Easter. Or the day the assistant pastor ate the flower arrangement.

Every time I see daffodils I'm reminded of Andrew Page, then the assistant pastor at the church we attended in Southampton. And the same goes for flowers on Easter Sunday. I was 16 at the time, the church building was in the process of being rebuilt and we were meeting on the university campus. When this post … Continue reading Easter. Or the day the assistant pastor ate the flower arrangement.

Cover for Unchained Melody

This book was actually the first planned in the Candlewick Lodge series - there are still 5 in the TBW pile, along with several more, but writer's block is plaguing me and has been since November. Anyway, here's the shiny new cover for Unchained Melody. No release date yet, but I'll let you know. The … Continue reading Cover for Unchained Melody

See How They Run / See How They Hide

This post should have been done ages ago, but a slight finger injury turned into something major involving a hospital stay, surgery and being unable to type or crochet for over a month. But alls fine now. Or will be if this post decides to co-operate and do what I want it to do. See … Continue reading See How They Run / See How They Hide

Two Christmas Releases

Up for pre-sale now and releasing on November 1st are my two Christmas books. When Violet Noble begins her new job as council events planner in Winkfield Green, she' s horrified to learn she has twenty days to organize the, as yet unplanned, Christmas Fayre— and it won't be easy. All the files regarding previous … Continue reading Two Christmas Releases

August update

Lot has happened. I signed contracts for FOUR books. Two of which have gone through edits, one through a galley and both due out in December. The other two I am still waiting on edits for. And I have redesigned my logo yet again. Gone plain and simple but I like it. And as I … Continue reading August update

Cover Reveal For The Box

That's the sneak peek lol. I am due to return the galley edits tomorrow. I am pretty sure I have caught all the typos and so on, but they can be quite sneaky. And even the Bible has the odd typo or two in some versions. I actually had a copy with one in, not … Continue reading Cover Reveal For The Box

The Box

So I recently submitted three books to Pelican Book Group. One of them I received a contract for, then first and second edits in the same week and now it's gone to be gallied. No, it's not normally like this. Well Christmas ones sometimes. But this was an Easter book, submitted in December and should … Continue reading The Box

Pinecones and Hollyberries

When district nurse Octavia Berry arrives to start her new job on a remote Scottish island, the last person she expects to see is her estranged husband. With a population of seventy-two and at the mercy of the elements, the island offers the peace and fresh start she longs for, but considerably more complications than … Continue reading Pinecones and Hollyberries

Amid The Cold of Winter

It’s Christmas and DS Zander Ellery is buried in work. He’s tried hard to put the events of Jack’s House, an undercover operation, behind him, yet his thoughts keep returning to Kate. She promised to keep in touch, and she hasn’t. Kate Dahlbeck left town after the events of Jack’s House. With her past exposed, … Continue reading Amid The Cold of Winter