Everyone knows I like my stories with a bit of grit and darkness. I can’t help it. Give me a heroine with a dodgy background she’s trying to escape from and I’m happy as Larry.

At the same time, 2017 hasn’t exactly been a stellar year. Just following the news is enough to give you a nervous breakdown. So, for Christmas, I thought I would make a change from my usual MO and go for a gentler option. Happily Ever After This Christmas is set in the English Cotswolds, at the independent bookstore owned by Kayleigh Johnson. A woman who is getting on just fine (or so she thinks), until Jo Pearmain walks through her door.

It’s not that Jo intends to completely destroy the other woman’s Christmas, it just sort of happens. It’s not really her fault, but the more she tries to fix things, the more determined Kayleigh becomes to not let her.

With the countdown on until Christmas Eve, will Jo finally be able to convince Kayleigh to forgive her? If she can, then she might also be able to convince her that together, they could become something wonderful.

I’ll be sending my mailing list a free sample chapter later this week, so if you want to check it out before it’s available for sale, then click this link to sign up.