I decided to have some fun when writing my latest psychological thriller, The Writer. It’s my 30th published novel so I thought, why not use what I know and write about a woman writing her 30th novel. Except my main character, Cara, is panicking because she can’t...

Gap year adventures? The stuff of nightmares Early in my new psychological thriller, DAUGHTER, MISSING, a mother, Kate, gets a terrifying, life-changing phone call. Her teenage daughter, travelling through Europe, has stopped answering phone calls and messages. Now...

Celia Anderson on Romantic Country Living and Why She Loves To Write About It: An idyllic life in the country with a garden full of flowers and cows grazing in the nearby fields; does it really exist or is it just a beautiful dream I conjure up when setting the scene...

Loving Spirits at the Vintage Teashop by Sharon Booth is out now 👻 If you look at the dedication at the front of Loving Spirits at the Vintage Teashop, you’ll find that it’s dedicated to Herbert Kean. He was my maternal grandad, and he died when I was only seven years...

Herbs   Some of the herbs I have in my garden:   Hyssop – this is a very underrated plant! It looks a bit like rosemary, smells a bit like mint, and the bees absolutely love its little blue flowers. Like rosemary, it likes dry conditions so is fabulous as a...

Astley’s Amphitheatre: The Circus Comes to Regency England In my latest book The Accidental Debutante the heroine, Eliza Gray, is the star acrobatic rider in Prebbles Flying Circus which is enjoying a residency during the social Season of 1817 at the famous Astley’s...