Spring is here! After the shorter colder days of winter it is glorious to see nature bursting forth with colour again. It is a season of renewal, regrowth, and new life, so it was a devastating shock and with heavy heart that I am sharing that, for my family, April opened with sad news of another dear friend losing their battle with cancer.

Jill was inspirational in the way she faced her diagnosis, coped with the treatments, and rose to the challenge.

Much as I love writing and have plans for further personal regeneration of this site, when life’s challenges – or death’s – hits, time takes on a unique perspective. Arrangements need to be made as grief is processed and change is not a choice, but a stark fact. Jill was a brave and humble lady who would not have wanted anyone’s world to be rocked by her passing. This season is one of longer, sunnier days and Easter a time of light and hope – and Jill had the latter in abundance.

Life continues, and Spring has burst forth in all its glory, the bluebells are in full bloom,  wild garlic releases it aroma over beautiful white floral carpets and the birdsong is uplifting.

I would like to thank all my readers on both sides of ‘the pond’ for choosing to read Silent Revenge . If you enjoyed Lord Farrington and Jemima’s story then please leave a fair and unbiased review on Amazon or Goodreads. They are so important to authors, especially in these highly competitive days of algorithms. The paperback will be available for the summer… more about that next month!

Meanwhile, Betrayal, the first in the #FriendandFoes series is now available at the bargain price of 99p until 5^th May.

When I first encountered Lord Farrington (Oscar) in book one, I knew that the final novel in the trilogy would be about his homecoming, exploring the depth of a man who had spent most of his adult life serving his country behind enemy lines. How would he adapt once back home? How did his absence in his early career affect his wife and son? Can a man who has had to suppress emotions change? Can he allow himself to be vulnerable to love and as a widower for the second time, risk loss again?

Likewise, the talented, independent artist, Miss Jemima Parkes, who first appeared in my short novel Discovering Ellie  as a minor character, deserved to meet her match. Jemima watched the man she would accept above all others wed another, a lady she liked, but knew he did not truly love. Both deserved better. When fate steps in, would he ever truly love again… could he? Time would tell…

I love it when characters feel real and inspire a story of their own.

In other news, after an enjoyable two decades working as a creative writing tutor for London School of Journalism and Writing Magazine I am now only free-lancing and focusing on my writing projects. Details

Enjoy the beauty of the season and living life, it is so precious.