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Welcome to this month's update!
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I hope you're all well. I'm starting this month by being grateful.
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For the last few months I've been supery busy, stretching myself a little bit too thin and the result...I haven't been enjoying my life as much as I should and being grateful for all the things I have.
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So this month, as it's Thanksgiving in the US, I'm taking the giving thanks idea and remembering to be grateful. For me, that means being grateful for all the big things and the little things that make my life brilliant. And you know what, taking a moment to show some gratitude feels good! I don't have a journal, but I'm taking a few minutes every day to look around and think, and allow myself to sit in those emotions. I'm grateful for my scented candle and the smell it gives my home. I'm grateful for the amazing and supportive friends I have. Sometimes I'm even grateful I've kept my temper when my kids are arguing! But being grateful feels good and long overdue.
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In writing news, I don't have any big updates except to say I've delivered the last book in my current Annabel French contract and while I wait for edits, I'm reading and thinking about the next screenplay I want to write. I'm planning a made-for-TV Christmas movie because I'm always obsessed with them at this time of year, and I also need to get thinking about my next spicy romcom, but I think I'll enjoy Christmas and some down time first.
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Are you already Christmas shopping? When do you start? And most importantly, I'd love to know what you're grateful for at the moment? It could be a book, a person, a moment in your life...anything! I'd love to know!
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My month...
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This month I'd love to know...
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What are you grateful for right now?
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I'm grateful for my home, my family and autumn dog walks (even in the rain!).
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Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash
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And in answer to last months question, most people start Christmas reading from September!
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My favourite read of the month...
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I adore this series of books! Give me a female Indianna Jones anyday!
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99p bargains from my back catalogue...
and I don't know how long for!!
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Grab your cosiest jumper and escape to the beautiful Swallowtail Bay!
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Christmas and romance are in the air and Nell is obsessed! She can’t stop watching her favourite Christmas romcoms and dreaming of the day when she meets her own romantic hero, especially as she is hosting the first ever wedding at her small hotel, Holly Lodge.
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Nell’s best friend, Tom, has been in love with her ever since they met. But Nell has never seen him that way, and he’s always kept his feelings a secret in case it ruins their friendship.
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After the opening of the glamorous Langdon Mansion Hotel in the bay, Nell’s hotel is struggling for survival and she must fight, with Tom’s help, to keep Holly Lodge open. Can the magic of Christmas help two old friends save Holly Lodge and open Nell’s eyes to a love that was always there the whole time?
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The audiobook for this will be released on 4th December!
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New audiobook available now!
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On a grey London day, Esme’s world crumbles around her when she loses her glitzy job on a top TV programme, her gorgeous, city-slicker boyfriend and her stunning apartment, all in one fell swoop just before Christmas.
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Esme is forced suddenly to move back to her sleepy home town of Sandchester, and despite the snow blanketing the roof and the fairy lights that twinkle in her rustic little cottage, everything is looking bleak. That is until she reconnects with an old crush and finds herself unexpectedly getting swept away.
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But Joe, handsome and charming as he is, is not all he seems. Esme soon realises that he has a tragic past which he just might not be able to overcome…
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Surrounded by her loving, if hare-brained, family and with the support of her hilarious friends, Esme is determined to have a go at forging her own path, even if it all comes to nothing. But one question still lingers in her mind: will she find someone to kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas?
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3 Reads on my TBR list...
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A must-read author for me
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A steamy romcom for Christmas!
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I'd love to know...
What would you like to see in next year's newsletters? More book recommendations? More personal or behind the scenes stuff? Writing tips and promps?
Please let me know so I can make sure this newsletter is giving you what you want! I'm always open to feedback.
Just respond to this email with your comments and I promise I'll read every single one.
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I have a quick favour to ask...
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Thanks so much for reading! See you next month!
xxx
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