Category: Writing
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Book research at the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival
My next murder mystery, Poison at Penshaw Hall, features a sculpture competition. So when I heard there was an upcoming sculpture competition in a small rural community not too far away, I knew I had to go. On the advertised Saturday morning earlier this month, I joined my friends Rachel and Jill for a day…
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Milverton review on TikTok
Dimitra Rose makes fantastic TikTok videos, often related to the spicy/romance/fantasy books that she usually prefers to read. Her videos are so much fun, and I recommend giving her a follow. After we met on TikTok, Dimitra decided to give Murder on Milverton Square a go. Being a cosy mystery, it’s very much outside what…
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Milverton spotted on another library shelf
My latest cosy murder mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, has once again been spotted out in the wild! Thanks so much to Leala who sent through this photo from the Levin Public Library (part of Libraries Horowhenua). It always give me such a boost to see my books out there being read! The word of the…
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Poison at Penshaw Hall pre-order on best seller list
I was idly scrolling through Amazon.com’s list of Best Sellers in LGBTQ+ Mystery… and look what I found! Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries #2) is in position #29, and it’s not due out for another 9 months! (Note, these lists are updated frequently, so it may have jumped around by the time you…
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My book at my local library
I spotted my latest cosy mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, on the New Books shelf at my local library… Do you think they’ll let me check it out? I made a quick 16-second video about it on TikTok here, or you can watch below: They also included it in their weekly Fiction New Titles email…
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A walk in the mountains for book research
When I signed up for a 12km (~7.5mi) walk, I thought that was a decent but very manageable walk. What I hadn’t factored in was this being over a mountain range and in the middle of the day at the height of summer with zero shade. Oops. Jump down for details about the event, the…
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Book giveaway reminder
I’m giving away Murder on Milverton Square on StoryGraph! It’s only open for entries for another few days: What’s StoryGraph? StoryGraph is a book reviewing and cataloguing website (similar to Goodreads) with fantastic personalised stats and graphs to summarise your reading (you can even import your Goodreads shelves and reading history). You can see some of the graphs in…
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The Fussy Librarian book sale
Murder on Milverton Square, my latest cosy murder mystery, is on sale for one more day! I’m stoked with how many readers have jumped on the sale and grabbed themselves a copy of the Kindle ebook. Or, if you’re on Kindle Unlimited, you can read Murder on Milverton Square as part of your subscription. If…
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