From the lawless plains of Kansas to the tumultuous battlegrounds of Asia and Latin America—join Billy Battles on his next great adventure.

Dear Reader,

Beginning in May 2025, many of you joined me on a weekly journey through the early, flinty life of William Fitzroy Raglan Battles in Book #1 of my trilogy. The response to Billy’s episodic memoirs was incredibly rewarding, and I’ve frequently been asked what happens next to the man with the pale slate eyes.

Today, I am thrilled to invite you on his next chapter.

Starting this Saturday, and continuing for the next five weeks, I will be publishing the first five chapters of Book #2, The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles, entirely gratis.

Where Truth Meets Imagination

If you enjoyed the “faction” elements of the first book, Book #2 steps onto an even larger, global stage. We leave the violence of late 19th-century Kansas behind as Billy is thrust into the sweeping historical currents of turn-of-the-century Asia and Latin America—worlds that were largely dangerous and unknown to most Americans of the era.

As a former foreign correspondent, I’m passionate about weaving meticulous historical reality with narrative fiction.

• When: Every Saturday morning, a new chapter will land directly in your inbox.
• The Cost: Completely free for all subscribers and followers.
• The Hook: You’ll get a front-row seat to the perilous, accidental adventures that defined Billy’s middle years.

If you are new to Foreign Correspondent and want to skip the weekly wait to read Billy’s entire 100-year-long journey, you can find the complete, award-winning trilogy on my Amazon Author Page at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KHDVZI?ccs_id=a4515766-8649-4a41-a06d-517f7f4b43dc

Otherwise, pour a cup of coffee this Saturday, open your inbox, and prepare to step aboard a ship bound for the unknown with Captain Battles.

As Billy himself might say, we’ve got a long way to travel, and the road isn’t getting any smoother.

Warm regards,

Ronald E. Yates

Journalist, Author, & Creator of Foreign Correspondent