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Stepping Stones; And Next This is the second book in the Stepping Stones series. Stepping Stones; And Next takes up where the first book finished. The story follows the progress that is being made with the house, the gardens, the distillery and the new Farm Shop Complex. We also follow the progress of Harry, as he battles to find out what is causing his health problems. All areas are moving forward well, but that also brings issues that need to be addressed: Harry and Jo would like their own space, but don’t want to be away from the house. They also would like to be able to have more ...

The Watcher is the 3rd part of The Keeper Trilogy The Grand Master 3, or GM3 as he is known, makes his escape from Earth. He has with him, The Keeper. He is unsure of exactly what powers The Keeper might have, so he secures him safely in one of the travel pods, for the journey back across space. Once on the journey, he decides to dispose of Algreb and the others who accompanied him on the journey to Earth. When that is done, he changes course and makes for his own secret escape bolt hole. Back on Earth, Ricardo has been injured and is taken to hospital, where he is kept under guard. He ...

This is the second book of The Keeper Trilogy. The Keeper Trilogy starts like this: A long long time ago when the universe was arranged three Guiding Masters were appointed to oversee and act if the overall balance was not maintained. If necessary they can step in to sort problems. As a back up to the system The Keeper was also created. He holds the balance or rather he can restore the balance should it ever be required. The role as The Keeper passes down through the generations and although they are each aware they are something important they do not know what it is. The Keeper is ...

John Staven is forced into taking some time off work. He attends an auction and though not winning his two prized lots he bids and wins three boxes of odds and ends from a house clearance. Sorting the boxes he finds an old book. Inside the cover is an inscription but not in English. Interest triggered, he flicks through the book only to find a section in the middle is hand-written. He spends some time on the Internet trying to find out the language it is written in. He discovers it is in the Cornish Language.

Cornerstone is another Cornish based story by Bill Stenlake. Cador Krev's family are an old Cornish family. His parents have given him an old Cornish name. Cador was involved in an accident at....

Stepping Stones; This Far Harry Wrothstockly writes letters to several country estates, as part of his history assignment at sixth form. The very last thing he expected a few years later, was the letter he received from Tom Forrester’s Executor. Tom Forrester was a bachelor, who owned Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones Estate had not responded to Harry’s letter at the time, but apparently Tom Forrester had read it and hung onto it. For reasons only known to Tom Forrester, he leaves everything to Harry Wrothstockly, Harry will find out that the estate has been mismanaged over Tom’s ...

Someone is trying to systematically and violently remove Wendell & his family from this Earth. Living a quiet existence in South-West Scotland, Wendell (the wanderer) Drethen quietly goes about his life of Writing & Painting in the beautiful solitude of his mill, Auchenglen Falls. The mill is set down an almost inaccessible track, which helps Wendell keep visitors at bay. His contacts with the outside world come via his mobile phone, switched on once a month, and Angus who owns the village store, in the nearby village of Auchenglen. Wendell receives a visit from Angus telling him his ...

THE ROOTS I find that my life has come to a crossroads. I need something to change the recent pattern of my life. While clearing out my Mother’s things, I come across a letter sent to my late Father, 25 years ago. The letter has come half way round the world from a solicitor in Cornwall. I have no idea what it was about, nor do I know if my Father ever responded to it. I realize how little I know of my family history and start the process of unearthing my ancestors. It should be relatively easy to do online, once I have a starting point. But I decide that as I need a change of scenery. I ...

Lockdown On An Island Just imagine that you’re all alone on a remote island. No communications with the outside world and no one on the mainland appear to be aware you are there! But that is because they aren’t there anymore! It looked on the face of it to be an ideal opportunity to earn a hefty deposit for the house we wanted to buy, but could not afford where we live. I never imagined when I signed up, with 7 other people, for a 3 year project on a remote Scottish Island, that I would be left there when a pandemic struck the world, less than a year into my 3 year term. But that is ...

Wenlock Whispers is the 3rd book in the Wenlock series. It is not a trilogy but there are links between the three books. Edmund is sitting with his back against a tree. He does this a lot, especially towards the end of the day, when his chores have all been done. He has a feeling inside him that something is about to happen. He isn’t wrong about that, but when it does; it still catches him slightly unawares and makes him jump. ‘Fighters will come. You must not be there when they do.’ He hears the soft voice next to his ear saying this, but he knows from experience that when he turns, ...

A Pair of Shorts by Bill Stenlake A pair of shorts is in fact 2 books in 1. Two shorter stories for you to enjoy. The 1st Leg: I am woken by a noise in the middle of the night. I listen for a few seconds before I definitely hear there is a noise coming from downstairs. There shouldn’t be any noise coming from there! I live alone. I get out of bed and stand by the door to hear what is going on. The noise comes towards me and I hear the intruder start to climb the stairs. I hide behind the door and am glad I do so, as when the intruder comes into my bedroom, the first thing I see is the gun...

Detective Bramley Book 1 The metal detector is bleeping loudly. Jason has already dug down a couple of feet in the muddy ground. He has still not reached his target. When he does reach it, he can see his prize is a gold ring. This is what has triggered his metal detector. Taking his treasure home with him, he feels his night-time foray has been well worthwhile. When he gets home he realizes that the detector has stopped working. He returns in daylight to see if he has missed anything at the spot he found the ring. He is in luck as he finds another ring. However this ring is still attached ...

Stepping Stones Book 3: Continued takes up the story where Book 2 left off. My name is Harry and i was left Stepping Stones house by Tom Forrester. I didn't know him as such, but i had written to him as part of a school assignment. I didn't inherit everything outright. I had to take out a loan to pay off outstanding debts and taxes. Some thought I would just sell the estate on, but Jo and I decided that we wanted to bring the house and gardens back to their former glory. It had been allowed to get into a very poor state. In the basement we discovered 2 secret rooms, which contained an old ...

Bramley Book 2 In Bramley the Detective, Book 2, we have the return of Bramley, with some new cases to solve. It has been a quiet time recently for the detectives in the Braston Precinct. There has been a distinct lack of serious crime for a few weeks now. Surely it is going to change soon. In the meantime there are a series of break-ins and thefts from Jack’s Mart. He is regularly being stolen from overnight but there are no signs as to how it is being done. Because things are so quiet, the team is able to spend more time than they normally would do, investigating these thefts. Billy has...

The Coridae Key is the sequel to Lowarth Toll. The Coridae Key takes up the story from the end of Lowarth Toll. It tells of how the treasure was made and how it was brought to Cornwall many centuries ago. Arthur and Jenny try to find more about the treasure and where it might have come from. Events come together to make this ‘the right time’ and so they find out a little bit more about the treasure and eventually find The Coridae Key. Lowarth Toll ‘Do not forget about the family treasure’ are the contents of a note left for the family. Arthur Snade has inherited a house in Torleith,...

It’s Murder in Wenlock Wenlock is a small town and as such there might be characters in this story you think you recognise, or even know. But that is only your personal interpretation and bias. The characters in this story are fictitious and any resemblance to persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Bill expected to come across a few unforeseen challenges, when he purchased a property in Wenlock to renovate. What he didn’t expect was for one of those to be a body buried in the concrete, in the old extension. Whose body it is and how long it has been there, are just a couple of ...

Roddy Johnstone came home to Scotland after serving his country in the Great War. He helped his father run their basement brewery, where Roddy made two of his own beers, Roddy’s Wee Heavy & Roddy’s Light Beer. Being ambitious, Roddy decided to take his beers to Glasgow to try to interest the large breweries in his recipes. Roddy never came home. His father followed him to Glasgow and found out that Roddy had been in a fight and hit his head. He had been taken to a ship to be attended to and the ship had sailed with him still on board. The ship was bound for Boston. Roddy has lost his ...

It’s Dark in Wenlock. I have been out at night in Wenlock before, of course I have. It is just that I haven’t been out that late, walking home in complete darkness. They turn off the street lights overnight. That made the difference, as I walked home last night. I’d got a call for help about 10 o’clock, but by the time everything was sorted it was about 3 o’clock before I was ready to walk home. I walked down the lane by the Pottery and turned onto Sheinton Street. At the Bull Ring I crossed over the road and started walking up past the church. I heard a noise to my left. I ...

The Mannachs There is a minor earthquake in a small Cornish village. Two lads, Brad and Jed experience this quake and meet up the next morning to tell their version of it. Jed tells his version of events with items crashing down around the house, while Brad has had a completely different experience altogether. Like many places in Cornwall there is a stone circle close by, The Mannachs. Brad and Jed have no idea that the history of these stones is going to affect their lives. Fantasy, Folklore, Legend, Stories of Old, and Fishermen’s Tales, or any number of other ways of telling old ...

I am Bill McIntyre and I am a healer by trade. I have recently developed the dubious ability of hearing voices in my head. I wake up one morning and hear a voice asking for help. Before I lose the voice, I manage to get a little information, but not much. Discussing the situation with a colleague, I find a possible matching address for the voice. Based purely on that, I make my way there. I knock at the door and when I get no reply, I ask the neighbours. They haven’t seen anything today. I decide to call a policeman I helped a few months back, when he was having a strong allergic attack ...