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March 23, 2015
Poldark Review – Episode Three
Well it was all happening in Episode Three, wasn’t it? Firstly, Ross became local hero when he re-opened the family mine, Wheel Leisure, providing jobs for all. …And then Elizabeth and Francis’s baby son was born. …And then Ross and Demelza got up close and personal. …And now they are married! WOW! …And, as it all […]
March 18, 2015
Now You See It, Now You Don’t – It’s a Solar Eclipse!
Tomorrow morning (Friday, March 20th) the moon will slip between the earth and the sun, and turn our world to darkness. Well, maybe not complete darkness, and maybe not the whole world, but certainly our little corner of the UK should see something of it. I find these celestial happenings absolutely fascinating. The last time […]
March 16, 2015
Poldark Review – Episode Two
Demelza, the scruffy young urchin Ross rescued, is now an accepted member of the Nampara household, even though tongues are wagging about the proprieties of the situation. Elsewhere mines are closing and Ross sees the chance of resurrecting the Poldark fortunes and providing work for local workers by raising cash to re-open his mine. When […]
March 13, 2015
A Moment Like This
Here’s a sneaky peek at my just published romantic novel, A Moment Like This. I hope you like it. Jenna Maitland managed one of her family’s three Yorkshire department stores, until the day she left to rescue her artist father, Daniel’s, failing London gallery. But now a family crisis looms, and Jenna is asked to […]
March 8, 2015
Poldark Review – And a FREE Cornish Novel
It’s Cornwall 1783, and Captain Ross Poldark returns from war in America to find the world he knew is in turmoil. Mines are closing, poverty is rife, and the people are starving. To make matters worse, his father has died, his lands and mines lie derelict – and the love of his life, Elizabeth Chynoweth, is […]
February 27, 2015
#poldarkmagic – 10 Days and Counting …
The premier of the first episode of the BBC’s new adaptation of Poldark had its press preview in Truro last night, and by all accounts… IT’S A BODICE RIPPER!! Now, as possibly one of the biggest Poldark fans of all time, I have been more than a little concerned that the newcomers might not do […]
February 21, 2015
Expletives! * Expletives! * Expletives!
One of the advantages of my new membership of the Crime Writers’ Association is the access I now have to the members’ private Facebook Page. One of the discussions on there at the moment is about the pros and cons of swearing in books. There was a huge response from authors and I was surprised […]
February 13, 2015
Can Blog Awards Save the Blog?
It was great to receive a blog award from the lovely writer, Rosemary Gemmell, this week. I really like the way these awards help to promote good blogging and remind us that it’s not all about Facebook. Maria over at First Draft Cafe has a thought provoking post about social media having taken over from […]
February 6, 2015
Reaching for the Sky
I’ve heard tell that if you admit to a phobia, facing your fears will help to cure them. Well it didn’t work for spiders, or noisy crowded spaces, and it certainly hasn’t helped me cope with my vertigo, which is why the sight of these two guys at the top of that chimney in York […]
February 1, 2015
A Cornish Obsession – Chapter One
If you read yesterday’s post then you will know that this is the second of a two-part post celebrating the fact that A Cornish Obsession is to be published by Ulverscroft in their Large Print Linford Mystery imprint. It’s my eighth book with this publisher. The previous post featured the Prologue. In today’s post […]
