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When I’m researching my books, I use various Facebook groups to discover small details that I might not find in books – and people are always so generous in responding. Earlier this year I asked for any detail/stories handed down from grandparents relating to WW1, in...

The Fishermen’s Mission plays a large part in Fishers Wharf – because it has played a large part in the lives of fishermen and their families over the years. I knew a little of its work but not enough to understand how important it was to those in need. Research led...

One of the most interesting parts of my research for No. 23 Burlington Square was looking into the nightlife in London for one of my main characters, Clara Goodwin – a hedonistic young woman tainted by scandal. After the horrors of the Great War, many young people...

Our new release is called The Stepmother and is about how far a mother would go to protect her children, even if they’re not her own. And while we’re not going to give any spoilers away on what kind of stepmother Libby is, we did think it would be fun to talk about...

Imagine for a moment, your husband leaves you. Then through a bizarre twist of events, you find yourself working with the girl he’s left you for. Even worse, she’s pregnant… But Louisa isn’t the kind of girl who stays down for long. One door may have been slammed very...

What did you think you were going to be when you were growing up? More importantly, did it turn out that way? If it did then I applaud your focus. When I was at school, I literally had no idea what I wanted to do. According to my school reports, I was bright but lazy....

In 1900, a year before the death of Queen Victoria, single, professional women in tailored suits with crisp blouses were crossing the Atlantic on the proceeds of their employment, much to the horror of the older generation. Several ‘M’ Class ship known as the ‘Minne’...

Welcome to the Flora Maguire series of cosy mysteries set in early twentieth-century England. My main character, Flora, sits between two worlds. Brought up on the Cotswold estate of Earl Trent and his family, she shared a schoolroom with their three daughters. Her...

Ralph – Wagging Tails Dogs’ Home Resident Dog Stray dogs handed to the dog warden are taken to the local pound. Once there they have seven days of waiting and hoping for their owner to come forward to claim them. If they are not claimed the dog warden will try to find...