I’m very excited to be launching Finding old Thatch today. It’s the next instalment of my rural memoirs, following on from the Mulberry Cottage series.
Finding Old Thatch – out now!
Christmas Books 2021
There’s nothing quite like a cosying up with a Christmas story during the long winter nights, is there? Here’s my collection of Christmas novellas. Just click/tap any cover to find out more them.
Christmas at the Cove – Love is the greatest gift of all…
Christmas at the Castle – Family is the greatest blessing…
Christmas at the Cottage – Falling in love is the greatest miracle…
The Christmas Collection – Three heart-warming novellas about love, family and friendship. A compilation volume containing Christmas at the Cove, Christmas at the Castle and Christmas at the Cottage, available in ebook and paperback.
The Christmas Rose – Journey back to Suffolk for the long-awaited sequel to The Rose Girls. Will an unexpected visitor threaten the home the Hamilton sisters have worked so hard to build?
Christmas with the Book Lovers – Join the Nightingale family for some festive fun and a few spooky tales by the fire, and find out if a book can really be haunted!
Christmas with Mr Darcy – Spend Christmas with the Austen Addicts at Purley Hall where there’s fun, games and a little bit of mystery!
Success Stories
Last month, I was visited by the lovely Marie Wiik who interviewed me for her exciting new Youtube channel ‘Success Stories’. If you’re a fan of ‘The Chateau Diaries’ on Youtube, you’ll have seen Marie and her beautiful flower studio. She is such an inspiration and her Instagram photos are heavenly. We had lunch here at Old Thatch and then had a walk around the garden, enjoying the flowers together.
Name a character in one of my books!
Would you like the opportunity to name a character in one of my future books? It could be your own name of even that of a pet or a loved one. Well, here’s your chance to do just that and to raise money for an amazing charity at the same time. Just follow the link below to find out more!
L J Ross Book Club
I’m delighted to have been chosen as a September pick in the L J Ross book club with my novel, The Beauty of Broken Things. Join in the fun by clicking the banner.
The Beauty of Broken Things
I’m so thrilled to be releasing my new novel, The Beauty of Broken Things – a story about two broken souls brought together via a social media site similar to Instagram. It’s about love, loss and photographs, and the power of friendship to mend broken hearts. Set on the beautiful Suffolk coast, this is my twenty-second novel and I’m so excited to be releasing it!
The Book Lovers Blog Tour
Have you discovered the The Book Lovers series yet? If you’re missing trips to your local bookstore in this time of lockdown, why not visit the three bookshops in the small market town of Castle Clare in Suffolk? You’re guaranteed to find the perfect read and a romance or two along the way.
The Romance Festival at MYVLF
To celebrate Valentine’s Day this weekend, I’m taking part in a Romance Festival with the team at MYVLF – that’s My Virtual Literary Festival!
You’ll be able to see my interview at 3pm GMT on Saturday 15 February 2020 where it will be followed by a live chat with me and a signed book giveaway, so be sure to sign up to the festival. Registration is free and you’ll also be able to watch the other interviewees on the day as well as access previous interviews with bestselling authors like Jenny Colgan, Cecelia Ahern, Bella Andre and many more.
It really is an exciting thing to be a part of and I hope you’ll join me there.
Cover Reveal
I’m thrilled to be able to reveal the cover of my next novel.
The Beauty of Broken Things will be published by Lake Union on 9th June. You can read more about it here or click on the cover image.
Publication Day!
Scenes from a Country Bookshop – the fourth in my Book Lovers series – is out now and is available from Amazon on the links below.
Finding The Rose Girls’ home
We’ve just returned from a holiday in the Cotswolds, staying at a beautiful Field House – a Landmark Trust property that looked as if it belonged in a Jane Austen novel.
Whilst there, we visited Great Chalfield Manor which has featured in Poldark, Wolf Hall and on the cover of my novel The Rose Girls.
How exciting it was to see this special place and, most wonderful of all, the garden was full of roses.
Great Chalfield is owned by the National Trust, but is still lived in by the family and we were treated to a guided tour by the lady of the manor. And – yes – I could very easily imagine Celeste, Gertie and Evie living quite happily in this beautiful ancient home.
