It's a scorching summer in the UK and records are being broken. It isn't the first hot summer and it won't be the last. In 2003, it was warm, although not to the same degree as this July. The reason for the year? Well, for one thing I needed dry…
My latest book is out on release and its gone on tour. You can read reviews and a guest post today, so please pop along to the blogs below and meet the fantastic book bloggers and reviewers who help support authors. Beyond the Yew Tree is out on Amazon on…
There's no such genre as uplift, just as there isn't one called griplit, which is applied to thrillers, it's just marketing jargon used to encourage readers to jump on your book. However, it's at the back of my mind when I write that my books progress to an endpoint that…
Publication day is one month off, but if you can't wait, then you can pre-order the Kindle edition now. Paperback will be available, too. So, head on over to Amazon, and order or add to you wishlist. Still not sure? You can read the opening pages here. Beyond the Yew…
I do like researching. I'm a natural researcher when it comes to digging up information and for many years that was my main career: finding and managing information. These days, the closest I get to researching is watching programmes like Who do you think you are? It's not the celebrity…
There’s nothing more exciting and satisfying than seeing you book appear on Amazon. As it sells, which thankfully is happening for my books, I’m wondering who is buying my book and why. Books on Amazon are categorised and appear on lists which are linked to people’s reading habits. So where…
I'm excited to be setting out today on a book tour featuring The Last Thing She Said. It's a seven day amble, taking in book bloggers and reviewers, and I'm delighted they have offered to host me on their websites. A big thank you to everyone helping me promote my…
Birthdays are family time. The giving and receiving of presents, a cake maybe, and perhaps a party. For Rose, a birthday is a day to spend in the company of her granddaughters. She likes cake, especially chocolate cake, and always has one candle on top of it to blow out.…
My next book is in its final stages of editing, and here is the cover! Three Sisters. Three Gifts. One Prophecy. Do you like to read about free chapters and short stories, or find out more about your favourite author including their work in progress? Interested? Then sign up for…