The Watch House - David Blake

Jul 31, 2026

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The Watch House opens with a tense, windswept prologue on the coast as Callum Harris and Freya are pulled into a college field trip against the harsh backdrop of sea and sand. Their sharp dialogue reveals attraction, friction, and escalating conflict while the group and a strict teacher push forward. As the setting deepens, local geography and historical significance begin to surface, hinting that the location is more than scenery.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages249

Reading Time6 h 23 min

AccessFree to download

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

THE WATCH HOUSE David Blake [www.david-blake.co.uk](www.david-blake.co.uk) Proofread by Jay G Arscott. Thanks to my beta readers Kath Middleton, Ann Studd, Anna Burke, Emma Stubbs, and Jan Edge. Special thanks to the Blakeney Watch House Trust for their kind permission to feature the Watch House in this work of fiction. Published by Black Oak Publishing Ltd in Great Britain, 2026 Disclaimer: These are works of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author ’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright © David Blake 2026 The right of David Blake to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998. All rights reserved. This eBook is for your enjoyment only. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty One Chapter Twenty Two Chapter Twenty Three Chapter Twenty Four Chapter Twenty Five Chapter Twenty Six Chapter Twenty Seven Chapter Twenty Eight Chapter Twenty Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty One Chapter Thirty Two Chapter Thirty Three Chapter Thirty Four Chapter Thirty Five Chapter Thirty Six Chapter Thirty Seven Chapter Thirty Eight Chapter Thirty Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty One Chapter Forty Two Chapter Forty Three Chapter Forty Four Chapter Forty Five Chapter Forty Six Chapter Forty Seven Chapter Forty Eight Chapter Forty Nine Chapter Fifty Chapter Fifty One Chapter Fifty Two Chapter Fifty Three Chapter Fifty Four Chapter Fifty Five Chapter Fifty Six Chapter Fifty Seven Chapter Fifty Eight Chapter Fifty Nine Chapter Sixty Chapter Sixty One Epilogue “Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.” Ecclesiastes 7:7 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) PROLOGUE Tuesday, 22nd September C ALLUM HARRIS CRUNCHED grudgingly along the curving shingle spit that spread out for miles in every bleak, miserable, windswept direction. ‘Remind me what we’re doing here again?’ he called out to the slim, curvaceous figure of the young woman marching ahead of him, only for her to continue on. ‘Oi, Freya!’ he called again, raising his voice as he jutted his chin into the biting wind.‘Are you ignoring me, or what?’Slumping to a halt, she turned around to face him.‘Did you say something?’ ‘I said – remind me what we’re doing here, again?’ ‘You know what we’re doing here, you moron. Now – are you going to catch up, or am I going to have to leave you behind?’ ‘Keep up, children!’ came the voice of a tall, gangly man with an unkempt beard, gazing back at them over the heads of a group of twentynine other students. ‘Who’s he calling a child?’ muttered Callum, glaring after the teacher ashe continued marching into the wind.‘I’m eighteen, for fuck’s sake!’ ‘You’re certainly behaving like one,’ Freya muttered, shaking her head at him with just the hint of a smile. ‘It’s not my fault,’ he mumbled, shoving his hands into his pockets.‘I’m the product of a generation brought up on mobile phones and pizza. This is the first time I’ve been outside in m

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The document is a work of fiction centered on The Watch House by David Blake.

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The prologue begins on a bleak coastal shoreline during a college geology field trip.

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Callum Harris and Freya are the first characters introduced, along with their teacher and a group of students.

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