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September 28, 2022

Hex Appeal: out 1st October!

Just in time for spooky season, my new witchy romcom Hex Appeal is here! Featuring witches, talking glass parrots, the most confusing house in the world, a dreadful villain and a very horny conservatory…Hex AppealIt’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus…Essie Winterscale lives in a huge and ever-changing house in the village of Good Winter, in deepest, darkest Essex. She lives with various
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Published on September 28, 2022 14:17

February 1, 2021

Death Comes to Cornwall shortlisted for RNA Award

 I’m very excited to announce that Death Comes to Cornwall has been shortlisted for the Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller of the Year Award! The winners will be announced in March, and even though we’re staying at home I’ll be putting on some glam and chilling the bubbly. Or maybe a pint of Cornish Doom Bar...?
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Published on February 01, 2021 12:54

December 24, 2020

A Nativity, 2020

This came from some Twitter speculation about the Virgin Birth, and about Joseph’s acceptance of it, and from a year where hope has seemed in very short supply.A Nativity, 202020th March 2020“Congratulations Mary! You have been selected to receive a very special present!”Mary marked that email as spam and slipped her phone into her locker. An infection risk, these days, and nobody wanted to be
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Published on December 24, 2020 19:17

January 28, 2020

Death Comes to Cornwall

Announcing a brand new cosy mystery series!




 

‘If you're a mystery lover then don't miss this one.' NetGalley reviewer


 The perfect holiday destination. The perfect place for murder... 

 Molly Higgins never expected to be caught up in a murder investigation. All she'd hoped for this year was to work hard, save enough money to open her very own café on the Cornish coast and avoid her ex,
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Published on January 28, 2020 18:20

September 15, 2019

Max Seventeen: Empire of Dirt

Max Seventeen: Empire of Dirt

The explosive finale to the award-winning sci-fi action trilogy



Charlie is running. From the stinking Theta Empire, from its cruel Emperor, and from a terrifying red-haired enforcer.


Max is tired of running. Not only does she have family to contend with, but she seems to be in charge of a brothel and deep into a serious relationship. Her days of carefree
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Published on September 15, 2019 11:16

April 17, 2019

Join us in Leeds

Authors North: Writing Romantic Fiction

Join our Authors North group for a day of defying conventions, historical romance, diversity and representation in romantic fiction and lots more! 

I'm heading to my birthplace, Leeds, on 11th May 2019 for an Authors North event in partnership with the Romantic Novelists' Association. Hear from authors, agents and publishers offering their practical
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Published on April 17, 2019 12:20

February 21, 2019

Out now: Not Your Knight in Shining Armour

The final Royal Weddings book is out today! Not your Knight in Shining Armour is probably my favourite of the series, so I really hope you love it too.

Award-winning author Jan Jones called it,


"A great, glorious smile of a book," adding, "As with all Kate Johnson's books, there are dark themes and surface
difficulties, but what comes over most strongly in "Not Your Knight in
Shining Armour"
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Published on February 21, 2019 10:49

December 3, 2018

Sandringham, pt 2

The first post was getting a little long! Here are the rest of the photos and snippets I leanred about Sandringham; this time, mostly featuring the church.


The gate to the church (turnstile for visitors; beyond this is public access). It's about two or three minutes' walk from the house (maybe more in heels!).




The lych gate to the church, less than 100yds from the gate to the house.

The
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Published on December 03, 2018 02:00

Sandringham, pt1

Not Your Royal Christmas, my festive novella featuring characters from Not Your Cinderella and Not Your Prince Charming, will be out in ebook (paperback coming soon) 4th December.





Annemarie loves her husband. And her husband loves her. Those are two
things she’s certain of. A third thing she’s certain of, is that he
also loves someone else...

Seven years ago, Countess
Annemarie married
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Published on December 03, 2018 02:00

November 27, 2018

A Christmas novella and a new look!

Ahead of the release of NOT YOUR ROYAL CHRISTMAS, I’m unveiling a fresh new look for the whole series—including the final installment, NOT YOUR KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR, which will be out in the Spring.

NOT YOUR ROYAL CHRISTMAS will be released 4th December and is available to order now.

Annemarie loves her husband. And her husband loves her. Those are two things she’s certain of. A third thing
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Published on November 27, 2018 00:30