At my desk, April 2026

Hello again! I thought it was time for an update. I'm currently working on several books, including a long-awaited canal-themed one and also my second steamy one!

My first steamy, a boatbuilder-themed novelette, Riveted, did very well on its launch. Over the weekend, it got to number 4 in the US and number 1 in the UK in the Best Sellers list for free Historical Romance Short Stories. You can see some of my great reviews here. It definitely looks like I'll be doing more steamies in the future!

One other project has moved ahead in the queue, and that's The Miller and the Marigold, a sweet and clean Regency watermill romance based at New Hall Mill in Sutton Coldfield, where I volunteer to run the website and act as unofficial historian. You can see the hero, Samuel, and the heroine, Jane, in the main picture at the top of this page.

Whilst this story will be fictional, it will include some real events, locations, and individuals that inspired my story. One of the characters I will be mentioning is William Twamley, who was the leaseholder of New Hall Mill during the Regency period.

We only have a smattering of evidence about William's life, and importantly, we know very little about the millers he employed to do the hands-on work at New Hall Mill. I have taken advantage of this absence of information to create a fictional cast of characters for this book and possible sequels. My master miller hero (probably called Samuel) and my heroine (probably called Jane) will be products of my imagination.

By the way, I've had a rewarding time this weekend redesigning all my covers, and thankfully the response has been positive! The best place to see all my fiction together is here on this website, or on my Regency Romance Book links page.

In my spare time (yes, I do get some!) I have been cleaning gravestones at St Editha's church with my friend Keely from Taylor'd Grave Care.

Happy reading!