Reading gives you hope in these dark times. I am an optimist at heart I hope you are keeping safe and well. Hope is a difficult emotion to keep alive in these testing times. It is said that the human brain cannot cope with the emotions of fear and hope at the same time, so we have to choose … [Read more...]
A Bizarre Island Holiday
I've just arrived back home to London from a very bizarre island holiday. Why Did We Decide to Travel? We'd been planning for a trip to Maui for more than twelve months. It was the highlight of our five-year work and holiday calendar. An annual convention, organised in five different, rotating … [Read more...]
The Day We Met Out in Paperback!
The Day We Met, a prequel story to my new Nordic fiction series, Love on the Island, is now available in paperback! This short story introduces the two main characters, Finnish journalist Alicia and a British doctor, Liam. Read the blurb below to find out more. The Day We Met Do you … [Read more...]
How Do You Like To Read?
I'd love to know how you like to read. In particular, what format do you prefer? January is the time to plan next year's goals, but this year, because it's a new decade, I also want to look a little more ahead. And that means planning what type of new formats I'd like to publish in the next … [Read more...]
New Year, New Freebies, and New Resolutions
Happy New Year! I hope you've had a lovely, relaxing (!?) Christmas holiday and a good start to the new decade? New Year Not Skiing The Englishman and I spent Christmas with family and New Year in the stunningly beautiful Swedish ski resort, Åre, where one of my books, The Christmas Heart, is set. … [Read more...]
Season’s Greetings
It's nearly Christmas and the end of the year so I wanted to send you my Season's Greetings! New Series Looking back to 2019, I've had a fabulous writing year. I've published two novels in a new series, Love on the Island, set on the stunningly beautiful Åland Islands. Book I, … [Read more...]
Helena’s Best Reads: Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen
I am a huge fan of Finnish author Antti Tuomainen and his new release, Little Siberia, only confirms to me his status as 'King of Helsinki Noir'. The translation of Little Siberia by David Hackston is also excellent. Fargo meets Nietzsche in this atmospheric, darkly funny thriller by the … [Read more...]
An Island Christmas Pre-order
Whoop, whoop, my new novel, An Island Christmas is now out on pre-order! This novel, which is a sequel to The Island Affair (but can also be read as a standalone book), takes the reader to the magical, snowy Scandinavian Åland Islands. Love, Family and Impossible Choices A book of love, family and … [Read more...]
New Book Description
Publishing a new book is always exciting, but deciding on a book description is a huge landmark in the process. This is when the author puts her hand up to the world and says, "This is the story I'm writing." Sequel to The Island Affair My new book is a sequel to The Island Affair, "a gripping … [Read more...]
Top Five Books for Easter Holidays
The Easter holidays, in my mind, are the perfect time to relax with a good book. It's a time when you need just a plain good read, or perhaps something more spiritual. For me, an excellent book is one that I just can't stop reading, whatever the genre or subject matter. Here, in my top five books … [Read more...]
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