Coming soon…
It’s less than three weeks until my new novel – One Last Summer – is published. I can’t tell you how excited I am for you all to read this story and I’m thrilled to share the cover with you … Continue reading →
Victoria
The Heart of the Garden – just £1 in the UK
Now is a great time to grab a garden bargain! The third novel in my English Country House and Garden series – The Heart of the Garden – is just £1 on Amazon in the UK. Here’s a bit more … Continue reading →
Christmas reads
I do love a Christmas story. There’s something so special about snuggling up on the sofa by the fireside and losing yourself in a festive tale. Perhaps that’s why I’ve written six Christmas stories of my own! And this year’s … Continue reading →
New arrivals at Mulberry Cottage
I’m delighted to introduce our new flock of gorgeous hens: Portia, Phoebe and Perdita. Named after Shakespearean heroines, they are four-month-old pure breeds and are the gentle giants of the hen world. Portia is a Buff Orpinton – the breed … Continue reading →
The Christmas Rose – out now!
I’m thrilled to be launching my Christmas novella today – The Christmas Rose. It’s a seasonal sequel to The Rose Girls and I hope readers will love venturing back to Little Eleigh Manor in time for all the festivities and … Continue reading →
Thank you, dear readers!
To each and every reader who has bought a copy of The Rose Girls – whether in ebook, paperback or audio – in English, German, French, Italian or Spanish – thank you! We’ve sold over 200,000 copies and I am … Continue reading →
Our Viola
Sometimes, a hen comes into your life and can’t help but make an impact. Dear Viola was one of those hens. She came to us in the summer of 2016, with her flock sisters. The Shakespeare Sisters, we called them, … Continue reading →
The Heart of the Garden just 99p
I have a treat for UK readers this September – the third book in my Country House and Garden trilogy – The Heart of the Garden – is just 99p for the ebook on Amazon. And here’s one of my … Continue reading →
Time to Dream…
We all need to make time to dream… to decompress and just breathe… Which is why we took a much-deserved day off recently and headed to the north Norfolk coast. We didn’t write and we didn’t paint; we simply walked, … Continue reading →
We Capture the Castle!
This summer, we had a rather special holiday – in a castle! We’ve had the great pleasure of staying in a few properties owned by The Landmark Trust, but this was our first castle and what a fabulous experience it … Continue reading →
Our Evie
We said a sad goodbye to our darling ex-bat Evie this week after almost three years of retirement with us. Only Mariette and Dotty have hit the golden three years with us, so Evie did very well and never had … Continue reading →
The magic of a walled garden
In case you haven’t yet noticed, I have a thing about walled gardens. So much so that I’ve written three novels about them and, this summer, I’ve been visiting a few around the country. In May, we went to Attingham … Continue reading →