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Our House on Sycamore Street

Our House on Sycamore Street

Our House on Sycamore Street is a new multi-author, multi-genre series set in quaint and quirky Eden Cove, an English seaside town with plenty of spirit. With stories of redemption and salvation behind every door, you’re sure to find a new tale of romance, intrigue,...

The 2024 Selah Awards

The 2024 Selah Awards

I entered the Selah Awards with an aspiration to make the final in the first novel category. To also make the final in the historical romance category makes me feel like I have already won.

Behind the pages: The Warsaw Sisters

Behind the pages: The Warsaw Sisters

I love talking to other author’s about their writing an research processes, especially when it comes to WWII history! So I’ve started a new type of post for newsletter subscribers where I take you behind the scenes of another author’s WWII book.

Historical Notes from Heart in the Clouds

Historical Notes from Heart in the Clouds

I’ve put my historical notes from Heart in the Clouds on my blog so readers who love history can ask questions. I’ll be updating this page regularly, so feel free to contact me to ask questions about what is fact, what is fiction and where and why I decided to mix them up.

Foodish History: Woolton Pie

Foodish History: Woolton Pie

Woolton Pie is a much-maligned recipe from England during the Second World War. The recipe was famously developed by the head chef at the Savoy Hotel and named after the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton.

Three Things I Loved About The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

Three Things I Loved About The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

This is a book I wish I had written. It is the story of four women competing in a MasterChef-style cookery competition during WWII where they have to create dishes using wartime rations to inspire the housewives of Britain who listen to the popular radio program ‘The Kitchen Front’.

Three things I loved about The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Three things I loved about The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn’s book covers have stared down at me from the shelves of my local bookstore for a while now. They seem to call to me “What are you waiting for? You know you’re going to like it!” For some reason, I resisted. Until now…and after reading The Alice Network, I...

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