Michael Hadley

The year was 1713. It had been two years since he first met her. And now Jacob was making his way back to Josephine's tavern in search of her father's killer. His friend and business partner, Tobias, a huge brute of a man, would meet him there. Together they would set out on a route linking their past to their present, crossing paths with pirates, merchants, pugilists, highwaymen and murderers. Will the killer be caught along this winding, twisting road on their unexpected journey?

The second instalment in the Grumpy Middle-Aged Dad Adventures sees our chubby Black Country hero jet off once again to Orlando to experience more expensive pretend happiness. This time, his trusty travelling companion is Teenage Daughter Lottie, who came along partly as celebration for her 18th birthday and partly because she survived meningitis. Oh, and because it was a free holiday. Grumpy Middle-Aged Dad (and Lottie) - More Adventures in Orlando is a bitter sweet tale of their time in the Sunshine State, and captures the madness and chaos of the self-named "happiest place on earth" whilst celebrating the special bond between father and daughter. All proceeds from the sale of this book, apart from the bit that Mr Amazon keeps for himself to run his big expensive warehouses, will be donated to the Meningitis Now charity. They carry out amazing work in the research and prevention of meningitis and offer support to children and families who have been affected by this terrible disease - just like what happened to my Lottie when she was just three weeks old. So once you've stopped reading this, do yourself a favour and add it to the basket in the top right hand corner. Thanks