Yarde Book Promotions "Blog Tour" Another Soul Saved by John Anthony Miller

 

Vienna, 1941

Monika Graf, the wife of a wealthy Austrian military commander, steals two Jewish girls from the Nazis—a crime often punishable by death. With soldiers in rapid pursuit, a homeless Jew named Janik, a mysterious man who lurks in the shadows, helps her escape.

Unable to have children of her own, she finds a new purpose in life—rescuing Jewish children from the horrendous Nazi regime. She asks the Swiss for help, trading military secrets she gleans from her husband for the lives of Jewish children. With Janik’s continued support, she also enlists Father Christoff, a priest at St. Stephen's Cathedral coping with unexpected emotions and doubting his commitment to God. Monika quickly forms bonds that can’t be broken, feelings exposed she never knew existed. 

Relentlessly pursued by Gestapo Captain Gustav Kramer, Monika combats continuing risk to her clandestine operation. When her husband, a rabid Nazi, returns from the battlefield severely wounded, she gets caught in a cage that she can’t crawl out of.

Wrought with danger, riddled with romance, Another Soul Saved shows humanity at both its best and worst in a classic struggle of good versus evil.

Publication Date: April 1, 2026

Publisher: Independent

Pages: 415

Genre: Historical Fiction

Any Triggers: Holocaust storyline; Nazi characters

Interview

Can you tell us a little about yourself and your writing journey? 

Hello, thank you so much for hosting me.

I write all thing historical—thrillers, mysteries, and romance. I’ve published nineteen books and ghostwritten two others. 

My first book was published in 2014, and I now work with three different publishers, releasing a novel every April and October, sometimes a third in July or December.

What drew you to historical fiction?

A love of history, travel, and reading served as my initial inspiration—and it still does. My books have common themes: exotic locations, ordinary people fighting demons both real and imagined, and interesting historical periods.

What inspired Another Soul Saved?

Another Soul Saved is a Holocaust novel set in Vienna, Austria at the outset of WWII. I’ve written many books about WWII, some featuring the Holocaust, but for this novel I wanted to write from the “enemy’s” perspective.  The citizens of Austria voted to become part of Greater Germany, and 99% of the people approved of Hitler’s policies. I wanted to use the voice of the 1% who didn’t—those who risked their lives to save others knowing that friends, neighbours, and even family members could betray them.  

What themes or ideas do you hope readers take away?

I would like my readers to take two things away from the book. The first is the historical aspect—the brutal Nazi regime of the Second World War, and those brave few who defied it. The second is that a single person can positively impact many lives, even in ways that most wouldn’t expect. 

What kind of research did you do for this book? 

My research was very involved. I think it has to be to immerse the reader in a different time period. I start with the characters—what were popular names in Vienna during WWII? My next topic was the city of Vienna, where the book is set. I have been to Austria, but not the Vienna neighbourhood where the book takes place, so I used Google Earth—it has a dropdown feature where you can actually “walk the streets.” It helped me describe buildings and use actual street names. Some of the book takes place in St, Stephen’s Cathedral, so I had to find the floors plans, including those of burial crypts in the basements. I also researched and read books about the Austrian Resistance movement, and the nation’s policies and treatment of the Jewish population. And then, as with all historical fiction, I researched clothing, women’s hair styles, food, popular automobiles, etc.

Did you discover anything surprising while writing it?

I did find Austria’s early policies toward their Jewish population different than I had expected. They promoted emigration, even after the war started, and several foreign countries helped Jewish children emigrate. Once the fighting began, and forced labor was needed to fuel the war effort, their policy shifted. It’s still evil in all forms, but a different approach than what much of Europe had taken.

Do you have a favourite character in the story? 

My favourite character was Monika Graf, the main character. She’s a wealthy woman who risks everything to rescue Jewish children, with no recognition or reward, betraying both her country and her husband. As I wrote her story, and her character developed, I couldn’t help wondering how many of us would be as strong and selfless as she was.

Which character was the most challenging to write?

Father Christoff is a priest at St, Stephen’s Cathedral who helps Monika Graf rescue Jewish children. As the story progresses, he falls in love with her and questions his commitment to God. Throughout the course of the novel, he gradually sacrifices everything—all for her.

✨ Quick Fire 

• Coffee or tea?  Both! Coffee before noon, tea after.

• Favourite historical period? Maybe a tie – Victorian England and the Jazz Age

• One book you love?  This question is much too difficult. Hmmm…Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, anything by Ken Follett or James Michener, American westerns by Zane Grey or Robert B. Parker….and the list goes on.

Are you working on anything new? 

I recently finished a book set during the British occupation of post-WWII Germany. A member of the local town council where the British had established their headquarters asked me to write it. I thought it was an interesting concept, so I did. I enjoyed it.

I’ve just started a Mafia mystery set in Philadelphia in 1932. It’s based on my great-great aunt (her last name was DeMarco). According to family legend, she drove the getaway car for the mob. I should have some fun with this one!

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The Wars of Now - a poem.

 

The Wars of Now

The wars of now are not of old,

Not tales in books already told.

They rage today, they burn tonight,

In shattered streets and sudden fright.

Where once the market stalls would stand,

Now dust lies thick across the land.

Where children ran at close of day,

They wake to hear the shells at play.

In Ukraine fields the cold guns sound,

And homes lie broken on the ground.

In Gaza smoke obscures the sky,

While mothers hold their young and cry.

In Iran, hearts endure the strain,

Beneath the threat of fire and pain.

In Libya factions still divide,

And peace is pushed again aside.

In Sudan roads are lined with fear,

As families flee with little near.

In Myanmar by candlelight,

They pray to pass another night.

The old lie comes in fresh disguise:

That war makes nations strong and wise.

That flags are worth a river’s tears,

That pride is worth these wasted years.

Yet those who pay are seldom known:

The child afraid, the widow moans.

The father searching through the stone,

The girl who learns to sleep alone.

And still, though cruelty stalks the day,

Kind hands and courage find a way.

A loaf is shared, a door held wide,

A stranger sheltered safe inside.

So if you ask what truth remains:

War gathers sorrow, loss, and pain.

And peace, however slow to start,

Begins in one determined heart.

Yarde Book Promotions "Blog Tour" A Plethora of Phantoms (Spirited Encounters Book 2) by Penny Hampson

Whose footsteps in the dark?

He is heir to the earldom of Batheaston and lives in an elegant, stately home, but handsome twenty-something Freddie Lanyon is not a happy man. Not only is he gay and dreading coming out to his family, but he’s also troubled by ghosts that nobody else can see.

When Freddie’s impulsive purchase of an antique dressing case triggers even more ghostly happenings with potentially catastrophic consequences, he has to take action.

Freddie contacts charismatic psychic Marcus Spender for help and feels an immediate attraction to this handsome antique dealer –– a feeling that is mutual. But the pair’s investigations unearth shocking, long-buried secrets, which prove a major challenge to their task of laying unhappy spirits to rest and to their blossoming relationship.

Being brave isn’t one of Freddie’s standout qualities, but he’ll need all the courage he can muster to rid himself of wayward phantoms and get his life on track.

A Plethora of Phantoms is an uplifting ghostly tale about love, friendship, and acceptance.

Publication Date: 3rd February 2026

Publisher: PP&M Publishing

Print Length: 259 Pages

Genre:  Paranormal Ghost Romance / Gay Romance

Review

I went into A Plethora of Phantoms expecting a story centred on a haunted house, something contained within its walls and tied neatly to its past. What I didn’t expect was how much the narrative would extend beyond that, or how naturally it would balance its mystery with a relationship that develops alongside it, shaped by the same uncertainty and pull.

At first, everything feels grounded in Lanyon Park. Freddie returns to a space that is already heavy with expectation, stepping into a role that seems defined long before he fully understands it. The house feels lived in, familiar, and structured by routine. It gives the impression of stability, of something that has endured. But even within that, there is a quiet suggestion that not everything belongs entirely to the present.

Because the story does not stay contained for long.

What begins as something localised gradually widens, drawing Freddie—and by extension the reader—into a trail of connections that lead elsewhere. The investigation takes them beyond the house, into other locations and histories that begin to piece together a much larger picture. The trip to Bath in particular stands out, not just as a change of setting, but as a shift in understanding. It reinforces the idea that what is happening cannot be explained by the house alone, and that the past has left traces in more than one place.

The mystery is not presented as something waiting to be solved in a single moment, but as something that has to be followed carefully, step by step. Objects, records, and fragments of information all play a part, each one adding a little more clarity without ever giving the full answer too quickly. The dressing case becomes central in this process, acting as a thread that connects different parts of the story together. It is not just significant in itself, but in what it leads to, guiding the characters towards something they would not otherwise have uncovered.

Alongside this, the haunting continues to evolve. It does not remain static or predictable, and it becomes clear that what is being encountered is more complicated than a single lingering presence. There are moments where the atmosphere feels almost controlled, and others where it becomes far more immediate and difficult to ignore. That variation keeps the tension consistent, even as the focus of the story begins to shift outward.

Running parallel to all of this is the relationship between Freddie and Marcus, which develops within the same sense of movement and uncertainty. It doesn’t unfold separately from the mystery, but alongside it, shaped by everything they are uncovering. There is a gradual shift from distance to trust, from hesitation to something more certain, and that progression feels tied to the story as a whole rather than existing outside it. Their connection never feels easy or untouched by what is happening around them, which gives it a quiet intensity that builds rather than rushes.

As the narrative moves towards its conclusion, the separate strands begin to draw together. What initially feels scattered—locations, histories, unexplained events—starts to align, revealing something more cohesive beneath it all. The answers do not arrive abruptly, but through accumulation, allowing the resolution to feel earned rather than imposed.

By the end, there is a sense not just of explanation, but of completion. The past is not erased, but understood, and that understanding allows for a kind of stillness to return. At the same time, the relationship at the centre of the story settles into something more certain, shaped by everything it has had to withstand.

A Plethora of Phantoms begins as a story about a place, but becomes something much broader—a narrative where mystery and connection develop side by side, each giving weight to the other.

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Penny lives with her family in Oxfordshire, and when she is not writing, she enjoys reading, walking, swimming, and the odd gin and tonic (not all at the same time).

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Yarde Book Promotions "Blog Tour" The Scald Crow (Beyond the Faerie Rath Book 1) by Hanna Park

Calla left her life behind, haunted by a curse she cannot control. She seeks refuge in the land of a thousand hellos, Ireland, for a fresh start—a place where no one knows who or what she is.

Colm fled from Clonmara seven long years ago, but now it’s his father’s birthday, and the clan has gathered to celebrate the ould one. Each day brings back the memories that ruined him.

Saoirse dwells in the shadows of a lost love, unwilling to move on and unable to forget. The crystals say one thing, but the cold, hard truth tells another.

Ciarán walked away from the woman he loved for the fun, for the craic. He didn’t realize that one rash decision would impact the lives of so many, least of all his own.

Four broken hearts, brought together by the thread of love.

Publication Date: 26th May 2025
Publisher: Baisong Press
Print Length: 260 Pages
Genre: Fantasy / Romance

Review

I went into The Scald Crow expecting something steeped in Irish folklore—a touch of fae magic, a hint of romance, and a story shaped by place and tradition. What I didn’t expect was how deeply those elements would intertwine, or how quietly the story would shift from something grounded into something far more layered, where love, loss, and survival all carry equal weight.

At first, the story feels almost simple. Calla arrives in Ireland after inheriting a property from a family member she has never met, looking for a way out of a life that has never quite worked for her. There’s something steady in that beginning—new place, new start, the possibility of something different. But even in those early chapters, there’s a sense that the land itself holds more than it’s letting on.

Because beneath that familiarity, something else is already present.

The folklore isn’t decorative here—it’s woven into everything. It sits in the language people use, in the things they avoid saying, in the way certain names carry weight when spoken aloud. There’s a strong sense that the land belongs to something older, and that people live alongside it rather than in control of it. Traditions and customs don’t just add colour to the story; they feel important, almost protective, grounding the characters in something that has existed long before them.

And then there’s the romance.

Calla and Colm’s connection doesn’t unfold gently. It arrives with a kind of intensity that feels instinctive rather than chosen. Their relationship moves between dream and reality, blurring the line between the two in a way that makes everything feel heightened. There are moments of tenderness, but they’re often edged with something sharper—desire that builds too quickly, interactions that feel almost overwhelming in their urgency. It’s not a comforting romance; it’s one that feels consuming, unpredictable, and at times slightly dangerous.

That sense of danger never fully leaves.

Because even as the relationship deepens, the story keeps reminding you that this world isn’t entirely safe. There’s a constant tension between what feels human and what feels just out of reach, and that tension runs through every interaction. Love here doesn’t exist separately from risk—it sits alongside it, shaped by it.

Running parallel to all of this is Ciarán’s story, which brings a quieter, more unsettling kind of weight. His survival is not freedom. He exists on the edge of the human world—able to be present, to see, to remain close—but unable to truly interact. That distance gives his storyline a haunting quality, as though he is caught between states, neither fully gone nor fully there. What keeps him anchored are the small, familiar things: customs, habits, the rhythms of life that still belong to him, even if he cannot fully belong to them anymore.

Saoirse’s perspective adds another emotional layer again. Where others are moving forward—whether willingly or not—she feels caught in what has already been lost. Her grief is still, heavy, and unresolved, and it lingers in a way that contrasts sharply with the intensity of the other storylines. It gives the novel a quieter kind of heartbreak, one that doesn’t need dramatic moments to be felt.

What makes the book work so well is how all of this exists together without being forced. The folklore, the romance, and the emotional weight of the characters all feed into each other, creating a story that feels both intimate and expansive at the same time.

The Scald Crow doesn’t rush to explain itself, and it doesn’t offer easy answers. Instead, it builds something slower, more atmospheric, and more emotionally tangled. It begins with something familiar, but gradually becomes something much harder to define—a story where love isn’t simple, survival isn’t guaranteed, and the past never quite stays where it should.

And by the end, it’s clear that this is only the beginning of something much larger—something that hasn’t finished unfolding yet.

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I began my writing career in the pre-dawn of a winter morning while my husband snored like a train. We could call my husband the catalyst. If it weren’t for him, I would never have gone to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, feed the cat, and sit on the loveseat in front of the fire. It was there, in those moments of wondrous quiet, that I did something I had never thought possible. I opened my laptop, and while the coffee went cold, I wrote a story. My husband had no idea that these sojourns to the loveseat in front of the fire would become a daily occurrence, that writing would become an obsession, but the cat knew. She knows everything.

I write stories that make you laugh, make you cry, and make you love. Thank you, friends, for reading!

In the beginning, there was an empty page.

I am a writer who lives in Muskoka, Canada, with a husband who snores, a hungry cat, and an almost perfect canine––he’s an adorable little shit.

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Yarde Book Promotions "Blog Tour" The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven (The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven trilogy) by Jennifer Ivy Walker

In this paranormal fantasy adaptation of the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde, the rightful heir to the Irish crown must flee the wicked queen, finding shelter with a fairy witch who teaches her the verdant magic of the forest. Fate leads Issylte to the otherworldly realm of the Lady of the Lake and the Elves of Avalon, where she must choose between her life as a Celtic healer or fight to save her ravaged kingdom from the ruthless Black Widow Queen.

Tristan of Lyonesse is a Knight of King Arthur's Round Table who must overcome the horrors of his traumatic past and defend his kingdom of Cornwall against a Viking invasion from Ireland. When he becomes a warrior of the Tribe of Dana, a gift of Druidic magic might hold the key he seeks.

Two parallel lives, interwoven by fate. Haunted and hunted by the same Black Widow Queen.

Can their passion and power prevail?

Publication Date: 1st May 2025
Publisher: Green Mermaid Publications
Print Length: 522 Pages
Genre: Arthurian Fantasy / Historical Romance Fantasy / Paranormal

Triggers: sexually explicit, cursing, battle scenes, and dark magic

Praise

“A sensational, well-crafted, fantasy fiction novel, with a perfect blend of magic, mysticism, romance, tragedy, drama, and suspense.”  Finalist Award from Reader’s Choice Book Awards

“A wildly romantic adventure, filled with the stuff of legends.”  Author Helen Johannes

“An example of historical romance at its best.” Coffee Pot Book Club 5-star Editorial Review

Review

I know the Tristan and Issylte story of old, and I was really looking forward to this retelling — but what I didn’t expect was how emotionally immersive it would feel, or how quickly it would move from something familiar into something far more haunting and layered.

At first, there’s a softness to it. A sense of beauty and tradition — castles alive with ceremony, a young princess caught between duty and longing, and the pull of the forest whispering freedom just beyond reach. Issylte feels heartbreakingly real in those early chapters, not just as a princess, but as a girl who doesn’t quite fit the life she’s been given. That gentle, almost fairytale-like beginning draws you in with warmth… and then slowly begins to unravel.

Because beneath that beauty, something feels wrong.

Morag’s arrival doesn’t just shift the story — it chills it. There’s a quiet cruelty to her, something cold and consuming that seeps into every interaction. It’s not loud or dramatic; it’s controlled, deliberate, and all the more disturbing for it. The moment her presence begins to affect Issylte, you feel it — that creeping sense that this is not a safe world, and that the danger isn’t coming… it’s already there .

And then the emotional weight really lands.

The loss Issylte experiences — especially with Brangien — is genuinely painful to read. It doesn’t feel like a plot device; it feels like something being taken from her too soon, too cruelly. That sense of isolation, of being left alone in a place that no longer feels like home, lingers heavily.

And that theme of loss doesn’t stop there.

Her time in the Hazelwood Forest with Maiwenn — the healer who takes her in after Morag commands her death — carries a strong, almost Snow White-like echo. Even the men sent to kill her cannot go through with it; instead, they spare her life and send her into the forest, returning with the heart of a slain animal as proof . From there, the story softens again, briefly, in the quiet safety of the forest cottage.

There’s something deeply comforting in that cottage life, in the rhythm of learning herbs, healing, and the language of the forest itself. Maiwenn becomes more than a teacher; she becomes family — a fragile sense of belonging Issylte so desperately needs. Which makes her loss all the more devastating. It’s not loud or sudden — it’s the kind of grief that settles slowly, leaving an ache that lingers.

Alongside this, Tristan’s storyline brings in a different kind of intensity — one shaped by loss, pressure, and the need to become something stronger than what he was. His path into knighthood, the brutal training, and the looming sense of destiny all carry that weight of expectation that never quite lets up. There’s something deeply compelling in the way his story builds alongside Issylte’s, as though both are moving — knowingly or not — towards something inevitable.

And that inevitability matters.

Because Tristan and Issylte are not just characters in this book — they come from one of the oldest and most enduring Celtic legends. Their story has always been one of tragic, forbidden love, bound up in fate, magic, and impossible choices. That legacy hangs quietly over the narrative, giving everything a sense of depth and foreboding.

The inclusion of Avalon adds another deeply emotional layer to that mythic foundation. It’s not just a place — it feels like a symbol of longing, of escape, of something just out of reach. There’s a quiet ache tied to it, as though it represents both hope and inevitability at once. It deepens that sense that these characters are caught in something ancient, something they may not be able to outrun.

The magic itself is not loud or showy — it’s unsettling, almost invasive. It lingers in touches, in sensations, in the sense that something unseen is always watching, always influencing. Drawing heavily from Celtic myth, the story blurs the line between beauty and danger, where places like the Hazelwood Forest feel both protective and quietly perilous.

There’s also a strong sensual undercurrent running through the book. At times, it leans into quite an erotic tone, particularly in the way power, desire, and control intertwine. These moments don’t feel separate from the story — they deepen it, adding intensity to the relationships and the darker dynamics at play.

What makes the book truly work is how it balances all of this — the tenderness, the grief, the longing, and the darkness. It gives you just enough comfort to make the loss hurt more. Just enough hope to make the tension sharper.

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven begins like a fairytale, but it doesn’t stay one. It becomes something more emotional, more myth-soaked, and far more human — a story about love, loss, power, and the quiet devastation of things that can’t be undone.

And by the end, you don’t just want to know what happens next — you feel like you need to.

Five Stars

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Jennifer Ivy Walker is an award-winning author of medieval Celtic, Nordic, and paranormal romance, as well as contemporary romance, historical fantasy, and WWII romantic suspense.

A former high school teacher and college professor of French with an MA in French literature, her novels encompass a love for French language, literature, history, and culture, including Celtic myths and legends, Norse mythology, Viking sagas, and Nordic lore.

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My old dog Shep would greet the day - a poem

 Shep

My old dog Shep would greet the day

Before the sun had found its way.

He’d wait beside the wooden gate

With wagging tail and patient wait.

Across the fields he loved to run,

Chasing sticks and chasing sun.

Through mud and streams and autumn air,

No happier dog was anywhere.

He watched the house both night and noon,

Would bark at wind or rising moon.

But more than all the things he’d do,

He simply stayed so close and true.

Yet time moves on, as time must do,

For dogs and people passing through.

His steps grew slow, his muzzle gray,

The long bright runs began to sway.

One quiet day the yard was still,

No paws to race along the hill.

The gate stood open, wide and free—

But Shep no longer ran to me.

Still when I walk those paths we knew,

I feel him there like morning dew.

For moving on, I’ve come to see,

Means carrying Shep inside of me. 🐾

Yarde Book Promotions "Blog Tour" Quetzalcoatl: Time Stones Book II by Ian Hunter

 

Jessie Mason lives with her nose in the pages of history. But she is discovering that the past is a dangerous place where she doesn't belong, and knowledge alone is not going to save her.

Jessie’s life has become a series of terrible challenges. Now she must lead her friends in the hopeless task Grandfather set them: hunt down and destroy the Time Stones. But her leadership has already failed. Tip has left them and Abe has simply disappeared, while she and Kes are trapped in the heart of an ancient empire in turmoil.

Thrust into a fractured, threatened Mexica nobility, Jessie is immersed in a way of life, fascinating and disturbing in equal measure, yet powerless before the approaching Conquistadors and the impending clash of cultures.

Even as the fabulous city of Tenochtitlan descends into savage violence, Jessie’s determination to succeed is undiminished. But with world history taking a new, bloody direction before her, she is finally forced to decide which is more important: continuing the task or simply surviving.

Publication Date: 22nd April 2021
Publisher: MVB Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH
Print Length: 277 Pages
Genre: Historical Fantasy

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“Quetzalcoatl (Time Stones Book II) by Ian Hunter is a tautly gripping novel that is written with a sensitivity to the era it depicts, but it is also a story packed with adventure and magic. Hunter’s vivacious storytelling made this novel impossible to put down. It is a story that has been penned with an impressive sweep and brilliance.”

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Books have been an important part of my life as long as I can remember, and at 54 years old, that’s a lot of books. My earliest memories of reading are CS Lewis’, “The Horse and His Boy” – by far the best of the Narnia books, the Adventures series by Willard Price, and “Goalkeepers are Different” by sports journalist Brian Glanville. An eclectic mix. My first English teacher was surprised to hear that I was reading, Le Carré, Ken Follett, Nevil Shute and “All the Presidents’ Men” by Woodward and Bernstein at the age of 12. I was simply picking up the books my father had finished.

School syllabus threw up the usual suspects – Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, Hardy, “To Kill a Mockingbird” – which I have reread often, and others I don’t immediately recall. By “A” level study, my then English teachers were pulling their hair out at my “perverse waste of talent” – I still have the report card! But I did manage a pass.

During a 35 year career, briefly in Banking and then in IT, I managed to find time, with unfailing family support, to study another lifelong passion, graduating with an Open University Bachelors’ degree in History in 2002. This fascination with all things historical inspired me to begin the Time Stones series. There is so much to our human past, and so many differing views on what is the greatest, and often the saddest, most tragic story. I decided I wanted to write about it; to shine a small light on those, sometimes pivotal stories, which are less frequently mentioned.

In 1995, my wife, Michelle, and I moved from England to southern Germany, where we still live, with our two children, one cat, and, when she pays us a visit, one chocolate labrador. I have been fortunate that I could satisfy another wish, to travel as widely as possible and see as much of our world as I can. Destinations usually include places of historic and archaeological interest, mixed with a large helping of sun, sea and sand for my wife’s peace of mind.

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