This year I plan to write two more books in The Gabardi series featuring the two Gabardi brothers, Angelo and Alberto. Alexi's story, though, is the first one and was fabulous to write. Plus I really like the cover! This week you can download it for FREE on Amazon. So if you want a sweet, free romantic read, then here's the link on AMAZON   In the meantime, here's an excerpt: HOLLY STEPPED THROUGH the doors of the busy High Street bar and acknowledged that inside she was a mess. The kind of mess that no amount of positive thinking or mantra-repeating was going to put a dent in. She glanced around the interior, searching for Alexi, hoping he’d decided not to show, and was on his way back to London and away from her. Forever. But no. Her spirits slumped as she spotted him at a corner table, his face in profile as he scrolled through his phone. Of course, he wasn’t going to give up. Gabardis never gave up. And Alexi especially because she knew that he had a point to prove and ...

Here's an excerpt from my current book, the third in the Bluebell Road series, Lydia's story. Note that this is in draft format, with edits still to come.  All going well, it will be published before the end of this month. Read on...   CHAPTER ONE   THE DOOR TO the house flew open and Lydia took a step back as William—she figured it was William because he fit the description from his shaggy dark hair to legs that seemed to go forever in black jeans—gave her a confused look. He said, “You’re not—” He snapped his fingers together, and she said for him, “Nicole?” “Nicole. Yes. Nicole. You’re not her.” His forehead creased. “Or are you?” “No, I’m not. I’m Lydia. Nicole’s cousin.” She took in a breath against the absurdity of the situation and explained, “There’s been a problem. A bit of a family emergency, actually. Although,” she pre-empted as his eyebrows looked to be on the cusp of rising, “not of the dead or dying sort.” She tamped down on a grimace. It was the ...

 It's a bit late for Christmas wishes but I couldn't resist posting this old fashioned image which I think is from an old Christmas card. Wishing you a right merry Christmastide.