by Claire | Oct 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear Reader, It gives me tremendous pleasure to welcome you to Foxglove Hall, a place that has lived in my imagination and my heart for many years. It’s a place that feels real to me. I hope the characters and their stories will spring off the pages for...
by Claire | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
The cider girls were keen to do their bit to support the war effort, so they were excited when they got the chance to go to Yeovil during Wings for Victory Week. This was a nationwide fundraising event to help finance the construction of new aircraft for the war...
by Claire | May 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kate Bradley isn’t a fan of weddings. Hers blew off a clifftop in Devon in a freak tornado before they’d even sat down for lunch, which will probably do it. These days it’s all second marriages, complicated family dynamics and the ever-present risk of bumping into...
by Claire | May 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
People assume romance authors listen to swoony ballads and tear-jerking love songs. I, however, prefer the soundtrack of a man who once believed in love, and now believes in caffeine and keeping his heart locked away in a drawer. Here’s what I write to now:...
by Claire | May 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
One morning in January 2025, an email pinged into my inbox from a second-hand furniture mailing list I had never heard of, let alone subscribed to. Normally, I’d delete it, but the title – Antique Writing Bureau – Must Go Today, called out to me. Within an hour, the...