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Promo: Witchstruck ebook better than half price

HALF PRICE PROMO on Amazon

For those who may have been considering buying WITCHSTRUCK, and have a Kindle, the Amazon ebook price has dropped to better than half price, possibly as a result of other online promotions.

WITCHSTRUCK is a paranormal Tudor romance for young adult readers.

 Teen witch Meg meets smouldering Spanish priest Alejandro, and sparks of disapproval and attraction fly on

Christmas Chez Nous

It's a big family ... and still growing!






















Not quite sure about Grandma's Santa hat.





 





Christmas can be a bit of a strain for my husband.







But empty packaging has many uses!






Vegetable peeling is always a potential flashpoint area.







Best to steer clear of the kitchen and figure out how the mechanical kitten works instead.






Looks tasty,

Merry Christmas!

As we swing into another busy Christmas period, with serious flooding here in the South-West of England to complicate matters - my own home has been mildly affected, with one downstairs room now out of use - I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping some festive cheer will lift people's hearts.

So Merry Christmas to all my readers!

Wishing you all a dry and peaceful festive season with your families

Photos from my Boscastle writing retreat 2012

All these shots were taken with my iPhone, by the way, and are untouched. An incredibly versatile gadget. It couldn't get a signal in Boscastle on the 3 network, but it could certainly take some great photos.

I was holed up alone in a cottage in Boscastle for 10 days, and managed to write 45,000 words during that time, despite a seasonal visit from my father over the

Witch Tower cover arrives!

The cover for Book Two in the Tudor Witch series, WITCH TOWER. Due to be published July 2013.

Meg Lytton and Alejandro de Castillo return in this fast-paced sequel to WITCHSTRUCK.


Do Meg's darkest dreams foretell the nightmare to come?

Witchstruck listed in top teenage reads 2012

My Tudor YA novel Witchstruck was listed recently in The Independent newspaper's list of top teenage reads of 2012: "Tales of Mean Streets and Magic".

Meg, a young witch, is a servant to Princess Elizabeth at Woodstock
during Mary Tudor's short, brutal, heretic-burning reign. Lamb pulls no
punches about the danger both Meg and Elizabeth are in, especially
during the horrifying burning of

Harlequin Teen to publish Witchstruck in the US

Having returned from my writing retreat - apologies for not posting, but I decided it was important to get some serious writing done before Christmas - I have an announcement to make.

My Tudor Witch series will be published in the US by Harlequin Teen, starting with Book One, WITCHSTRUCK, in October 2013.

I'm delighted to be publishing in the US with Harlequin, not least because of the long

Book Signing at Truro Waterstones

Witchstruck is the first in my Tudor Witch series ...

For those in the South West region, I'll be signing copies of my Young Adult paranormal romance Witchstruck on Saturday November 24th at Waterstones, Truro.

I'll be in store 11-1pm, and will probably leave a few signed copies there too.

Do please come along!

Signing at Newquay, Saturday 3rd November

I am delighted to announce that I shall signing copies of my teen paranormal romance Witchstruck and also my Tudor novel The Queen's Secret this Saturday, 3rd November, at The Bookshop, 26 East Street, Newquay, Cornwall.

The signing will take place between 11pm and 2pm, and everyone is very welcome to join me. There may even be sweets on hand!

In other news, I have signed up for National Novel

Next Big Thing ...

Last Wednesday I was tagged by the marvellous writer Lesley Cookman for my Next Big Thing. This week, it's my turn to answer the following questions and tag a few other writers in my turn.



What is the title of your next book?

His Dark Lady.

Where did the idea for the book come from?

His Dark Lady is the sequel to The Queen's Secret, which introduces a semi-fictional character, Lucy Morgan,