A quick but overdue update, as it’s been a while since the last one.

I have been burying myself down rabbit holes researching and coming up with ideas for the next India Bones book, until finally forcing myself to stop and crack on with it properly. So I’ve been writing it and enjoying it – it’s always good to get back to the world of Dunia/Maji and write some scurvy tropical tales. If all goes well I might even be done by the end of summer (I’m not sure how optimistic that is; time isn’t my strong point).

What can you expect from India Bones and the Pirate Blood? Well, India is 17 now (how quickly it seems he’s grown!), and so the book is that bit more mature again, with darker themes still, specifically a focus on slavery, which I don’t really intend to pull my punches with. But if that sounds all too grim, don’t worry, there’ll still be high-seas and jungle adventure, mythological dangers, temple ruins, scurvy pirate action and tropical islands galore. J’maika will see more depth to it than the snapshot I provided in the first book, and we’ll also be visiting the island of Borikén… There will also be more Taino and Kalinago influence than ever before (courtesy of my rabbit hole research).

Anyway, back to the writing…