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Born the same year as the Russians launched Sputnik, I confidently expected that by the time I reached adulthood, the human race would have a pioneer colony on the Moon and be heading off towards Mars. So I was at a loss to know what to do once I realised the Final Frontier wasn’t an option and rather lost my head - I tried a lot of jobs I didn’t and married a totally unsuitable man.

Now I've finally come to terms with the fact that I’ll never leave Earth, I have a lovely time writing science fiction novels and teaching Creative Writing at Northbrook College in Worthing. I live in Littlehampton on the English south coast with a wonderful husband and a ridiculous number of books.

Recent Blog Posts

Can’t-Wait Wednesday

2 April

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska
release date 12th April 2025
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Review of AUDIOBOOK Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales – Book 3 of the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett

22 March

I was fortunate enough to get hold of an arc of this much-anticipated read, which I was thrilled about, given how much I enjoyed the previous two books in the series – see my reviews of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies and Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands. However, on opening up the arc, a message popped up telling me it was a corrupted copy and to request another one. As I was aware that the demand for this very popular arc was high and the likelihood was that my request would be refused (it’s happened to me before). So instead I decided to wait until the book had been released and get hold of the audiobook version.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

26 February

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Days of Shattered Faith – Book 3 of The Tyrant Philosophers series by Adrian Tchaikovsky
release date 4th March 2025
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Mavericks: Life Stories and Lessons of History’s Most Extraordinary Misfits by Jenny Draper

24 February

I’m pleased to say that this time around, it wasn’t my shallow, let’s-follow-the-shiny side of my reading soul that was drawn to this one – it was the blurb. I’ve always had a soft spot for eccentrics and this book promised a pleasing selection of quirky people who refused to peacefully drop into their expected niches.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

19 February

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Greenteeth – by Molly O’Neill
release date 25th February 2025
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Abduction of a Slave – Book 4 of the Eye of Isis series by Dana Stabenow

18 February

I’ve been a fan of Stabenow’s long-running murder mystery series charting the adventures of her Alaskan heroine Kate Shugak – see my reviews of A Cold Day for Murder and Less Than a Treason. Would I enjoy this series, set in ancient Egypt, as much as her previous writing?
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Unkillable Princess – Book 2 of The Kystrom Chronicles by Taran Hunt

11 February

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this entertaining science fiction series, The Immortality Thief – see my review. So I was looking forward to tucking into this second slice of the adventure – would Sean’s chirpy attitude prevail in the face of the current difficulties that he’s now facing?
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