books

  • Last week, I revealed the cover for my new children’s book, The Secret Dragon. I’ve been given a launch date of 28th July and the paperback is now available for pre-order, through the publisher, Amazon and book shops: Publisher Amazon Waterstones The ebook is currently being formatted by the publisher. I hope to have links…

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  • A few weeks ago, I brought you news about my children’s book for 5-7 year olds which is due out this summer. I’m excited to now show you the cover. I hope you like it. It’s now gone to print – I’ll have more news soon.

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  • A couple of weeks ago, Esther very kindly put out a request for feedback on the blurb for my new novel, Borderline. Even more kindly, so many of you took the time out to read the options and provide feedback. Be assured that every comment, no matter how long or short, was considered and thrown…

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  • Your Help Needed!

    My partner, Graeme Cumming, is also a writer and his first crime novel is coming out soon. He’s currently working on a blurb. He’s come up with five, but isn’t sure which one he likes. So he’s looking for some help in choosing one. Which one do you like best? Blurb 1 Stopping a sex…

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  • I was recommended D. Wallace Peach‘s latest book by fellow bloggers. I was promised a beautiful, enchanting read. They certainly knew what they were talking about. Here’s a bit about the Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver: “Already the animals starve. Soon the bonemen will follow, the Moss Folk and woodlings, the watermaids and humans. Then…

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  • I went to a talk by crime writer Elly Griffiths in 2024. I’d read a few of her books in the Dr Ruth Galloway series and enjoyed them. During the talk Elly gave us a few snippets about the new book she was writing which is about time travel. My ears pricked up. A time…

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  • I’ve read lots of books by this author under the name of Glynis Peters. She writes beautifully-told wartime sagas. When I heard she’d written something a little different, I was curious to know more. The Weybourne Witches has been published under the name of Amber Raven (the perfect name for a story about witches). Here’s…

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  • I’d been following John W. Howell‘s blog for a while and been interested in reading his books, but I wasn’t sure where to start as he’s written so many! I took part in John’s recent blog tour for the third book in his ‘Eternal Road’ series: Detour on the Eternal Road. I loved the premise…

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  • Book Review – Little Women

    I still can’t believe that I only got round to reading this iconic book by Louisa May Alcott recently. It’s one that I’d been meaning to read for a long time. When I was bought it as a gift I had no excuse not to finally read it. For those of you who don’t know…

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  • I came across The Lost Bookshop by accident. I’d not heard of it before, nor its author. But it was 99p on Kindle, so I thought I’d nothing to lose in downloading it. The blurb looked interesting, but I didn’t really have high hopes for it. Boy, was I wrong! Here is the blurb to…

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