I've had to wait a long time to publish A Faerie Story. It didn't seem wise to bring out a very snowy book in the middle of summer so I waited. And waited. The release date is the 1st November but it's available for pre-order on Amazon. 

The blurb!

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A year or so ago, I was asked to write a piece of flash fiction to fit a photograph I was provided with. Usually, I suck at things like that but I was quite pleased with what I came up with. So pleased that I decided to play with it a little make it slightly longer. On...

Or too late as the case may be! I set off to write a Christmas story last October. It was supposed to be short, it turned out to be long - I am rather predictable in that regard. So I have to wait until 1st November to publish it because it really is very Christmassy a...

How many times have you read – her or his heart was breaking? Or—He broke her heart. Or he broke his heart. Doctors have identified a condition that mimics a heart attack, most often suffered by post-menopausal women who’ve lost a loved one. But any emotional trauma –...

I have SO neglected you, my little blog. I'm sorry. I've been ill since the middle of December and I'm only just shaking the virus off. 

BUT - my next book is now three quarters done. Maybe more than that. It's my first MMM - a paranormal. I found The Story of Us - a ha...

I was first published in 2007 and that book was an MF story Perfect Timing. My next was a menage MMF Susie’s Choice but it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I first penned a gay book Cowboys Down. I’d had plenty of experience of writing MM action in the many mena...

It's not bad for a first attempt. Thanks to Kaegan's webinar - for Lumen5 - things suddenly made sense. 

The moment to decide to write a Christmas story is NOT when you are going away, busy with family, busy looking after grandson, stressed about other stuff.... So, this story is very unlikely to be ready for this Christmas. BUT what I thought would be a sweet short story...

Finally it's done. 158,000 words. Ooh it's long!

Two boys. One love. Ten summers.

Are you okay?

The first words Zed says to Caspian, and the first time someone has cared about the answer. On a hot summer’s day, the lives of two boys are changed forever. A rebel and a risk...

At 154,000 words the story is almost done. I'm now tweaking to add in suggestions of Beta readers - or to address their comments. It's long. Longer than I'd thought it would be but I hope readers will feel those extra words are worth it. I could have made it two books...