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Welcome to this month's update!
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I can't believe we're into the last month of summer already! I'm determined to enjoy every last drop of sunshine I can, though I'm also secretly looking forward to snuggling under blankets and reading by the fire in the autumn!
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What's happening in my writing world? Well, I'm currently editing two books at once (😣) and should really have started writing the last in the Floating series. I'm a little bit behind but hoping I can make up some time if the story flows and the words flood out (🤞). The next few months are going to be busy but I am so grateful and blessed to be in this position. Thank you to all for buying, reading and reviewing my books. I'm so, so grateful.
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In other exciting news, I've a new literary agent! I've signed with the amazing Liza DeBlock of Greenstone Literary Agency and I'm so excited to be joining this amazing, dynamic team and the raft of brilliant authors they represent. Liza is amazing and I'm so excited to be working with her. Watch this space for updates as to what's happening next!
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It's also school holidays, so as well as writing, I'm ferrying the kids here, there and everywhere. Playing taxi is so much fun! 😂
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In July, I also got to attend the Love Stories event in Manchester representing the RNA. It was an amazing event and I had a real out of body experience when I sat in a room with the amazing author Jenny Colgan who I've been reading for years! I couldn't believe I was there as a published author and Vice Chair of the RNA. 15-year-old me would not have believed that was in my future!
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I'd love to know what you're reading at the moment, so do respond to this newsletter letting me know and I have a favour to ask too. If you know someone who might like this monthly bookish update, or would love the FREE book I'm giving away to those who sign up, please do forward this email to them so they can sign up here and get their copy of Second Chances at the Little Bookshop.
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My month...
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This month I'd love to know...
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What are you most looking forward to reading this Autumn?
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There are so many to choose from, I don't know where to start!
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Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash
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My favourite read of the month...
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99p bargains from my back catalogue...
and I don't know how long for!!
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Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay
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Hetty Colman loves her life in the cosy seaside town of Swallowtail Bay, organising children’s birthdays, anniversaries and retirement parties. But after her recent break up from long-term boyfriend Ben, she’s been searching for something new.
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So, when Hetty overhears locals wondering how to return the old strawberry festival to its former glory, she jumps at the chance to relaunch it. There are just two problems – she only has four weeks to organise it and absolutely nowhere to host it!
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When Hetty manages to convince the aloof, yet extremely handsome, John Thornhill to use the grounds of his rundown manor, things start to look up. But as Hetty and John grow closer and Ben tries to win back her affections, can Hetty make the festival and her love life run smoothly at the same time?
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In the little town of Greenley-on-Sea, summer has arrived. The turquoise waters of the sea sparkle in the sunlight, and along the beach’s promenade holiday-makers spill from ice-cream parlours and vintage shops.
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For Sarah, summer brings the chance for a fresh start. As well as playing Miranda in the Greenley Players’ production of The Tempest (where she’ll get to spend loads of time with her best friends Lottie and Sid) she finally feels ready to find love again after surviving heartbreak. Could her handsome colleague Dr Finn Macdonald be the very man she’s looking for?
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Famous actor Nate finds himself hiding out in Greenley whilst a potentially career-ruining scandal blows over. But when the Greenley Players get wind of his arrival, they draft him in to help out with their performance - and Nate certainly didn’t bank on his instant connection with the beautiful woman in the lead role…
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As the temperature rises and the Players’ performance draws closer, can Sarah and Nate overcome their pasts and find love again?
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Elsie Martin may lead a quiet life, but working in her beloved local library is enough to make her happy. After all, books have always been her armour against the world. So when the library is threatened with closure to make way for a new housing development, Elsie knows it has to be saved – and that, despite being painfully shy, she needs to lead the campaign to save it.
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Jacob Yardley thinks he’s doing the right thing by building a new affordable housing development. Why shouldn’t local people be able to buy a house in the place they grew up? Having to leave his own small hometown broke his heart. Plus, people don’t really use libraries anymore, do they?
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As Elsie and Jacob clash over the future of the library, sparks begin to fly. Jacob is falling back in love with books and libraries – could he possibly be falling for her too? And will Elsie be able to save the library that means so much to her?
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3 Reads on my TBR list...
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I'm not normally a vampire!
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Thanks so much for reading! See you next month!
xxx
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