About Colin

Welcome! I'm Colin, an author driven by exploring the spaces where real-world human experience intersects with compelling structure. Drawing on nearly 40 years of paramedic experience across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, my writing navigates intense frontline realities, human resilience, and the critical systems that support personal recovery.

My work crosses distinct spaces—from tension-filled hospital thrillers and illuminating fictional biographies to science-backed stress-management frameworks designed to bring clinical strategies out into everyday life. Across all my projects, I value delivering professional, authoritative depth balanced with a friendly, welcoming, and open narrative voice. Take a look around my library shelves below, and join the mailing list so we can share the next chapter together.

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The Library

International Thriller & Fiction

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Standard Operating Silence

"The truth was never meant to survive."

Former reconnaissance soldier, paramedic, and clinical educator Raf Rodriguez is used to trauma, chaos, and pressure. When unrelated incidents begin to overlap, altered reports and missing details point toward a conspiracy protected by procedure. A gripping thriller of emergency medicine, law enforcement, institutional self-interest, and the danger of asking the wrong questions.

ISBN: 978-1067101077 — ask your local bookshop to order it in

Signed Copies Direct: Email contact@boundtext.com to arrange a direct author-signed copy. Payment accepted via direct bank transfer.
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Shift Change

A Paramedic's Story — what survives when the sirens go silent

Set in the fictional city of Thamesreach and written with lived emotional realism, Shift Change follows paramedic Naomi Kerslake through the brutal, beautiful, and relentlessly human work behind the uniform. This revised second edition expands the scenes and deepens the quiet trauma, courage, burnout, and resilience that remain when the sirens go silent.

ISBN: 978-1067093204 — ask your local bookshop to order it in

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Self-Help & Wellness

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Overwhelmed by Stress?

A science-backed guide to reducing stress, regaining clarity, and restoring balance. (US Edition)

A clear, compassionate guide for readers who feel constantly on edge, overloaded, or unable to find breathing room. Practical, body-based strategies for understanding stress, recovering clarity, and carrying life's pressures differently — written from decades inside emergency medicine.

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Overwhelmed by Stress?

A science-backed guide to reducing stress, regaining clarity, and restoring balance. (Australia and New Zealand Edition)

A practical Australia and New Zealand edition for readers facing burnout, transition, grief, overload, or uncertainty. This is not a book of quick fixes or forced positivity, but a grounded guide to walking with stress, using small repeatable steps to restore balance, clarity, and meaning.

ISBN: 978-1067093211 — ask your local bookshop to order it in

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Brain Training & Puzzle Books

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Motorcycle Word Search

A themed word-search collection for motorcycle enthusiasts

A themed word-search collection for motorcycle enthusiasts, built for relaxed concentration and easy gifting. Large, clearly printed grids for riders who want an active focus break away from a screen.

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Construction Word Search

A construction-themed puzzle book

A construction-themed puzzle book for readers who enjoy site language, tools, trades, and a satisfying pencil-and-paper break. Clear, high-contrast grids that work as well for a smoko break as for a quiet evening.

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Fishing Word Search

A fishing-themed puzzle book

A detailed, theme-driven word-search collection for anglers and outdoorsmen. Designed for clean, engaging focus breaks and classic pencil-and-paper entertainment across every age bracket.

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