Foodie Thursday: Cream Tea Scones
Today I’m delighted to welcome Julia Ibbotson to Foodie Thursday. Julia is the award-winning author of The Old Rectory: Escape to a Country Kitchen, available world-wide from Waterstones, WHSmiths...
View ArticleThe 5 Stages of Dealing with Bad Reviews
Sooner or later, every author has to deal with the pain of receiving a bad review. I’m guest blogging today at Chick Lit Goddess about the five common stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression...
View ArticleRebuild Your Life Month
Apparently, June is National Rebuild Your Life Month. Apart from the curious choice of season (just when we’re all thinking about chilling out for the summer, we have to turn our lives around?) this...
View ArticleFoodie Thursday: From Wine to Banana Bread
Today for Foodie Thursday I’m joined by Courtney Giardina, author of Tear Stained Beaches. Set in a quaint North Carolina beach town, Tear Stained Beaches explores what happens when a marriage isn’t...
View ArticleAudiobook is in Production
Not only is June Rebuild Your Life Month, it’s also designated as Audiobook Month. I’m delighted to announce that work is underway to produce Saving Saffron Sweeting as an audiobook. My talented...
View ArticleFoodie Thursday: Sticky Toffee Pudding
We have a real treat in store today. I’m beside myself with excitement to welcome Caroline James to Foodie Thursday with one of my favourite British desserts! Sticky Toffee Pudding is nothing like an...
View ArticleAuthor of the Month: Joanne Phillips
One unexpected bonus of my writing has been getting to know some truly incredible indie authors. Not only have Joanne Phillip’s first two books been remarkably successful, but she’s also a wonderful...
View ArticleFree E-book! Three Days Only
Short but super news today: for three days only, Saving Saffron Sweeting is free to download as an e-book. With an average reader rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, this is your chance to enjoy some...
View ArticleFoodie Thursday: Fast and Easy Spaghetti
For the last in the present series of Foodie Thursday guest posts, I’m thrilled to welcome Sharon Arthur Moore. Sharon’s culinary mystery Mission Impastable will be published in August. After 39 years...
View ArticleThe Joy of Free
I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about, or took a chance on an unknown author and grabbed a copy of Saving Saffron Sweeting last week. Not only did I give away 8800...
View ArticleIndie Excerpt: A Year and a Day
Getting us started in a new series of Indie Excerpt Friday is British author Patsy Collins. In A Year and a Day, their differing reactions to a fortune teller’s reading bring happiness, love, flowers,...
View ArticleGuest posting at Rom-Coms and Cupcakes
Thanks so much to Rom-Coms and Cupcakes for featuring me! I’m guest posting on the topic of Writing as a Cure for Homesickness, which is a great excuse to talk about food, cottages and even a little...
View ArticleIndie Excerpt: What the Dog Ate
This week Indie Excerpt Friday is from What the Dog Ate by Jackie Bouchard: Finding out that her dog ate a pair of lavender panties that aren’t hers turns Maggie Baxter’s world upside down. Now, with...
View ArticleIndie Excerpt: Somewhere Between Black and White
This week Indie Excerpt Friday is from Somewhere Between Black and White by Shelly Hickman: Sophie is a person who has difficulty seeing the “greys” in a situation. When she meets Sam, who is funny,...
View ArticleAuthor of the Month: Martha Reynolds
For July’s Author of the Month feature, I’m delighted to introduce you to Martha Reynolds. Martha used to investigate while-collar crime. Now she writes “real true fiction” about the human condition....
View ArticleIndie Excerpt: Forgotten
For the last in the current series of Indie Excerpt Friday, a scene from Forgotten by Nikki Mahood: Forgotten is the third book in the Fallen Series. Five years after we left Fallon and Abner in...
View ArticleBook Clubs Welcome
I’m starting to get requests and updates from book clubs and groups who are planning to read Saving Saffron Sweeting. The lighthearted story makes a great summer time choice, but since the plot begins...
View ArticleTuesday Locations: Maui & Vacationista
Today I’m starting a new series for August, where each Tuesday a guest author will discuss a key location in their novel. We’re getting started with an island on many dream-trip lists: I’m pleased to...
View ArticleTuesday Locations: Sardinia
I’m delighted today to welcome Martina Munzittu to Tuesday locations to tell us about Sardinia. I visited this beautiful Italian island about ten years ago (to learn to windsurf, actually!), so...
View ArticleTuesday Locations: Long Beach, California
Today author Cindy Arora tells us about her debut novel and its setting of Long Beach, California. Heartbreak Cake is the story of pastry chef Indira Aguilar trying to save her bakery business after...
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