This weekend, the lovely Renee Rocco at Lyrical Press sent over the cover design for the third book in my Love from Wales series, Summer of Love, due out in December. I’d been somewhat nervously awaiting this one, just because I love the first two covers in the series so much! When I had to … Continue reading »
Happy Bookiversary to me! On this day, last year, my first novel, Room for Love, was officially released. I was, due to a slight scheduling error, stuck up a castle in Derbyshire at the time, trying to manage release promos and blog tours via the non-existant 3G connection on my phone, and squealing every time … Continue reading »
Or: Why My Friends & Family Are The Best Ever This weekend, I turned 33. I’m a big believer in making the most of birthdays, as anyone who has had to listen to me going on and on about this one will testify. I know some people prefer to ignore them, or at least ignore … Continue reading »
This weekend, spring finally seemed to make an appearance, just in time for the daughter to head back to school today for her last term in the nursery class. Still, she made the most of it, as you can see from her gleeful, kite chasing photo. For me, back to school means back to work. … Continue reading »
The daughter has always been the inquisitive type. And by ‘inquisitive’ I mean ‘asks questions every single waking moment of her life.’ Her favourite times to indulge this pastime at the moment are: when she’s gardening with Daddy; when she should be going to sleep; whenever anybody is trying to do anything requiring any level … Continue reading »
There’s still a little snow on the ground here in places – and a lot more back home in Wales – but with the Easter holidays upon us it’s just got to be Spring now, right? Unusually for us, we were at home for Easter this year, rather than up in Wales, because a very … Continue reading »
Or, rather, sluggishly pouring myself another cup of tea and smiling at my daffodils. But it’s March 1st, St David’s Day, and surely it has to be spring by now, right? Spring always makes me want to do things. Not clean, obviously, but other things. Start new projects, undertake new activities, make something. In this … Continue reading »
Just a quick update today, as I’m hard at work on edits/proposals/first drafts all at the same time today… It’s half term, and I have to make the most of every moment I get to work this week! Still, I wanted to update the blog with the latest dates and details for my upcoming releases… … Continue reading »
The first thing most people said to me, when I told them I’d been offered a book deal with Mills and Boon, and signed a contract with Lyrical Press for the third book in the Love From Wales series, all in the same week, was, “You’ll have to celebrate!” I didn’t argue with them. Of … Continue reading »
Well, apparently the good news isn’t over for this week! I’m delighted to report that I’ve just signed a new contract with Lyrical Press to publish the third book in my Love from Wales series – Summer of Love. This book was a bit of a beast to get from my head down onto paper, … Continue reading »
