September is here!! It's time for a brand new giveaway and this month I am giving away a signed copy of TROUBLE FOR THE LEADING LADY a...

  Hi Michelle! So happy to welcome you to my blog for the first time - I am really looking forward to learning more about you and your work....

  Anyone who knows me (or follows me on social media) knows how much I ADORE TV period drama! From Mr Selfridge and The Paradise (which both...

As I write this, we're just coming to the end of Women's History Month, which feels very relevant to me as I start the third book of...

  The Shop Girl series has become very dear to me - not just because of my love for Bath's finest Edwardian department store and its wor...

MY REVIEW  The Viscount's Unconventional Lady is the first book I have read by Virginia Heath and I absolutely loved it! This historical...

11 Facts About The Pennington’s Department Store Series P – The (People) – So far there are four books in the series (all can be re...

If I had to say what I hoped was a strong point in my books, I’d lift a title from a TV programme, alter one word and come up with ‘S...

For me, the writing process usually starts with setting - for other authors it can be a 'what if?' question, a character in their he...

I was so delighted when I finished my first book, Follow the Dove! I’d actually done it! Nothing quite matches the feeling of ho...

I have written over twenty books and I am proud to admit that , as I start each and every novel, my main focus is creating a strong wo...

Last week the cover for Pennington's book 3, CHRISTMAS AT PENNINGTON'S, dropped into my inbox and I couldn't be happier with it!...

I think when we hear the words “suffragettes” or “suffragists” we conclude that women wanted the vote, wanted the chance to be heard –...