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September 2, 2024

REUNION at the TEA GARDEN – the finale!

The final episode of the INDIA TEA SERIES is now available, both as an ebook and paperback.

Will her search for the truth about long-buried secrets, bring about family reconciliation or further heartache and tragedy? In an Independent India, Samantha may have had an idyllic childhood growing up on a tea plantation but one Christmas reunion changes all that. It ends in angry recriminations when a long-hidden old photo brings to light a traumatic and deeply troubling family secret …


I hope you enjoy this fifth and final novel in the INDIA TEA SERIES as I say a fond farewell to its characters!

For more information and to order: REUNION AT THE TEA GARDEN

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Published on September 02, 2024 08:15

June 7, 2024

One more trip to the tea gardens of Assam …!

The fifth and final novel in the India Tea Series will be published on 1st September –

REUNION AT THE TEA GARDEN – NOW AVAILABLE AS A PRE-ORDER ON AMAZON

Will her search for the truth about long-buried secrets, bring about family reconciliation or further heartache and tragedy?

Find out more at REUNION AT THE TEA GARDEN

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Published on June 07, 2024 02:15

November 19, 2023

EDINBURGH WOMEN’S FICTION FESTIVAL

I thought this summing up of the first Women’s Fiction Festival was worth sharing. It took place last month in Edinburgh, Scotland and will be repeated next autumn, so something that readers and writers might like to put in their diary for 2024!

Women’s Fiction Festival 2023
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Published on November 19, 2023 10:36

December 13, 2022

THE RAJ HOTEL COMES TO GERMANY!

Just wanted to let you know that the German version of THE EMERALD AFFAIR (the first novel in the Raj Hotel Series) is being published today. A novel to sweep you away to warm climes during this cold snap!

Smaragdgrüne Hoffnung (Neubeginn in Indien 1)

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Published on December 13, 2022 03:09

May 9, 2022

PASHMINA MOUNTAINS PUBLISHED IN GERMAN!

I’m delighted to tell you that IN THE FAR PASHMINA MOUNTAINS will be published tomorrow in German as:

DAS WAGNIS IN DER FERNE

Here is the gorgeous cover!

Longlisted for the Romantic Historical Novel of the Year in 2019, this novel was also an Amazon First Reads.

From shipwreck and heartbreak to treachery and war: can their love survive?

DAS WAGNIS IN DER FERNE

To find out more about the English language version, click here: IN THE FAR PASHMINA MOUNTAINS

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Published on May 09, 2022 06:43

March 7, 2022

Best historical novels about British in India

I’ve recently taken part in an exciting new book project with Shepherd.com who are on a mission to discover the best books! “We ask authors to share their favorite books around topics and themes they are passionate about and why they recommend each book. We want to create an experience like wandering around your favorite bookstore but reimagined for the online world.

I chose my passion – historical novels about the British in India. From E.M. Forster to Shona Patel, I recommend five very different books that fired up my interest in India.

Go take a look …. HISTORICAL NOVELS ABOUT THE BRITISH IN INDIA

STOP PRESS:

My first two novels in The Raj Hotel Series are on a special price with Amazon.co.uk this month ***99p***

THE EMERALD AFFAIR THE SAPPHIRE CHILD

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Published on March 07, 2022 07:20

January 28, 2022

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER – but this special is nearly over!

LAST CHANCE to pick up THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER at the bargain price of 99p!

OFFER ENDS on 31st JANUARY

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER

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Published on January 28, 2022 02:42

January 15, 2022

Pick up a twinkling bargain!

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER ebook is on at a special discount this month

** 99p **

** Aus $1.49 **

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER Amazon.co.uk

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER Amazon – Australia

1946: lively Jeanie Munro is returning to post-war India, a country on the cusp of momentous change – and to a husband she hasn’t seen for over six years. While she tries to recapture their former loving relationship, Jeanie’s world is rocked by the discovery of long-buried family secrets and betrayal that threaten to destroy her future.

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Published on January 15, 2022 08:31

November 8, 2021

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER goes out into the world!

Today is publication day for my new novel, THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER – the third novel in THE RAJ HOTEL SERIES.

1946: lively Jeanie Munro is returning to a post-war India, a country on the cusp of momentous change – and to a husband she hasn’t seen for over six years. While she tries to recapture their former loving relationship, Jeanie’s world is rocked by the discovery of long-buried family secrets and betrayal that threatens to destroy her future.

Available in ebook and paperback through Amazon

STOP PRESS: This month, the first two in the series: THE EMERALD AFFAIR and

THE SAPPHIRE CHILD are available for 99p!

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Published on November 08, 2021 11:58

November 1, 2021

WIN A FREE COPY OF THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER!

Enter this Rafflecopter competition to win a signed copy of my new novel,

THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER – the third and final book in THE RAJ HOTEL SERIES.

In this emotional story set in 1946 post-war India, can a woman’s quest for love survive shocking secrets and betrayal?

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Published on November 01, 2021 05:00