Shere Delight!
One of my Christmas treats each year is a trip to a gorgeous little village in Surrey called Shere. It’s a perfect little patch of England with its old cottages, duck pond and pretty shops, and it’s a popular film … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Journal
A trip to Meryton
We were house-hunting in beautiful Wiltshire this weekend and, although we didn’t find the house of our dreams, we couldn’t resist taking a trip to the National Trust village of Lacock. I’ve been wanting to visit for years as it’s a … Continue reading →
Christmas Top Tens
I have two lovely authors for you this week with their Writer Top Tens – – Trisha Ashley and Miranda Dickinson. Be sure to add their gorgeous Christmassy books to a stocking near you soon!
Continue reading →Three come along at once…
As some of you know, I’m writing a trilogy about Jane Austen addicts and I’m enjoying it immensely. It’s also keeping me very busy and – at the moment – I’m actually writing all three books at once! The first … Continue reading →
Writer Top Tens
I have two fabulous Writer Top Tens this week from two lovely friends, Carol Drinkwater and Jane Wenham-Jones. I can highly recommend popping both their books on your Christmas shopping list!
Continue reading →The Gaol House Rocks!
Last night was the opening of The Old Gaol Studios in Wittersham, Kent and, to celebrate, an exhibition of plein air paintings were on display including six of my hubby’s which looked gorgeous! The Old Gaol is a quirky little … Continue reading →
Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of?
Last night was the launch of a fabulous book called Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? by Jane Wenham-Jones and I’m delighted to say that some of my very own advice features in the book. There’s also a website where … Continue reading →
(Channel) Island Hopping!
A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed a week’s holiday in Guernsey. It’s a place neither of us had been to before and we stayed at a farm which had views out to sea and the loveliest of country walks on its doorstep … Continue reading →
A touch of the Gothic
Last night, I attended a very special book launch to celebrate ‘dark fiction’. Oxford University Press authors Joss Stirling, Rhiannon Lassiter and William Hussey were giving readings from their new spine-chilling books at The House of St Barnabas in Soho … Continue reading →
Launch Night!
Last night was launch night for my new romantic comedy, A Weekend with Mr Darcy, and there was a lovely crowd of people to help me celebrate at Waterstones in Uxbridge. My lovely publishers were there and my editor had … Continue reading →
Darcy in the Dodecanese!
I was absolutely delighted to be sent this photo from one of my lovely readers – it was taken when she was on holiday in the Dodecanese. If only I could have been there alongside my book – it looks … Continue reading →
Dinner at The Reform Club
Last night, after a tour of historic St James’s with Jane Odiwe and Monica Fairview… I had the great privilege of meeting my US publisher, Sourcebooks, together with fellow authors for dinner at The Reform Club in Pall Mall. This is … Continue reading →