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An enduring trope: The damsel in distress

In recent years, the term ‘damsel in distress’ has come to have negative connotations, with an inference that the damsel in question is weak and in need of rescue by […]

Favourite ballet: The Nutcracker

‘Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas… without The Nutcracker’: so begins this trailer for the Royal Ballet’s production of the classic ballet, showing now at the Royal Opera House in London. I […]

Fairy tale week: Live-action Disney – making fantasy reality

The news has been abuzz in recent weeks about the movie Beauty and the Beast, which will release next spring. Why all the interest? Well, the lead actress is Emma […]

Fairy tale week: Cinderella’s shoe – an enduring symbol

This week, I’ve decided to theme my posts on fairy tales, because they have played an integral part in shaping the writer I am today. I was very fortune to […]

Growing healing remedies: the physic garden

Alternative herbal medicine features prominently in my latest book, Legacy. The hero, Ruy, is a conventional doctor who heads up a cancer-treatment clinic. He is also part-gypsy, and through learning […]

Travel as a means of challenging my heroines

Those of you who have read two or more (or even all) of my novels may have noticed a common theme in relation to the heroines: each is immersed in […]

‘Choose an author as you would a friend’

‘Choose an author as you would a friend.’ So wrote English poet Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (circa 1633–1685), in his ‘Essay on Translated Verse’: Examine how your Humour is […]

Legacy reviewed by The Lady

I’m delighted to share today a review of Legacy published by The Lady magazine: Legacy is filled to the brim with family scandal, frustrated love and hidden secrets. Ruy is […]

Gratitude Giveaway: Win a $25/£20 Amazon gift card

I love taking part in this annual giveaway hop, hosted by BookHounds, because it’s an opportunity to give something back to the people who support me by following me online. […]

Win one of 10 print copies of The Echoes of Love

Are authors allowed to have favourite books of their own? If so, I think my second novel, The Echoes of Love, is a strong contender for the top spot. The […]