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Want more romance in your life? Free romance novels throughout February!
I am proud to be working alongside 17 other authors to celebrate Valentine’s Day and romance novels throughout the month of February. All through the month, we’ll be offering one of our romance novels free with sign-up to our author newsletters. There are a lot of new-to-me authors and novels on this list that I’m…
Read MoreWhen in Paris … Shakespeare and Company
When a writer and avid reader finds herself in Paris, it is almost sacrilege not to pay a visit to Shakespeare and Company. It was also close to my hotel, so made for an easy trip. The original bookstore opened in Paris in 1919 (in a different location in the Left Bank) by Sylvia Beach.…
Read MoreMy little (growing) stack of writing
I began my publishing journey just a little over three years ago. After many years of scribbling, and publishing short stories in journals and anthologies, I decided I wanted to start publishing as an indie author. Just over three years later, with five novels, one short story collection and one historical fiction anthology under my…
Read MoreA round-up of WFWA authors in my 2024 reading
2024 was another great year filled with exciting and engaging books. And, like each year, I make an effort to slip novels by my fellow Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors in my To Be Read pile. I am always pleased when I do. WFWA authors never disappoint. And 2024 was no exception. With WFWA…
Read MoreThanks for helping make my Easter at The Three Coins launch a success!
So excited to have launched my newest novel, Easter at The Three Coins Inn, last month. This is my first attempt at a series – my newly created Three Coins series. Here’s the short blurb: Friendship. Love. Loss. New beginnings. Find it all at The Three Coins Inn. It’s been four years since Emma, Annarita…
Read MoreNew Kirkus review for Easter at The Three Coins Inn
In preparing for my next novel’s release on December 6th, I’ve been receiving a lot of editorial reviews. My next novel, Easter at The Three Coins Inn, is a follow-up to the first novel I published, Three Coins, and part of a new series (I’m well into the third installment, which I plan on publishing…
Read MoreHistorical Novel Society 2024 – Don’t make me go home!
This is my second time at the wonderful UK edition of the Historical Novel Society. Held every two years in the UK, this year the conference was held in the spectacular Dartington Hall in Devon, England. I also attended the last UK Conference, Historical Novel Society 2022 in Durham, England. The UK conferences do an…
Read MorePreparing Easter at The Three Coins Inn for early reviews
So exciting … I am writing my first series! I’ve decided to turn my début novel, Three Coins, into a series. In Easter at The Three Coins Inn, I’ve picked up the story four years after my story left off – to follow my three unlikely friends, Emma, Tiffany and Annarita, after they cemented a…
Read MoreNew collection of short stories of Daring Women – benefiting a great cause
On 8 June for Women’s Fiction Day, I joined twenty-two women’s fiction and historical fiction authors to release our new anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women. Aside from the excitement of a book launch, this project is even more special to us because all proceeds go to fund the Women’s Fiction Writers Association…
Read MoreTwo new book awards for my short story collection!
So incredibly excited to receive two new book awards for my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful. I recently learned that my collection won both the 2024 American Legacy Book Award, Finalist – Short Stories and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2024, Finalist. This means that my short story collection has now…
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