The Love Detective Blog Tour!

Donna looked at the discarded items of clothing strewn about her bedroom and could feel the flickers of anxiety that she had been trying to tamp down for the last hour, now flare in toRead more

Here’s my take on it: So many women suffer the tyranny of being expected to conform to a physical stereotype and experience profound self-loathing when they don’t. I would love to be able to stateRead more

It’s the day of my official launch at Waterstones Dorking. And I’m nervous. The shop looks lovely. Canapes and champagne flutes have been arranged on a flower-decked table and the first cork has just popped.Read more

This piece is for every woman that has ever suffered abuse, has ever endured violence and humiliation at the hands of a man. It’s for every woman that has ever believed that she can’t getRead more

You bet it can. I love Chick-lit, as many women do. The adventures that befall our chick-lit heroines often run in parallel with our own experiences. We laugh and we cry with them… and forRead more

This extract from The Love Detective follows Clarry through the highs and lows (admittedly mostly lows) of working a busy restaurant shift. I’m sure any fellow hospitality workers will be able to relate!    Read more

Clarry Pennhaligan, my twenty-six-year-old heroine in The Love Detective, has a definite romantic streak. She enjoys men and everything they have to offer. She has an innate trust that The One will turn up somedayRead more

Twenty-six-year-old Clarry Pennhaligan of The Love Detective is a generously proportioned size 14. And she’s completely cool with that. She’s healthy, she’s fit, she’s attractive… and she loves food. “I am not, repeat not, aRead more