Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re looking for an update from me or one about the next book in the Gretna Green Midlife Recorder series, you can find them in several places. It all depends on your preference:I update the page HERE once or twice a month. Always at the beginning of the month and sometimes, if exciting things […]
Bearded Dragons from Indiana
Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks so much to Ann and Lisa from IN, USA, for sharing these incredible photos of their Bearded Dragons. And of course, extra special thanks to Wishy, Washee, Rupert, Bindi, Squirt, Idgie, Curry, Saffron and Taj. “We were setting up to take a Christmas photo and the dragons were curious about it. They gathered around […]
Behind the Books – Dola’s Secret Heart
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are no spoilers in this piece, so don’t worry if you haven’t reached this part of the series yet. “I also have a crusader’s heart in one of my walls.” The house shook a little for a moment, and then Dola continued, “Ah yes, there it is. It is currently at the end of […]
Reader bonuses for the Midlife Recorder series
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere are bonus epilogues for the first three books. Some readers experience enormous difficulty when trying to get them to their Kindles. 98% of readers don’t. This post is help for those readers who do. I told an advance reader that it took a matter of seconds to send something to her Kindle. She didn’t […]
Looking for the Advent Calendar?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s up! Welcome to the Recorder’s Advent Calendar ✨ Read this first, and I’ll give you the link. Please pop over to my Facebook Author page here and click Follow to get notifications. If you don’t use FB – I get it—but you’ll need to set your own reminders. Some of the fun is time […]
Complete Reading Order inc books and bonuses in the Gretna Green Series
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis reading order includes all the published books, the bonuses, and the points where the stories from Spilling the Tea fit into the Midlife Recorder series. Many readers call it the Gretna Green series—for obvious reasons.There will be ten books in the main storyline. Currently, I’m published up to book six and working on book […]
How to get the latest versions of the books
Reading Time: 3 minutesHappy News! There are brand-new versions of the ebooks and paperbacks. Everything has been re-proofed, the typos hunted down and fed to the dragonets, and the formatting tidied so the books now look their very best. If you have the paperbacks, nothing significant has changed. In fact, your originals might be collector’s items one day, […]
Why is Spilling the Tea the next book?
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen’s the next damn book? This was originally published in the newsletter in July 2025.There is an update at the end that brings things up to date. If you have no interest in how an author’s brain/life works, please feel free to skip this section. TL;DR—there will almost certainly be a book this year. It […]