The Althorp Estate is where the Earl of Spencer lives and where Princess Diana is buried. I took part in a literary festival there in 2017. After the panel, everyone was invited to stay overnight in the house and
I’ve known Tilly Tennant for, oh, quite some years now.Tilly is the pen name of Sharon Sant, a fellow author living in Stoke-on-Trent.Writing as Tilly, she is one of those authors that you can dive into each book as
Hello, hello! It’s time to reveal the cover of the next book in the DS Grace Allendale Series. Drum roll for… GOOD GIRL. Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s my favourite one so far. Good Girl is the fourth book in the series, and actually it
It’s publication day! Coming Home to Hope Street, the second book in The Hope Street Series, is launched today. I’m so excited about this one – I really enjoyed catching up with the characters from The Man Across the Street. The blurb
As mentioned last week, Coming Home to Hope Street, the second book in The Hope Street Series, is out next week. I wrote this during lockdown, mainly because I couldn’t get my head around a dark crime book when the
Titles – a really important part of a book, right? It’s what makes a pitch stand out. It’s the first thing that catches a reader’s eye and usually accompanies a cover that captures the very essence of it completely. But
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a meddler of words. I like writing about fear and emotion – the cause and effect of crime – what makes a character do something. Working as a housing officer for eight years gave
Coming Home to Hope Street I’m delighted to announce that book 2 in The Hope Street Series will be published on September 18th and is now on preorder. I can’t tell you how much fun I’ve had going back to visit
What does an author actually do all day?Okay, there’s a little element of click bait in the title of this blog post but it’s done for a reaason. As a hybrid author selling over 1.5 million books, I thought I’d
I started writing The Estate Series way back in the early 2000’s for two reasons. First, I was employed as a housing officer by my local authority and, second was watching the first series of the British TV drama, Shameless. Having been on
