Hi,

I really know the 'visitor' season is here when our regular music sessions start up. Below, we are playing at the market square in Dunmanway.

Update on Irish Wreck Renovations

Last month my story was about the kitchen we used when we first arrived in our Irish wreck. This, and all past stories, are accessible via the storyboard tab of my website. This month's story is the new kitchen we recently completed in the lean-to built onto the back of the property, a somewhat different environment!

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AUTHORLY NEWS

I have signed the contract with Bookouture! We had a three day visit to London to see my family, and spent some time at the rooftop café of the Hatchette book group. There will be a big splash about me and my books (women's fiction) at some stage, which I'll share with a link. It's amazing to be part of a mainstream book group, who will handle absolutely everything! It was a beautiful day, and London was spread out below us. We then took a boat ride down the Thames to Greenwich, and got soaked when the boat did a sharp manoeuvre to the dock. There we dried out in the sun with a pizza and beer, in sight of the historic ship, the Cutty Sark, before heading away. All three books will be published in 2024, the first in April, and I have a strict schedule to meet, but I still aim to finish the fourth book in the 'Suffer the Little Children' series by the end of this year.

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As always, if you review one of my books online (preferably on Amazon), and send me a link to the review, I'll let you have another e-book free! But do make sure to tell me which book you would like to review. My compilation Death of a Dream is now a free download from my website.

Review links:

The Silence of Children: Amazon Bookbub Goodreads

The Price of Children: Amazon Bookbub Goodreads

The Loyalty of Children: Amazon Bookbub Goodreads

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Stephen Norris is a young architect at the turn of the 1970s. Quickly immersed in the murky world of town planning, he exposes an ancient power. Norris must battle to save the woman he loves from becoming a prisoner of Chivron Tower’s new nightmare tenant…Foundations is the precursor to the novella Nightmare Tenant by Richard Holliday.

The Silencer is on the hunt… And he has Emma in his sights.

Emma investigates the murder of a friend. However, the murder left the squad with nowhere to turn, and once again, with no answers at all. But the Silencer’s kills have become more brutal. He’s escalating, and he’s got his sights set on Emma.

Semjah struggles with his desire to be a good son and make his father proud.

But one fateful day, his father's actions cross the line, forcing Semjah to go on the run. He finds refuge and a sense of belonging in the criminal underworld, where trust is scarce, and loyalty comes at a deadly price.

Emma’s life turns upside down after finding her husband murdered at their home. With no evidence left at the crime scene and no known motive, Emma is determined to find the person responsible. However, her husband’s death uncovers a secret that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about him.

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Happy Reading

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