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The shelves of book shops are filled with tantalising reads and sometimes it seems that you can't go into a shop, any type of shop, without there being a book section in some form or other. Sometimes it seems there are too many genres, too many authors and not enough space to display them all. With so many books on offer, it may come as a surprise to learn that not all books make it into paperback. Why, I hear you ask?

Daniel's Daughter is now available in paperback! To find out more click HERE

I have been lucky in my writing career. Prior to the 6th January, 2021 I had three of my six novels published in print, The Thief's Daughter, The Captain's Daughter and The Daughter of River Valley. I call myself lucky as many published authors don't get to see their books released in print at all. Why? The book business is a competitive business and some publishers prefer to release their novels in the digital format only.

I was shocked, but thrilled, to be informed on New Years Day that Daniel's Daughter had jointly won the Chicks Rogues and Scandals Historical Fiction Novel Award. What a wonderful way to start the year!

What is the Chicks, Rogues and Scandals book blog?

It is with deep regret  I have to share the news that the summer paperback release of Daughter of the House, has been delayed.  It was due to be released in June/July of 2020, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown of bookshops, paperback sales temporary plummeted. This resulted in books remaining on the shelves of shops and warehouses, causing, I assume, a bottleneck as the print deadlines of summer books approached. Unfortunately, Daughter of the House was one of them.