Spinning a yarn – it’s launch day for The Postbox Topper!

The Postbox Topper is out today! As usual, it’s available in ebook, paperback and on Kindle Unlimited. And as it’s a short book, the ebook is 99p or equivalent. Check out the book on Amazon Read the reviews on Goodreads Here’s a quick summary: When I wrote The Book Swap, I definitely wasn’t thinking ofContinue

Free book today! Grab your copy of Sherlock Holmes and the Deathly Fog

What better day to give away a spooky little novelette than Halloween? So Sherlock Holmes and the Deathly Fog is FREE today in all Amazon stores! Grab your free ebook NOW! Here’s the blurb: Who can fight a deathly fog? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are summoned into the heart of London’s slums by perhaps his strangest client yet.Continue

Spooky goings-on! The Case of the Haunted Ghost launches today

Yes, it’s the second instalment of my ghost suspense novella series, The Spirit of the Law! This time, Nora and Steph find themselves called to the Athenaeum Club in Liverpool to deal with a troublesome poltergeist. But of course, it doesn’t end there… As usual, the book is available in ebook, paperback, and on KindleContinue

Venturing into a new genre: The Book Swap

It feels very strange to be releasing a book which isn’t a mystery, but here we are! Allow me to introduce a new novelette (long short story), The Book Swap. If I had to describe its genre, I’d say it’s a contemporary romcom but with considerably more comedy than romance. As usual, it’s available inContinue

Every Trick in the Book is 99p in the UK (and some other places) during June!

I have a bargain for you! Every Trick in the Book, the first book in my Magical Bookshop humorous mystery series, is an ebook Amazon UK Monthly Deal throughout June, so you can grab it for just 99p! It’s also on offer in Germany, France, Spain, and the Netherlands, and of course it’s free toContinue

Unexpected book offer! The Sherlock & Jack ebook boxset is just 99p/99c (US/UK)

I’ll keep this brief, as it’s completely unexpected! The only reason I know about this offer is that a reader told me about it (um, thanks, publishers) The 3-ebook boxset of The Sherlock & Jack Chronicles is currently just 99p/99c for today and the next few days. NB this is in the UK and US only, as it’s a Kindle Countdown Deal and that’s whereContinue

A random act of Black Friday kindness: All At Sea is FREE today and this weekend in ebook!

I hadn’t realised until someone pointed it out, but as well as being Black Friday, today is Random Act of Kindness Friday! So, quite randomly, I’ve made the first in the Maisie Frobisher Mysteries series, All at Sea, FREE in ebook until Sunday! Grab your free copy and tell your friends! All At Sea isContinue

The Case of the Four Fingers – out now!

Yes, it’s a surprise new book! I wrote a blog a short while ago about the story that came out of nowhere – Out of the blue: a new Halloween tale – and here it is! The Case of the Four Fingers is a paranormal mystery novella, just right for this time of year. It’s availableContinue

Every Trick in the Book is 99p in the UK during October!

I’m not sure I can say much more than that! Every Trick in the Book, the first book in my Magical Bookshop humorous mystery series, is an ebook Amazon UK Monthly Deal throughout October, so you can grab it for just 99p! It’s also in Kindle Unlimited everywhere. Wondering what you’ll find inside? Here youContinue

10 thoughts on being an independent author

As it’s Indie Author Week this week, and I’ve now been self-publishing for just over 6 years, here are some thoughts on what it’s like to be an independent author. Before I start, two things: What follows is drawn from my own experience – I’m not saying it will be the same for everyone whoContinue