New Year and New Stories Ahead!

In 2019, due to various events in my life, I was able to put out fewer books than usual, but the new year looks to be far more productive for me. Yay!

Looking ahead to 2020, I have a great many projects in the pipeline, including more "Bespoke" adventures for Lucy Greenwood and Detective Inspector Tolly Deverell, as well as The Crollalanzas and The Tempests of Little Doings -- both stories I've been working on for some time. I can promise you that the well of ideas is far from drying up!

For those of you who have accidentally stumbled here and not yet ventured between the pages of my books, please allow me to introduce you to my work. I write historical romance and Victorian mysteries with a touch of the eccentric -- even bizarre. My stories will take you to some unexpected places in the company of unusual characters. Time periods range from Tudor to Victorian, sometimes with a little modern day mixed in. Although I no longer include detailed (graphic)sex scenes in my stories, I do endeavor to create plenty of excitement, heat, chemistry and passion between my romantic couples, so you should never finish a book feeling let-down! I made the decision, some time ago, to concentrate on character-driven stories rather than step-by-step erotica, but that does not mean my books are prudish. I simply believe there are enough books out there now to satisfy readers of that genre and I could bring nothing new to it. In fact, I really enjoy the challenge of creating that heat for the reader without explicit descriptions. I prefer to let the curtains waft in a teasing breeze, rather than press the reader's nose up to the window.

By writing lively and (mostly) lovable characters in humorous situations, it's my intention to take readers away from their worries for a while and treat them to a mini vacation. So I hope you'll give my books a chance.

If you are already a constant reader, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

As I put them on paper, my characters tend to become my dear friends, and since I never really want to let any of them go for good, they have a tendency to come back again in later books. Various families sometimes find themselves linked between series, so if you become a regular reader of my work, you will enjoy the added bonus of spotting characters and places in the background, popping up where you least expect them!

My fictional romantic pairings are generally a case of opposites attract and full of vigorous debate -- rather like my own.

From 2012 to 2016 I published two series with Sourcebooks Casablanca (The Sydney Dovedale series and The Book Club Belles), and now publish with Twisted E-Publishing (The Deverells, The Ladies Most Unlikely etc). Below, for reference, you will find a listing of all my books and in series order, where applicable.

Sydney Dovedale

The Most Improper Miss Sophie Valentine
The Wicked Wedding of Miss Ellie Vyne
Lady Mercy Danforthe Flirts with Scandal
Miss Molly Robbins Designs a Seduction

Taming the Tudor Male
Seducing the Beast*
Once a Rogue*
The Savage and the Stiff Upper Lip*

The Book Club Belles

Before the Kiss - Freebie Prequel Novella
Once Upon a Kiss
Sinfully Ever After
How to Rescue a Rake

The Deverells

True Story
Storm
Chasing Raven
Ransom Redeemed
Damon  Undone

The Ladies Most Unlikely

The Trouble with His Lordships Trousers
The Danger in Desperate Bonnets
The Bounce in the Captain's Boots

The Slowly Series

Slowly Fell
Slowly Rising

The Peculiars

The Peculiar Folly of Long-Legged Meg
The Peculiar Pink Toes of Lady Flora

Bespoke - Victorian Detective Mystery series

Bespoke
A Loveliness of Ladybirds


Books not part of a series (Although some do have links to characters and places mentioned in The Deverells and in The Sydney Dovedale series):

Last Rake Standing* - Novella
A Private Collection*
Souls Dryft
The Mutinous Contemplations of Gemma Groot

Pumpymuckles

The Snow Angel - Christmas Novella

The Snowdrop - Christmas Novella

(* Denotes an earlier, more erotic story.)

So I'm full of anticipation for the year ahead and looking forward to more releases that, I hope, will capture your fancy! Roll on 2020!