How the idea for the novels came about.

Where it all stated 3 years ago.

The idea for the Seeking Solus series grew from the following little verse:

Blessed She. By P.B. Phillips.

Lord, to think of her.

Radiant, the truest goddess to behold.

How the Devil grew and took him.

With him, me and Blessed She.

I saw it all, made it so at his bidding,

With knife and powdered pistol loaded.

My dark council alone each night,

Just a cracked mirror by tallow candle light.

Year-by-year, riven deeper into corruption,

Body, heart, mind and lost soul.

Bridled by a phantom of She who is love.

Gripped with my gin and London’s fairy gold.

God knows how I tried to save We.

Dear Lord, to think of her now.

Christopher Pascoe/John Solus. Christmastide A.D. 1696.

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I wrote the poem Blessed She one Sunday morning in November 2023, whilst shouting at a football match.

The first Seeking Solus novel: A Filigree of Gold, just poured out of me over the next three months. Note: that the legend that is Jack Shepard will appear in the series, but not yet; not a long while yet. Enjoy the journey…

Oh… and watch out for Edgeworth Bess, she’ll steal your heart and cut your purse.

A new blog each Sunday. Everything else, is just straw and water.

P.B. Phillips - Author of the lightly spiced Historical Novel series, Seeking Solus: Life and Love as the First True Thief Taker.