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Who are The Laudanum Ladies?
It’s time to meet the four women who make up the Laudanum Ladies’ League. As I’ve mentioned before the book came about after a discussion whether Breaking Bad could be set in a different time period, and one of the key parts of that was finding parallels to the characters. Here are my takes onContinue reading “Who are The Laudanum Ladies?”
Free Sample of The Laudanum Ladies’ Society
A Sip from the Laudanum Bottle
The Laudanum Ladies’ Society is out two weeks from today and to whet your appetite here’s an excerpt. In this scene, Gwen and Jenny have accepted an invitation to present their tincture to the enigmatic and glamorous Miss Salisbury in the hope she will become a buyer. Miss Salisbury’s house looked unassuming from the outside,Continue reading “A Sip from the Laudanum Bottle”
Valentine’s Day with the Fae
Today is the perfect time to introduce Kit’s guide through the fae world: a character called Valentine (most of the time). In this excerpt Kit and Valentine find themselves spending the night in a safe house in the Faedemesne, though it proves to be far from safe for Kit. ‘I told you, it’s a SafeContinue reading “Valentine’s Day with the Fae”
Excerpt time and a bundle of nerves.
It’s just over a month until Dance with the Fae comes out. Usually I’m gearing up to do social media posts and blog tours but this time I’m adrift because at the time of querying, the organiser wasn’t sure the bloggers who take part on Twitter would be posting elsewhere. It’s a bit nerve-racking asContinue reading “Excerpt time and a bundle of nerves.”
A gift for a dryad
I hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend and not rushing about too much finding last minute gifts. Doing my shopping reminded me of the scene I wrote in The Promise Tree when Edwin takes Drusilla a present. What do you get a 200 year old dryad for Christmas? “I brought you a gift.” HeContinue reading “A gift for a dryad”
A Midwinter visitation
Midwinter greetings to you! Daughter of the Sea opens on Midwinter’s Day when Effie rescues a baby and a basket that she spots floating out to sea. A year later a visitor arrives on Midwinter’s Night. Read on to discover the first encounter between Effie and Lachlan. ‘It’s late,’ Effie said cautiously. ‘Do you needContinue reading “A Midwinter visitation”
Dance with the Fae- Cover v Cover
My editor recently got in touch to let me know that the cover for Dance with the Fae is changing. We spent a lot of time during the design stage going back and forth between combinations and settled on the one below. Now the colour has changed to this. I can’t decide which one IContinue reading “Dance with the Fae- Cover v Cover”
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”
Elisabeth Hobbes Writes History 