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Richard Denning

Richard Denning

About

Hi - I am Richard Denning. I was born in Ilkeston in Derbyshire and I live in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. I am currently working as a General Practitioner with a North Birmingham practice. I am 43 and am married with two children (Helen and Matthew)

Activities and Interests

I am a writer with a strong interest in historical settings as well as horror and fantasy.

Reading - Well I love to. Here are some of my favourite books
Lord of the Rings 
Sharpe Series (Bernard Cornwell and his other books) 
Eagle Series Simon Scarrow 
Disk world books - Terry Pratchett 
Neverwhere Neil Gaiman

Gaming
I am also a keen player of board games and other games and run UK Games Expo (the UK's largest mixed format Games convention). I am a game designer and in October 2010 I released my first Board Game inspired by the Great Fire on London.

My websites 
http://www.richarddenning.co.uk 
http://www.medusagames.co.uk 
http://www.UKGamesExpo.co.uk

Buy my books:

http://www.merciabooks.co.uk/buying.html

You can email me on r.denning@btinternet.com

Passion & Betrayal

Passion & Betrayal

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<p>(Book 1)<br />Betrayed by the woman he loved and on the verge of destitution, artist Jonathan Martinez channels his anguish and rage into what will become his greatest masterpiece—Passion and Betrayal. The painting, critically acclaimed, ushers him into the world of fine art and allows him to realize his dreams. Stepping out of the shadows, he transforms into Phillipe, a wealthy artist and sought-after bachelor who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle—including his pick of any woman he desires.<br /><br />But when Phillipe least expects, the woman who almost destroyed him returns on the arm of his agent. Despite his anger, she awakens the part of his soul he entombed long ago. The part of him that can never forget her, no matter how deeply he buries himself in his art.<br /><br />With everything he's accomplished at stake, can Phillipe overpower the demons that haunt him and learn to love again? Or will his heart remain a shattered work of art that can never be restored?</p>

Story Behind The Book

I find this time period fascinating. The period of history following the departure of Roman troops from Britain in about the year 416 and lasting until the reign of Alfred the Great almost five hundred years later, represent the most poorly documented in the history of Britain. Enormous changes overtook the Island. Large parts of the country passed from the domination of one race to a completely different one. Place names, history, culture and language were swept away. Invasions, battles and wanton destruction raged across the land as never before, or after. In this time, there would have been heroes and villains. Legends would have arisen. Folk would have spoken with familiarity of battles and warlords, as we today talk of celebrities and sports teams. Amongst all this, normal people lived normal lives. People were born and died. They lived and loved, as we do today. Yet we know almost nothing about these people. That seems unfair to me - so I decided to write a fiction set in this time. Hope you enjoy it.

Media Links

History of War Review

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MIniature Wargames Review

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Book Bag Review

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Reviews

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:0mm;text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><strong>What Jill Murphy on the Book Bag says about The Amber Treasure:</strong></p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><em>'Enjoyable novel set in sixth century Northumbria. Accurate detail and vivid fight scenes together with an engaging central character and his coming-of-age make this an absorbing read for fans of historical fiction...'</em></p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;">Read the full review here:</p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><a href="http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Amber_Treasure_by_Richard_Denning" style="color:#936307;">http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Amber_Treasure_by_</a></p> <p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><em style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">'...well written and entertaining novel, which has a sympathetic lead character and a good feel for its very obscure period and for the brutal nature of battle in the shield wall'</em></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:0mm;text-align:center;"><span><span style="line-height:normal;"><a class="linkdark" href="http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/denning_amber_treasure.html" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:12px;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">From History of War - Review - The Amber Treasure</a></span><span style="line-height:16px;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>