Reading Time: 18 minutesI’m excited to share this long-awaited extra taste of what’s coming in Orange. Below you’ll find the second preview of the opening chapters of Half an Orange in Gretna Green. (You can find the first preview HERE if you missed it) Spoiler Warning If you have not completed Spilling the Tea, please don’t even consider […]
Preview—Half an Orange in Gretna Green. Part 1
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis is ONLY for readers who have completed Spilling the Tea in Gretna Green. If you haven’t yet done so, please don’t even consider reading it. The spoilers begin immediately. Come back after you’ve completed Tea. Spoiler Warning If you have not completed Spilling the Tea, please don’t even consider reading this. Specifically, you must […]
The Evolution of the Cover for Half an Orange in Gretna Green
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post is a completely spoiler-free look at the, as Recorder Elsie would call it, “right to-do” my cover designer and I had while attempting to finalise the cover for Half an Orange in Gretna Green. Looking back, I think it’s funny now. Not so much at the time, I gotta tell you. Let’s take […]
Which Spilling the Tea story is your favourite?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot read it yet, or want to reread? Buy or Borrow at Amazon. Available in Paperback or ebook. The ebook is part of the Kindle Unlimited program, so if you’re a subscriber, you can read it for free. If you’re not, it’s very reasonably priced. This link will take you to the book page on […]
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 […]
Walk with Niki McKnight and Tilly through Gretna Green
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s join Niki and Tilly on part one of their stroll around Gretna Green I’m beginning a short series of posts about the tiny Scottish village of Gretna Green. We’ll look at both the historical and present-day buildings and the crazy transportation options that inspired parts of the books.Today we’re in book one and the […]
Easy Amazon reviews step by step
Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you’ve reached this page, it’s because you want to leave a review for one of my books and you’re not sure how to do that. YAY! Go you! Thank you so much! Amazon doesn’t allow us to reply to reviews, but PLEASE know I read them all and send happy gratitude to every single […]
Behind the Books – Pant y Wern
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe part of my newsletter that many readers enjoy most is the Behind the Books section. So I’ve pulled out those items into separate blog posts. This one focuses on the Red Celts’ capital city of Pant y Wern as featured in Seeing Red in Gretna Green and many other books in the series. What […]







