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SLEEP TIGHT – a story of obsession, deception and retribution

PRESS RELEASE – SLEEP TIGHT LAUNCHED TODAY Available for Kindle and in paperback from Amazon worldwide Rachel Abbott, self-published author of best-selling thrillers “Only the Innocent” and “The Back Road”, was inspired by some of her own experiences when writing her new novel, Sleep Tight, published on Monday 24th February. Sleep Tight is the story of an obsession […]

Sleep Tight: do you want a sneak preview? Read the prologue!

I promised I would reveal the Prologue to Sleep Tight a week before launch – well I’m two days early, but here you go!  I hope you like it – and there are some tweets at the bottom if you’d like to share. Just click “click to tweet”. If you want to be updated when […]

Try our anti-Valentines Quiz – Dangerous Liaisons

If you want a bit of fun this Valentine’s day, try our quiz! Click on the graphic above to enter and discover some of the most dangerous liaisons and partners in crime from the past. “The quiz winner will get a Sleep Tight goody bag” - including a signed paperback copy of Sleep Tight (or […]

Come to the party! The launch of SLEEP TIGHT

The launch of my new novel – SLEEP TIGHT – is getting closer. Just two weeks away, and I can’t wait. I thought it would be great to have a party to celebrate – but as my lovely readers are spread far and wide, it has to be a virtual party this time around. That […]

A Day in the Life of Author – Alan McDermott

I am delighted to welcome author Alan McDermott to the blog today. Alan is one of those authors that I am in awe of – he writes great books while holding down a full time job, and has twin girls at home too. This is how a normal day for him goes. Amazing! Being an […]

Blurb reveal: Sleep Tight, by Rachel Abbott

Last week I revealed the new cover for Sleep Tight – and today I am delighted to reveal the blurb – or Product Description as it’s called on Amazon! And we have a tentative release date of 24th February 2014 – which I will confirm next week. In the meantime, if you want to be kept up to […]

Rachel Abbott and Mel Sherratt – in conversation

I was excited to have an opportunity to chat with Mel Sherratt this week. I’ve been following Mel’s success for the last two years, since her first book Taunting the Dead was doing so well in the UK Kindle chart. Now, though, she has even more to celebrate, as this week her new book was launched […]

Cover Reveal: Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott

Here it is – at last! The cover for my next novel SLEEP TIGHT. Over the next few weeks between now and launch (a date in February, yet to be announced), I will be posting snippets – the book blurb, the prologue, the first three chapters – so if you want to follow progress, follow […]

You Either Got It or You Don’t – Writing Lies

I am delighted to welcome Nikolas Baron along today to talk about some of the many lies whispered about writers! Some lies of the writing world get as much circulation as The National Enquirer tabloid. These lies whisper doubts to young ones considering a writing career. These lies haunt men and women who are considering […]

Biscuits – my saviours when I’m editing

I’m a self confessed foodie. I love to cook, and I love to eat. My dream holiday would be a food tour of India, because there’s nothing I like better than a good curry. And so when the time came to redesign the blog, there just HAD to be a space to talk about food! […]