A few weeks ago, lovely saga author Susanna Bavin, who also writes as Polly Heron and Maisie Thomas, featured a couple of pieces I wrote for her blog about the importance of location when I’m writing, both as a setting and an inspiration. There are lots of photos in the articles – just click on the book titles to get an idea of the backgrounds to The Margate Maid and The Secret Child.

There will be another piece early in 2023, covering The Lost Sister, before the new book – The Smuggler’s Secret – is published. It is set in Kent, too, but based around the towns of Deal and Walmer. The cover is below – hope you like it! And it’s available for pre-order now – just follow the link.