The Cry of the Fox

This is the second story in my Folk Song Series. It was inspired by the song Reynadine about a character with nasty fox-like characteristics. I thought it would make a great story.

Roxy and Rob are twins, recently moved from the town to the countryside. Rob loves football and horse riding and soon makes friends with the lord of the manor's son Sid. Roxy loves nature and the countryside and hates cruel sports. She falls out with Sid and most of the others in her class at school as nearly all are involved in hunting.

Sid falls under a curse where he changes into a fox and soon discovers he can't control it. It's up to Roxy to find the solution and break the curse before the big Boxing Day hunt.

I found out all sorts of interesting facts when looking into the subject of fox hunting in this country and although it is banned, loopholes in the law mean that a fox can still be chased and torn to pieces by hounds if the hounds 'accidentally' come across a fox's trail. It reinforced my belief that it is a cruel sport. Sid finds out the hard way.

I enjoyed writing about this subject and loved all the characters. They really came alive for me. Hope you enjoy it too.

The ISBN number is  1688722467    on Amazon.

The Boy in the Wood

This story is the first in my Folk Song series. It began as an exercise in a creative writing group I belonged to. I was inspired by the folk ballad 'Tamlin', a story about a girl who rescues her true love from the power of an enchantress. A.L.Lloyd described her as the bravest heroine in folk music. I set the story in Wales, and with some adaptation, in my home town by the sea.
The heroine is Ceri who makes friends with a boy she meets in the wood near her home. She is soon caught up in the frightening and tragic legend of Derwen Fawr and finds herself battling against ancient magical forces in order to rescue the boy from the clutches of the Lady of the Wood.
The story is aimed at young teens but has been enjoyed by several of my friends, and was found so scary by one reader, they had to sleep with the light on for a few nights.