Lost and Found

A sweet romance set in Regency Bath… Captain Henry Templeton is missing after the battle of Waterloo, presumed dead. Six months later, a few weeks before Christmas, he returns secretly...

Ask An Industry Expert: Emily Ruston

...all the major publishing houses, and also with self-published authors. I’m wondering if you have found any differences between working with traditional published and Indie authors. In terms of the...

The Festive Holiday Romantic Novel Award

...Emily Bell Penguin Michael Joseph Romantic Novel of the Year Festive Holiday Romantic Novel 2023 Winter at Cliff’s End Cottage Sheila Norton Brown Book Group Romantic Novel of the Year...

The Bookshop Ladies

Bestselling Irish writer, Faith Hogan, has created another gripping saga of friendship, betrayal and secrets in this story of a widow in search of answers to a shocking confession by...

Playing James

Linda Corbett: Disability In Fiction And Real Life

...writing. I’m all in favour of character diversity in fiction. In fact the word diversity pops up these days all over the place, but that hasn’t always been the case....

A Midwinter Match – Jane Lovering

...structure stories from just reading them. Also, write and don’t give up, but also don’t expect your first piece of writing to be successful, look on it as practice. Almost...

New Releases: March 2023

...Historical Romance Heywood Press Paperback and ebook 1st March 2023 Simla 1932. Time doesn’t always heal…             Lynn Johnson: The Potteries Girls on the Homefront...

Kate Thompson: Crossing The Fiction/non-fiction Divide

...influence her fictional writing…   Three letters is all that stands between fiction and non-fiction, but in practical and emotional terms, the gulf is immense. This year, after completing four...

What Would Jane Austen Do? – Linda Corbett

...she doesn’t realise is that she’s also inherited the job of chairing the committee for the village literary festival, or that her new neighbour is snarky crime writer Cameron Massey...

Joan Hessayon Award 2021 – Meet The Contenders 3

...year’s Joan Hessayon Award. It’s a huge achievement for anyone to secure a publishing contract, but for all budding writers it really is their dream goal. I am beyond delighted...

RNA Joan Hessayon Award Contender: Sarah Callejo – Dark Sanctuary

...the best of both countries. She is a freelance translator and writes about fictional lives in between financial and legal translations. She has a close relationship with her sofa where...