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Hi,
the third instalment of the Thomas Grey saga is now in the posting queue:
Thomas Grey and the Year Without Summer
Thomas and Mirabel are finally reunited when the catastrophic crop failures of 1816 require him to protect his estate from looming starvation. He also becomes popular as an anti-slavery writer and is sent to the Barbary Coast again to battle his arch enemy's successor. Interesting times, indeed.
There will be six chapters to this story, and I must thank Old Rotorhead for editing them with his usual care and insight!
Enjoy!

Hi, I just posted the fourth and last chapter of Thomas Grey and the Hundred Days. The story is open ended, since the next sequel is already in work. Thanks to all the readers who took the time to comment. See you soon!

Dear readers,
I have written a short (4 chapters) sequel to the Thomas Grey saga, Thomas Grey and The Hundred Days. It will focus on the months around the return of Napoleon Bonaparte to power, and the supporting role played by our hero in containing his rule. A second sequel, likely just as short, is in the works.
There are a few other stories in development, but they were relegated to the back burner, allowing me to focus on Thomas and Mirabel, and their old and new friends.

Hi, guys and girls,

do not be misled - I have reposted the entire In The Navy, with new chapter titles and after one more revision, but there are no new chapters!

Also, the story index is messy right now; obviously my instructions were misleading, and now chapters 21 to 47 are added as duplicates after Book 2, chapter 30. I hope this will be corrected soon.

After receiving heads-ups from numerous readers pointing out typos and other errors in In The Navy, and having a few evenings for myself, I went over the first 15 chapters to give them another polish. ITN was the first story I posted here and the kind reception it received was a main reason for me to continue.
This being said, it also showed strongly that I am not a native English speaker. So, for the time being, I revised the 15 chapters of Book 1, split three of them into separate chapters, and reposted the same storyline in 18 chapters. I also adapted and amended small parts of the storyline to reflect the research I have done since first dreaming up this tale. You, the reader, will find one supporting character playing a lesser and less positive role. This mostly due to the fact that he must have been a less than stellar officer, contrary to my original perception. I also eliminated some of the over-the-top sex scenes, making the sex purely vanilla and also, I hope, more realistic.
If you decide to have a look, drop me a note if possible to let me know what you think of the revision.
I am already working on Book 2 and hope to post a revision later this month.