What was the inspiration behind A Home in the Sun?
A Home in the Sun was originally written in 2004/5. I was on a family holiday in Malta, where I was brought up for several years, and watched a tour bus pull up outside some apartments. A female guide left the bus and shouted up to a second-floor balcony, ‘Allo, Giorgio!’
Romantic and escapist debut fiction from the nation’s best-loved TV presenter, Carol Kirkwood. She can escape Hollywood, but can she escape her past?
Paige might bake wedding cakes for a living but that doesn’t mean she's dreaming about her own perfect day. Far from it. Trusting people is hard after she was badly let down by her family and boyfriend just when she needed them most. And to make things worse, her ex has just walked into her bakery with his new fiancée...
If you want to know the A-Z of love then it starts with Alice and ends with Zach. Alice is a self-confessed cynic when it comes to love. She's never had a serious relationship herself and after supporting her best friend through a devastating break-up, she's not about to let down her barriers anytime soon. Relationships always end badly.
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She’s not lost. She’s just waiting to be found...
Dawn Elisabeth Brightside has been running from her past for twenty-two years and two months, precisely.
So when she is offered a bed in St Jude's Hostel for the Homeless, it means so much more than just a roof over her head.
You mentioned that a robin was your initial inspiration for this delightful book, how did the book evolve from the robin to the rest of the story? I once read a BBC news story about some crows that brought tiny gifts to a mother and daughter that used to feed them regularly in their garden.
The Promise of Summer has so many twists and turns, what was the inspiration behind it? This is always something I puzzle over and wish I had a more articulate answer! Once I have my main character the plot usually builds from there
After years of dating losers, cheats and one guy who did something unrepeatable to her kettle, Ruby has all but given up on romance. But then a stranger sits next to her on a train to London and explains his plan to propose to the woman of his dreams. Maybe true love does exist after all?
Welcome to Bluebell Wood where the sun shines, the locals are kind and there’s something more than a little bit magical about the place.