by Nia Beynon | Nov 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the five friends who went to Paris for Jen’s hen party, lived it up, saw the sights and got tattoos? Well, a few years have passed, and this is where they are now at the beginning of the story, before the epic journey to the Isle of Skye at Christmas...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
You’ll remember the Hens. Jen, Tess, Della, Pam and Rose. They went to Paris in Five French Hens for Jen’s hen do several years ago, when Jen was engaged to Eddie. Of course, it all ended unexpectedly for Jen. And Tess discovered what a rat her husband Alan was. Wel,l...
by Claire | Nov 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the big things historical fiction readers look for (beyond exciting stories) is a degree of historical accuracy. We often want to learn about the real history behind the fiction to some degree, enough to really interest us in the period events, locations and...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been a people watcher. I am that person who sits around a pool, in the corner of a coffee shop, a pub or an office, just watching all the people around her. I’m constantly fascinated by the way people interact in social situations, and unbelievably...
by Niamh Wallace | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Literary Map of Paris by Rebecca Raisin All of these places are mentioned in Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel 🥐 🇫🇷 Jardin du Luxembourg There are busts of many a writer and poet, like Verlaine here. There’s a statue of Gustave Flaubert, who wrote...
by Nia Beynon | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
This stunning Tudor manor is the inspiration for A Christmas Murder. It was built on the foundations of a Saxon manor in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1703 a terrible storm resulted in the back of the house being buried in a huge landslip. For the next 223 years the...
