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Goodreads Giveaway!

24/4/2015

I love getting the stories I write to the readers who enjoy them. Sometimes they buy them; sometimes they read a short story for free on this site (FREE READS); and sometimes I send off books as part of a giveaway.

This last week, I decided to go with the latter option, and registered a giveaway on Goodreads for two people to each win a signed copy of 'Betty Sue's Teatime Tales'.

So... why not follow the link above and give it a try? You have until May 24th to request a copy.

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Sneak Peek (though not on a foggy day) at the walk that inspired 'Like Winter Sunshine': Betty Sue's Teatime Tale No. 11

16/4/2015

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...to the strange, dark outlines of the trees along her route. The latter looked like upwards-reaching roots--as if the Earth, plundered of its riches, desperately sought sustenance from the air.

In places, these hawthorn barriers, thick with sharp defences, had been ruthlessly cut through, to form simple gateways.

...ground, scarred by heavy machinery, bore witness to the importance of agriculture in this part of Yorkshire.

Wide-tracked wheels had churned the earth into a mass of chaotic ridges, with puddles of rainwater lining the deepest ruts.

The boundary of Everthorpe was marked by a handsome nameplate, carved from a mill-wheel and set into a framework of local stone. Amy had always liked it. It had character, and suited the tiny community...

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Betty Sue's Teatime Tales

8/4/2015

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So, after resisting the urge to blow on my blog page to clear the dust that MUST have accumulated since the last time I put up a post, I looked across at the parcel delivered this morning and SMILED.

Today I received the advanced copies of my new book 'Betty Sue's Teatime Tales'.

This book is something of a departure for me. Completely different from the books I've released so far, it was written in response to those readers who contacted me, wanting to know if/when I was going to release a title under my own name, and also asking for more of the kind of stories I have up on my 'free reads' page. In fact, they wanted some of those stories to be included, so that they had the opportunity to keep them on their kindle/book shelf.

After some thought, I decided to write a collection of shorts, ranging from 500 words to 7000 words each, that could be read as part of a tea or lunch break. I wanted each of the stories to be linked in some way, and to cover a variety of writing styles and genres, but there was one thing they all had to have in common: A Happy Ending.

Betty Sue's Teatime Tales is the result, and it will be officially released on 8th May 2015, as both a paperback and e-book title. The paperback is already available for pre-order from Amazon and I'll let you know when the e-book is similarly available.

Have to say, though: Extremely pleased with the cover and format. (And YES I did make that cake!)

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Goodreads Giveaway!

Sneak Peek (though not on a foggy day) at the walk that inspired 'Like Winter Sunshine': Betty Sue's Teatime Tale No. 11

Betty Sue's Teatime Tales

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