Cupid’s Way – the new romantic comedy from Joanne Phillips

Now, I don’t normally do book blasts, but this time I’m delighted to make a very special exception. Joanne Phillips is a talented writing friend of mine who’s studying for a creative writing MA and has several successful and very enjoyable books to her credit. She’s also a colleague from the Alliance of Independent Authors, […]

So what does SUCCESSIO mean to me?

Writing a book is hard work but a privilege. Sitting down, slogging away, oblivious to neck and shoulders becoming rigid, you ignore the blurring eyes, the ache creeping up over the crown of your head because you are lost in the imaginary country of your book’s world.

Your characters smell the pines, shiver at the […]

Meet Leigh Russell

Today I’m welcoming the fabulous Leigh Russell to the blog. Hailed as ‘a brilliant talent’ by Jeffery Deaver and ‘a deeply human voice’ by Peter James, Leigh writes the internationally bestselling Geraldine Steel series of psychological crime thrillers. Her first novel, Cut Short was shortlisted for a CWA Dagger Award for Best First Crime Novel. […]