
WATERMELON (not yet published) - Alone, rejected, and living in a kids' home, fifteen year old Mikey will do anything to belong - even if it means running for a local drug-dealer.
But as violent clashes with a rival gang escalate, loyalties get torn apart, and the cost of belonging spirals, what risks will Mikey be prepared to take? How will he live with the desperate and dangerous choices he is forced into? And ultimately, can he survive the brutality and betrayal that surround him?
SAFE tells the story of Danny, a fifteen year old lad who lives on a big housing estate in Sheffield, England. Danny's used to trouble; trouble at school, trouble with his mom and trouble with the cops. But when he hits on a 'posh' girl at a party, and his home life takes a dramatic turn for the worse, Danny's left to deal with a new kind of trouble. And it's hard and it's dangerous and it messes with his head.
There is some strong language in the books and that's because teenagers, generally, use some strong language. It's realism: real problems, real issues and real language.
All of my books are gritty teenage fiction. You won't find any wizards or elves or other worlds - they're set very much in this world at this time, and they deal with issues that are topical and relevant.
WATERMELON (not yet published) - Alone, rejected, and living in a kids' home, fifteen year old Mikey will do anything to belong - even if it means running for a local drug-dealer.
But as violent clashes with a rival gang escalate, loyalties get torn apart, and the cost of belonging spirals, what risks will Mikey be prepared to take? How will he live with the desperate and dangerous choices he is forced into? And ultimately, can he survive the brutality and betrayal that surround him?
SAFE tells the story of Danny, a fifteen year old lad who lives on a big housing estate in Sheffield, England. Danny's used to trouble; trouble at school, trouble with his mom and trouble with the cops. But when he hits on a 'posh' girl at a party, and his home life takes a dramatic turn for the worse, Danny's left to deal with a new kind of trouble. And it's hard and it's dangerous and it messes with his head.
There is some strong language in the books and that's because teenagers, generally, use some strong language. It's realism: real problems, real issues and real language.
