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So, this week my novel Coming Home to Glendale Hall was published! Publication week is always a haze of excitement, nerves, and checking your phone so much you end up RSI! I've been thrilled though with the early positive reviews and the supportive messages I've had on social media, and I'm hoping it moves up… Continue reading When your book is published
I'm so excited that my novel Summer at the Kindness Cafe is now available as a paperback! You can grab a copy of it at Sainsbury's, Asda, Waterstones, your local bookshop, and all online book retailers too. I signed copies in my two local Waterstones stores, which is always fun and hopefully a nice bonus… Continue reading Paperback release news
In April, I read five novels. I didn't manage to get to any of my non-fiction pile but never mind! I'd had The Rosie Project, a Big Bang Theory-esque rom com, on my to- read shelf for ages so I'm glad I finally got to that. I also picked up two YA books - Eve… Continue reading 2019 books: April
I read four novels and one non-fiction book in March. Conversations with Friends is my second Sally Rooney book - a story of relationships between two best friends and an older couple they become entangled with. I did prefer Normal People, her second book, as I connected with the characters in that more. Summer of… Continue reading 2019 books: March
I can't believe how close we are to the end of the year! This month I made a start on festive books so I can read all the ones on my shelf before Christmas hopefully. I read four books this month - one was really long so almost counts as two I think. I wanted… Continue reading Books read in … November 2018
I read four books in October. I chose a couple of witch themed books for Halloween as it's always fun to do some seasonal reading. How To Hang A Witch is a creepy teen novel set in Salem with witches, ghosts and a love triangle. It was a fun read. The Rules Of Magic is… Continue reading Books read in … October 2018
Today, the final instalment of my four-part women's fiction serial Random Acts Of Kindness is published! You can now read the FULL story hurrah! All four-parts are available to download on Amazon, iBooks and Kobo. Here's what the story is all about: Welcome to Littlewood, a small town community with a big heart... Abbie has… Continue reading Random Acts Of Kindness: The Full Story
This month, I read four novels and one memoir. Firstly, The Lido is a story of two very different women thrown together when they try to save their local lido from being shut. A good summery read. Leah on the Offbeat is the latest teen romance from the author of Simon vs the Homosapiens, which… Continue reading What I read in … May 2018
Here are the books I read in April: I also read this but gave my copy to someone to read before I could take a photo of it! So total was four novels plus one non-fiction book (This Is Going To Hurt) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is a cosy read about a… Continue reading What I read in … April 2018
Last month I read three YA novels, two standalones plus the third book in the Red Queen series, one thriller, Force Of Nature, and an adult fiction book The Keeper Of Lost Things. I really enjoyed reading One Of Us Is Lying and would really recommend it - it's The Breakfast Club with a murder… Continue reading What I read in … March 2018
