Jack-the-horse gets things underway

My name is Jack and I’m the horse in Horse of a Different Colour, but who knows if I will be the horse in Horse of the Same Colour?

I have no idea. And even though the new book is underway, don’t hold your breath. Melodie wrote 500 words today, then crossed them all out again. ‘At least it’s underway,’ she told me. Between you and me, I’m not so sure.

Meanwhile, I'm going to have a word with my friend Professor Hans Von Puppet who you might have met in a previous blog, and get him to introduce the cast of the new book. I can't possibly introduce them all myself. Have you ever tried typing with hooves?

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Horse of the Same Colour

A new adventure is getting underway for Megan Crewe and Amy Atkinson. Nothing's certain just yet, but there will be horses and there will be mayhem, and there will probably be Aunt Ellie telling everyone not to bolt their food.

Here's a short reminder of the story so far...

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Supporting #NHSCharitiesTogether Part 5

This is part 5 of Jack galloping in with a bunch of writer mates to support NHS Charities Together.

We've had some scary authors and some exciting adventures and some hilarity with mind-blowing puns and comic verse. And now here's something new; a novel and a novella that are both eco-thrillers. Till They Dropped and Waiting for Gordo by Sue Knight.

Don't read these in the dark, and if you do and you find you can't sleep, then don't say I didn't warn you.

All the author royalties from all these books plus another five anthologies, goes to NHS Charities Together during the current crisis. That includes my own Horse of a Different Colour the hilarious Cruel and Unusual PunNishments, the full on Blood Red Dust, the crime-ridden Falling into Crime and the amazing adventure, The Boy in Winter's Grasp.

 

THIS LINK HERE will take you to all 12 of the books. And if I don't get round to a part 6 (my hooves get a bit sore with all the typing) then follow the link to find the amazing international award-winning anthhology, The Dummies' Guide to Serial Killing.

Supporting NHSCharitiesTogether Part 4

Part 4 of Jack supporting NHS Charities Together.

Here's another author in this project and in this case, his book is aimed at the same young adult audience as mine is - woo hoo! This author is John Scotcher who has written a really scary fantasy adventure called The Boy in Winter's Grasp. Don't read it in the dark.

You already know, if you've been paying attention to parts 1, 2 and 3, that all the author royalties from this set of books, goes to NHS Charities Together during the current crisis. That includes Horse of a Different Colour the hilarious Cruel and Unusual PunNishments, the full on Blood Red Dust and ...

... and also <drum roll> this amazing twosome that I'm going to get to in part 5: Till They Dropped and Waiting for Gordo.

THIS LINK HERE will take you to all 12 of the books. Call back in for part 5 and maybe even part 6.

Supporting #NHSCharitiesTogether part 3

Here is part 3 of Jack galloping into the fray to support NHS Charities Together.

You already know about the retired doctor who thought this up, Mark P Henderson and the scary science fiction author, Stuart Aken. But there's also a scary crime writer, and with her book, you get three for the price of one. She's Penny Grubb and her book is called Falling into Crime.

All the author royalties from Falling into Crime as well as Horse of a Different Colour, Cruel and Unusual PunNishments, and Blood Red Dust will go to NHS Charities Together during the current crisis.

THIS LINK HERE will take you to all 12 of the books.

Jack wasn't sure if he would do a part 4, but now he definitely will because three more books have joined in. The Boy in Winter's Grasp, Till They Dropped and Waiting for Gordo, so he needs to tell you about those.

Also he's quite keen to investigate one of the other books that is called The Dummies' Guide to Serial Killing, so there might be parts 4, 5, 6 and who knows how many more?

Supporting #NHSCharitiesTogether part 2

Part 2 of Jack galloping into the fray to support NHS Charities Together.

As I said before, we're not the only ones in this. Another author is Stuart Aken. He has written a lot of books ... a WHOLE LOT of books. We guess he writes pretty fast. The book that is in this wonderful scheme is called Blood Red Dust.

This is a great book, but it's pretty full on, if you know what I mean. Definitely one that needs an "Adult themes" warning. It's a great adventure on another planet but it's serious stuff. The perfect birthday present for a grown-up who likes their science fiction to be real. And because it's the first in a set of three, that's two more year's worth of presents sorted if they like it.

You will already know from part 1 that all the author royalties from Horse of a Different Colour and the hilarious Cruel and Unusual PunNishments will go to NHS Charities Together during the current crisis.

But some more books have joined in since I wrote part 1. Now we also have The Boy in Winter's Grasp, Till They Dropped and Waiting for Gordo, and Jack will tell you about those in a moment.

THIS LINK HERE will take you to all 12 of the books, and I will highlight more books in future blogs.

Supporting #NHSCharitiesTogether Part 1

When Melodie was asked if she wanted to join a group who were donating to NHS Charities Together, she and Jack-the-Horse were only too delighted to gallop into the fray and do their bit.

All the author royalties from Horse of a Different Colour will go to NHS Charities Together during the current crisis.

But we're not the only ones in this and it wasn't even our idea (though we rather wish that it was). It was thought up by a very clever author called Mark P Henderson who used to be a doctor and whose books will make you laugh a lot (but beware some adult themes).

In particular, don't miss out on Cruel and Unusual PunNishments - that's not a slip of the hoof, it's the right spelling; you'll see why when you get the book.

Please click THIS LINK HERE to find your way to the heart of this great project.