#contemporaryromance

Jun 22, 20222 min read

WINNING THE LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD

Los Angeles. Hmmm . . . movie industry, bright lights, famous actors, wannabes and scriptwriters . . . There's something about LA that...

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May 4, 20223 min read

THE READER VIEWS AWARDS

Another day, another award. Sigh. It's just so tedious how people keep giving The Refusal these things . . . hahaha. Being serious for a...

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Apr 19, 20221 min read

WINNING THE PINNACLE BOOK AWARDS

I put The Refusal in for as many awards as I could find, expecting that the competition would be fierce and maybe I'd win something if I...

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Mar 7, 20222 min read

AN INDIES TODAY BOOK AWARD SEMI-FINALIST

I am so thrilled to be a semi-finalist in the Indies Today 2021 book awards. Their book review for The Refusal is amazing too (see...

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Feb 2, 20221 min read

8 VICIOUSLY FUNNY Marriage Tweets

One of the joys of being involved in the bookish community on social media is exploring fun things to post, alongside promoting my books....

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Jan 11, 20221 min read

WINNING A BOOK AWARD

So I was scrolling down the page thinking . . . yeah, yeah, won't even have got placed. There's not even a romance section . . . there's...

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Jul 6, 20211 min read

FIVE ROMANCE NOVELS IN THE MAIL

When the first author copies arrived it was so exciting to hold The Refusal in my hands for the first time and see all my words in print...

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May 13, 20211 min read

I recently recruited an advanced reader copy (ARC) team for my debut novel, The Refusal. It's been a complete thrill getting all the...

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May 13, 20211 min read

THE COVER DECISION

I really feel that this lovely book cover design belongs to all of the people who voted for it on Instagram. This was the clear winner:...

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May 11, 20211 min read

SNEAK PREVIEW

A little sneak preview from the final editing I'm working on. This is from the first lunch my two main protagonists (Janus and Jo) have...

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