by Claire | May 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you have spent your entire adult life accidentally brushing someone’s hand and immediately witnessing the tragic, messy and sometimes peculiar ways their love will end…well… you develop a taste for heroines who suffer beautifully. Here are my must-reads –...
by Claire | May 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hello, lovely readers! I’m excited to introduce you to my latest book, The Lost Orphans of Lyon. As often happens, the idea for this book came when I was down the rabbit hole of research for another book. As I’m always on the lookout for the lesser-known stories of...
by Claire | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear Reader, Meet Grace McLeod and Angus MacKenzie. ‘There’s no point in waiting,’ Grace sullenly told her father. ‘I haven’t really got a choice, have I? I’ll have to marry the man, no matter how ghastly he is.’ Thus, Grace McLeod reluctantly agreed to marry Angus...
by Claire | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Victory in Europe Victory in Europe (VE) Day, 8 May 1945, was a day of great celebration, marking the end of six long, lean, brutal, heartbreaking years of war. True to form, East Enders showed the rest of the country how it was done – they did not wait for the...
by Nia Beynon | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
I used to live in Italy. I worked in Florence and, from time to time, I had to visit Rome on business. Normally this would just be a one day visit or at most an overnight. As a result I didn’t get to see much of the city. It’s only since leaving Italy and...
by Claire | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear lovers of beautiful Poole, So many readers loved learning about the Poole Lifeboat in The Last Boat Home, so I’ve written you another story set around the heartbeat of Poole, the lifeboat station and crew, and all the industry of Poole Harbour: The Lifeboat...
