I’m fascinated by psychology and trauma, and particularly by what recovery from trauma actually looks like. It’s something that finds its way into all of my books in different forms. In The Jealous Girl, one of the things I wanted to explore was coercive control — not necessarily the behaviour that is immediately recognisable as […]
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Behind The Jealous Girl: Exploring the Dorset Locations That Inspired the Book
One of my favourite parts of writing a new novel is finding the places where my characters are going to live, work, hide, spy — and, occasionally, do things they really shouldn’t. And with The Jealous Girl, I had the perfect excuse to spend rather a lot of time exploring Dorset. It’s a hard life […]
From Writing Alone to Speaking Out: Why I’m Bringing My Talks to New Audiences
For a long time, writing was something I did quietly. It was early mornings, late nights, and stolen moments around a full-time job — something deeply personal, and often unseen. When I was first published in 2021, I imagined that being an author would mean writing books and, occasionally, talking about them. What I didn’t […]
Behind the Scenes at the Romance Writing Festival
Next weekend (18th October) marks a huge milestone — the Romance Writing Festival is almost here! It’s been a truly eye-opening experience helping to organise an event on this scale. I’m used to running Author Events — author talks, networking evenings, and our lovely Marketplace days — but this is the first time I’ve been […]
Celebrating Four Years, Two Launches, and One Missing Boyfriend!
This October marks a very special milestone for me — it’s four years since I became a published author, and I can’t quite believe how far that journey has taken me. It all started in October 2021 with The Perfect Daughter — the book that changed my life, taking me from a burnt-out accountant to […]
A Sneak Peek at Afternoon Tea at the Russell-Cotes Museum
This week, I treated myself (and my lovely boyfriend) to Afternoon Tea at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum — and I’m so glad I did. As part of the upcoming Romance Writing Festival on October 18th, there’ll be a special “Afternoon Tea with an Editor” event hosted right here, so I wanted to check […]