Author Tom Kane

The Treasonists: #1 The Whiskey Rebellion

Treasonist: Someone who betrays his country by committing treason. Throughout history there have been many instances of men and women who commit acts of treason against the country of their birth or their adoptive country. In the fledgling United States of America […]

ADMIN-TOMAugust 9, 2022September 3, 2022

Lost in Translation

Tomorrow is chemo day, again. I’m under no illusions, it’s going to give me a wide-ranging set of ups and downs for the next few days. I’m used to it. What I’ve been finding difficult is the lack of information about how […]

ADMIN-TOMAugust 8, 2022September 13, 2022

Make Mine a Meze

The title of this post is innocent, but the content behind the subject matter is palpably sinister. I of course refer to that Mediterranean meal that is designed to pounce on unsuspecting and carefree travellers. If you have no idea what a […]

ADMIN-TOMAugust 8, 2022October 27, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapter 5

Walking Away from Midnight Click on #WalkingAwayFromMidnight to see all available extracts July 1939 – Basil Shoots the Breeze It was a long drive and Basil, being Basil, decided he needed to stop as the light was fading. Truth be known, […]

ADMIN-TOMAugust 3, 2022November 1, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapter 4

Walking Away from Midnight Click on #WalkingAwayFromMidnight to see all available extracts Secrets Albert steered his Citroen 7 through the wide street of the Rue de Rivoli, turning left into a side street. The erratic swish-swash of the windscreen wipers toiling […]

ADMIN-TOMAugust 3, 2022November 1, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapter 3

Walking Away from Midnight Click on #WalkingAwayFromMidnight to see all available extracts Friends in High Places Jessie considered herself lucky in some respects and unlucky in others. Life was black and white, good, or bad. There was no grey area, or […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 29, 2022November 1, 2022

Here’s to a Healthy Dose of Information

One of the worse things that an ill person can experience is not always pain or discomfort from their illness. Sometimes it’s a lack of knowledge about your illness. Not knowing if you’re getting better, worse or just passing the time of […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 28, 2022September 16, 2022

Historical Fiction: Walking Away from Midnight – Sample Chapters 1 – 2

Walking Away from Midnight Click on #WalkingAwayFromMidnight to see all available extracts Prologue The teenage girl stood at one side of the bed her mother occupied. Her mother looked gaunt, worse than that, her head resembled a living skull, a nightmare […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 20, 2022November 1, 2022

bags being prepared for chemotherapy infusion

A Healthy Dose of Cancer Chemo and a New Cycle

I hasten to say, dear reader, that no I am not buying a new bike and taking up cycling. Nope, yesterday was my last chemo session and next week I get assessed for the possibility of an all clear or a new […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 13, 2022October 30, 2022

images of three ebooks for The Brittle Saga Trilogy

The Brittle Land: Book 2 The Brittle Saga Trilogy – Extract No. 1

Extract from The Brittle Land, Book Two in The Brittle Saga Trilogy. It was the soft sound of her own gentle snoring that woke her. She sat up and looked around, blinking the sleep from her eyes. She seemed to be in […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 10, 2022October 13, 2022