Hello, I’m Roger

Hello, I'm Roger.

I write stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances.

Author of the award-winning novel Certified and creator of the television drama Escorted.

Current Project - Escorted

Original Television Drama Series.

When a struggling Yorkshire shoe shop owner is mistaken for a paid companion and offered £500 for a single evening, he creates a secret second life escorting professional women to save his failing business.

Shortlisted for the All3Media New Writers Collective 2024.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ” The Four Weddings and a Funeral of the book world”

Certified is an award-winning novel inspired by real-life events. Humorous, moving and relatable, it follows one man's journey through life's three defining certificates: birth, marriage and death.

"Original, fresh and unique. Every word counts."
— CIBA Mark Twain Grand Prize Review

Praise for Certified

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This book is an absolute joy that I heartily recommend." – Michael Heppell, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Certified covers love, loss, and life with humour and a deft hand." – Lovereading.co.uk: An ‘INDIE BOOK WE LOVE’

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Certified is a humorous yet moving anthology. " - Readers' Favorite: 2022 Bronze Medal Winner

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This book is an absolute joy that I heartily recommend." – Michael Heppell, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Certified covers love, loss, and life with humour and a deft hand." – Lovereading.co.uk: An ‘INDIE BOOK WE LOVE’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Certified is a humorous yet moving anthology. " - Readers' Favorite: 2022 Bronze Medal Winner