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‘reminiscent of the age old tradition of gathering on cold night to tell stories, time and place sit comfortably within the time frame. There’s a real sense of history…’ Read more here!

‘It certainly left me intrigued as to what the other books in the series are like as I enjoyed the time period of when the story was set. … ideal for fans of historical fiction and who are looking for a festive read. I liked how the main character was an animal and how it…
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Another stop on the blog tour and another blogger loves Nici – I’ve stopped worrying about reviews now! ‘I must start this series from the beginning! A unique and captivating story – I really enjoyed it.’Read the full review and discover a blogger who won ‘Media Star of the Year’ in the Romantic Novelists Association…
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Another lovely review, this time from blogger Shelley Fallows. ‘This is a lovely, unusual Christmas tale that I thoroughly enjoyed. Although I am not familiar with The Troubadours Quartet and the adventures of Estela and Dragonetz, I have enjoyed getting to know their most loyal companion and I now look forward to reading more of…
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My 10-day blog tour for Nici’s Christmas Tale stopped at Linda’s Bookbag for Day and what a wowser of a 5* review! ‘Nici’s Christmas Tale is resonant of the great traditions of storytelling and I found myself likening Nici to the troubadours of old. There’s peril, affection, loyalty, love, crime and evil woven into a…
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On tour in December! Thanks to Anne Cater (of Random Things through my letterbox )organising these amazing bloggers. Many thanks to Anne and my hosts. I can’t wait to visit their blogs and find out what they think of Nici’s Christmas Tale.

Available NOW for pre-order at $0.99 / £0.99! Publication date 30th November. Among the suggestions you gave me for an extra Troubadours story was the idea that Nici, the Troubadours dog, should tell the story of his life – so here it is as a stand-alone, to put you in the mood for a medieval…
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Available for pre-order, publication date 26th October and Life After Men co-written with best-selling author Karen Charlton, already has a wonderful 5* review from Jack Magnus of the Readers’ Favorite site! ‘Life After Men: The Silver Sex Kittens, Book 1 questions the cultural expectations regarding widowed women in their fifties and introduces a quintet of…
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What an accolade for From Bedtime On to be in the last five for the prestigious Kindle Book Award for Poetry. I already feel like a winner but wish me luck for the announcement on November 1st! You can check out all the finalists here, including my five competitors. What a year for awards! Four…
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I’ve just finished uploading my new gallery of photos ‘The Forge in The Forest’. It took a month’s work with local blacksmith Mael Miranda to photograph the story of a Damascene steel knife being made, from raw metal and a tree trunk to a fine blade with polished yew handle. The forge is up a…
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