Stephen C Challis Author

10/21/2025

Well after a good Court Days I was inspired to accelerate.my book Ignominious Victory which has languished on the back burner for too long. This is the third in a trilogy of books recounting the history of Kentucky and our town in particular. This book deals with the events leading up to the battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. Coincidentally the same year as the very first court day event. Ignominious Victory is historical fiction like Wildcat Mountain and Storm of the Shawnee ,but all events are actual historical events that took place. As of today I cannot say if I will be able to publish it before my book signing on Nov 20th but if not then I will be taking pre orders for it.

10/05/2025

I will be doing two book signings in the next 6 weeks first I will be joining fellow authors Charles. j Bishop and Charles J Bishop ll At their stand during court days on 17 to 19 October . Followed by another at the Montgomery county library on Thursday 20th November from 4 to 7 pm. I hope to have copies of the 2nd edition of my autobiography Just An Ordinary Copper.for sale as well as a selection of my other books. If you have a copy of any of my previous book,bring it along and I will happily sign it.

09/01/2025

I am currently working on a revised edition of my police autobiography Just an ordinary copper. Originally published in 2014 . The original was full of errors and basically had this I had not realized until I downloaded a copy myself. This was one of my early efforts so apologies to all who bought a copy in the past. I am now putting finishing touches to the revised edition and will re-release it on Amazon this month.on both Ebook and paperback.

07/02/2025

Well the end of an era today. My Troubled BMW that has cost me a lot over the years has finally left our farm. Donated to the Tunnels to Towers veterans charity. Of which I am a long time supporter. It will be auctioned off I believe in a few days .the money going to assist first responders including police officers families.
The charity is famous for paying off mortgages of families whose providers have lost their lives in the course of duty
I would encourage all who are seeking a charity to support. To look at T2T.

05/03/2025

This is a link to my new Authors website.

Steve Challis is a former UK Police Officer who emigrated to the USA in 2008.after serving in the police for 21 years,After leaving the Police Steve entered Politics and campaigned on behalf of the UK Independence Party in his home town of Eastleigh.In 2001 he was selected by his Party as the candid...

04/20/2025

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04/20/2025

Troubled child is now available on Kindle and paperback. From May 1st I will have signed copies available. Also The Dark Island is now out on Kindle as well As D2D. it has been a hard slog. But I think the result is worth the effort. The May book signing in Ohio has been cancelled by OGCA Due to criminal actions by the anti gun factions in Ohio.
I am now working with a fellow author Phil Tardivo to produce a book called Gun Collecting on a budget.which will be heavily illustrated. No publication date yet but likely.August or September .watch this space.

04/17/2025

Just a warning from personal experience. For those traveling this summer
DO NOT CONSIDER USING EXPEDIA UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. as some of you may know I recently traveled to the UK and made the mistake of booking through them. I paid for all my baggage and extra fees in advance through Expedia. They kept the money but did not pass it on result the Airline charged me again I was asked to reclaim the fees from them.
(They also informed me that Expedia was notorious for this.)

This morning I tried. To claim But they made the matter worse. They refused to speak direct and conducted the enquiry by text only. After I explained the problem and provided all my flight details and costs they demanded a refundable fee of _$5.00 to process my application. When I paid it I was told to resubmit all the details again by phone repeating the same procedure. I then realized that they had no intention of addressing the problem and no intention of issuing any refund so dealing with them cost me $125.00 extra. To top it all they did not deduct $5.00 from my account but $30.00. no explanation. It is a lesson learned. And one I need to pass on. This company is designed to RIP off unsuspecting travellers. Please feel free to copy and

04/16/2025

Troubled Child is now available on Kindle at $6.99 this is the sequel to Queen Ann's Curse and Dark Island..all of which are part of the Caroline De Winter trilogy. Enjoy

03/24/2025

It seems as if my book Troubled Child is being released at the right time. It is set in this village and I intend to visit next month when I'm in England.

03/22/2025

Finally moved Troubled Child from rewrite and editing to pre -publish. Status. Awaiting an update on a new cover design.but see no problems in the interim.
Meanwhile I have started work on a new book that I am co-authoring with my good friend Phil Tardivo. Provisionally titled Gun Collecting on a budget. It will be heavily illustrated with photography from our collection and those from other collectors. It will cover the law and procedures such as C&R licenses the CMP program and articles on various historical weapons. As of this evening we are well on the way. With around 4 chapters and a growing gallery of images.

03/13/2025

This morning, I finalized the initial draft of Troubled Child, the third book in the Caroline Dr. Winter trilogy. As authors are well aware, the tedious yet crucial tasks of editing, rewriting, and designing the cover are now underway. This page will be updated with information on the anticipated release date and any upcoming book signings.