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 […]
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 […]
Looking for Gretna Green updates?
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 […]
Snippet From Code Yellow For My VR Gang
Reading Time: 14 minutesSo a reader from Arizona, Suze J-S asked for more chapters of Code Yellow. That couldn’t happen. But I had this scene, some of which is now surplus to requirements. I thought it might help feed the VR (Voracious Reader) Gang. If you like it, thank Suze. If you don’t blame me. If you haven’t […]
Seeing Red in Gretna Green Buddy Read
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter a brief discussion on my Facebook author page, we’ve decided to do a buddy read of Seeing Red in Gretna Green in a private Facebook group. You can join it here. I’ve enjoyed buddy reads on Goodreads for years. You know where we all read the same book in the same month (or the same […]







