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The Grown Up To-Do List: Five Fun Facts

It's been a month since the publication of my latest release, The Grown Up To-Do List so I thought I would share Five Fun Facts about the book:

Her friends are bossing life - is she being left behind?

25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the North West seaside town where she grew up. But her world has become very small - all her friends couldn’t wait to leave home and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad.

But when she learns that her dream childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting to win him.

But what does being a grown-up really mean? And can she become one in three months?

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Publication Day: The Grown Up To-Do List

 

Today is Publication Day for my new book, The Grown Up To-Do List

Her friends are bossing life - is she being left behind?

25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the North West seaside town where she grew up. But her world has become very small - all her friends couldn’t wait to leave home and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad.

But when she learns that her dream childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting to win him.

But what does being a grown-up really mean? And can she become one in three months?

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I'm so pleased Cleo's story is finally out and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I wrote the first draft back in 2020, during lockdown, and it was a joy to slip into a non-Covid world for a little while each day.

If you're a newsletter subscriber, check your inbox because you should have an email with a new free short story and a giveaway. Crocheted stripy sausage dogs feature in The Grown Up To-Do List and you can win one of your own!

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If you do read and enjoy The Grown Up To-Do List, I'd love it if you could leave a little review over on Amazon. A sentence or two is enough and it'd make my day and help other readers find books they'd enjoy too.

September Book News

 

September is a very exciting month for me - and not just because we're getting hints of autumn!

I have two pieces of book news to share this month:

My new book, The Grown Up To-Do List is out on Thursday. I've waited a long time to share Cleo's story with you so I'm super-excited that she gets to shine in just a few days.

I'm giving away a super-cute crocheted stripy sausage dog to celebrate Publication Day (I haven't lost the plot - they feature in the book!) so make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter if you'd like the chance to win the little dude.

There will also be a free short story for you to read in the newsletter, which centres around one of the side characters from The Grown Up To-Do List.

From my new book to my very first: A Beginner's Guide To Salad is part of September's Kindle Monthly Deal, so you can grab a copy for just 99p for the whole of this month. And if you're a Kindle Unlimited Subscriber, you can read it for free.

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Cover Reveal: The Grown Up To-Do List

Back in March, I shared my news that I had signed a two-book deal with Hera, and today I can show off the cover for the first book, The Grown Up To-Do List.

Her friends are bossing life - is she in danger of being left behind?

25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the small town where she grew up. But her world has become very small - all her friends couldn’t wait to leave their small, seaside town and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad.

But when she learns that her childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting.

But what does being a grown-up really mean? And can she become one in three months?

A funny, life-affirming romcom perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Beth O’Leary and Mhairi McFarlane

I am so excited that Cleo's story will be out in the world soon and I hope you love it as much as I do!

The book is out in September but you can pre-order your copy now:

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Book News: A New Two-Book Deal With Hera

 

I am so excited to be able to share my news that I've signed a two-book deal with Hera for my next two rom coms. The first, The Grown-Up To Do List will be published in September and I can't wait for you to meet Cleo and her friends (plus a bunch of flawed crocheted sausage dogs). We're back in Clifton-on-Sea for Cleo's story and it's been great dipping back into the seaside town again.

I'll be back to share more about the book as soon as I can, and I'll be posting my usual Book Extras.

Ten Fun Facts About Our Last Summer

 

The paperback of Our Last Summer is now out, joining the ebook and audio that were released back in July, and I've put together ten behind-the-scenes fun facts of the book

A summer that changed everything. A second chance to put things right.

Four years ago, Elodie Parker left the village of Little Heaton where she’d lived for her entire life. She hasn’t been back since.

Now, with her little sister’s wedding looming, she’s going home again. It should be a time for celebration, but there are things Elodie left behind she’s not ready to face. Not least the love of her life, Tomasz. The man who, if Elodie is really honest, she still loves.

But something magical happens on the flight. As turbulence hits, Elodie is thrown back into the past. It’s eight years ago, the day she met Tomasz for the very first time. Before everything went wrong and Elodie ran away forever.

Can Elodie find a way to change the past – and get the happy ever after she longs for?

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