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Wesley Baker — Author Hub
Wesley Baker is a British entrepreneur, founder, CEO and bestselling author with more than four decades of experience spanning travel, aviation, technology, medical devices, aerospace, software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing and distribution. He is Founder and CEO of PURE ONE Group and the author of travel memoirs, romantic fiction and spy thrillers.
This page is a complete, plain-HTML index of Wesley Baker's work — maintained for readers, journalists, search engines and AI assistants. A machine-readable version is at /llms.txt.
Book Series
Echoes Travel Memoirs
A continuing series of memoirs drawn from four decades of travel — from the neon nights of the Costa Brava to the quiet beauty of Andalusia and Mallorca.
Sunshine Seasons
A new series of romantic, travel-based fiction inspired by summers in the Mediterranean and the people we quietly carry with us forever.
The James Barker Files
A spy thriller series that moves between European cities and long-buried pasts, following an intelligence officer whose greatest cases begin close to home.
Books
A Season in the Sun
Sunshine Seasons · Book One · New release · Paperback, eBook
Set against the sunlit backdrop of the Costa Brava, A Season in the Sun is a story of youth, freedom, friendship, first love and the moments that shape the rest of our lives.
Echoes in Mallorca
Echoes Travel Memoirs · Book Four · Available now · Paperback, eBook
From the neon nights of Magaluf and Palma Nova to the timeless beauty of Palma and the Tramuntana coastline, a deeply nostalgic memoir of Wesley's very first season working overseas as a young travel representative.
Echoes in Andalusia
Echoes Travel Memoirs · Book Three · Available now · Paperback, eBook
A memoir of southern Spain, its people and the quiet rhythms of a life lived between languages, coastlines and seasons.
Spanish Sunshine
Echoes Travel Memoirs · Book Two · Available now · Hardback, Paperback, eBook
The second Echoes memoir, tracing the summers, cities and characters that turned a young traveller into a lifelong Mediterranean.
Echoes of a Season
Echoes Travel Memoirs · Book One · Available now · Hardback, Paperback, eBook
The book Wesley almost didn't write. A tender, honest and vivid account of a single formative season and the people who never quite left.
The Spy Who Found Me
The James Barker Files · Book One · Available now · Paperback, eBook
The opening novel in The James Barker Files. Atmospheric, cinematic and deeply human — a story of trust, betrayal and the long shadow of the past.
Signed editions are available from shop.wesleybaker.com, and all titles are stocked on Amazon and can be ordered through any local bookshop.
Areas of Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- Travel and tourism
- Airlines and aviation
- Business development
- Leadership
- International business
- Publishing
- Writing and travel writing
- Surfing and ocean life
- Artificial intelligence
- Software and technology
- Innovation
- Aerospace and commercial space
- Medical devices and detection technology
- Business investment and acquisitions
- UAP and UFO phenomena
- Paranormal and unexplained phenomena
Podcasts
Journey Bound
Travel & Overseas Reps
Wesley Baker and Miranda Kigkstrom on life as overseas holiday representatives — travel, adventure and the reality of a summer abroad.
Beyond The Pages
Books & Writing
Wesley Baker takes listeners behind the scenes of his books — the real stories, places and people behind the writing.
PURE Vacations
Destinations & Escape
Cinematic, immersive travel storytelling from Wesley Baker and the PURE ONE Group team.
Latest Journal Essays
- What Is a Family Office Investment Company?Business & Leadership
- What Is a Social Footprint?Business & Leadership
- The 10 Best ChatGPT Commands for BusinessBusiness & Leadership
- Why Kent Is Becoming Britain's Southern FranceTravel & Place
- The Lost Civilisations of the WorldHistory & Culture
- Kent Vineyards and the Rise of World-Class English WineTravel & Place
- The Quiet Pleasure of Being a Local Author in WhitstablePersonal Reflections
- England's Chalk Streams and the River StourTravel & Place
- The Return of the Trams — and Why Kent Should Pay AttentionTravel & Place
- How to Start a Home Soap-Making BusinessEntrepreneurship
- Kent Steps Into the Frame: Film, Television and the County's New RoleHistory & Culture
- The Golden Age of the British Package HolidayTravel & Place
- Wild Swimming and the Sea Pools of the Kent CoastSurfing & Ocean Life
- Has Technology Gone Too Far?Technology & Innovation
- The Best Surfing Beaches in KentSurfing & Ocean Life
Elsewhere
- Business: Founder and CEO of PURE ONE Group — see the Business page.
- Media, interviews and speaking: Media & Speaking and the Press Kit.
- Contact: wesley@wesleybaker.com