The Story Behind the Story
I began The Sea Glass Necklace some years ago. It was a book I loved writing and it’s in a genre I love to read – dual narrative, lots of history, a little spookiness and romance. The idea began coming together when I discovered the field in which we walk our dogs is the site […]
The Sea Glass Necklace out now!
Absolutely delighted to announce The Sea Glass Necklace is out now! This one took a while to get out there so I’m thrilled the stories of Juno, Tom, Flavia and Padrig (and naughty Joops the springer!) is finally in the world. Here’s a little about it: Present Day Escaping an abusive relationship, Juno runs away […]
News News News! I’ve been Busy Busy Busy!
Absolutely delighted to announce I’ve signed another two book contract with the lovely people at Bloodhound! The next book will probably be another Lullbury Bay romance but I’m not sure about the other. I’ve been writing a passion project which is a sort of Gothic romance – think Victoria Holt. Need a bit of time […]
Bournemouth Writing Festival
It’s been nose to the grindstone recently so it was good to get out of the Fairy Glen Writing Cave and spend time with my tribe. The Bournemouth Writing Festival is a huge event and gaining in popularity with each year it’s on. People travel from all parts of the world to attend. Luckily, my […]
Return to Sheepwash
Having loved my writing retreat in north Devon back in November, a writing pal who had been there too suggested we get a few friends together and do another. This time we’d self cater and run workshops ourselves. Six brave souls signed up, the lovely Debbie at Retreats For You agreed it, we wrangled dates […]
Romantic Reads for February
February is the month of romance so I thought I’d share some of my favourite romantic reads with you. These are books which have stayed with me, are perhaps not obviously romantic but they do it for me! In absolutely no order of preference I’ll start with Jessica Hart’s utterly beguiling Mr Not Quite Perfect. […]
A Spring in my Step
Hi everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We’re now nearly halfway through January and I know lots get miserable at this time of year. It’s ages until pay day, the weather’s grim and the days short. When I was teaching this was the term I struggled with the most. Getting up at sparrow’s […]
2024: Highlights, Holidays and Books
Hi folks, Hope you’ve got your presents wrapped, your cards written and your sprouts on! If you haven’t, take a moment to have a breather, pour a Baileys and sit down. Here’s my yearly round up of goodly things, news and recommended reads. I’ll gloss over the first part of the year as I wasn’t well […]
Snowbound in Sheepwash
In a desperate attempt to relocate my elusive writing mojo I signed up to a writing retreat and course on commercial fiction and headed to north Devon. My destination was Sheepwash, an enchantingly pretty village full of cob and thatched cottages – and the most gorgeous-looking pub. On a more serious note, look at the […]
Book News Book News Book News
Absolutely delighted to announce the lovely people at Bloodhound Books are to publish the ‘witchy’ book. It’ll be out next September and the title will be confirmed soon. This book means a lot to me and I can’t wait to share Beth and Nathan’s story, as well as Susanna and Prudie’s. In the meantime, I’m […]
