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February 4, 2024
Why I Wrote To The Wild Horizon by Imogen Martin
My guest this week is Imogen Martin. Her second novel for Storm Publishing – To The Wild Horizon is published on 7 February 2024. Imogen is going to explain to blog readers why she wrote the novel.
Why I wrote To The Wild Horizon by Imogen Martin
Thank you, Morton, for inviting me onto your blog to talk about my second novel, To The Wild Horizon which will be published by Storm Publishing on Wednesday 7 February 2024.
When I was 19 – a little younger than my heroine, Grace – I worked in Maryland, US, for the summer. I then visited friends, travelling solo by Amtrac or Greyhound. I had friends dotted around North America because I had lived in the International Student House in London for six months (at the time I was neither international, nor a student, but that’s another story).
From Maryland, I travelled north to Chicago, north-west to Minneapolis, right across west to Victoria Island in Canada, sailed back to Seattle, then took the Pacific Coast Highway down to San Francisco. Finally, a three-day Greyhound journey from California to New York.
That’s a very long time sitting on a bus, talking To The sort of people who take the Greyhound (my US friends warned me that ‘regular’ Americans fly). Other times, I would sit by the window and stare out the extraordinary and huge landscape, letting stories wind themselves into my head. The stories have never left me; neither has my love for the American landscape.
The years went by and I got busy with work and having a family. Every so often, I would retreat to my bedroom and capture my ideas, scenes scribbled in pencil on narrow-lined paper. Eventually my daughters became adults and I had more time to shape the stories into something more like novels.
I love the bravery and confidence of the pioneers: to set off To The other side of the continent, not knowing what was ahead of them. This book is dedicated to my younger daughter Naomi who picked up the solo-backpacking gene. I had to get used to not hearing from her for weeks on end. Although one morning, when she was backpacking through Mexico, I did wake up to a text: “Hi Mum, just in case it’s on the news. There’s been an earthquake here. I’m fine.”
My heroine Grace and her brother Tom don’t face earthquakes, but they have a lot of other things thrown at them. I hope you’ll read my book, and find out why the hardest thing to find is love.
About Imogen Martin
Imogen writes sweeping, historical fiction. Her first two novels are set in nineteenth century America.
As a teenager, she took the Greyhound bus from San Francisco to New York. Over those three days of staring out of the window at the majestic mountains and endless flat plains, stories wound themselves into her head: tales of brooding, charismatic men captivated by independent women.
Since then, she has worked in a coffee-shop in Piccadilly, a famous bookstore, and a children’s home. She has run festivals, and turned a derelict housing block on one of the poorest estates in the UK into an award-winning arts centre.
During 2020 Imogen was selected by Kate Nash Literary Agency as one of their BookCamp mentees, a mentorship programme designed to accelerate the careers of promising new writers.
Married with two children, Imogen divides her time between Wales and Sardinia.
Contact details
Keep in touch with Imogen through her website and join her monthly newsletter: https://imogenmartinauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImogenMartin9
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImogenMartin.Author/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imogenmartinauthor/?hl=en-gb
About To The Wild Horizon
Missouri, 1846: In the frontier town of Independence the sound of a gunshot shatters the night. As the pistol drops from her hand and clatters To The ground, Grace knows she has no choice but to leave. Now.
In this inspiring and deeply moving story of love, courage and endurance, a young woman on the run from the law sets off on a desperate journey of survival on the treacherous Oregon Trail.
This unputdownable and heart-wrenching historical novel shows the true strength and resilience of a woman’s heart, even when she has everything to lose and the odds are stacked against her. Fans of Kristin Hannah, Amy Harmon and Olivia Hawker will lose themselves in To The Wild Horizon.
What readers say about To The Wild Horizon:
“Incredible!!!!!” Reader review, 
“One of my favourite reads of the year. I absolutely loved it. A heartwarming, enticing, and intriguing tale of courage, love, compassion and resilience. This story will keep you on edge until the very last page.”Reader review,
“I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t fall asleep because I had to know what was going to happen next. Incredible… I loved every second.” Reader review,
Purchasing link
To The Wild Horizon https://geni.us/179-al-aut-am
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January 28, 2024
Discover More About The Broken Vow by Luisa A. Jones
This week I’m pleased to welcome Luisa A. Jones back to my blog. Her new novel for Storm Publishing The Broken Vow came out on 22 January 2024, the day before my own new release A New Arrival in Borteen Bay. Luisa is going to tell us more about the book and share an excerpt of The Broken Vow…
Hi Morton, and thank you very much for inviting me to contribute to your blog this week. Congratulations for the launch of your own novel A New Arrival in Borteen Bay last week. Having enjoyed other books set in Borteen Bay I’ve preordered it and I’m looking forward to reading it. (Ooo thank you – I do hope that you enjoy it Mx)
My latest historical novel, The Broken Vow, was published on 22nd January. It’s a sequel to The Gilded Cage, but its focus is very different and it can be read as a standalone story. The Gilded Cage is about Lady Rosamund Fitznorton, a woman seeking an escape from an abusive marriage. Set a few months later, after the outbreak of the First World War, The Broken Vow follows Rosamund’s stepdaughter Charlotte, who is desperate to marry in order to fulfil her late father’s dynastic ambitions. Marriage to a viscount’s son, Eustace Chadwycke, will bring the spoiled and self-centred young Charlotte into a higher social circle – but when she learns that Eustace is being sent home from the Western Front a broken man, it threatens all their plans.
In a society that values strength and sees distress in soldiers as cowardice, shell-shocked Eustace needs a safe place to recover from the traumas he has experienced in the trenches. If Charlotte can turn her childhood home into a hospital, she may be able to provide the sanctuary he needs. But the house has been shut up for several months. She’ll need to grow up fast by working hard for the first time in her life, and develop a more caring, selfless side to her nature. She’ll also have to learn how to master her short temper, and how to persuade others to help her when many around her believe women should leave decision-making to men.
In this passage, Charlotte is awaiting the arrival of Eustace and a small group of other shell-shocked officers from the front. At this time, “shell-shock” was a new term being used in the press to explain a sudden epidemic of symptoms being experienced by fighting men. The medical condition we would call PTSD today was not yet understood, and the gently-raised Charlotte has no idea what to expect.
“A distant rumble made her rush to the window, peering into the darkness. Yes, there it was – the unmistakable growl of the Wolseley, and a lighter, clattering noise that must be Doctor Sheridan’s car following behind. The crunch of wheels on gravel, like the sound of the sea on pebbles, told her they had arrived. Which car would Eustace be in? Would he be exhausted after his long, slow journey from France? She ran to the doorway, then paused and dashed to the mirror. Her face glowed with excitement, despite the tired smudges under her eyes after the strain of the past few days. She patted her hair, tucking some stray strands behind her ears, and took some deep, steadying breaths.
By the time she returned to the hall, the other staff and volunteers were assembling to greet their patients. All were wide-eyed and expectant, despite their fatigue. Catching Charlotte’s eye, Venetia nodded and gestured towards the front door.
“It’s only right that you should be the first to greet them, Charlotte. None of us would be here if not for you.” Pulling the heavy oak door open, she stood aside and with a grateful smile Charlotte moved past her into the covered stone porch.
The doctor’s car had drawn up behind the Wolseley, illuminating it in a glare of headlights that made Nurse Boyle shade her eyes with her hand. Its rear doors were already open, and Charlotte’s breath caught in her throat as she moved closer, unable to see past Cadwalader’s broad back as he waited to assist his passengers. Which car had Eustace travelled in? Did he even know yet that Plas Norton was his destination, or that his fiancée was there waiting for him?
The sight of the first patient emerging from the Wolseley made her blood run cold. He was dressed in a stained, crumpled uniform, and one arm was in a sling. But it wasn’t his dishevelled state that startled her. It was the way he walked – if the strange, jerking, shambling movements of his limbs could even be described as walking. With every shuffling step, his uninjured arm flung out, and his head twitched as if he had no control over it. It wasn’t Eustace, thank God. Surely Eustace wouldn’t look like that?
Nurse Boyle had taken hold of his good arm and was steering him towards the door, making slow progress given the almost drunken way he lurched along. Fleetingly, her gaze met Charlotte’s, burning into her as if to say: This is shell-shock. This is what you get when you bring them to your home.”
I hope this snippet has whetted your appetite to read about Charlotte’s journey of personal growth and resilience. I loved exploring her story and researching this turbulent era, when the impact of trauma was little understood, and women on the home front made an invaluable but often unacknowledged contribution to the war effort.
About The Broken Vow published on 22 January 2024:
Marriage was what Charlotte had been brought up to. After all, it provided a happy ending for all the heroines in the novels she sometimes read. So it would be for her… right?
Born into luxury, Charlotte Fitznorton has always known a life filled with lavish parties and a line of suitors, all part of a future neatly laid out for her by her father, Sir Lucien. She is to marry well and continue the line at Plas Norton, the family seat. When Eustace Chadwycke – son of a viscount – proposes just before leaving to fight in France, it seems Charlotte’s destiny is perfectly falling into place.
Then, tragedy strikes. Her father dies unexpectedly, and her future hangs in the balance – threatened by her hated stepmother Rosamund’s surprise pregnancy. News of Eustace, returning from the war broken by its horrors, leaves Charlotte fearing her engagement may be as fragile as her inheritance.
Determined to at least save her impending marriage, Charlotte pours her energy into turning Plas Norton into a healing place for Eustace and other war-weary soldiers. But small-minded townspeople, a bossy head nurse, and her newborn baby sister’s arrival push Charlotte to her limits.
Just as hope is slipping through her fingers, a mysterious stranger arrives at Plas Norton. This newcomer holds the power to upend everything Charlotte has fought to preserve. Will she have the strength to protect her legacy, or could this unexpected visitor awaken a desire in Charlotte for a different life altogether?
A beautiful and heartbreaking historical novel, if you loved anything by Fiona Valpy or Lucinda Riley, this book is for you.
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About Luisa A. Jones
Luisa A Jones lives in South Wales, and takes inspiration from the Welsh countryside, towns, history, and of course its people. Her writing explores the dynamics within relationships, the pressures that mental health issues can exert on people, and how these can be overcome.
Luisa studied Classical Studies at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. Her previous jobs have included tour guide in an historic house; teacher in both primary and secondary schools; careers adviser; and corporate trainer/assessor.
Luisa loves using her creativity for crafting and baking, as well as writing historical and contemporary fiction with romantic elements. She and her husband are the proud owners of Gwynnie, a Volkswagen camper van built in 1974, which inspired the story behind Luisa’s first book, Goes Without Saying. They have three children, a dog, and two cats.
Becoming an author fulfilled a lifelong ambition. Her first historical novel in The Fitznortons series, The Gilded Cage, was released by Storm Publishing in 2023, followed by the sequel The Broken Vow in January 2024.
You can keep in touch with Luisa using the following links:
Website www.luisaajones.com
Twitter/X https://twitter.com/Taffy_lulu
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LuisaAJonesauthor/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/luisa_a_jones_author/
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Thank You From Morton S. Gray
I would like to thank readers and fellow authors for the lovely reception for my own new novel A New Arrival in Borteen Bay on 23 January 2024. I was overwhelmed by support and sharing of the news of the novel. I also received a lovely gift from my publisher – a mug featuring the art work of the cover of A New Arrival in Borteen Bay – isn’t it lovely?
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January 21, 2024
A New Arrival In Borteen Bay Launch
My new novel, A New Arrival in Borteen Bay is out tomorrow (23 January 2024). This will be my seventh published novel for Choc Lit, now an imprint of Joffe Books and is available as an eBook or paperback. It is still something I have to pinch myself about, as I always dreamed about being a published author.
Having always loved reading books, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a novel on my bedside table and writing my own just felt a natural thing to do.
My first novel was actually written in my teens and even asked a schoolfriend to read it. I keep meaning to look it out to see if it still has some promise. I do know it had a dishy hero, tall ships and smugglers. I can remember a scene when the heroine is on the deck of the ship and the hero puts his coat around her to keep her warm.
I’ve asked myself lately whether I would have written anyway, or if the fact my parents took us to the library every week and read aloud to us daily made a difference. I like to think that the joy I find in words and stories was instilled in me by the habits of my parents. But does it go back even further than that?
After the passing of my mother in 2022, I have spent the last year typing up her memoirs. She talks about going on her scooter as a child to the library to get books for her gran. Her grandmother insisted that mom always read the last page before she brought a book home – gran only wanted stories that ended happily. Mom also talks about her father playing pieces on the piano and telling stories to go with the music of camels in the desert and ships on foreign seas.
So, is storytelling in my genes? I would love to know. In any case, it certainly sounds as if stories are in my heritage and on the days when writing, editing and promoting my books all seems a bit too much, I think I need to remember that and keep going.
I do hope that readers who invest in a copy of my latest novel A New Arrival in Borteen Bay enjoy the story. This one is a little different with an older couple, Buzz and Wynn and a younger couple, Skye and Adam, all four of whom have a point of view throughout the book.
This is a stand alone title, but if you have read other books from The Secrets of Borteen Bay series, you may recognise Buzz, who runs a crystal shop on Borteen high street and draws labyrinths on the beach, asking people to walk around the path in exchange for a donation to a homeless charity. He is one of those minor characters from another book that needed to have his own story. I do so hope that you enjoy it.
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January 15, 2024
A Taste of Things to Come
When I started to share the news that I have a new novel – A New Arrival in Borteen Bay out on 23 January 2024, the writers in one of my online Romantic Novelists’ Association groups started sharing that they had books out soon too. It is actually the same group that I went on the writing retreat with in November, the RNA Cariad group with most of the writers based in Wales. So, this week I thought I would do a shout out for the books due out soon by these writers. Please forgive me if I miss anyone though, but here goes:-
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11 January 2024
Lilac Mills – The Allotment on Willow Tree Lane – Canelo Romance
When a local meadow is turned into a bee-friendly allotment, will romance also blossom?
New teacher Ceri has enough on her plate trying to keep her class in line and get them excited for her Foxmore wildlife efforts. Then she meets the mysterious – and occasionally grumpy – Damon, whose orchard she’d like to explore.
Rock star Damon has moved to Foxmore to escape the hounding paparazzi following the tragic death of his bandmate. Relocating to somewhere quiet and isolated is just what he needs to recover. Ceri is a ray of sunshine, but he’s not ready to share his dark secrets with her.
As love blooms, will Damon’s hidden past get in the way of their happiness? And can he bring himself to give up his music for love?
A gorgeously tender, uplifting romance in the heart of Wales, perfect for readers of Mandy Baggot, Suzanne Snow and Sue Moorcroft.
Buying Link here
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22 January 2024
Luisa A. Jones – The Broken Vow – Storm Publishing
Marriage was what Charlotte had been brought up to. After all, it provided a happy ending for all the heroines in the novels she sometimes read. So it would be for her… right?
Born into luxury, Charlotte Fitznorton has always known a life filled with lavish parties and a line of suitors, all part of a future neatly laid out for her by her father, Sir Lucien. She is to marry well and continue the line at Plas Norton, the family seat. When Eustace Chadwycke – son of a viscount – proposes just before leaving to fight in France, it seems Charlotte’s destiny is perfectly falling into place.
Then, tragedy strikes. Her father dies unexpectedly, and her future hangs in the balance – threatened by the surprise pregnancy of her hated stepmother, Rosamund. News of Eustace, returning from the war broken by its horrors, leaves Charlotte fearing her engagement may be as fragile as her inheritance.
Determined to at least save her impending marriage, Charlotte pours her energy into turning Plas Norton into a healing place for Eustace and other war-weary soldiers. But small-minded townspeople, a bossy head nurse, and her newborn baby sister’s arrival push Charlotte to her limits.
Just as hope is slipping through her fingers, a mysterious stranger arrives at Plas Norton. This newcomer holds the power to upend everything Charlotte has fought to preserve. Will she have the strength to protect her legacy, or could this unexpected visitor awaken a desire in Charlotte for a different life altogether?
A beautiful and heartbreaking historical novel, if you loved anything by Fiona Valpy or Lucinda Riley, this book is for you.
Buying link here
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23 January 2024
Morton S. Gray – A New Arrival in Borteen Bay – Choc Lit
FALL IN LOVE WITH AN UTTERLY IRRESISTIBLE, BRAND-NEW ROMANCE ABOUT FRESH BEGINNINGS AND LETTING GO OF THE PAST.
Skye knows it’s now or never. It’s time for her to reveal herself to the father she’s never met.
So she hops on a plane from Dublin to the English seaside town of Borteen.
But between the father she’s just getting to know and her worried mother, Skye realizes that the past is never that simple as a whirlwind of secrets turns their world upside down.
And now Skye has Adam, the hunky guy next door, to contend with. He’s determined to show her there’s room in her life for love.
Skye thinks they’re better off as friends, but Adam has other ideas. Even when she reveals a secret of her own.
Will Skye allow history to repeat itself? Or will she let go of the secrets of the past and open herself up to the future?
This uplifting and feel-good romance is perfect for fans of Beth Moran, Shari Low, Jessica Redland, Sue Moorcroft or Isabella Connor.
Buying Link here
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24 January 2024
Kate Hewitt – The Last Stars in the Sky – Storm Publishing
From a million-copy bestselling author, comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking story about one woman’s determination to keep her family together when their world falls apart…
“Mom, why are you so mad at Dad?”
“I’m not,” I say, which isn’t exactly true. Putting on a brave face for my two young daughters—pretending everything is fine in my marriage—has been hard. That, and losing the house after Daniel lied to me.
I never expected to have to uproot my family to go live in my parents’ isolated cottage on Lost Lake. It’s twenty miles to the nearest town, an insignificant speck in endless pine forests. Nobody’s lived here for a decade.
Now, I pick up a rusty pail from its nest of autumn leaves and turn to my daughter. Suddenly, I recall how I used to help my own mother pick wild strawberries up here as a little girl. Maybe, this isn’t a punishment. Maybe this place will be the making of our family.
I’m still thinking it when my daughter rests her silky head on my shoulder that evening in the flickering firelight. And when, over a steaming cup of coffee at dawn, I watch a single loon cut a course through the mirrored surface of Lost Lake.
Later, I’ll hold on to these memories—ghostly shreds of another life. Because just eight hours after I sat on that sofa, feeling so hopeful, the world as I knew it—asanyone knew it—was gone for good.
What do you do when the worst thing in the world happens to your family? A gripping, beautiful story that will break your heart. For fans of Boo Walker,Where the Forest Meets the Starsand Julianne MacLean.
Buying Link here
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25 January 2024
Helga Jensen – My Heart is in Venice – Hera
Venice was where it all began…
Libby and Will spent a glorious honeymoon in this magical city. They didn’t have much money, but they had a whole lot of love and a bright future ahead of them.
And Venice was where it all went wrong…
Two kids and twenty-five years later, they are struggling with money problems but somehow Will manages to fulfil his promise to Libby to take her back to Venice for their anniversary. This time, they are doing it in style and a masked ball awaits. But among the beautiful buildings and romantic canals, Libby learns that her husband has a secret that breaks her heart.
The trust is broken and the marriage is over. But there are decades of love and two grown sons between them.
Can they ever find their way back to each other or have they missed their chance forever?
A funny and heartwarming second-chance romance, perfect for fans of Milly Johnson and Julie Caplin.
Buying Link here
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7 February 2024
Imogen Martin – To the Wild Horizon – Storm Publishing
Missouri, 1846: In the frontier town of Independence the sound of a gunshot shatters the night. As the pistol drops from her hand and clatters to the ground, Grace knows she has no choice but to leave. Now.
In this inspiring and deeply moving story of love, courage and endurance, a young woman on the run from the law sets off on a desperate journey of survival on the treacherous Oregon Trail.
Terrified she’s wanted for the murder of her landlord, Grace is certain that, even though she acted in self-defence, no one will believe her. Quickly packing the few belongings she and her little brother Tom possess, they race to join the line of dusty wagons preparing to leave for Oregon.
As they set off, over the perilous Great Plains, knowing the wild rivers and the Rocky Mountains they must cross, Grace vows to do whatever it takes to protect Tom and get them both to safety. She will prove herself capable of surviving the hardest journey of her life.
This unputdownable and heart-wrenching historical novel shows the true strength and resilience of a woman’s heart, even when she has everything to lose and the odds are stacked against her. Fans of Kristin Hannah, Amy Harmon and Olivia Hawker will lose themselves in To the Wild Horizon .
Buying Link here
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19 February 2024
Georgia Hill – New Beginnings at Lullbury Bay – Bloodhound Books
Daisy’s started a new life with her very own flower shop on the English coast—but she doesn’t believe love will ever bloom for her again . . .
A disastrous love affair and the loss of her father has made workaholic Daisy rethink her life. Now, instead of teaching grammar-school science, she runs Va Va Bloom—a florist shop in the town of Lullbury Bay. She provides beautiful flowers for special events in the Dorset community, including Lullbury’s wedding of the year. But she’s given up all hope of a wedding in her own future.
When Rick, a charismatic stranger, comes in to buy his girlfriend flowers, a spark ignites between them. Just her luck, then, that the only man who gets her heart fluttering is attached! But soon Daisy realizes that this little town may yet change her life in more ways than she expected . . .
Buying Link here
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8 March 2024
Eva Glyn – The Dubrovnik Book Club – One More Chapter
In a tiny bookshop in Dubrovnik’s historic Old Town, a book club begins…
Newly arrived on the sun-drenched shores of Croatia, Claire Thomson’s life is about to change forever when she starts working at a local bookshop. With her cousin Vedran, employee Luna and Karmela, a professor, they form an unlikely book club.
But when their first book club pick – an engrossing cosy crime – inspires them to embark upon an investigation that is close to the group’s heart, they quickly learn the value of keeping their new-found friends close as lives and stories begin to entwine…
Buying Link here
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23 March 2024
Anna & Jacqui Burns – Poles Apart – Allison & Busby
Cover not revealed yetThe Pembrokeshire village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but breathtaking views of the Welsh coastline aside, four of the female residents find themselves stuck in a painful rut.
The arrival of pole dancing exercise classes in the village hall offers each of them a chance to bond and discover previously hidden strengths. Gwen seems to have it all but how will she cope when her marriage hits the rocks? Meg would love not to be single, but her recent operation has left her confidence shot to pieces. Recently widowed Ivy is fed up with following the rules, but at seventy-two can she really change her ways? Mum of two Summer is desperate for some time to herself outside her home.
Together the group form a bond of friendship that will stand them in good stead when facing the trials and tribulations in their personal lives.
Buying Link here
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25 April 2024
Vicki Beeby – A Wedding for the Bomber Girls – Canelo Saga
As wedding bells ring out, joy will be found amidst the tensions of war…
When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes a point of befriending and standing by her, sparks fly between the two. And when Fitz’s crew member, Jack, faces being stripped of his rank due to cowardice, Thea throws herself into seeking justice and support for him.
Just as she begins to be accepted by her fellow WAAFs, a shadowy figure from her past has returned and is determined to ruin not just Thea, but also Pearl’s wedding. Will Thea’s reputation be marred once more? And will she face this struggle alone…?
A page-turning and feel-good Second World War saga, for fans of Johanna Bell, Daisy Styles and Kate Thompson.
Buying Link here
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January 7, 2024
Happy New Year and Looking Forward to Publication Day
Happy New Year!
Where did the Christmas period go? I guess it didn’t help that hubbie and I came down with a virus part way through December and we are only just starting to feel right again. I had to cancel all of my pre-Christmas meet ups, which made me feel even more fed up.
And now the Christmas decorations are in the loft and my youngest son back at university, so I’m trying to get back into a routine.
My favourite Christmas present was a book containing a 60 Day course on Zentangle – a form of meditative doodling. I am really enjoying learning the patterns that make up these 40 cm square doodles. I promise not to share too many of these, but here are a few…
We spent New Year’s Eve watching some old films that made us both laugh – Notting Hill and Bridget Jones, whilst we waited for the inevitable fireworks and tried to head off the dog’s panic. We actually did rather well this year, imagine hubby and I adding to a full blast rendition of On the Floor by Jennifer Lopez to cover the bangs and you get the picture!
I have only made one new year’s resolution – to get out more lol. I appear to have become a bit of a hermit lately, even before being ill.
And, I have a new book out on 23 January 2024. A New Arrival in Borteen Bay is now up for pre-order on Amazon. Whoo hoo book 7!
The novel tells the story of four characters – Skye, Adam, Buzz and Wynn and has a fair smattering of characters readers will recognise from my other books in The Secrets of Borteen Bay series.
I thought I might give you a tiny taster today – this is the start of the book:-
You can pre-order A New Arrival in Borteen Bay published by Choc Lit an imprint of Joffe Books on 23 January 2024 here.
Next week I’m going to be sharing details of some of my friends’ novels out around the same time as mine 
.
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December 20, 2023
A New Arrival and Merry Christmas
My seventh novel is now up for pre-order on Amazon! Amazing that I never imagined I’d be able to say those words. A New Arrival in Borteen Bay published by Choc Lit an imprint of Joffe Books on 23 January 2024 tells the story of four characters – Skye, Adam, Buzz and Wynn and has a fair smattering of characters readers will recognise from my other books in The Secrets of Borteen Bay series.
And here is the lovely cover –
This is what the description says on Amazon –
FALL IN LOVE WITH AN UTTERLY IRRESISTIBLE, BRAND-NEW ROMANCE ABOUT FRESH BEGINNINGS AND LETTING GO OF THE PAST.
Skye knows it’s now or never. It’s time for her to reveal herself to the father she’s never met.
So she hops on a plane from Dublin to the English seaside town of Borteen.
But between the father she’s just getting to know and her worried mother, Skye realizes that the past is never that simple as a whirlwind of secrets turns their world upside down.
And now Skye has Adam, the hunky guy next door, to contend with. He’s determined to show her there’s room in her life for love.
Skye thinks they’re better off as friends, but Adam has other ideas. Even when she reveals a secret of her own.
Will Skye allow history to repeat itself? Or will she let go of the secrets of the past and open herself up to the future?
This uplifting and feel-good romance is perfect for fans of Beth Moran, Shari Low, Jessica Redland, Sue Moorcroft or Isabella Connor.
Just that last line, comparing me to other authors made me smile, as Sue Moorcroft’s books were the reason I started to write romantic novels in the first place.
I do hope that readers will enjoy this story of long lost family in Borteen Bay.
If you would like to pre-order the book will be out on 23 January 2024 and the link to buy is here.
This is such a lovely thing to be able to share in this my last blog post of the year. I would like to send everyone who has supported me, my blog and my books best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. May 2024 be kind to all of us!
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December 11, 2023
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Georgia Hill
Georgia Hill returns to my blog this week with a Christmas theme to go with her new book – New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage is published by Bloodhound Books. I have read and enjoyed the story and include my review at the end of the post. Over to Georgia …
Many thanks to Morton for hosting me yet again. This is something I revisit sometimes and, seeing as we’re well into the festive season run up, I thought it would be a fun one to update. You’ll quickly get the idea …
1. On the first day of Christmas, my true love asked of me: what was your best present? Memorable presents include a dolls house and a Making of Pride and Prejudice book (books always go down well with me). I’ve had lots of really lovely presents over the years but, if I’m honest, I’ve got to the stage in life where I don’t really need anything new. I’ve hinted heavily to the other half that I’d love a blow-up dinosaur this year but that’s falling on deaf ears! As I’m writing this, I’m waiting for a medical procedure so I’m going to be cheesy and say the best present I could receive is good health.
2. On the second day of Christmas, my true love asked of me: what was your worst present?
Ah – I’ve had lots of those too. A green plant holder in the shape of a dragon with a dead cactus in it is probably a candidate. Ditto a hamper which included steak and kidney pies. Reader, I’m an ex-veggie who doesn’t eat much meat and shudders at the very idea of kidney. But it’s the thought that counts. Remember to put on your grateful face!
3. On the third day of Christmas – oh I’m sure you get the idea by now – what was your best Christmas?
I’m like Honor in New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage I think there’s just something truly magical about the season. I love it, wherever I celebrate it and whoever I’m with, so every Christmas is my best. Snow makes it extra-wonderful though.
4. On the fourth day … what was your worst?
Without going into details it involved a Christmas Day spent in hospital with a very poorly family member. That takes some beating, although there was one when I had to fight Bank Holiday traffic on the M5 not just once but four times.
5. On the fifth day … weirdest Christmas?
I’ve spent Christmas Day on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic and one in Siberia. Both weird but also wonderful in their way. No shortage of snow in Siberia! The huge ice sculptures in the park in Irkutsk were astonishing. Great snowball fights too. Oh – and the one without alcohol. I hardly drink but what’s Christmas without a cheeky Bailey’s?
6. On the sixth day … ideal Christmas?
I’m going to be cheesy again. This year my ideal Christmas would be one surrounded by my friends and family – with them all enjoying good health. It’s amazing how your priorities change with age.
7. On the seventh day … favourite thing about Christmas?
I love everything about Christmas! Food, the television specials, Christmassy pop music, hunkering down in front of the fire with a dog to cuddle and a good book, the smell of the tree, twinkling lights, the funny little Father Christmas figures my mum knits, finding that perfect present for the one you love. I adore unpacking the decorations and finding my favourites to put on the tree and I even like the short, dark days as you know the world has turned and spring is on its way. The Celts had Yule, the Romans their Saturnalia and Christianity nicked traditions and customs from both. We need good food, evergreens to decorate the house and a bit of fun in the depths of December. Bring it on!
8. On the eighth day … favourite carol?
I love In the Bleak Midwinter. It’s a quiet thoughtful carol, with beautiful poetry by Christina Rossetti, but belting out Once in David’s Royal City is hard to beat. I used to love Christmas in school when I was a primary school teacher. We held carol concerts in an enormous and very grand church and filled it to the rafters with song. Bit of a contrast to the village one I attended when the vicar chastised the (tiny) congregation for not singing up. Reader: it didn’t work, and we muttered into our hymn sheets, feeling even more self-conscious.
9. On the ninth day … favourite film?
No hesitation about this one – While You Were Sleeping. I watch it every Christmas, without fail. While I’m a real fan of a soppy Christmas B-movie (you know, where the big city heroine has to return to her hometown to save the family chocolate/biscuit/tinsel business and falls for the hunky boss/cop/fireman/Christmas tree grower) While You Were Sleeping, although dated, is sheer class. Top notch acting, brilliantly witty script, warm characters and Sandra Bullock and (especially) Bill Pullman being adorable.
10. Deep breath, nearly there … on the tenth day of Christmas my true love asked of me: what is your best cracker joke?
Apologies but here goes (this one always went down well with a class of five-year-olds). Q What do you call a donkey with only three legs? A Wonky!
11. On the eleventh day … Who would I like to find in my Christmas stocking?
Ooh, this took a bit of thinking about. The research was arduous, as you can imagine. There are quite a few I can think of … how about Gethin Jones, Colin Firth, Rob James Collier and Rupert Graves. New ones to add: Vito Coppola, Johnny Flynn, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Jago from New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage. Do you think they’d all fit? Just as well I have extra-large stockings!
12. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love asked of me: who would I like to entertain over the Christmas turkey?
If it’s not possible to have all those lovely men from the previous answer, I’d have Jane Austen, Dawn French, Miranda Hart, Eric Morecambe, Ray Mears and Rupert Everett. Oh, and Nigel Slater to do the cooking. What a party that would be.
Hope you found this fun and it’s got you thinking of your own answers. With warm seasonal wishes that your Christmas prep is going swimmingly and you’ve got the sprouts on. If you’re still deep in wrapping paper and Sellotape I suggest a large sherry and an even larger mince pie. Happy Christmas!
About Georgia Hill
Georgia Hill writes warm-hearted and up-lifting contemporary and dual narrative romances about love, the power and joy in being an eccentric oldie and finding yourself and your community. There’s always a dog. It’s usually a naughty spaniel of which, unfortunately, she has had much experience. She lives near the sea with her beloved dogs and husband (also beloved) and loves the books of Jane Austen, collecting elephants, and Strictly Come Dancing. She’s also a complete museum geek and finds inspiration for her books in the folklore and history of the many places in which she’s lived. She’s worked in the theatre, for a charity and as a teacher and educational consultant before finally acknowledging that making things up was what she really wanted to do. She’s been happily creating believable heroines, intriguing men, and page-turning stories ever since.
You can find her here:
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About New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage
Christmas is the perfect time to fall in love. . .
The little English town of Lullbury Bay is a magical place to spend Christmas, and for Honor Martin it is the high point of her year.
However, newcomer Jago, doesn’t share her merry mood. After the devastating loss of his father he’d be happy to never hear another Christmas carol again.
But to help his little sister replace bad memories with good ones, he reluctantly joins in the festivities. As he gets to know her teacher, Honor, could she be the one to restore his love of Christmas?
Buying links for New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage:
geni.us/ChristmasTreeCottage or mybook.to/Lullbury1
Morton’s Review of New Beginnings at Christmas Tree Cottage
A 5 Star Read
A great read that will have you thinking about Christmas and maybe buying Baileys!
I loved reading this book, which was a complete tonic in a stressful time for me. I always say that a book that can produce an emotional reaction is a good book and this one produced not one, not two, but three heart affecting scenes that had me thinking and reaching for the tissues. A cosy read, but with serious underlying themes of starting again after loss.
The characters are likeable and relatable, particularly Jago, trying to be the responsible son and brother, whilst nursing his own demons and heartaches, Honor, the primary school teacher with a big venerable heart and the amazing vicar, Verity, who is mad on ABBA. Merryn is a very wise little girl beyond her years. Georgia Hill weaves her story around community of Lullbury Bay, with each person living there having a distinct role and backstory. It sounds like somewhere I would enjoy living. I’d even take part in the yarn bombing brigade!
Highly recommended to get you in the mood for Christmas.
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December 3, 2023
Why I Wrote The Christmas Season by Ally Sinclair
Glad to welcome back Ally Sinclair to my blog this week. She is going to tell us why she wrote her Christmas novel The Christmas Season, which is published by Hera Books. I always love a Christmas book, so over to Ally …
The Christmas Season is my fourth published Christmas story, and it’s been eight years since the last one. At that point I’d written the three Christmas Kisses (mybook.to/ChristmasKisses10) novellas, under my previous pen-name, in consecutive years and I honestly thought I’d said everything I could possibly say about love in the festive season.
So, what drew me back? Well the world of the Season was just too irresistible. It combines everything I love into one magnificently over the top, romantic bauble. There’s Christmas. There’s love in so many different forms. There are sexy bits. There is a hint of regency sparkle. And there are characters who grow and change and become better versions of themselves on their journey to find love.
And I poured all of that into The Christmas Season. Let’s break down those elements…
1. There’s Christmas.
There’s snowfall. There’s ice skating. There’s carol singing. There are kisses under mistletoe. Everything to make my little festive heart sing.
2. There’s love in different forms.
Love stories are absolutely for everybody. So The Christmas Season explores existing relationships that are faltering. Sibling rivalries and loyalties. Love after loss. Parent child relationships. Lots of lgbtq+ representation. And heaps and heaps of happy ever after.
3. There are sexy bits.
Sex is brilliant. And it’s part of love. Writers and readers sometimes debate whether you need to put sex on the page in romance stories. I’m very much in the camp that says if the sex is part of the story, you put it on the page and for one of the couples in The Christmas Season the sex is absolutely key to their story. It’s how they let their guards down. It’s how they become vulnerable. Ultimately it’s how they fall in love. So hurrah for the sexy bits!
4. There’s a hint of regency sparkle.
OK. I admit it. During the pandemic I might have watched too much Bridgerton. And I definitely watched Matthew Macfadyen striding moodily out of the mist in his Mr Darcy breeches more times than is healthy. It’s possible that I’ve become a little obsessed with the idea of the regency social season and the matchmaking that abounded within it. And my little writer brain caught onto the idea of creating the same sort of social season in the modern world. How would that work? That simple question kicked off both The Christmas Season and A Season for Love.
5. There are characters who grow and change and become better versions of themselves on their journey to find love.
And that, for me, is what happy ever after stories are all about. There not about being saved by Prince Charming. Or about somebody else fixing all life’s problems. They’re about self-love and learning to be open to love.
All these things are pretty much irresistible to me. My happy place is basically a Hallmark movie about an exhausted legal executive from the Big City finding love with a disturbingly hot smalltown Christmas tree farmer. This year I watched Red, White and Royal Blue three times in one week. I basically have no level of romantic sparkle that I consider too much. Especially as the nights grow darker and the wind gets chill, I want to be wrapped up in love and comfort and have my heart warmed. So that, in a nutshell, is why I wrote The Christmas Season.
About Ally Sinclair
Ally grew up on the North Yorkshire coast and now lives with her husband in Worcestershire, at least until she can persuade him to give into her yearning to live somewhere nearer the sea. No kids, no pets. She sometimes manages to keep a pot plant alive. Briefly.
She has been writing professionally since 2013, and is also published as Alison May and, in collaboration, as Juliet Bell. Ally is a former Chair of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and also works as a writing tutor and mentor and freelance editor. Ally writes joyful, inclusive stories with love and romance at the heart.
Ally loves to hear from readers. You can find her on Instagram @MsAllySinclair, on Facebook at facebook.com/allysinclairauthor, and on her YouTube channel @AlAllyAlison
All Ally’s links are here: https://linktr.ee/allysinclair
About The Christmas Season
You are cordially invited to your Happy Ever After…
Emma Love is a matchmaker who believes in old fashioned courtship, over swiping left or right. She’s inspired by Jane Austen, Bridgerton and a thousand and one perfect romance stories, where matches were made at elegant soirees and not by sliding into your intended’s DMs.
This year, Emma is inviting you to a very special social season, where a hopeful singleton might find their own Mr Darcy waiting under the mistletoe. At a series of glamorous, festive, and, most importantly, romantic events, Emma is making it her mission to find love for everyone this Christmas Season.
How will she fare trying to find perfect matches for the Price twins, both too busy trying to outdo the other to ever look for love? Can she encourage the sexy Season rake, Theo, to change his ways? And what of Hope Lucas, who Emma has failed to match before, but who still has faith that Mr Right is out there?
And with Emma so focused on finding everybody else’s happy ever after, is she at risk of letting her own perfect match slip away?
Welcome to the Christmas Season.
Buying Links below –
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Season-uplifting-inclusive-romance/dp/1804363669/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-christmas-season
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-christmas-season/id6448631460
All other buy links, print and ebook, here: https://www.herabooks.com/books/the-christmas-season-ally-sinclair/
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November 29, 2023
Did Anyone Notice?
For years now I have almost religiously blogged each Monday first thing in the morning. I do have a lot of guest authors on my blog so I feel I owe it to my visitors to be consistent, but this week I lapsed and here I am blogging on a Wednesday! 
It so happened that this week I had reserved a slot for myself to blog and the time I should have been posting coincided with an intense period of publisher edits for my new book out shortly. I don’t have an actual date as yet or even a completely confirmed title, but it is exciting to be publishing my seventh book in The Secrets of Borteen Bay series seven years after the first book The Girl on the Beach was signed.
November is also the month that I normally complete the annual NaNoWriMo challenge to write 50,000 words in November. I had completed 34,441 words and was on track to achieve the challenge when my edits arrived and I had to abandon the project. Still, I have a good portion of the book written and know where the story is going so all is not lost and I can now carry on writing it.
Earlier in November, I went on a writing retreat in Wales with members of the RNA Cariad group. This was great fun, the house we stayed in was amazing, we ate far too much, but I wrote many words. All in all, a lovely time.
My cousin emailed me this week to say she had spotted one of my books Christmas at the Little Beach Café in a library Christmas book display at Ecclesall library in Sheffield. It is always a thrill to see my books out in the world
It’s at this time of year that I often find myself transported back to the days when I worked in the training and development department of Midlands Electricity. We kept a quote book to record things of note that people in the office said. A colleague was made fun of for making an excuse on the telephone for not having got something ready in time. He was immortalised in the quote book for saying – “What with December being such a short month and Christmas coming early.” It’s strange how these days it actually feels like that and I think he was very wise. It feels as if Christmas is bearing down on me at a rapid rate and I’m not ready yet, lol.
Having said that, I have made my Christmas gonk, a pig in a blanket and a snowman is underway. I often think that crochet keeps me sane.
I still have Ali Sinclair and Georgia Hill on my blog this year. You can look forward to their posts shortly and I am hoping I can share a cover, title and release date for my new book very soon.
Until next Monday …
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November 19, 2023
The Inspiration For My Bomber Command Novels by Vicki Beeby
My guest this week is Vicki Beeby, author of some wonderful books set in World War Two, the latest being The Girls of Bomber Command which was published by Canelo on 9 November 2023. Vicki is going to tell readers about the inspiration behind her Bomber Command series and in particular her character Pearl …
It’s lovely to be back on your blog, Morton. Thank you for inviting me!
A question writers commonly get asked is where we get our ideas from, so I thought I would describe the thought processes that gradually turned into my first book about Bomber Command WAAFs.
I’ve long wanted to write a book based around a heroine who is a radio telephone operator in the WAAF, thanks to the film A Matter of Life and Death. The opening scene of the film features a bomber pilot whose plane is on fire, his crew being either dead or bailed out. Although he doesn’t have a working parachute, he’s decided to jump to escape the fire. Before he jumps he sends out a radio message which is answered by June, a USAAF radio telephone operator, and they talk, both thinking he’s about to die. It’s a heart-breaking scene, which has stayed with me for years.
When I was researching the WAAF for The Ops Room Girls, I read a memoir, Keeping Watch by Pip Beck, who recounts her years as a radio telephone operator in Bomber Command. The passages that described her role reminded me of June in A Matter of Life and Death, and so I made notes of a few story ideas to return to once I’d finished The Ops Room Girls. What I didn’t have at that time was the right character to drive the story forward, and as it turned out, I wrote five other books before starting my Bomber Command series, so you can see how long I have to mull over some ideas before turning them into books!
When I was coming to the end of my Wrens series, I starting to think about characters for a new series, and Pearl Cooper appeared fairly early on. As I jotted down some ideas it occurred to me that Pearl was a little older than my other heroines (28 at the start of The Girls of Bomber Command) and was over-protective of her younger sister as a result of losing both parents at a very young age.
Planning a story is all about asking a series of ‘what if’ questions, and the first question that occurred to me with Pearl was: ‘What if this over-protective character ends up on a Bomber Command station with a high casualty rate?’ That premise sparked loads of ideas, and I knew I had finally found the right character to be my Bomber Command R/T operator. Most of Pearl’s story arc stems from that question, and I have to admit I had fun torturing poor Pearl by putting her loved-ones through the wringer and forcing her to confront her shortcomings.
All this is a very long-winded way of saying that while I usually have lots of ideas simmering in the back of my mind, I need a character who’s right for a particular idea before I can flesh out a story. So as long as I can keep on thinking up characters that inspire me, I’m going to carry on writing their stories!
About Vicki Beeby
Vicki Beeby is a saga author who writes about the friendships and loves of service women brought together by the Second World War.
Her first job was as a civil engineer on a sewage treatment project, so things could only improve from there. Since then, she has worked as a maths teacher, an education consultant before she turned freelance to give herself more time to write.
She is published by Canelo and represented by Lina Langlee of The North Literary Agency. She was a finalist for the RNA Romantic Saga award in 2021 and won it in 2023.
Website: vickibeeby.co.uk
Facebook page: facebook.com/VickiBeebyAuthor
Instagram: @vickibeebyauthor
About The Girls of Bomber Command
With an enemy in their midst, can they still protect their fighters in the skies?
Pearl has given up on her dreams of being a journalist after being denied a promotion because of her gender. Joining the WAAF as a radio telephone operator for Bomber Command, Pearl’s new job at RAF Fenthorpe serves two purposes – providing an income for her grandmother, and keeping a close eye on her younger sister, Thea, an instrument repairer at another Lincolnshire bomber station.
Pearl befriends Met WAAF Jenny as well as Australian pilot Greg, who she guides home safely during an emergency. Pearl’s journalism background doesn’t go to waste, however – a series of thefts from pilots rekindles her investigative fire and she is soon caught up in the mystery.
But when all signs point to the perpetrator being her sister, she finds herself up against the clock to prove her sister’s innocence…
A captivating and heartwarming WWII saga for fans of Daisy Styles and Johanna Bell.
Purchase link: mybook.to/GOBC
Other books by Vicki Beeby:
Morton’s Review of The Girls of Bomber Command by Vicki Beeby publication date 9 November 2023 – Five Stars
Vicki Beeby has done it again!
I enjoyed her last two WW2 series about The Ops Room Girls and The Wrens, but I loved the first in this new series about The Girls of Bomber Command.
A poignant subject, Beeby comments in her notes that the RAF Bomber Command had one of the highest casualty rates of any Allied unit during the Second World War and yet the author manages to portray this sensitively in a very enthralling read.
I loved Pearl, who reminded me of myself as she tries to look after her younger sister and strives to find her own place in the world whilst staying true to her aspirations. Greg has to deal daily with the thought that he might not survive the next bombing mission and that colours how he lives his life.
The author’s notes on the research undertaken to inspire and also to make this story authentic were fascinating.
I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
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