Whoop, whoop! The Blog Tour for The Christmas Heart starts today! This my first ever blog tour, so do bear with me if I don't quite know what to do. The Christmas Heart The Christmas Heart, my seasonal feel-good romance has had a wonderful reaction from my readers, with comments such as: A … [Read more...]
New Nordic Noir Titles
I was lucky enough to be invited to a book launch at The Embassy of Iceland last night. The event was celebrating the publication of the English translations of two new Nordic Noir titles from the Finnish 'King of Helsinki Noir' Antti Tuomainen and bestselling Icelandic author, Lilja … [Read more...]
The Christmas Heart is published today!
I can't quite believe the day is finally here when my eighth book, The Christmas Heart is published! The Final Book in The Nordic Heart Series? I wrote this story in January, right after a research trip (read 'holiday') to Åre ski resort in Sweden over the New Year. My back was hurting quite a … [Read more...]
The Christmas Heart Characters: Tuuli
As the launch date for The Christmas Heart approaches, I thought I'd let you know a little more about Tuuli, one of the characters in the book. Friend from University Kaisa met Tuuli on the very first day that she entered the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. The two young women immediately … [Read more...]
Exclusive First Chapter From The Christmas Heart
I know, I know, it's not even close, and I'm already talking about my seasonal book, The Chrismas Heart. But, you know, the early bird gets the worm. ;-) So, for those of you who are as excited about my new book as I am, here is an exclusive first chapter from The Christmas Heart. SPOILER … [Read more...]
The Christmas Heart Characters: Tom
To celebrate my new book, The Christmas Heart, I thought I'd give you an insight into Tom, one of the characters in the book. For those of you who are new to The Nordic Heart Series, Finnish Kaisa is the main character in all the books. Throughout the four novels, we follow her life for a … [Read more...]
Do You Judge a Book by its Cover?
I find book covers highly interesting. (I would, wouldn't I?) I've just come back from Finland and whenever I'm there, I always spend as much time as possible in bookshops. What strikes me often is how different book covers in Finland (and in the Nordic countries in general) are, compared to the … [Read more...]
Five Books for a Heatwave
A heatwave can be a terrible experience as we've recently witnessed with the tragic loss of life in Japan and in Greece where wildfires have raged killing at least 80 people. Heatwaves also make people a little mad, something which provides perfect fodder for authors wishing to create a spectacular … [Read more...]
Five Reasons Why Authors Should Attend Live Conferences and Seminars
Authors spend most of their time at a desk be it in a coffee house, an office (oh, the luxury!) or at home. It's quite a solitary profession, something which I've had real difficulty to come to terms with since I turned full-time author two years ago. Attending author events has helped me a lot with … [Read more...]
Hate the Football World Cup? Escape to the Wonderful World of Box Sets Instead!
You must have noticed there's something called Football World Cup on at the moment. In our house, it's wall-to-wall football (or soccer as it's called in the US) and already only a few days in, I'm sick of it. (Is it me, or do you think it'll be even worse now England have won their first … [Read more...]
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