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Books I love, places that inspire me, and the stories behind my stories.
Adam Ant, Bananarama, and a Ghostly Gig! It’s Publication Day for High Spirits at the Village Inn!
Adam Ant, Bananarama, and a ghostly gig! Welcome back to Rowan Vale, the living history village in the Cotswolds, where life isn’t only for the living.
Six Books to Read in Spring
Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox, so it seemed like the perfect time to discuss some of the most appropriate books to read at this time of year. Here are six of my favourites.
Six Books to Read for Mother’s Day
As it’s almost Mother’s Day here in the UK, I thought I’d choose some books about mothers. So here are six books, including a collection of short stories, a romcom, and much-loved classics, plus a few of my own books where motherhood is strongly featured.
Let’s Talk Books with Eliza J Scott
In the first of my new Let’s Talk Books interviews, I’m chatting to romance author Eliza J Scott about her favourite books, the TV adaptation she most enjoys, and the most precious book she owns, plus lots more.
My Thoughts on… Hamnet
It took me a while but I finally got round to reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. Then I watched the film. Here are my thoughts on both.
Why Am I So Obsessive?
When I get interested in something, I really get interested! My collections become an obsession, but the problem is they don’t last. So what’s my latest obsession? And how do I cut the cravings?
Coming Out of Hibernation
I ignored January 1st. My new year starts in March, and I’ve decided things are going to be different from now on!
How Reading Made Me a Writer
I’ve always been a bookworm, but I really believe if I hadn’t been I would never have become a writer. A post to celebrate National Year of Reading.
Where the Waters Meet - welcome to Kelsea Sands!
I’m excited to say that it’s another publication day! This time I’m taking you to Kelsea Sands on the East Yorkshire coast. Well, they say home is where the heart is…
My Five-Star Reads of 2025
Looking back at the books I read over the last year and sharing the ones I loved the most.
My December Reads 2025
The books I read during December 2025. What a wonderful selection to finish my year’s reading. Nostalgia, humour, Christmas, and good old-fashioned murder!
A Week in Whitby
I was lucky enough to spend a week in Whitby recently. The town is certainly different outside the main tourist season - wet, windy and dark. But we loved it!
My November Reads 2025
Here are all the books I read in November, including Golden Age crime classics, cosy fantasy, contemporary festive romances, a gothic short story classic, and the return of an old favourite.
My Visit to the First Whitby Lit Fest
November 2025 saw the first ever Whitby Lit Fest. And I was there! I attended four of the events, and it was fabulous!
My October Reads 2025
The books I read and loved during October 2025, featuring Benedict Brown, Agatha Christie, Ruth Jones and James Corden, Abbie Hicks, Phil Rickman, and Christine Pullein-Thompson.
My September Reads 2025
The books I read during September 2025, featuring Sarah Hope, Agatha Christie, Jessica Redland, Dan Brown, LM Montgomery, and Lucy Jane Wood.
It’s Publication Day for Christmas Spirits at Honeywell House
Celebrating the publication of book 3 in my Ghosts of Rowan Vale series, Christmas Spirits at Honeywell House - romance, laughter, the Cotswolds, and lots of ghostly goings-on!
My August Reads
A mixed bag of books this month - everything from romance to contemporary fantasy to a children’s mystery. Plus, my first venture into gangland thrillers.
My July Reads
The books I read and loved in July 2025 - featuring Veronica Henry, Agatha Christie, Val Wood, Sue Townsend and K.T. Dady
Behind the Scenes with The Other Half
Before Tuppenny Bridge there was The Other Half. A look behind the scenes at writing my family drama about the Kingstons and the Fletchers.