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Interview with Maggie Smith for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association “Hear Us Roar” podcast series
Thanks to Maggie Smith, host of the Women's Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) podcast series, "Hear Us Roar" for interviewing me about writing in two genres (women's fiction and romance) while "still holding tight to [my] unique creative voice," career strategy,...
“The Sweetheart Locket” featured in BookTrib’s WFWA “10 Stories of Families Dealing with War”
Thanks to BookTrib for featuring my Second World War novel, The Sweetheart Locket, in the Women's Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) November 2022 list, "10 Stories of Families Dealing with War." I'm delighted to see my book alongside those by other WFWA authors...
“The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls” is now available in audiobook from Blackstone Audio
Blackstone Audio bought audio rights for one of my sweet small-town contemporary romances, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, and they've just released it in audiobook, with this gorgeous new cover too. Narrated by Samantha Desz, it’s available on Audible (free with an...
‘The Sweetheart Locket’ is now out in audiobook, October 2022
I'm delighted that The Sweetheart Locket, my dual-time Second World War women’s fiction novel, is available in audiobook from October 2022. Narrated by Polly Edsell and Regina Reagan, the audiobook was released by Isis Audio on 1 October (primarily for the UK library...
Eine Mitteilung an deutsche Leser über “Mein einziger Wunsch bist du”
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, ich freue mich sehr, mein neues Buch mit Ihnen teilen zu können. „Mein einziger Wunsch bist du“ ist ein warmherziger, süßer Liebesroman, in dem der Held und die Heldin eine zweite Chance in der Liebe, im Leben und in der Familie finden. In...
Interviewed by Paula Greenlees about writing historical fiction & more
Paula Greenlees, a British author of historical fiction, interviewed me as part of a series of author interviews on her blog. I chatted with Paula about writing historical fiction, including The Sweetheart Locket, favourite authors and my writing process. We also...
Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers features an exclusive excerpt from ‘The Sweetheart Locket’
Thanks to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers for taking part in The Sweetheart Locket blog tour with Rachel's Random Resources and featuring an exclusive story excerpt. Drawn from the historical, Second World War thread, the heroine is working undercover for the...
Q&A with Splashes into Books about ‘The Sweetheart Locket’ & my life & writing
As part of The Sweetheart Locket blog tour with Rachel's Random Resources, I was delighted to take part in an author Q&A with Splashes into Books. I chatted about story inspiration, my writing process, choosing the names of main characters in The Sweetheart...
An exclusive excerpt from ‘The Sweetheart Locket’ on Jazzy Book Reviews
I shared an exclusive extract from The Sweetheart Locket with Jazzy Book Reviews which you can read here. Thanks to Jasmine at Jazzy Book Reviews for taking part in my virtual blog tour with Rachel's Random Resources (28 June - 2 July 2022).
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