by jenna | Feb 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Secrets of the Rose – Research and Inspiration Like so many of my books, The Secrets of the Rose started with a place, and an inspiring woman from the footnotes of history. The most famous historical heroine associated with Bamburgh is Grace Darling, the...
by jenna | Feb 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The inspiration behind The Perfect Mother Two years ago I was scrolling online when I happened to fall down a free-birth rabbit hole. I can’t even remember what brought me to a story of a woman in the US who had opted to shy away from medicalised pre-natal care and...
by jenna | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Local History: The Cambridgeshire Sand Pits in Family Matters on Blackberry Farm Along the Mepal to Chatteris Road in Cambridgeshire there have been sand and gravel pits, which at certain times, when building is at full capacity and in great demand, means the contents...
by jenna | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Tuscany and Wine The latest in the Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series is called Murder in the Tuscan Hills. No prizes for guessing where it’s set, the clue’s in the name. Anybody who has visited or seen photos of Tuscany will be familiar with the wonderful...
by jenna | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Do you want to join The Fecking Fabulous Forties Club? NB: You don’t have to be in your forties – if you feel it looming large, or you’ve come out the other end and still standing, then come sit at our table. Bring wine. And paracetamol for the morning after....
