Cover Reveal: A Magical New Year's Kiss

 I'm so excited to finally be able to share the cover my new rom com, A Magical New Year's Kiss:

Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.

At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.

So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!

The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.

Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.

But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

I really love this cover and I can't wait for you to meet Daisy. The book is out on 21st August but you can pre-order it right now

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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.

Introducing Our Last Summer

I'm delighted to be able to share the title and cover for my brand new book.

Introducing Our Last Summer:

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?

Our Last Summer will be out in July but you can pre-order it right now:

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I can't wait for Our Last Summer to be out in the world and I'll be sharing 'Book Extras' here on the blog. If you don't want to miss out on my books news, make sure you've subscribed to my newsletter so that it pops straight into your inbox (you'll also get free short stories from me and subscriber-exclusive giveaways - bonus!)

Cover Reveal: The Christmas Cupid

 I'm so pleased to be able to share the gorgeous cover for my new festive release, The Christmas Cupid!

A Christmas countdown to remember!

Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She’s just been dumped, she’s had an extremely dodgy haircut that even the biggest woolly hat can’t hide, and then a tragic accident – involving an elf outfit, stilts, and a red double-decker bus labelled ‘The Santa Express’ – leaves her dead.

But then Zoey is given a second chance at life. Sent back to the start of December, if she can match six couples by Christmas Eve her life will be saved. Which gives her the perfect opportunity to win her boyfriend back too…

Can Zoey find love in time for Christmas?

A funny and uplifting Christmas romantic comedy for fans of Catherine Walsh, Josie Silver and Kristin Bailey!

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The Christmas Cupid is out on in ebook 14th October, with the paperback following on 8th December, but you can pre-order your copy right now.

Book News

I'm so pleased to be able to share my book news today: I've signed a new two-book deal with HQ Digital

And there isn't too long to wait until you can read the first book as the ebook will be released on 14th October, with the paperback following in December.

The Christmas Cupid is a fun, time-hopping romantic comedy, following Zoey Beake and her special festive mission. I had a lot of fun writing it and I hope you will enjoy it just as much!

If you want to keep up to date with more book news, make sure you sign up to my newsletter, where I'll be sharing the book cover as soon as I can (plus, there'll be a free short story coming up soon). You can subscribe for my newsletter here

A Beginner's Guide To Family Life Publication Day

 

Happy Publication Day to me!

Today, the third instalment of the Beginner's Guide series has been released and I'm so pleased to share the next stage of Ruth's life with everyone. Ruth is such a fantastic character to write and I hope you enjoy her story as much as I enjoyed writing it - all seven drafts of it! As well as Ruth's story, you'll also get to know more about Quinn and Richard, who have featured in the other books, as well as meeting a a couple of new characters.

If you're a newsletter subscriber, you should receive an email this afternoon with a giveaway of a signed copy of the book. Remember, you can also buy signed copies of A Beginner's Guide To Family Life - plus a selection of my other books - from my online shop.

Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing 'Book Extras' here on the blog, including fun facts about the book, the playlist and a genre-swapping short story (which subscribers will get a first look at in the latest newsletter).

If you read the book, I really hope you enjoy it. If you do, I'd love it if you could leave a review on Amazon. Every one helps, even if it's just a sentence or two!

You can choose your friends, but you're pretty much stuck with your family.

Ruth has everything she never dared to hope for: a husband who adores her, a beautiful home, and a job she can just about tolerate. And now she's having a baby. But having zero experience with babies and a pregnancy that isn't quite as blooming as the magazines claim it should be, how will she cope with this stage of her life?

Quinn loves her family, but she sometimes wishes there weren't quite so many of them living under the same roof. But is she ready to fly the nest and build a whole new one with her boyfriend?

Richard's life is pretty great, until a visitor arrives on his doorstep and turns his whole world upside down.

Three friends.

Three families.

A whole lot of drama.

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Cover Reveal: A Beginner's Guide To Family Life

 I'm so excited to reveal the title and cover of the third book in the Beginner's Guide series.
I absolutely love it and I hope you do too!

Presenting...
A Beginner's Guide To Family Life

You can choose your friends, but you're pretty much stuck with your family.

Ruth has everything she never dared to hope for: a husband who adores her, a beautiful home, and a job she can just about tolerate. And now she's having a baby. But having zero experience with babies and a pregnancy that isn't quite as blooming as the magazines claim it should be, how will she cope with this stage of her life?

Quinn loves her family, but she sometimes wishes there weren't quite so many of them living under the same roof. But is she ready to fly the nest and build a whole new one with her boyfriend?

Richard's life is pretty great, until a visitor arrives on his doorstep and turns his whole world upside down.

Three friends.

Three families.

A whole lot of drama.

The paperback and ebook will be out very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for the announcement. If you don't want to miss it, make sure you've subscribed to my newsletter for all my up-to-date book news straight in your inbox.

Book News: A Beginner's Guide To Saying I Do Paperback

I'm very excited to share the news that A Beginner's Guide To Saying I Do is now available as a paperback!

Earlier this year, the paperback of A Beginner's Guide To Salad was published, and I'm so pleased that the follow up, A Beginner's Guide To Saying I Do, is now available as a paperback too. And you can treat yourself to a signed copy from my online shop.

If you're a newsletter subscriber, make sure you check your inboxes because there's a giveaway to win a signed copy in my latest email.

As with all my books, you can find 'Book Extras' here on the blog, with quizzes, playlists and more. Click here to see the Book Extras for A Beginner's Guide To Saying I Do.

Three women. Three weddings. But who will say I do – and who will say I don’t?

Ruth can’t quite believe she’s managed to snag The One but when he proposes, she can finally accept that she’s found her happily ever after. But when Ruth finds herself booking her dream church for just six weeks away, she starts to panic. You can’t plan a whole wedding at such short notice. Can you?

Trina has only just walked down the aisle, but she’s already starting to question whether they can make their marriage work. Will they survive the honeymoon period, or have they just made a very big – and very expensive – mistake?

Erin has somehow found herself agreeing to be a bridesmaid for the tackiest wedding known to man. With drunk hens, ridiculous outfits and a terrifying wedding planner, just what has Erin signed up for?

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Signed Copies of My Books

Did you know that you can now buy signed copies of a selection of my books?

I've set up a shop, which you can view by clicking here or using the new 'Shop' tab at the top of the page, where you can buy signed copies. At the moment, you can buy A Beginner's Guide To Salad, Everything Changes But You and The 12 Christmases of You & Me, and I'll be adding a couple more very soon.

Please note that the signed books are only available in the UK at the moment, but you can purchase non-signed copies from Amazon.

If you'd like to kept up to date when the new books arrive in the shop, make sure you've subscribed to my newsletter!

Another Guide To Ruth

There was always supposed to be a third instalment in the Beginner's Guide series; I'd even written the first draft of the book by the time A Beginner's Guide To Saying I Do was published. But I wasn't happy with the draft. I wasn't happy with the next one, or the one after that. And by the time I'd pushed Draft Five aside, I was thoroughly fed up. I knew Ruth's story wasn't finished yet, but I couldn't seem to get it right.

There were other books published during this time. Four of them, in fact. But I kept thinking about Ruth and the next stage of her life. And when I started working on the paperback of the first book, A Beginner's Guide To Salad, a few months ago, it reignited the need to explore Ruth's story.

There was something in those five drafts, so I started to pick through them, taking out the bits I was happy with, and even the bits I wasn't quite sure about but could tinker with. And I started to re-plot the book. There's always three POV in the full-length Beginner's Guide books, and I'd tried several combinations over the five drafts. But this time, during the re-plotting, I shifted the theme a little bit and something clicked. The three POV I'd been looking for were there. I'd already tried one of them before, but their story had felt forced, shoe-horned in to fit the theme. But now it was perfect!

The book has been re-plotted and I'm about halfway through Draft Six. And I'm loving being back in Ruth's world. I've known Ruth since 2013 so it really is like being reunited with an old friend. Draft Six won't be the final draft, but it will be the draft that I move forward with and work on until the book is ready to be published.

Book News: A Beginner's Guide To Salad Paperback

 

I'm very excited to share the news that A Beginner's Guide To Salad is now available as a paperback!

A Beginner's Guide To Salad was my first published novel, back in 2014 but it's only ever been available as an ebook - until now. I'm so pleased that Ruth's story is now more widely available with its new format.

If you're a newsletter subscriber, make sure you check your inboxes for my latest newsletter because there's a chance to win a signed copy of the book.

As with all my books, you can find 'Book Extras' here on the blog, with quizzes, playlists, fun facts and more. Click here to see the Book Extras for A Beginner's Guide To Salad.

Ruth loves nothing more than curling up in front of the telly with a family-sized bar of chocolate. She doesn’t do diets and she certainly doesn’t do exercise. But all that changes when she’s invited to her school reunion.

Bullied at school for being overweight, Ruth’s first reaction is to rip the invitation into a million pieces. But then Ruth hatches a plan. She’ll lose the weight and arrive at the reunion looking gorgeous and glamorous, leaving her old classmates in awe. Especially her former crush, Zack O’Connell.

With the help of her friends and a new, unbelievably hot colleague, Ruth begins her transformation. With six months until the reunion, losing weight will be a piece of cake, right?

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Cover Reveal: The 12 Christmases of You & Me

I'm so excited to be able to share the cover for The 12 Christmases of You & Me. I absolutely love it and I hope you do too!

What if you could go back in time and fix the biggest mistake of your life?

Two years ago, Maisie’s best friend walked out of her life and she hasn’t heard from him since. When she wakes up in 1994, she naturally assumes she’s dreaming. But when she finds herself in the past again the next night and her actions in the dream alter her present-day life, she begins to wonder if she’s somehow hopping back in time. And if she is time-travelling, can she save her friendship with Jonas?

When Maisie is forced to relive Christmases of the past, will she face up to her mistakes, or make them all over again?

The 12 Christmases of You & Me is a magical tale of friendship, first loves, and learning to live in the present.

The 12 Christmases of You & Me is out on 20th October, but is available to pre-order right now for just 99p/99c!

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Book News: Everything Changes But You Paperback

I'm chuffed to bits to be able to present the paperback of Everything Changes But You, which is available from Amazon now!

The book's cover had a makeover a little while and I love how it looks 'in the flesh' - I couldn't stop stroking it when my author copies arrived! I wrote Everything Changes But You back in 2014, but I still love Ally's story with its sprinkling of magic and I hope it'll find new readers in its additional format.

Be careful what you wish for...

Ally Richmond is dreading turning thirty and bidding farewell to her youth. And when her husband says he wants to start a family, she begins to panic.

Is this all that life has to offer from now on? Popping out babies and growing old gracefully? She wants a life crammed with glamour and spontaneous adventure, not one full of dirty nappies and night feeds.

When Ally makes a silly birthday wish for a new, exciting life, her wish is granted.

But when Ally is presented with the freedom and opportunities she craves, she soon realises this new life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and that there really is no place like home. But can she find her way back - or is she stuck in this new reality forever?

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Book News: The 12 Christmases of You & Me

I know it's far, FAR too early to be getting festive (even for a Christmas nut like me) but I wanted to share the blurb for my new book, The 12 Christmases of You & Me, which will be out later this year.

What if you could go back in time and fix the biggest mistake of your life?

Two years ago, Maisie’s best friend walked out of her life and she hasn’t heard from him since. When she wakes up in 1994, she naturally assumes she’s dreaming. But when she finds herself in the past again the next night and her actions in the dream alter her present-day life, she begins to wonder if she’s somehow hopping back in time. And if she is time-travelling, can she save her friendship with Jonas?

When Maisie is forced to relive Christmases of the past, will she face up to her mistakes, or make them all over again?

The 12 Christmases of You & Me is a magical tale of friendship, first loves, and learning to live in the present.

I've loved working on The 12 Christmases of You & Me as it combines three of my favourite things: Christmas, time travel fiction and 90s nostalgia. The story has been in my head for a long time, but although I've written magical stories before (Everything Changes But You and The Mince Pie Mix-Up) I wasn't sure if I could pull off a time travel novel. I kept thinking about the story and how it would work, but I wasn't brave enough to dive in and give it ago.

But then last year, after a recommendation from my brother (thank you, Marc!), I watched Dark on Netflix with my teenage daughter and absolutely loved it (we binged the two available seasons in a few days). Dark involves time travel and it fired me up to finally get my own story out there - and I'm so glad I did! I can't wait to share Maisie's story - though I'll have to wait until October.

The 12 Christmases of You & Me is out on 20th October 2020 but is available to pre-order for just 99p now.

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Happy Paperback Publication Day To Me!

I know it's Halloween and we're supposed to be all about the pumpkins, but I'd like to squeeze in a little blog post about The Accidental Life Swap, which is out in paperback today. Although I've had ten books published, this is only my second paperback, so it's a very special moment to be able to hold my book in my hands. If you're a newsletter subscriber, there's a chance to win a signed copy, so check your inboxes!

If you've already read the ebook or would like to know more, you can see my 'Book Extras' here, or you can read the diary I kept while writing the book here.

Sometimes one moment can change your life forever…

Rebecca Riley has always been a bit of a pushover. When her glamorous boss, Vanessa, asks her to jump, she doesn’t just ask how high… she asks if her boss would like her to grab a coffee on the way back down!

So whilst overseeing the renovation of Vanessa’s beautiful countryside home, the last thing Rebecca ever expected was to be mistaken for her boss – or that she would even consider going along with it! Far away from the bustling city and her boss’s demanding ways, could she pretend to be Vanessa and swap lives, just for a little while?

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Writing Book Ten: Part Fifteen - Happy Ebook Publication Day To Me!

I'm keeping a diary of the writing process of Book 10, from the first words to publication.

It's here! Publication Day for The Accidental Life Swap has arrived (for the ebook, at least. We have to wait a little bit longer for the paperback and audio).

It's always a mixed bag of emotions when it comes to publication day; on one hand it's incredibly exciting that all the hard work you and the publishing team have put into the book has paid off and you have an actual book for people to read, but on the other hand you have a book for people to read. And THAT is incredibly nerve-wracking. I don't know how writers end up with any fingernails left at all by the time publication day rolls around!

I have had some lovely reviews already from early readers, which is fabulous and I can let out a teeny sigh of relief that at least a few people have enjoyed the book - and hopefully more will too!

Although I finished writing the book a while ago, I've still been working on extra content in the meantime, and I'll be posting the 'Book Extras' here on the blog over the next few weeks, from my dream cast, the book's playlist and more. I've also been putting together a newsletter (if you're a subscriber, it should be in your inbox right now), with a subscriber-exclusive giveaway of a gorgeous little house pendant. When I was looking for a prize, this pendant jumped right out at me as I think it fits perfectly with the book.

If you haven't subscribed to my newsletter yet, you can sign up here. 

While I was writing the book, I asked for help naming some of the animals on my Facebook page, so if you took part you might recognise some of the names used. Remember, if one of your suggestions was used in the book, your name will be in the acknowledgements, so look out for that!

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Writing Book Ten: Part Eleven - We Have a Title!

I'm keeping a diary of the writing process of Book 10, from the first words to publication.

Do you remember this snippet from my last entry?

Obviously, I made a big mistake. You should never say that something is going well unless a spanner gets thrown into the works, because guess what? A spanner is going to get chucked in there at some point, probably within days or even hours of the statement. That's just the way life works, I'm afraid, and touching wood makes no difference whatsoever.

So, I had a bit of a spanner in the works last week. It was nothing major - just some pesky germs that had me feeling extremely sorry for myself as I lay on the sofa, binge-watching After Life on Netflix and clearing some space on the Sky box - but it meant I didn't write for a few days. Luckily, I was slightly ahead of my word count schedule so I haven't fallen behind. In fact, I managed to reach a mega milestone this week - the 80k mark!

I'm so pleased to have reached this point as it means I'm getting so close to having a finished draft. I still have a good chunk to write, but I'm getting there. And there's more good news as Book 10 finally has a title! From now on, Book 10 will be known as...

The Accidental Life Swap.

What do you think?

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