Blake Patrick writes across genres — Roman-era epics, small-town horror, British crime and quiet romance — 18 books and counting. New to the shelf: Measured Ground.
From ancient Rome to modern-day crime scenes — scroll through the full catalogue.
Rome has learned to measure more than the ground beneath your feet.
A commander haunted by battle, and a longing for peace.
A hero of Rome, torn between his legion and his heart.
A fragile sanctuary. A rebellion turning fractured tribes into an army.
Every flood is measured. Every figure recorded. Every citizen trusts the numbers — until one man doesn't.
Ancient Egypt. A race to uncover a legacy that can change destinies.
In the shadow of Framlingham Castle — power, loyalty, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship.
A Knights Templar coin. A secret hidden for centuries.
When the swarm awakens, no one in Harrow's Edge is safe.
A brilliant biologist. A cunning predator. Who will win the ultimate prize — life!
Evil reaches its zenith, and the fate of all humanity hangs in the balance.
A town quiet for centuries awakens to a vengeful spirit.
A hidden world, guarded by those who walk unseen among the trees.
An unrelenting detective races against time. Can he find the human cargo before it's too late?
The evidence is nonexistent. But Sid Thorpe knows one thing with absolute certainty — it was murder.
A powerful love story. Lucas has a secret — will Jane discover it before it's too late?
A forgotten love forged in danger. Can Damien keep his secret hidden forever?
An Auschwitz love story — bound by fate, cruelty, and an extraordinary secret.
Two things I made because the alternatives weren't good enough — one for drafting, one for print.
A Scrivener-style novel writing studio — Binder, Corkboard, character & world bibles, a Timeline, manuscript Targets and one-click Compile, all in a single offline file you own outright. Every book on this site was drafted or revised in it.
A paperback cover wrap generator — pick a trim size, enter page count and paper stock, and it calculates exact spine width and builds your back-spine-front wrap at true 300dpi, live, in the browser. Nothing uploaded ever leaves your machine.
Direct sales through Gumroad, wide distribution through Draft2Digital, different currencies, different payout schedules — without a system, this becomes unmanageable by book three. Here's the one I actually use.
You can't pay for a review, and you can't trade a free copy for one either — that's been against the rules since 2016. Here's what's actually allowed, and what's worked for getting a debut its first honest reviews.
£2.99 isn't an arbitrary number — it sits inside Amazon's 70% royalty band, and every price above or below that line changes the maths more than most new authors realise.
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