{"id":12,"date":"2022-04-04T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:49:09","slug":"front","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjholyoak.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ProfileSmall-2.jpg?resize=250%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ProfileSmall-2.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ProfileSmall-2.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hello and welcome to the website of C J Holyoak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I write adventure fantasy stories with a touch of humour in them, primarily for my own entertainment. I am hoping, however, that you may enjoy reading them too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To date, I have three books in my &#8216;World of Jasper Rimes&#8217; series, with a fourth now being written, and am currently adapting my first book into a TV script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gen2.png?resize=640%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648\" style=\"width:541px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gen2.png?w=705&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gen2.png?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Amelia Deane, Jasper Rimes and Sir Perry Childes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here is a taster of what to expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cjholyoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rimes1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I am also working on a fantasy series set in prehistory, based on the mythos built up in the Jasper Rimes series. 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