Where Endings are New Beginnings
Musings about books, cats, writing, and the little annoyances without which life would be boring. I might also make you ditch your diet by reminiscing about my favourite recipes, which is part of my day job. Sort of.
It's October, and I've decided to give Undercover Star an airing while we're (hopefully) moving house. Not because there's a house move in Undercover Star - for that I'd have to turn to Hiding Place - but because Josh & Matisse's story gives me all the feelgood vibes I need in the middle of this …
Have You Met Josh and Matisse Yet? | A Look Back at Undercover StarRead More
Why I've been writing a quiet m/m romance We live in a loud world. Loud notifications, loud opinions, declarations of love shouted across parking lots. There's a place for that kind of romance, and I've written it myself. But I've always been drawn to the quiet love stories, from Johannes …
I'm becoming much more aware of the seasons as I'm getting older. But even before I started to slow down and pay attention, I had two favourite moments. There's one day in late winter when you suddenly 'know' spring is on the way—though I haven't puzzled out yet what causes this. My other favourite …
Because England's on day four of a heat wave and there's no Tiger to curl up in my lap while I enjoy my second cup of tea, I was out of the house by six and had my 10k steps done by eight before it got too warm to move. (For anyone in the US… air-conditioning in homes isn't a thing here.) It's a …
Eleven years ago today, I was all jittery and excited as the first Jack & Gareth novel went out into the world. Ever since, and in the same way I use assorted birthdays, I've used the date as a target to publish other books. Today's offering is Fan Bait, a novel I started writing in 2012, set in …
The Discomfort of Unfinished Business | A Release Day PostRead More
The last few weeks of getting a book out are the hardest part for me. Writing is fun, editing is an enjoyable challenge, but when my editor returns the book from its second round of edits - my mind calls it done, never mind that there's the final revision, then formatting, read through, and …
Fourteen years after I started this story - and granted, it spent many of the years in between languishing on my WiP stack - Fan Bait is out of the house! Why did I finally decide to finish it? Because the rest of the Power of Zero world had finally caught up to Max. In A Simple Mistake, which …
This is a post from the autumn of 2019, resurrected because a) it's Halloween again, b) not much has changed where Jack, Gareth, and their family are concerned, and c) A Simple Mistake is finally done and out - and back in 2019, I wrote this as a 'what happens after the end of ASM' kind of …
Glimpses: A Halloween-Flavoured Attempt to Take Care of JackRead More
They say the simplest mistake can have the most complex consequences. A wrong turn. A word out of place. A secret buried for decades. I am soooo happy to announce that A Simple Mistake, the fifth novel in the Power of Zero series, is now available from my store. It's been a long time coming, but …
When I was hunting through the Power of Zero timeline for a "free" Christmas, many of you suggested Christmas in July. So this is what I've done here for Gareth's birthday. Hope you enjoy! “Now Mum wants me to help declutter the wardrobes. Holidays suck, I tell you!” Daniel sent a hug to an …
No Fuss. Just Family. | A Power of Zero Short StoryRead More
Fictional characters can have birthdays, right? I've long used Gareth's and Jack's birthday to get books finished and published, so why change a good thing? Zero Rising – The Complete Series is officially out in the world today! This collection brings together all three origin stories of the …
In Time for Gareth’s Birthday – The Complete Zero Rising Series Collection is here!Read More
It's holiday season here in England, the perfect time for a reading binge or two. Do you ever find yourself craving a romance that hits all the right notes—mystery, slow-burn tension, delicious tropes, and of course, musicians with a capital M? Then take a look at Falling for the Singer, which is …
