So. Those of you who know me well must have known this was coming. And those of you who don’t know me well but are regular readers of this blog might have guessed as well! I currently have a mild obsession with this film, after having watched it for the first time on Friday night. I wondered then, and I’m still wondering, why I haven’t seen it before! The silly thing is that I’ve owned the DVD for about ten years, but even then I never watched it. Even accounting for The Husband’s total aversion to any film that doesn’t include a) explosions and guns b) Jason Statham c) Nazis or d) any combination of the first three, it’s still ridiculous. So, I took myself off to the bath and watched it on my Kindle. An hour and half later, the bath water was stone cold and I was blubbing!

Weston-super-Mare was the setting for tonight’s La Boheme with Bath Opera, in the lovely Blakehay Theatre. It was a very warm welcome for both cast and audience on this gorgeous summer’s evening. Thanks for having us!

It really doesn’t feel that long since I announced that I’d won the Choc Lit Search for a Star competition, and now here I am announcing BOOK 4…. I have no idea how that happened, except for the fact that I love writing, I love it when readers enjoy my books and leave the most amazing reviews. So today, I’m absolutely delighted to reveal the cover of it, my new psychological thriller, THE FAKE DATE..!

And of course, it’s now available for pre-order on https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FM915Q2/

Release date: 18th September 2018

THE FAKE DATE

Nine hours and eleven minutes…

That’s how long it’s been since Ella Hope was beaten to within an inch of life and left for dead.

She lies, unable to move and praying for somebody to find her, as she counts down the minutes and wonders who could have hated her so much to have hurt her so…

Since I finished looking over the copy edit of book 2, I’ve started to get really stuck in to writing book 3 of the Little Somerby series. As usual, this has led to much thought about what my ‘process’ is when I’m writing, so I thought I’d try to document some of that here, for those who might be wondering what it looks and feels like in my head!

1. I’m a plantser. That means I plot a bit and I fly by the seat of my (massive, mummy) pants a bit. I generally know the beginning and end of a story when I start, and who the main characters are, but I don’t often know what’s going to happen in between until it happens! Sometimes my characters go off in directions that surprise me. For example, I didn’t know what was going to happen to Meredith in The Second Chance…

From the bestselling author of The Second Chance Tea Shop…

Caroline Hemingway can’t help but feel a little strange watching her ex sister-in-law marrying the owner of Carter’s Cider Farm, but she’s delighted Anna’s found happiness after the death of her late husband, and Caroline’s brother, James. If only Caroline could find her own love story…

Desperate to escape the rat race, Caroline decides to take the plunge and move to the idyllic village of Little Somerby, where she is given the task of opening and running a restaurant in one of the forgotten barns on the CiderFarm.

But secrets from her past seem destined to haunt her, and not even the attentions of the very dishy Jonathan Carter can distract her from all she’s left behind…

Perfect for all fans of Fern Britton, Katie Fforde and Cathy Bramley.

Exclusive Extract

Of all the things to do…

Today I’m pleased to welcome Fay Keenan to the blog. Fay is the author of The Second Chance Tea Shop and her latest novel, Springtime at the Cider Kitchen was published by Aria Fiction in ebook format on 1 January 2018.

Kay has written this guest post to introduce us to her novel.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be introducing Springtime at the Cider Kitchen to you today. The second book in the Little Somerby series, it’s been an absolute joy to write. Returning to the village to create another story has been like coming home. But how did it come about? Allow me to explain…

When I’d finished writing my debut novel, The Second Chance Tea Shop, I already knew there was another story to be told. Although ‘Tea Shop’ finished with all the loose ends tied up, there was one character who just wouldn’t…