by chris-admin | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog
In my occasional series – The Talking to my friends about books podcast, I chat to Deborah Klee, who’s latest novel, The Forever Cruise, has just been published. We chat about the book, writing, and how much we love fiction!...
by chris-admin | Dec 10, 2022 | Blog
With Christmas getting ever closer, and the weather turning frosty, it’s just the right time to curl up with a good festive book. And Hope, Mistletoe and a Christmas Promise fits the bill completely, and it takes us all to Hong Kong too! I invited author Juliet...
by chris-admin | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog
I love talking to my friends about books, so I’ve got an occasional podcast called Talking to My Friends About Books because I’m really good at titles….ha ha! Julie Howarth had her first novel, Always By Your Side, published in August and the...
by chris-admin | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
Fellow author Lizzie Chantree and myself decided we wanted to encourage people to get together and write in a supportive and relaxing environment, whether they are published, not yet published, or don’t want to be published and simply want to write. We are most...
by chris-admin | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog
As the nights are drawing in, many of us are thinking ahead to Christmas, so if you’re looking for a book to cosy up with on cold winter evenings, A Countdown to Christmas Thanks very much for welcoming me to your blog to celebrate the launch of Mistletoe and...
by chris-admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog
I do love a romance where the protagonists have to grapple with the past before they can move on. And this book is just the ticket for that. So, I invited Joanne Boden to answer a few questions about the book, and how she writes – amongst other things of course!...
by chris-admin | May 31, 2022 | Blog
I have just come back from the Hay Book Festival and I am once again full of ideas and energy – the kind of energy you get from being around people who feel the same way about certain things that you do. In this case, it is books. I don’t speak to the...
by chris-admin | May 17, 2022 | Blog
Fellow Ruby Fiction author, Claire Sheldon has written the third in her series in The Lisa Carter Files, A Burning Lie. Set in her home town of Nottingham, it follows Jen Garner and her return to street level policing. Q – tell us about the book A...
by chris-admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog
Tell us about the book Meet me on the Buddy Bench is the story of Sam and Ava. They’ve both had a really tough time and it’s all about how they have to rebuild their lives. It’s not how they expected life to look for either of them, but it’s all about how they can...
by chris-admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog
Essex-based author, Carrie Elks was scouted by a literary agent after she wrote Twilight fan fiction, which led to her very first book being published in Brazil She is now a very successful hybrid author, meaning some of her books are traditionally published and some...
by chris-admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog
It took me quite a few years to actually get my first book published. The House That Alice Built won the Choc-Lit Search for a Star competition in 2019, and since then there’s been New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun and Finding Summer Happiness. In...
by chris-admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Blog
We all love a bit of rock and roll, so the latest book from the very talented Berni Stevens really hits the mark! I invited her onto the blog to ask a few questions, not only about the book, but also how writing makes her feel. Plus, she shares a few tips for budding...
by chris-admin | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog
Another fabulous Choc Lit and Ruby Fiction author has a new book out. This time it’s Marie Laval, who’s family connection to North Africa inspired her to write the book. So, I’ve invited her onto my blog to ask her a few pertinent questions about...
by chris-admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog
When my friend, author Lizzie Chantree and I get together, we always have a rough plan of what we are going to do (i.e. where we are going to meet, drink coffee, and eat), but everything else comes as a result of the way our minds work. We basically go off on rather...
by chris-admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog
Tell us about the new book It’s the fifth book in the Schubert the Cat series. Schubert’s a mystical, magical cat with his very own quirks, and his owner Nessa McCreadie, is getting married. Nessa has asked her twin brother Alfie to organise the wedding – with...
by chris-admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog
I love chatting to other authors, and when it’s for their debut with Choc Lit, that’s very special. So, welcome Joanne Boden, who’s first published novel with Choc Lit is Escape to Little Bluewater Bay! Hello. I would like to thank Chris for...
by chris-admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Blog
I love chatting to people about books. And talking to an author about their latest project is always fun. Fellow Ruby Fiction author, Gina Hollands has a new book out. So, we caught up on Zoom and she told me what it’s about. Click here to listen Gina Hollands-...
by chris-admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
I’ve just finished writing my fourth novel, and now I have three already published books under my belt – two written in the last two years, and the first written over a much longer period of time – I have taken a step back and asked myself –...
by chris-admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Blog
My Spotlight Series is all about fame and love, with characters who are singers, actresses, dancers, sports stars and reality TV performers. The stories can all be read as stand-alones, and you can be sure they’ll have dramatic twists and turns! The Series contains...
by chris-admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Blog
When I meet up with my friend and fellow author, Lizzie Chantree we often have an idea of what we want to talk about. What actually happens is that we veer off in all sorts of different directions both verbally and when we are actually physically moving around!...
