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My review of Tales from the Mountains by Judy Ferrell

My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my What I’m Reading page. But as I read more than one book a month, I leave other reviews here on my blog. They also get posted to Amazon and Goodreads.

Here’s my review of Tales from the Mountains by Judy Ferrell

This collection of simple ‘yarns’ keeps you engrossed as the stories take you to the mountains, the farms, the townships to meet with their varied inhabitants and their adventures, big or small. Haunted houses, dead men helping o...

My review of QWERTY by Barbara Avon

My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my What I’m Reading page. But as I read more than one book a month, I leave other reviews here on my blog. They also get posted to Amazon and Goodreads.

Here’s my review of QWERTY by Barbara Avon.

What a mind Avon has! Luke is an author deeply in love with his wife of a few years. But then she is killed in a tragic accident, which could have killed him too if he hadn’t gone for that coffee. Wracked with grief and survivor’s guilt, he finds red...

Legend of the Winged Lion – now out!

‘Cheryl Burman’s magic touch brings evil to life in a battle not all will survive. Relatable characters in a fantastical world drawn by the pen of an award-winning writer. The sympathetic Gweyr pulls you into her everyday world. Ilesse’s temptations keep you guessing if she will succumb. This is what can happen when dreams come true.’ Amazon review

Legend of the Winged Lion is available on Amazon here.
The fourth book in the Guardians of the Forest series, this prequel is a standalone but ...

Six Do’s and Four Don’ts in writing book blurbs

Writing book blurbs is hard.

Ask any author pitching to agents on the traditional publishing route, and 99% will tell you one of their most hated activities is writing the dreaded synopsis, the summary of the whole book.
‘How can I reduce my 125k fantasy novel to 350 words?’ they cry.
With difficulty. I’ve had to do it.

As an indie author, you escape this horror. But in a piece of divine retribution perhaps, you instead have to write a ‘blurb’ for your book.

What’s a blurb?

Sometimes known...

First loves, obsessive loves, lost loves – a choice of books!

I’ve teamed up with several other authors whose books deal with first loves, obsessive loves and lost loves to bring readers a great choice of reading matter throughout February, the month of romance!

Keepers is in the mix, of course

‘… a unique and emotionally charged historical romance novel’ Amazon review

In 1950 Australia, Raine believes her unplanned marriage to the volatile Teddy is working out fine. They have their own place, humble though it is. Their baby thrives.
But w...

A taster from Legend of The Winged Lion

Legend of the Winged Lion, the prequel to Guardians of the Forest, is coming very soon … so here’s an excerpt to whet appetites!

Olban lurched to a halt. The long flight of stairs had ended. He teetered at the brink of a wide gap in the earth floor. Placing one foot behind him to steady himself, he lowered the gem to judge the depth of the void.
Pure blackness.
He remembered now. The void was believed to have been an extra defence, a means of making it difficult for robbers to leave the cavern ...

Guardians of the Forest prequel is on its way…

Getting close to releasing Guardians of the Forest prequel!

When young ‘prentice seer, Ilesse, is touched by an evil inadvertently woken deep below the caverns, she must battle its whispered summonings. If she succumbs, the world of the Sleih and Gryphon – and of the Madach beyond – will be destroyed.

It has a title: Legend of the Winged Lion.

Final editing is happening (I hope it’s final), the cover is being done and formatting taking place.

I am keen to share the cover as soon as I ca...

Get The Wild Army free – January newsletter offer!

As a warm up for the release of the prequel to my Guardians of the Forest series, I’m giving away The Wild Army, Book One in the trilogy, to newsletter subscribers in January.

This is on top of the normal giveaway of Dragon Gift which comes to all new signups.

And you thought Christmas was over!

Sign up below!

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By the Letter newsletter for readers and writers

My By the Letter newsletter includes short stories, author interviews, book reviews, writing tips … and what I’ve been up to in the Forest of Dean’s literary scene and with schools.

‘I love your newsletter – there’s so much content.’

Check out past copies of ‘By the letter’ newsletter, sign up and get your free gift! Out on the second Friday of each month.

Take a peek here.

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Newsletter for readers and writers

My newsletter includes short stories, author interviews, book reviews, writing tips … and what I’ve been up to in the Forest of Dean’s literary scene and with schools.

‘I love your newsletter – there’s so much content.’

Check out past copies of ‘By the letter’ newsletter, sign up and get your free gift! Out on the second Friday of each month.

Take a peek here.

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