June – First new book in three years, quarantine lit

This month I published my first book for three years. Since beginning college, I had not enough time to write a book. Famously, being in isolation due to a spreading illness has given writers the time and peace they needed to write, generating a body of ‘quarantine literature’. Regular readers will recall I am studying Journalism, and an element of news is present in A Pony For Quarantine.

Moya O’Leary is thirteen when the Coronavirus Pandemic reaches Ireland. Her class is sent home, to take lessons on line, and her family has to adapt to the quarantine situation.
Moya is blessed with a lively young Connemara pony which she was hoping to enter in jumping competitions. That seems less likely as the country enters strict lockdown. Her mum and dad are more concerned about her little brother Michael, who is on the autism spectrum. If Moya can find a way to keep training, she will be ready to ride when competitions start again. But the rising tensions produce challenges, and life may never go back to normal.

This informative, positive thinking story for young people mixes fact with fiction, horse and donkey lore and a recipe.
Illustrated with photos by the author.
Another atmospheric story of young adults, horses and challenges from the Amazon No1 Bestselling author of SHOW JUMPING TEAM and RODEO FINN.

The book was released with no publicity or social media campaign, but is already selling in two countries and being read in a third. Find it on your local Amazon store for download or reading in Kindle Unlimited.

I take the cover and inside photos myself, and my talented husband Allan makes the covers. Allan also maintains our website. We are currently working on making the paperback version of the book available via Amazon’s print-on-demand service. I find that my most popular paperback is Show Jumping Team; perhaps this is chosen as a gift or younger people prefer to have real books on bookshelves. At present if I brought out a crime story I would not make a paperback version, as those just don’t sell many compared to the Kindle versions.

Having published one book I am now getting on with a few other half-completed book projects which promise to be great fun. I’m also catching up to the TBR (to be read) mountain – somehow that continued growing even though libraries and bookshops were shut. I blame the wonderful site Fresh Fiction. They, and the e-galley sites for compulsive readers serious reviewers, are just too good to me. And I can’t turn down a great offer. Recently I have read for review:











You may notice there’s no horror or zombies among them. When life is tough, put on some lively music, eat nourishing food, and read something positive and inspiring. I’ve also been walking in the local parks each day, chatting at appropriately social distance to fellow walkers, enjoying the beautiful sunshine. We’re all in it together. Stay strong.

Check out my new book on:

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Any reader not in UK or US should use the Amazon.com link and the site will then offer to take them to their local store. All my books are in the Kindle Unlimited programme too. If you enjoy a book please leave a review, which helps other readers.

Watch my book trailers for my science fiction series:
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