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Ischia: Island of Movies with Victoria Springfield
An Italian Island Secret by Victoria Springfield is an atmospheric and escapist novel about a long-held family secret on the island of Ischia. 🌞🇮🇹✨ Hollywood, Bollywood, Cannes and…Ischia. The island off the coast of Naples where An Italian Island Secret is set isn’t...
The inspiration behind A Mother’s Last Wish: A blog by Jo Bartlett
When I was in my late thirties, I had two young children and a demanding job as a cross-curriculum manager at a large further education college. Balancing work and motherhood meant I sometimes had to make sacrifices, and I spent a lot of time feeling guilty about...
The Ideas Patchwork by Alison Stockham
The Ideas Patchwork It takes more than a single lightbulb moment to create a book. One idea can sustain a short story, but a novel of 80,000 words or more needs layers, sub plots and a breadth of characters and moments of action. The Man She Married inched its way...
Friendships at the Tudor Court – Anne Brandon and her Contemporaries
Hello, I’m so excited to tell you about the Tudor characters in my new book, The House of Echoes. My Tudor protagonist is Anne Brandon, the daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and stepdaughter of Princess Mary Tudor, the youngest sister of Henry VIII and the...
Eggaford’s: Lynette Rees’ connection with a local the cobbler shop!
Don't miss Lynette Rees' 'The Cobbler's Apprentice'! When I was writing The Cobbler’s Apprentice, a small cobbler shop I remembered from childhood, came to mind. It was known as 'Eggaford’s'. I’ve no idea who the family who owned it was, but it was one of only a few...
The Real Life Inspiration Behind ‘A Love Like No Other’ by Kate Frost
The Real Life Inspiration Behind A Love Like No Other A Love Like No Other is a personal story and one close to my heart, but it is by no means autobiographical. The book follows the fictional characters of Pippa, Georgie, Sienna and Connie as they navigate the...
A slice of custard pie: Tracy Baines behind the scenes of pantomimes!
Don't miss Tracy Baines' The Seaside Girls Under Fire! There’s nothing quite like getting a pie in the face to make the audience laugh, is there? Many moons ago, in my other life, I was company assistant stage manager for the pantomime at the Fulcrum Theatre in...
Meet the women of Seal Bay!
You’ll love the antics of Morwenna and her family, and how they combine to solve the crimes. Meet them in The Seal Bay Series! Morwenna is in her sixties. She lives in Seal Bay, Cornwall, in number 4, Harbour Cottages, with a splendid view of the ocean. Her ex,...
Christmas in Paris with Rebecca Raisin
Christmas in Paris with Rebecca Raisin It’s always been my dream to spend Christmas in Paris when the City of Lights transforms into a festive winter wonderland. Christmas markets pop-up in every arrondissement selling a variety of gourmet food and festive offerings,...
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