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Thursday Throwback

Redeeming the Rogue Knight and Cats When a hero is in danger of coming across as unlikeable, received wisdom suggests giving him a ‘save the cat’ moment. It doesn’t literally have to be a cat, of course, but he should do something that reveals a soft, squishy, lovable interior under the shell of hardness or coldness,Continue reading “Thursday Throwback”

My Fair Lord and My Autistic Lady

In my author letter for My Fair Lord I shared some thoughts on Florence’s autism. Florence Wakechild speaks forthrightly to the point where she is considered rude. She answers questions literally and takes things at face value. She info dumps about champagne grapes at parties and becomes engrossed with the rules of society to theContinue reading “My Fair Lord and My Autistic Lady”

Happy Birthday to me!

Today marks the tenth anniversary of my first book being unleashed on the world. Those of you who have followed me from the start will remember that Falling for Her Captor was given a contract as a result of me entering it into Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write contest. I thought at theContinue reading “Happy Birthday to me!”

Catching up

It’s been a long time since I touched my website. I was taken aback at how long. I think it was before Covid, looking at the last book I’d added a page for. That was a weird time but let’s not go there. So, what have I been up to? My editor currently has twoContinue reading “Catching up”

Cover reveals are like buses…

You wait ages then two come along at once. I’ve been waiting for so long to be able to share these two beauties. The first is for Their Snowbound Reunion, which is being released as a two-novella book along with The Christmas Runaway by Jenni Fletcher. Fifteen years ago, Amy Munroe and Anthony Matthews wereContinue reading “Cover reveals are like buses…”

What’s News Pussycat?

A newsletter, that’s what (and I’m not a pussycat but if you sign up to the newsletter theres’s a photo of my brand new puppy, Stanley). Follow the link here to receive the newsletter which will arrive in your inbox every couple of months. The first one is scheduled to go out on Friday toContinue reading “What’s News Pussycat?”

The Secret Agent: an exclusive excerpt

The Secret Agent is published this week so I thought I’d share an excerpt. Sylvie has made her way to Nantes only to discover her contact isn’t at the rendezvous point. fortunately she knows the name of the club where she will be working as a dancer so heads there in the hope of findingContinue reading “The Secret Agent: an exclusive excerpt”

The Secret Agent – review opportunity

The Secret Agent is being released at the back end of November. If you’d be interested in reading and reviewing it ahead of time it is available on Netgalley. Here is the link https://www.netgalley.com/widget/290240/redeem/3e2e357b8db634f19b4ebe530425e3afc2a77af98c8df28003a144882f93d126

The Silk Merchant’s Convenient Wife – a meeting along the Bollin

Jonathan has succeeded in getting an appointment with Aurelia’s father to broach the subject of a land sale. After a meet-not-so-cute, I thought Jonathan and Aurelia deserved a second chance at getting to know each other. Originally the name of Aurelia’s dog was Farquar- suggested by a friend. I was going to try make aContinue reading “The Silk Merchant’s Convenient Wife – a meeting along the Bollin”

Last minute giveaway time!

I’m running a giveaway on my Facebook page to celebrate the publication of my tenth Harlequin/Mills & Boon. It’s short notice on here because I’ve just come back from holiday and forgot how to get onto my blog but last minute things are always fun. To enter and be in with a chance to winContinue reading “Last minute giveaway time!”