Friday, 17 April 2015

☆★☆It's Out☆★☆



The Poisoned Pie (Hattie's Adventures #1) is out now. Sorry for no pre-warning but once it was done, I just went ahead and clicked that button! I'm sure you like the surprise.... after all, I have been telling you all its coming soon right?

The paperback is ready and waiting for you on Amazon for just £5.95/$9.95 and if you spend £10 or more, delivery is FREE.



A special pre-order Kindle edition price is available for just $1.48/£0.99 until April 24th so if you prefer that to paperback get pre-ordering.




Alternatively, I am willing to offer you a FREE Kindle copy sent directly to your Kindle email account in return for a honest review. If you are interested then please contact me on my Facebook page with your email address and preferred document (Mobi, PDF, Docx). Reviews to be posted on Amazon and Goodreads. 

Blurb

Hattie Carter was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnessed something she shouldn’t have and it changed her life overnight.

Now it’s time for Hattie to move on except it's not that easy when she's receiving death threats. On the advice of the DCI in charge, she finds herself in the exquisite village of Castleford in Wiltshire where the cottages are cosy, the locals friendly and never mind the charming Lord Ethan Parks and local sexy but grumpy DI Joe Walsh. Hattie starts to think maybe it's not so bad after all. 


There's no sirens, smog or traffic and even the birds seem chirpier but when there’s a murder in the village, Hattie finds herself curious as to who poisoned Hillary Bishop.  She has her suspicions but can she prove who did it all the while DI Walsh is keeping a very close eye on her?    



Friday, 20 March 2015

☆★☆Read all about it☆★☆




Hattie's Adventures #1 ~ The Poisoned Pie paperback proof copy is on its way and should be here by next week, which means it could be with you VERY soon. I know, exciting! I just loved writing this one and it took no time at all. Two weeks in fact! I love all the characters and I'm sure you will too. This is the start of a series so you will get to see more of Hattie, Joe, Charlie and the rest of the residents of Castleford. 

Here's the blurb ~

Hattie Carter was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnessed something she shouldn’t have and it changed her life overnight.

Now it’s time for Hattie to move on except it's not that easy when she's receiving death threats. On the advice of the DCI in charge, she finds herself in the exquisite village of Castleford in Wiltshire where the cottages are cosy, the locals friendly and never mind the charming Lord Ethan Parks and local sexy but grumpy DI Joe Walsh. Hattie starts to think maybe it's not so bad after all. 

There's no sirens, smog or traffic and even the birds seem chirpier but when there’s a murder in the village, Hattie finds herself curious as to who poisoned Hillary Bishop.  She has her suspicions but can she prove who did it all the while DI Walsh is keeping a very close eye on her?  



So, this week, while I was at a loose end (I always feel at a loose end when I finish writing a book; it's that feeling of what to do next), I decided to jump right in and re-edit How to catch a jewel Thief (Maxwell Mysterious #2). Tomorrow I am ordering the paperback proof copy so I am hoping to give you a release date for the summer very soon. I loved re-reading it and catching up with April since she's been back in London. 


As the sun sets across London, DI April Maxwell arrives back from three week’s leave but she’s barely through her front door when she receives a phone call to say a top notch jewellers has been robbed in Piccadilly.

Abounding her unpacking because there’s always tomorrow, April jumps back in her car and races across London to where she is needed. Before she knows it, she finds herself knee deep in another case and the closest she thinks she gets to solving it, the further away she becomes.

With a forever thickening plot and too many suspects to get her head around, April finds herself distracted by a sexy fireman, a stalking cat and who the hell keeps parking in her space outside her flat? There’s only so much April can take but not before she catches a jewel thief.     

Accents and British spelling are used for this book.

Then once I'd done that, I found myself at another loose end. The choices; 

1) Write.
2) Read.
3) Write.
4) Watch TV.
5) Write.

I decided to write of course but then it was a case of what? The choices;

1) Finally complete Birthday Cake & Sandy Beaches (Cocktails & Tattoos #5)
2) Get on with Maxwell Mysteries book #3 ~ Death at the chocolate factory
3) Make a start on Hattie's Adventures #2

I went with Maxwell Mysteries book #3. I thought while that's fresh in my mind and because I was already three chapters in, it was my best bet so while I wait for all the proof copies to arrive, that's what I will be doing. I don't have any other details on book #3 yet like the blurb but it's pretty much in the title ~ Death at the chocolate factory. It picks up a couple of weeks after book #2 and you will get to see April do what she does best ~ make a wally of herself whilst solving crime.

I am considering a Q&A time but I'm worried no one will ask me anything. If you think this sounds like a good idea, then send me a question. 

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Thursday, 12 March 2015

☆☆☆New book coming soon☆☆☆

Firstly, I would just like to inform you that I have decided to put my new Easter book, Issy's Easter Surprise on the back burner. I've not met the deadline and now I will never have it ready in time. It is a shame because I am almost finished it but what can you do when something just isn't clicking. I don't want it to be rubbish so I'd rather put it to one side and finish it when the time is right. Hopefully, I will be able to release it for next Easter.

Do not fear though. Just because one book doesn't click, doesn't mean another one won't and I am pleased to announce my new romcom mystery right here, right now.

***Drum Roll***

Hattie's Adventures #1 ~ The Poisoned Pie 


Meet Hattie Carter, artist, a bit scatty, strong willed and alive.


Blurb

Hattie Carter was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She witnessed something she shouldn’t have and it changed her life over night.

Now it’s time for Hattie to move on except it's not that easy when she's receiving death threats. On the advice of the DCI in charge, she finds herself in the exquisite village of Castleford in Wiltshire where the cottages are cosy, the locals friendly and never mind the charming Lord Ethan Parks and local sexy but grumpy DI Joe Walsh. Hattie starts to think maybe it's not so bad after all.

There's no sirens, smog or traffic and even the birds seem chirpier but when there’s a murder in the village, Hattie finds herself curious as to who poisoned Hillary Bishop. She has her suspicions but can she prove who did it all the while DI Walsh is keeping a very close eye on her?


Coming Soon!

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Friday, 6 March 2015

New ideas

I've been quiet lately but that's because I've been busy. I've not been doing what I'm meant to be doing but still, I've been busy all the same.

I'm struggling with Issy's Easter Surprise. I still have no blurb and even though I'm only a chapter and a half away from finishing it, I have nothing. I'm so close yet so far so I'm going to have to postpone the release. I mean I can't release it if it's not finished can I? Fear not though, I will keep at it until I reconnect and complete it.

On a happier note, I was struck with a new story so I went with that and two weeks later, it's complete. Yep, you heard me right. I'm astonished it's taken me just two weeks to complete a book I am so happy with! It even has a blurb! I still need to name it and naming a book is like naming your child but I have a few in mind. It still needs to enter proof reading/editing stage but let me tell you, I am so pleased with it. I love it and can't wait to read it back. It's a romcom murder mystery.

Finally, today is the last day to get my first murder mystery half price. You can download April's Busman Holiday (Maxwell Mysteries #1) for just 99p/99c until midnight tonight. Book #2 How to catch a jewel thief coming summer 2015.



☆☆☆SALE ALERT☆☆☆LAST DAY☆☆☆



 

Monday, 2 March 2015

☆☆☆Sale ☆☆☆



☆☆☆ HALF PRICE SALE ☆☆☆

DI April Maxwell is like a dog with a bone especially when there’s a case to solve or a criminal to catch. She lives for her job and she’s bloody good at it so when she is forced to take leave she can’t think of anything worse. After the first day, she’s bored and it seems her one and only solution is to, well, actually take a holiday.

April packs a bag and heads to the New Forest to visit her family but when a boy band member turns up murdered, it isn’t long before she’s on the case. April makes it her mission to find out who killed Kai Williams whilst dealing with her over opinionated mother, a grieving teenage niece and gorgeous ex-boyfriend living next door.

As she closes in on the killer, the killer closes in on her and the rivalry between April and her perfect little brother heats up. It becomes survival of the fittest but there’s just one problem – April has never been very fit but she hasn’t let a thing beat her yet.

Accents and British spelling are used for this book.






Book #2 ~ How to catch a jewel thief coming this summer





Monday, 23 February 2015

Writers update...

I haven't posted on this site for a while. I've been hanging out on wordpress but how crap is that? It keeps suspending me or shutting me down. I wouldn't mind, I am literally only using it for my novels but apparently if I'm sending traffic to a third party then I'm breaching terms and conditions. I can't see how adding my Facebook link or purchase links is doing so. I'm promoting, advertising and so what if people click the link and it diverts them. Isn't that the idea? Anyway, I am done with wordpress. Even if they unsuspend me, they can shove it. Right, back on good old blog spot. How I have missed you!

I've been busy being a mum, a wife, taxi, cleaner, general dogs body and writer. I am a chapter and a half away from completing my new novel, Issy's Easter Surprise and I've kind hit a little writer's block. So not the time for that to happen. I am hoping a day or two away from it and I will be good to go. I need to get this novel finished so I can get it published at Easter time. Fingers crossed for the end of this week.

I am also bursting with a brand new idea. It's a murder mystery romcom but not part of the Maxwell Mysteries. I really cannot wait to get started on that.

After Issy's Easter Surprise, I will be bringing you book #2 in the Maxwell Mysteries ~ How to catch a jewel thief. Probably around summer time. I have started book #3 as well.

I'm still nowhere near finished Birthday Cake & Sandy Beaches (Cocktails & Tattoos #5) but I'm sure when the time is right, I will finish it.

Last but not least, I am hoping for a Halloween book, which will be book #3 of Christmas Pie Crescent but I'm not fully committing myself to that yet because I think I already have bitten off more then I can chew.

As always, I will keep you posted.


☆☆☆Cover Reveal ☆☆☆


It's finally here..... 



The front cover for my new book Issy's Easter Surprise is here. I have been meaning to share this with you for a while now but I was hoping to have the blurb to go with it. I haven't. I've seriously hit a brick wall with it. It's not unusual for me to suffer when it comes to the blurb. I say it every time, the blurb is the hardest part but I've never found it quite as hard as I am with this one. As soon as I have it together, I will share it with you but what can I tell you is...

The residents of Christmas Pie Crescent are back but this time it's Issy who's in for a surprise. 


I am a chapter and a half away from completing and am hoping for publication around the beginning of April.