# Wesley Baker > The official digital home of Wesley Baker — British #1 bestselling author of travel memoirs, romantic fiction and spy thrillers; entrepreneur, speaker and founder of PURE ONE Group. Wesley Baker writes cinematic, place-driven stories shaped by four decades of travel across the Mediterranean and beyond. His work spans three series: the Echoes Travel Memoirs (true stories from a life lived overseas), the Sunshine Seasons romantic novels (coming-of-age fiction set in 1980s Spain), and The James Barker Files (atmospheric espionage thrillers moving between Cold War Europe and the present day). Signed editions are sold direct at shop.wesleybaker.com; retail editions are available on Amazon UK and can be ordered through any local bookstore. ## Author - Name: Wesley Baker - Nationality: British - Born: Whitstable, Kent, England - Genres: Travel memoir, romantic fiction, spy thriller - Notable series: Echoes Travel Memoirs, Sunshine Seasons, The James Barker Files - Also known as: CEO and founder of PURE ONE Group; travel industry veteran; keynote speaker - Signed books: https://shop.wesleybaker.com - Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Wesley-Baker/author/B0F7Z5G8SN ## 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. Books: Echoes of a Season (1), Spanish Sunshine (2), Echoes in Andalusia (3), Echoes in Mallorca (4). - Sunshine Seasons — Romantic, travel-based fiction inspired by summers in the Mediterranean and the people we quietly carry with us forever. Books: A Season in the Sun (1). - The James Barker Files — Atmospheric spy thrillers that move between European cities and long-buried pasts, following an intelligence officer whose greatest cases begin close to home. Books: The Spy Who Found Me (1). ## Pages - [Home](/): Introduction to Wesley Baker, featured new release and latest journal entries. - [About](/about): Wesley's life across writing, travel, business, media and the sea. - [Books](/books): Complete catalogue across the three series with signed and retail editions. - [Journal](/journal): Long-form essays on writing, travel, business, history, technology and ocean life. - [Podcasts & Media](/podcasts): Original series (Journey Bound, Beyond The Pages, PURE Vacations), guest appearances and YouTube conversations. - [Speaking](/speaking): Keynotes and stage work on travel, business, AI, sustainability and authorship. - [Contact](/contact): Enquiries for press, speaking, rights and reader correspondence. - [Newsletter](/newsletter): Join Wesley's reader letter for new book announcements, travel stories and journal dispatches. - [Sitemap](/sitemap): Full site index. ## Books - [A Season in the Sun](/books/a-season-in-the-sun): Sunshine Seasons #1 — New release. Coming-of-age novel set on the Costa Brava in 1984, following Thomas Bennett as one summer as an overseas holiday rep rewrites the life he thought he was meant to live. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes of a Season](/books/echoes-of-a-season): Echoes Travel Memoirs #1 — The bestselling memoir that started it all. A heartfelt, humorous account of summer 1992 as a young travel rep in Catalonia during the golden age of package holidays. Formats: Hardback, Paperback, eBook. - [Spanish Sunshine](/books/spanish-sunshine): Echoes Travel Memoirs #2 — Untold echoes from the 1992 Costa Brava summer, told through vivid standalone chapters about mopeds, surf breaks and fleeting encounters. Formats: Hardback, Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes in Andalusia](/books/echoes-in-andalusia): Echoes Travel Memoirs #3 — A sun-soaked late-1980s memoir of the Costa del Sol, whitewashed villages, flamenco nights and an unexpected romance with an Andalusian horsewoman. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [Echoes in Mallorca](/books/echoes-in-mallorca): Echoes Travel Memoirs #4 — Wesley's very first season working overseas, from Palma Nova and Magaluf to the Tramuntana coast, capturing 1980s Balearic island life. Formats: Paperback, eBook. - [The Spy Who Found Me](/books/the-spy-who-found-me): The James Barker Files #1 — 1986 London and 2018 Barcelona collide when a single message drags former operative James Barker back into a Cold War conspiracy that foreshadows the invasion of Ukraine. For fans of le Carré, Silva and Herron. Formats: Paperback, eBook. ## Where to buy - Signed editions direct: https://shop.wesleybaker.com — personally signed by Wesley. - Amazon UK: retail paperback, hardback (where available) and Kindle editions linked from each book page. - Local bookstores: available to buy in-store, or ask any bookshop to order a copy in. ## Journal - [Why I had to write Echoes of a Season](/journal/why-i-had-to-write-echoes-of-a-season) - [Six-word memoirs](/journal/six-word-memoirs) - [Memoir examples worth reading](/journal/memoir-examples) - [Costa Brava summer](/journal/costa-brava-summer) - [Leadership through change](/journal/leadership-through-change) - [Surfing and writing](/journal/surfing-and-writing) - [The notebook habit](/journal/the-notebook-habit) - [On solitude](/journal/on-solitude) - [The second draft](/journal/the-second-draft) - [Andalusian evenings](/journal/andalusian-evenings) - [Mallorca in winter](/journal/mallorca-in-winter) - [Hiring slowly](/journal/hiring-slowly) - [The quiet founder](/journal/the-quiet-founder) - [The history of a shutter](/journal/the-history-of-a-shutter) - [The lost cafés of Europe](/journal/the-lost-cafes-of-europe) - [Spies and storytelling](/journal/spies-and-storytelling) - [AI and the writer](/journal/ai-and-the-writer) - [The slow internet](/journal/the-slow-internet) - [The founder's second screen](/journal/the-founders-second-screen) - [Cold water mornings](/journal/cold-water-mornings) - [Reading the tide](/journal/reading-the-tide) ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](/privacy) - [Cookie Policy](/cookies) - [Terms of Use](/terms) - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for search engines.