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First book in the Escape to Switzerland series:
Saving the Lakeside Hotel
‘Armchair travel at its best!’
Cass Grafton
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Stolen Sister
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Daria’s Daughter
‘Chillingly suspenseful…‘
Carmen Radtke
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The Un-Family
‘A brilliant read & highly recommended’
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The Cold Cold Sea
‘An emotional read, a turbulent read.’
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The year the lake spilled over… #travel #books
In Problems at the Lakeside Hotel, one of the main challenges hotel owners Rico and Stacy have to face is a rising – then overflowing – Lake Constance. Having to issue guests with wellies to get to the restaurant for … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged 1999, floods, Lake Constance, reading, Switzerland, travel
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Out now: Problems at the Lakeside Hotel #books #newrelease
Book three in the Escape to Switzerland series is out – tap HERE to see the entire series in your local Amazon Store! To celebrate, Problems… is just 99p etc worldwide this week, and the other two are 99p/c in … Continue reading
Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged Lake Constance, Problems at the Lakeside Hotel, Switzerland, travel, Writing
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Cover Love – with Helen Pryke… #books #amreading
I read once that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Helen Pryke, reading, Writing
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Problems… at the Lakeside Hotel #books #comingsoon
Four weeks to go until Problems at the Lakeside Hotel is published, the third in my feel-good fiction series and the last this spring. (Next time, we have Christmas at Lakeside…) In this book it’s May, though, and Stacy and … Continue reading
Cover Love – with Rebecca Collins… #books #amreading
I read recently that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading
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Tagged Cousin Ash, Hobeck Books, reading, The Cat and the City
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This and that… #books #Switzerland
Nearly a week on from publication of Return to the Lakeside Hotel, and life is settling down again in N.E. Switzerland. Huge thanks here to everyone who has tweeted, shared, commented on posts, or bought, borrowed and read books. I’m … Continue reading
Return to the Lakeside Hotel – out now! #newbook
And like last time, my book went out with no problem at all – the gremlins really do seem to be gone. Next time, we can try for a more traditional approach to publication again… 🙂 To celebrate, both books … Continue reading
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Tagged Lakeside Hotel, Switzerland, travel, Writing
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Two days (approximately) to go… #newbook
It’s back to crossed fingers here in N.E. Switzerland – if everything goes according to plan, Return to the Lakeside Hotel will be available at the beginning of the week, and both books will be on offer at 99p for … Continue reading
Cover Love #books #amreading #coverlove
I read recently that the main purpose of a book cover is to attract the reader’s attention. Obviously, it should have something to do with the subject of the book too – you wouldn’t put an image of a vegetable … Continue reading
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Tagged cover image, Cover Love, publishing, Stolen Sister, Writing
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A week in the writing life… #amwriting #coverreveal
Saving the Lakeside Hotel is two weeks old tomorrow, and I’m beginning to recover from the unexpected suddenness of having my first full length feel-good book catapulted into the world. I was very happy to have lovely review posts last … Continue reading