Author R E Harper

Anyone heard of the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? I loved stories like this while growing up as there were life lessons in them. Yet now as an adult I do find myself thinking ‘damn, that tortoise had the patience and determination of a saint’

Needless to say; my dark comedy novella is happening slowly but surely; I’m probably at 60% with it now and hoping it’s done by May but will keep you posted. I’m also working on two other books alongside it hence the delay~ Rachael

Dear Diary,
Today I did my first piece of writing in 2024. It felt good and it’s full speed ahead on my dark comedy novella I’ve been trying to write for the past few years. I hope it will be out in late summer/ early Autumn so we’ll see how that goes. I feel optimistic! It should be about 30,000-35,000 words. Currently I have 8,000 so I’m about 25% in!!
Rachael x

Happy New Year to you all, I’m excited to get on with some writing this year.

I’m actually working on three books at once. All of them very different from each other. I’m really hoping all 3 will be out in the first 3/4 of this year. Too optimistic?? 😬🙈🤣 what’s your goals for this year? More importantly are they achievable?

~Rachael

Wishing all my amazing readers and supporters a fantastic Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Thank you so much for your support over the last year, it means so much and see you all in 2024 🙌🏻😊 ~ Rachael

Thank you to all those people who have purchased and read Reasonable Doubt. If you could leave me a review on Amazon I’d be very grateful. Thank you 😊~Rachael

Get Reasonable Doubt on Amazon today! Thanks in advance for any support even if you just share the news 😊🙌🏻~ Rachael

Today's sneak peek shows that Daniel did have one good male role model growing up. I don't think he would have made it through the events of this book without him.
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"Is it one of the reasons your mind was elsewhere tonight?" I groan, I have no choice but to fess up to coach about Julia cause otherwise he's going to push for the truth about what's going on at home.
"No coach," I admit. "The truth is I… well…I… I got a date." Coach's eyebrows fly up and suddenly he roars with laughter. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I mean I respect coach more than anyone else but he's being so rude right now. Then he stops and pats me on the shoulder.
"Sorry Robertson," he says regretfully. "I wasn't laughing at you having a date. I was laughing because I thought it was something a little bit more serious." I nod and find myself suddenly grinning at him. I feel relieved that the idea of me having a date isn't all that funny. "She pretty?" he asks. I nod flushing slightly red. "She must be to prove such a distraction," he adds. I study coach's face and he smiling widely, and I could be wrong, but I think he's really happy for me.
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Reasonable Doubt is finally out TOMORROW. Pre-order it today to get it straight to your kindle upon release (paperbacks will be released to purchase tomorrow):- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-Corrupted-Trilogy-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_mpb

In today's sneak peek from 'Reasonable Doubt' you'll find out a little about Daniel's home life! It's so strange connecting the teenager we see in this book with the sophisicated yet broken pyschatrist we meet in 'The Corrupted Trilogy'
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"Your mom understands me better than anyone," he explains "and I won't be spoken down to by some skinny as***le kid who doesn't get s**t." Wow: Nice to know what he really thinks of me as if the way he treats me wasn't enough to go off.
"Just cos she understands why you're an as***le doesn't make you any less of one," I say forcefully. "She loves you, and in return you beat the crap out of her." I don't see Joe's fist flying towards my face, but I feel it's impact as it collides with the right-hand side of my face. Time seems to stand still as I register what just happened.
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'Reasonable Doubt' is out in just two days. Make sure you have it ready to read by pre-ordering today:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-Corrupted-Trilogy-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Let's kick off the weekend with a fun sneak peek from 'Reasonable Doubt' that comes out in just 3 days time. This little scene proves that Daniel wasn't always so confident with the ladies.
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"Aren't you going to kiss me?" she asks. My heart falls through to my stomach as nerves threaten to attack every part of my body. It's not like I haven't kissed a girl before, I've kissed a few, but all of them were because I felt it was expected of me. With Julia I feel like it might mean a lot more. This is the first time I might get the chance to kiss a woman because I want to, so why for the love of god can't I move my body? Julia grabs hold of my t-shirt and pulls me towards her. Shouldn't it be me taking the lead here?
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Pre-order your copy of Reasonable Doubt now on Amazon for less than the price of a cup of coffee:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-Corrupted-Trilogy-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_mpb

The final poster in the 'Meet the Character' posts. This one is arguable the most important character in the entire novel because his behaviour pushes Daniel towards a life changing decision.

'Reasonable Doubt' the standalone prequel to 'The Corrupted Trilogy' is out in just 4 days and is available to pre-order on Amazon now:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-Corrupted-Trilogy-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Who is this person so important in Daniel’s past that he directly quotes him 34 years later in Corrupted (book one of The Corrupted Trilogy)? Find out by reading ‘Reasonable Doubt’ available to pre-order on Amazon now!!

Meet Daniel's mom! Some of you may have met the older and more bitter version of her in book 3 of 'The Corrupted Trilogy' but in Reasonable Doubt you get a bigger sense of who she is and how she come to be that way. Pre-order Reasonable Doubt here (for less than a cup of coffee!):- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-Corrupted-Trilogy-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_dp

Don't forget about the live launch partty happening tonight! I'll be sharing with you all things you can expect from Reasonable Doubt!

Join me this coming Tuesday to find out all things related to my fourth novel!!

Well it's clear from this that Daniel has always had a thing for strong sassy women, but what 'it' is she talking about? Find out by reading 'Reasonable Doubt' Released on the 7th November and available to pre-order now!!

With the Reasonable Doubt release only a few weeks away, let's kick things off by introducing you to some of the main characters and some of their quotes from the book. Daniel you know (awww he's just a baby in this!) Pre-order the ebook on Amazon now!!~ Rachael

I haven’t forgotten about Reasonable Doubt, I promise 🙈🤣 I’ve just been mega busy lately. After tomorrow I’ll be releasing some sneak peeks, more posters and also be introducing some of the characters in this gritty story ~ Rachael

"I was in the school football team at the time, and I guess I didn’t know my own strength!"
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What was Daniel talking about in Salvation, the final book in 'The Corrupted Trilogy'? How did it define his whole life up until that moment?

Find out exactly what happened, in my standalone prequel; 'Reasonable Doubt' which takes place thirty-four years earlier in 1989!!

Pre-order now on Amazon for just £2.50:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-R-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_dp

TA-DA! Hope you love it as much as I do! Stay tunned as lots of exciting promo material coming you're way very soon!!

To pre-order Reasonable Doubt ready for release day, for less than the cost of a takeout coffee 😱 , click here:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reasonable-Doubt-R-Harper-ebook/dp/B0CKS767D7?ref_=ast_author_dp

~Rachael

So excited to show you the book design cover for 'Reasonable Doubt' this coming Friday (my subscribers should have it later today!)!!

I hope some of you will join me at the live preview party on the 24th October where I will be giving you a lot more snippets of what to expect from this grity thought provoking story that sets Daniel on his path to becoming the complex character we see in 'The Corrupted Trilogy'

I am absolutely delighted with the cover design I’ve had back today for Reasonable Doubt and will be sharing it with you all very soon 🙌🏻

Everything is all set to go and I could even bring forward the release date but I’m starting to realise that something usually goes wrong when you rush these things 🙈🤣

Therefore, Reasonable Doubt still comes out a month today! I’ll be doing a special live preview party on the 24th October @ 6:30pm

I’ll be giving everybody the lowdown on;
- why it’s taken so long to get this book out there
-why it went from a novella to a full novel and
-how it differs yet still links in with the corrupted Trilogy

I might even share little snippets from the book 🙈

All my subscribers should now have recieved the official blurb for ‘Reasonable Doubt’ it should be available to pre-order in the next few weeks 🙌🏻🙌🏻~ Rachael

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🗞️ I’m very excited and happy to share that the prequel to ‘The Corrupted Trilogy’ and my fourth novel will FINALLY be released on the 7th November 2023 🙌🏻🙌🏻😊.

🙌🏻 ‘Reasonable Doubt’ is just about ready to hit the presses!

📚 If you’ve read the trilogy, you’ll know that something dark and traumatic is lurking in Doctor Daniel Robertson’s past that led him to be the damaged individual he eventually becomes…now you get to experience it with his teenage self in 1989!

❗️And if you haven’t read my trilogy series, this is the perfect book to start with!

✉️ If you’re already on my mailing list then you’ll be receiving additional information including early access to the blurb, exciting bonus behind the scenes info and entry into a special competition to win a free signed copy!

😬 if you’re not on my mailing list…well you still have a little bit of time to sign up, but hurry! You can sign up on my website here:- www.reharper.com

Thanks for your patience and support on this. I really think this book will be my best one yet due to the amount of love, research and hard work I put into it~ Rachael

Woohoo! I just sent the final draft of my fourth novel (and prequel to the Corrupted Trilogy) Reasonable Doubt to my editor. Hopeful it will now be out at some point before the end of the year. I’m aiming for November some time but it all depends on what my editor comes back with 😊 once it’s out I’ll be able to go into a bit more detail about what caused such a big delay but why I’m happy it happened~ Rachael

A little over a year ago the final book in ‘The Corrupted Trilogy’ was completed. The spin-off prequel has gone through some major re-writes but I’m almost ready to do the final redraft so it should definitely be out by the end of this year. Thanks for standing by 😊~ Rachael

I have reached 400 followers! Thank you so much to each and everyone of you. I know I haven’t been as active as much on here of late, but I am working hard behind the scenes to ensure this Corrupted Trilogy prequel will be released as soon as possible 😊👍🏻~ Rachael

So this time because Reasonable Doubt is told from the point of view of an American teenager in the late 1980s, I decided to use American beta readers before sending the book to my editor.

Beta readers review your book and give you feedback on if there are any plot holes, general story analysis and language used. For this book I was particularly adamant I didn’t want to sound too British by accident.

As far as beta readers go I struck gold with one in particular who has provided me with excellent constructive feedback. One thing that became abundantly clear in his review is that my knowledge of American football is quite bad 🤣🤣🙈 the main thing is though he’s given me lots to work through which I can address in the second draft👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

It’s really opened my eyes to how useful beta readers can be and I think I’d love to use more of them in future after this positive experience 😊

Those of you who know me well, know that I never write the words ‘the end’ or ‘to be continued’ in the case of the first two trilogy books, until I’ve finished my first draft. So with that being said, in terms of my fourth book prequel ‘Reasonable Doubt’……Ta-da!!