It’s Publication Day! I’m really excited to share the third novel in my Book Lovers series with you. Natural Born Readers is a story I’ve been dying to tell for a few years now and I can’t wait for you … Continue reading →
I’m very excited to share this gorgeous cover with you for Natural Born Readers – the first book in my Book Lovers series. It’s out on 26th September and is available to pre-order now from Amazon.
Continue reading →This has been the saddest of summers – we’ve lost four of our lovely hens since May. And the loss of Hermia was a tough one. Like Beatrice, one of her flock sisters, she only had a year of retirement … Continue reading →
Gertie came to Mulberry Cottage in September 2015 with her flock sisters, Celeste and Evie. I named them after the heroines in my novel The Rose Girls, who were – in turn – named after roses. Gertie soon became tame … Continue reading →
It’s always so sad when we lose one of our girls and it’s doubly sad when they go after only enjoying a short retirement with us. Beatrice arrived at Mulberry Cottage in July 2016 with her flock sisters, all named … Continue reading →
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen and I’m celebrating her life and wonderful work with brand new covers for my Austen Addicts series. I hope you love them! And, for this week only, UK readers … Continue reading →
That’s exactly what I did when I visited beautiful Bateman’s in East Sussex two years ago. It was that quiet time between Christmas and New Year, and the National Trust had decked the house with beautiful decorations. I knew that … Continue reading →
I’m delighted to be raising money for one of my favourite charities throughout the summer. The British Hen Welfare Trust is very dear to me – they’ve introduced me to the wonderful world of rehoming ex-battery hens. These are such … Continue reading →
Peggy came to Mulberry Cottage as a point of lay hen in April 2013 along with her flock sister, Nancy. Named after the “Amazon” sister heroines from the Arthur Ransome books, Peggy was a beautiful Sussex Star and Nancy a … Continue reading →
I’m delighted to have two books in summer promotions throughout June – Love in an English Garden is just £1 in the UK and is on offer in the US and Australia too. And The Book Lovers is just 99p … Continue reading →
Earlier this month, we visited beautiful Kent and stopped off at a very special place – Chelsfield. This is the village that the seven-year old Dora Saint – ‘Miss Read’ as she became known to readers – moved to after … Continue reading →
We’ve just returned from a very special holiday – staying at the farm where they filmed ITV’s The Darling Buds of May. I’m a huge fan of the TV series and of the gorgeous quintet of books written by one … Continue reading →