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May 9, 2017
Romancing the Ugly Duckling – Cover reveal, prize gift, and pre-order!
A mouthful of a header, right?! But I’m excited to announce my next Dreamspun Desire title ROMANCING THE UGLY DUCKLING will be released on June 15 at Dreamspinner Press. You can pre-order it now HERE. That’s if you’re not already a subscriber to the whole delightful Dreamspun line.
And P.S.? It’s on its way in audio, too :D.
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There’s also a special cover reveal post over at TwoChicksObsessed, where I talk about the themes of the book, and also offer a £10 Amazon token to one lucky commenter....
April 24, 2017
“What has fanfiction ever done for you?”
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I’ve written another in my occasional series on “fanfiction to publication” over at the SubRosa Writer blog.
In The Writer’s Playground I ask – what has fanfiction ever done for you?? and then proceed to list the things in details and with enthusiasm LOL.
Please feel free to comment and share your feelings – I’m enjoying writing this series a lot!
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April 23, 2017
New Release – A Good Neighbour
It’s not that I FORGOT I had a new release this month… but, yes, I almost did :).
A GOOD NEIGHBOUR is out at Dreamspinner Press, part of my London Lads series of short novellas, and their Perchance to Dream line, where they showcase books set in the UK.
[image error] A secret affair can’t go on forever.
Dylan Philips admits it himself: he’s a relentlessly single man in a small suburban town, both proud of and resigned to being a good teacher and a devoted nephew to his mischievous Great-Aunts.
When the Aun...
April 22, 2017
Autism Awareness
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I’m pleased to be taking part in a blog tour for Autism Awareness, the master post is HERE at RJ Scott’s blog. Find all the links to many other fun, informative, intriguing, caring and thoughtful posts on the topic. Please read, enjoy, and learn.
I’ve been reading this week about the Sesame Street initiative to bring in a character with autism, Julia – “See amazing in all children”.
“We felt that creating a character who was autistic would allow children to identify her but equally importan...
April 14, 2017
April 12, 2017
Arrrgh, me hearties!
[image error]No, it’s not Talk like a Pirate Day, but I’m over at the Not The Usual Suspects blog today with a post about ebook piracy, and particularly the vulnerability of ARCs.
Come on over and give me your thoughts!
March 31, 2017
First keyboard crash of the year!
It’s no good – I can’t manage the I/O and K/L and E/R any longer without any guidance!!! The keys have all worn off on my keyboard. So I’ve invested in a new one.[image error]
Via Ebay, because unfortunately official suppliers have stopped supplying my favourite [image error]Microsoft Curve 2000, so it’s become a shifty, underground, brown paper-wrapped parcel in exchange for cash under the counter, kind of purchase LOL.
But… the writing must go on, right?! It’s my own favourite addiction… 
March 29, 2017
Free short story: for picfor1000 at LiveJournal
I’ve posted before about the great LiveJournal site picfor1000 which runs a challenge every year for authors to write a short story in EXACTLY 1,000 words, based on a random picture the Mods give out. I love this challenge LOL! Apart from the fact I like writing short, and thrive on restriction *heh*, I also love the chance to write something different from the rest of my year’s production.
This year’s challenge was based on a theme of “singular”. Many of the fics are written in popular fando...
March 27, 2017
A morning of startling joy
Morning all :). Unaccustomed as I am to tooting my own horn… no, seriously.
I received note of three lovely reviews last week, on two of my titles. I cannot describe how much that made my day(s)!
In my writing and publishing journey so far, I’ve had great reviews, I’ve had bleahh reviews, I’ve had downright weird, incomprehensible ones :). And I reckon I’ve developed a pretty sanguine approach to them now. (though let’s not talk about how long that’s taken LOL….)
But to read a thoughtful, car...
February 22, 2017
On the Red Carpet: R.J. Jones’ new release + Giveaway + Excerpt
Welcome today on the blog author R. J. Jones and her new release set in the town of my birth – Brighton, England. Hurrah for a romantic read by the seaside!
She’s also offering an excerpt, plus a GIVEAWAY. Please use the Rafflecopter link below to enter.
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A sea change could be just what the doctor ordered.[image error]
Doctor Scott Penney used to be a Paediatric Oncologist—until he burned out. Watching children suffer and die took its toll on his mental health. To cope, he used anonymo...
