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Another new visitor to my blog this week, as I welcome Jane McParkes. We are both members of the Birmingham group of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and it is great to chat with her when we meet up. Jane has recently published A Deadly Inheritance with a very specific background intention. I’ll let Jane tell… Continue reading Why I Wrote My Novel A Deadly Inheritance by Jane McParkes

I’m delighted to welcome Lynne Hackles to my blog. I’ve actually known Lynne for quite a few years, as I met her when I used to attend a writing class in Pershore run by author, Sue Johnson. If I remember right Lynne was a guest speaker. Lynne has been a writer for many years and… Continue reading Where I Write by Lynne Hackles

A new visitor to my blog this week as Anita Chapman shares an extract from The Venice Secret. Over to Anita to tell us more … Thank you very much for hosting me on your blog, Morton. The Venice Secret is a dual timeline novel set in an English country house and Venice. Rachel, a… Continue reading An Extract From The Venice Secret by Anita Chapman

I’m delighted to feature Sally Jenkins on my blog this week, as she answers the question – What makes a successful author? I have known Sally for many years now as we both belong to a sub-group of the Romantic Novelists’ Association who meet in Birmingham. Sally has just published Little Museum of Hope with… Continue reading What Makes A Successful Author? by Sally Jenkins

It is my pleasure this week to share an extract from the fun novel The Cruise by Caroline James. Published by One More Chapter, this novel has been riding high in the Kindle Top 100 books on Amazon this week. I was fortunate to read an advance copy of the book and will share my… Continue reading An Extract From The Cruise by Caroline James

It’s always a pleasure to feature Helena Dixon on my blog. This time we have a taster excerpt from Murder at the Beauty Pageant, book 12 in the Miss Underhay murder mystery series out on 2 May 2023 and published by Bookouture. Thank you so much for hosting me, I’m thrilled to give you a… Continue reading A Taster of Murder at the Beauty Pageant by Helena Dixon

Delighted to welcome Angela Petch back to my blog to celebrate the publication of her new novel The Girl Who Escaped published by Bookouture. Angela is going to explain to readers why she wrote this book and it is absolutely fascinating. Over to Angela … Most of my Italian books have a connection with  family or  Italian… Continue reading Why I Wrote The Girl Who Escaped by Angela Petch

This week, Joanne Boden author of The Old Bookshop of New Beginnings for Choc Lit an imprint of Joffe Books is here to share some of her favourite things with my blog readers. Over to Joanne … Hello Morton and thank you so much for inviting me on your blog to celebrate the publication of… Continue reading My Favourite Things by Joanne Boden

Today, I’m delighted to share an intriguing extract from Kim Nash’s new novel, Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove published by Boldwood Books. Kim is the author of uplifting, funny, heartwarming, romantic, feel-good fiction and this is her sixth book, after securing a 3-book contract with Boldwood. Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove is the first book… Continue reading An Extract From Hopeful Hearts At The Cornish Cove By Kim Nash

My blog visitor this week is Vicki Beeby, who has recently won the 2023 Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Saga Award. (Yay! Congratulations, Vicki! Mx) I have loved Vicki’s series set on Orkney in World War Two for Canelo. The main characters, Sally, Mary and Iris are posted to a look out station in Orkney and… Continue reading Orkney – A Virtual Tour of the WW2 Sites by Vicki Beeby