Review: In Quiet Courts, by Jack Rollins

In Quiet Courts by Jack Rollins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have only read Jack Rollins shorts up until now, but this book made me want to dive into the first in the series of the Victorian Vampire Chronicles.

It can be read as a standalone, but it is a prequel to the series, and even crosses over with an exclusive short through Jack's website, called Tender Morsels.

We follow Father Herbert Haddon as he investigates a thief's strange reaction when receiving medical care. The tension grows when he connects some dots and contacts a friend, ending up witnessing a bizarre supernatural and bloody event in the backstreets.

Jack's use of words and ability to create the perfect old victorian city feel with dark, cobbled streets and paupers living there really makes this story work. And with the right amount of intrigue, coupled with a few dramatic and bloody fight scenes, you can't help but keep you turning the page.

If you are a horror fan, especially of vampires, don't miss it!

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The Summer Realm is here! 🥳

Book One of The Summer Realm Trilogy, Agents of Secrets and Lies will be released on the 26th of December 2025.

The ebook is available for preorder, and the price will be discounted for pre-orders & the first 24hrs of release!

The Summer Realm is a dark steampunk fantasy series I've been busy writing in collaboration with three other authors, Michael Wombat, Victoria Pearson and Lisa Shambrook. It's about a quest to save the realm because it's under attack from Cockatrices (a real life mythological creature that look like a cross between a dragon and a rooster). We each have a different character and a different part of the map (yes, there's a map - in fact we have lots of them!) where our story takes place before they all meet at the end - though lots of smaller characters and events criss-cross, weaving it together. Tricky (the main character of my Tricky's Tales series) has been called in from her world to help, due to her ability to communicate with trees, so if you enjoyed those books, you might enjoy this too.

Here is the cover for the first book!

The dates for the following two books are also already known, as are the titles.

Book 2 - Savage Invasion will be released on February 6th 2026

Book 3 - Battle of Wind & Fire will be released on March 20th 2026.

New Ko-fi Shop! 🥳

I did open a Payhip shop, but when I finally sold something I realised that the amount of money they take didn't make it viable, so I shut it down.

So I've moved it all over to Ko-fi. I have all my ebooks available to buy and am going to be putting up signed copies of my paperbacks too over the next week. Why not take a look? There are a couple of things on sale. Click on the image below.