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LOVE STORIES the short story anthology for DECs Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal is now available in paperback, for those who prefer touchable sniffable stories.  Authors and Links in the Books section.

AT LAST I can announce the details of my next book!!!!

It’s called TEN YEARS and it’ll be out on August 31st 2022.

Here’s what it’s about;

They’re perfect for each other

They just don’t know it yet

Becca and Charlie have known each other for years – ever since they met at university.

And for every one of those years, they’ve bickered, argued, offended, mocked and generally rubbed each other up the wrong way.

Until now. Until Ally’s bucket list. The death of their loved one should mean Becca and Charlie can go their separate ways and not look back. But completing the list is something neither Charlie nor Becca can walk away from.

And sometimes, those who bring out the worst in you, also bring out the very best…

Over the course of ten years, Becca and Charlie’s paths collide as they deal with grief, love and life after Ally. Not since Emma and Dex in One Day and Will and Lou in Me Before You will you root for a couple as much.

Here are the early reviews;

‘One of those books where my heart gives a little skip whenever I think about it’ Cressida McLaughlan

‘Took my breath away…I haven’t laughed or cried as much since PS I Love You’ Alex Brown

‘In between tears and smiles as I read, I also had proper heart flutters… The sign of seriously good story telling’ Jules Wake

‘I absolutely loved this gorgeous, funny, touching book – it’s utterly romantic, with gloriously real characters you’ll fall in love with’  Rachael Lucas

‘I laughed, I cried, I swooned – I was utterly swept away from the very first page. Ten Years is a wonderful emotional roller coaster that is sure to pull at the heartstrings of every reader’ Kate Bromley Talk Bookish To Me

‘A beautiful book, so funny and poignant. I can’t stop thinking about it!’ Emily Kerr Duvet Day

‘A really addictive ‘will they won’t they’ love story. Wonderful’ Olivia Beirne The List That Changed My Life 

‘A beautifully written, heartbreaking and uplifting story’ Natalie Normann Summer Island

I mean, how lovely is all that?!?!

If you’d like to Pre-order it, you can do so here

I am madly proud to be part of this anthology, edited by the brilliant Tasmina Perry, with 100% of profits going to DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Having had a spot of Covid, I managed to get clear tests in time to spend this week with a house full of other writers, for BookCamp. There was chatting, laughing, plotting, writing, editing, swimming  and eating. SUCH a joy!

Seen here, clockwise from middle front; Cesca Major, Katy Colins, Emily Kerr, me, Cressida McLaughlin, Cathy Bramley, Isabelle Broom, Holly Martin, Tasmina Perry, Rachael Lucas, CL Taylor and Liz Fenwick.

My news is formally out! The Bookseller and Bookbrunch both ran the news that my new book TEN YEARS, will be out next year courtesy of One More Chapter. It’s so good to have this out there and be able to talk about it properly. Next step is the cover reveal…

So this just happened this week at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

I HAVE A NEW BOOK COMING!! It’s called TEN YEARS and it’ll be out in August ’22. More details to follow soon, but it made the Publisher’s Hotlist in The Bookseller and I am MADLY excited about that.

Just wanted to say.