by Claire | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
I loved writing The Woman Who Turned Her Life Around. Filled with nostalgia and 80s flashbacks, it was a little different for me as my novels are usually firmly rooted in the present day. Here’s what inspired me to write this story. The Yorkshire setting As...
by jenna | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Discover the origins of Tom Bale’s gripping thriller Sins of the Father! Set on the brutal but stunning Sussex coast, the perfect place for a murder don’t you think? 👀 Read more about it below and get your copy here today: https://mybook.to/SinsoftheFather...
by Claire | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every day I go out for a run and every day I encounter at least one flock of rooks. They see me coming and kick up a particular noise and I always wonder if they make the same noise for every human, or whether they’ve got a particular sound that means “here comes that...
by Claire | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! I love even years. Maybe that’s because I was born in one but 2026 is all even numbers so I think it’s going to be the best one yet Celebrating the release of a new book is a great way to start. A Wedding in Provence is coming out on the...
by Claire | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ice and a Slice was the novel where I found my author voice. I’d never really known what that meant until I wrote this book. This was partly because for so many years I wrote short stories for magazines which meant I was writing to a house style. I’d learned to adapt...
by Claire | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
When Janet fibs to her highbrow friend, Christobel, that she belongs to a book group, Viv, Libby and Zelda are keen to form one. Why not, when they all love reading? Libby is particularly enthusiastic. It will be great to discuss books over a glass of wine or two,...
