Jan 25The Secret Letter - US publicationToday my novel: The Secret Letter is published in paperback in the United States. It will be available from a variety of bookstores....
Jan 13The German WifeToday my seventh novel The German Wife is published. Publication day is always a nerve-wracking event. I’ve spent over eighteen months...
Jun 30, 2020The 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, 2019The Secret LetterToday 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, 2019D-Day's hidden heroinesAs 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, 2018Shortlisted for RNA awards!This morning the Romantic Novelists’ Association announced the shortlist for their forthcoming awards in March. Rather incredibly, my ...
Aug 27, 2017Margate Book FairLast 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, 2017The 'joy' of publication dayMy 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, 2017News 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, 20162016I 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, 2016Life 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, 2016Female First: 10 Things I'd like my readers to know about meTo coincide with the launch of my second novel: Daughters of the Silk Road, I was interviewed by the wonderful Female First. Huge thanks...
Apr 12, 2016The Nature of InspirationI have been giving some thought recently to the nature of inspiration. What makes someone write a poem, paint a picture, or write a...
Feb 26, 2016Book cover revealDelighted to announce my new novel 'Daughters of the Silk Road'. The story begins in Venice in 1441 when a family of merchant...
Jan 23, 2016New book for 2016My new novel is due out this Spring. The title has just been agreed and will be published soon... But this picture might provide a...
Nov 4, 2015Heroes and heroines in historical fictionAs the writer of one - soon to be two - historical novels, I started to wonder what made a great hero or heroine in this genre. My own...
Nov 4, 2015The 'art' of storytellingI was recently invited to be the guest speaker at week-long conference on ‘creativity’ at a very trendy advertising agency in London. ...