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Calling US and Canadian romantic comedy fans! Free books…

Hello! Am I followed by any US or Canadian readers who enjoy supernatural romantic comedies?

I’m looking for a maximum of 50 readers to receive free ebook copies of my books Heaven Can Wait and Send Me An Angel in return for a review on Amazon (by 19th July this year).

Here’s what the books are about:

HEAVEN CAN WAIT

A fabulously warm, funny and romantic novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measure.

Lucy is about to marry the man of her dreams – kind, han...

Delivered book 11, Southampton, Harrogate and Bute

Hello! Here’s a photo of me and the wonderful Elizabeth Haynes in Swaffham in Norfolk last weekend.

The brilliant team behind ‘Authors, Cakes and Books’ put on an afternoon tea, invited me along to chat about my books with Elizabeth, and, in total, the event raised over £1,600 for The Norfolk Hospice. A brilliant way to raise money and a truly lovely event.

If you haven’t been to an event to see me this year there are still several to choose from!

I’ll be in Waterstones SOUTHAMPT...

Every Move You Make is just 99c in the US!

US readers! An absolute BARGAIN for you!

Every Move You Make is in the Bestsellers of 2024 Goldbox deal on Kindle in the US.

Which means it’s just 99c for a very short time!

Please tell your friends or share.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKL6BXKF

All these authors loved it:

‘I absolutely loved it!’ Lisa Jewell

‘I read it with my heart in my mouth’ Louise Candlish

‘Wow this was exceptional! Clever, original and filled with tension, this is a story I won’t ever forget. C...

Where do authors get their ideas from?

It’s question I’m frequently asked during book events, or by readers so here’s what inspired each of my ten psychological thrillers…

My early thrillers were inspired by my fears:

The Accident/(Before I Wake, US title) – fear of a psycho ex coming back into my life

The Lie – fear of friends turning against me when I needed them most

The Missing – fear of my son going missing.

The next two were inspired by news stories:

The Escape – a woman is accused of being an unfit mother and...

Fangirling Lisa Jewell, a bargain, my 9th Sunday Times bestseller, and three new events…

i always forget to update this blog after a book is published, largely because I’m absolutely knackered, but often because the end of book promo means I have to get back to writing the next book, and doing some serious catching up!

That said, I have temporarily paused writing (current word count for the 2025 book is 43,000 and I’m aiming for 80,000 by the end of May) to say a huge thank you to everyone who pre-ordered Every Move You Make, or bought it during the first week it was on sale...

Last day to pre-order a signed copy of my new book!

Today is the LAST DAY you can put in a pre-order for a signed hardback of Every Move You Make, made out to you.

I’ll be taking down all pre-order links at midnight tonight!

Even though publication day is 28th March Max Minerva’s and Bert’s Books need enough time to order the books and get them delivered before I sign the copies, then they need to pack and despatch them.

I’ll be signing Bert’s Books’ pre-orders next Saturday 23rd March, in store, from 1-3pm. If you’re local to ...

C.L. Taylor UK events

Just in case anyone has missed me shouting about my events on social media, here’s everything that’s been confirmed for the first half of 2024. More to come for the second half!

2024 Events

MARCH

Saturday 23rd March – 1-3pm, Berts Books formal signing, 54 Godwin Ct, SWINDON SN1 4BB https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/every-move-you-make/

*** SOLD OUT *** Tuesday 26 March – 7.30pm, Ebb & Flo, Chorley event with Lisa Jewell chaired by Luca Veste. The Studio, Chorley Theatre, Dole Lane, CH...

I was stalked by my ex-boyfriend

Fifteen years ago, I walked away from a coercive and controlling relationship. I’d tried to leave him multiple times over the course of our four year relationship but, each time I left, he found a way to convince me to go back.

Over the years he’d told me he’d get therapy, that he’d go on anti-depressants, that he loved me, that things would be different this time. He’d remind me how happy we’d been.

(But he’d never apologise. Not once, during the course of our relationship, did he ever ...

Cover reveal for EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE

With less than two months to go until the publication of my tenth psychological thriller EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE (28th March 2024), I am ridiculously excited to be able to show you the cover.

There was so much love for the cover of THE GUILTY COUPLE, and such high expectations to come up with something that would match it – in terms of being eye catching but also a similar look and feel – that it took a long time, and a lot of too-ing and fro-ing before we all agreed that THIS is the perfect...

The paperback of Tell Them No Lies is here!

For those of you who have been patiently waiting for the paperback of my short story collection – TELL THEM NO LIES – it’s finally here!

It’s a slim volume (perfect for popping in someone’s stocking so do tag someone if you fancy it for Christmas!) but it’s packed with crime stories. Some of them are light and funny, others are devious and dark.

And if you do get it for Christmas it’s the perfect read because you can devour a story while you’re waiting for the sprouts to boil, or ...