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Wednesday Cover Story: Revealing The French Promise

8 January, 2014

If you loved The Lavender Keeper, by Fiona McIntosh then you’ll be one of those readers waiting impatiently for the sequel. The French Promise will be out in March, but to whet your appetite, here’s a sneak peak of the cover as Christina’s just finished designing it. Et voilร … For those who have yet to […]

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The Art of Keeping Resolutions

7 January, 2014

We’re a whole week into 2014 and I wonder how many of you are feeling a little on the guilty side as good intentions begin to slide? So how about taking the finger-wagging spectre out of this year’s resolution and make it positive goal which, dare I say it, you might actually enjoy. For instance, […]

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Revisiting an important time in history

6 January, 2014

As we gear up for the Academy Awards season, the talk of the moment is 12 Years a Slave – a film which will hit UK cinemas on 28 January and ย follows the story of Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s. ย Already nominated for seven Golden Globes, critics appear […]

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Conspiracy, anyone?

3 January, 2014

I’ve just been working on ย what will be A&B’s new edition of ย Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain, by Max Wallace and Ian Halperin (out March 2014) which is an investigation into the suicide of the rock legend. The two investigative journalists believe he was murdered and set out to prove it with […]

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Christmas round-up: Tech vs. Tradition

2 January, 2014

Iโ€™d just driven through something not dissimilar to a hurricane with my brother and sister, fairly pleased with my near rally-driving skill on route to our mumโ€™s in Surrey, and I was quite ready for a cup of tea and some prime Christmas TV. But as we bundled our soggy selves through the door, the […]

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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas…

20 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “of the effigy.” Now you should have the complete quote! (Read the previous posts if you are missing any clues) and you canย  enter our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway now to win all twelve books!

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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas…

19 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “marble hands” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Tenth Day of Christmas…

18 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “in the cold” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Ninth Day of Christmas…

17 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “perched” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Eighth Day of Christmas…

16 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “so purposefully” Find the previous clue in Friday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Seventh Day of Christmas…

13 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “Christmas pudding” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment on Mondayโ€ฆ

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On the Sixth Day of Christmas…

12 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “wrapped” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Fifth Day of Christmas…

11 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “the gaily” Find the previous clue in yesterday’s blog post.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Fourth Day of Christmas…

10 December, 2013

My true love gave to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “about it,” See the previous clue here.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ

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On the Third Day of Christmas…

9 December, 2013

My true love gave to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “a little macabre” See the previous clue here.ย  Next instalment tomorrowโ€ฆ  

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On the Second Day of Christmas…

6 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “something…” See yesterday’s clue here.ย  Next instalment Monday…

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On the First Day of Christmas…

5 December, 2013

My true love sent to me… Win all the books in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – find out how here. Today’s snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe: “There was…”    

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Get ready for our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

4 December, 2013

  Starting tomorrow, we’ll be celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas – with a literary twist! So if you fancy a bit of festive fun and a chance to win a lovely pile of books, follow this blog and look out for a snippet of text from a line in the festive mystery, The Mischief […]

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What’s better than playing with a toy train?

3 December, 2013

Did you like to play with trains as a kid? I certainly did.ย  Seeing as one of my favourite books as a child was The Little Engine that Could, the Christmas where Santa brought me a steam-engine-train-set remains a highlight in the memory bank of past Christmasses. I’d still get a kick out of one […]

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Book Worlds…

2 December, 2013

When I come to the end of a book, I realise that leaving the world that I’ve concerned myself with during train rides and Sunday mornings can be just as saddening as knowing you have come to the end of a great story. Some of my favourite settings remain in my imagination long after the […]

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Natty knits for Christmas

29 November, 2013

Christmas, a good cause, knitwear and a man called Darcy. That’s a pretty irresistible combination, I’m sure you’ll agree. I spotted the other day that Save the Children have launched a perfectly festive fundraising campaign: Christmas Jumper Day. On Friday 13th December, they are encouraging us to wear a suitably Yuletide-emblazoned jumper and to give […]

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