Jun 30, 2020 The Italian Girls ‘The Italian Girls’ is my sixth novel, and like the others that have gone before, is based on the lives of real women of history with...
Jul 22, 2019 The Secret Letter Today is the day my novel The Secret Letter is published. The story was inspired by letters my mother wrote to her own mother when she...
Jun 2, 2019 D-Day's hidden heroines As the memorials and celebrations gear up for the anniversary of D-Day on June 6th, and we rightly remember the sacrifice of so many...
Feb 8, 2018 Shortlisted for RNA awards! This morning the Romantic Novelists’ Association announced the shortlist for their forthcoming awards in March. Rather incredibly, my ...
Aug 27, 2017 Margate Book Fair Last weekend, on a sunny Sunday at the Margate Book Fair - I had the delightful expereince of meeting one of this country's top selling...
Jul 20, 2017 The 'joy' of publication day My new novel: ‘The Silk Weaver’s Wife’ was published yesterday. As usual, the ‘launch’ was a mixed bag of excitement and anxiety as...
Feb 22, 2017 News for 2017! I am delighted to announce that I have signed another contract with Bookouture for two more historical novels. The new novel is out...
Dec 30, 2016 2016 I have just received the 'edits' for my new book. I am delighted to say that they are minimal... just a bit of re-jigging of the modern ...
Nov 28, 2016 Life imitates art! Last night I was watching a documentary on BBC-2 about Christies the international auction house. Called ‘Sold! Inside the World’s...
Apr 18, 2016 Female First: 10 Things I'd like my readers to know about me To coincide with the launch of my second novel: Daughters of the Silk Road, I was interviewed by the wonderful Female First. Huge thanks...