Just thought I'd share the latest review for Small Forgotten Moments with you.

Ann S. Epstein has called it "Relentless, Intense, Vivid... as fearless as a gothic horror tale" in her review on her blog.

Ann writes wonderful historical fiction and is a huge supporter of small presses and their authors. Check out the rest of her site once you've read her review of Small Forgotten Moments!

It's that time of year when I start to slow down, I seem to sit at my desk less often and be out drinking coffee (and cider) with friends slightly more, so I thought I'd squeeze in a round-up of my 2021 highlights.

• The big one, of course, was seeing Small Forgotten Moments published in August - a story idea which has skulked around for many more years than I'd care to admit
• Fairlight Books published my short story All the Magpies Come Out to Play in July
• I almost doubled the readership of my newsletter, which was awesome. I'm giving it a fresh new look for 2022, so if you'd like to see what's going on, you can sign up here
• I completed a new novel and I'm currently weighing my options
• Despite spending the first three months on furlough from my day job, I've failed to reach my Goodreads Reading Challenge target of 25. I've managed 21, although there are a few days left of the year, so you never know!

Thank you to everyone who has bought a book this year - not just mine, but all the independent authors, small press authors and publishers, and - yes - the Big 5 (or is it 4 now?) mega-publishers. We all appreciate every sale, and I, personally, do a small jig when my Amazon and Kobo rankings increase. 

The competition will be open until Friday 3rd September, and I'll announce the winner via the email address you give when you enter.

With a week to go before my launch, I'm excited, nervous, and at times very calm. Thank you to everyone who has supported me during another difficult year, to everyone who has pre-ordered the book, and to everyone who has shared my posts or commented or bought me a coffee in real life xx

To celebrate the launch of Small Forgotten Moments, I'm organising a couple of things. Hopefully more will be added as I go along.

With 54 days until the launch of my next book, the publicity machine is well underway. The novel - once my character Jo leaves London - is set on a beach in south east Cornwall, so we've been focusing on local publications because local people will be very familiar with the beach (if I've done my job well!)

Pre-orders are such an important part of the publishing/publicity cycle, so I'm very excited to share these links where you can grab yourself a copy, forget about it for a couple of months, and then have it pop onto your e-reader or drop through your letterbox!

It's technically a present to your future self!

​Here they are!

Jessica Bell, my publisher at Vine Leaves Press, has created another stunning cover, and I couldn't be happier with her interpretation of Zenna.

Small Forgotten Moments is on Goodreads now, so if you like the sound of it, please add it to your list here. 

I'm not really sure what to say, but almost immediately I pulled That Sadie Thing from general sale in December, I had a change of heart. I thought it would go away, but it hasn't.

You see, I love old books. I'm firmly old-fashioned in the belief that my work will outlive me. Not to the extent, obviously, of Austen or the Brontes, but a small piece of me will carry on. All I can say is that December was a particularly emotional time for me, and now - with distance - I love these stories too much to abandon them.

So here it is, with a brand new cover, and with the three bonus stories which were originally only included in the paperback version (which remains out-of-print for the time being - aside from the copies which live under my desk!)

Re-publishing it has also meant I can tidy up some of the grammatical issues, and my inclination to spell 'smooth' incorrectly through-out. And for the first time, That Sadie Thing will be available on the majority of ebook platforms from 31 March.

To buy on Amazon right now, click right here!

Recently, I created a new group on Facebook aimed at introducing the readers I know with the writers I know.

Most of the writers I know are indie and small press authors. Many of the readers I know don't realise what a wealth of wonderful talent is out there, if they could just find it. So I thought it would be cool to create a group where the two could meet.

It's an idea I've had for a long time, but executed on the spur of the moment, when I had lots of other things I should have been doing, so the group will evolve - I hope - over time.

My aim is to bring together people who are passionate about books, and where readers can discover new authors.

Pop along, and see what's going on!

​When I was writing Grace & Serenity, I knew Grace was going to be homeless for a while, but I also planned where her story would go next. In real life, there usually isn’t a plan when people find themselves homeless, and for much of the time there’s no next. This year has been difficult for so many people and proven that anyone can find themselves a position where they need help and support.

Plymouth is very close to my heart, so I was overjoyed when book blogger Literary Flits commented on it specifically in her review:
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"Grace’s rapid slide into isolated homelessness is all too plausible though. Crawford vividly describes Plymouth’s urban landscape and I could visualise this city in a different light after having been shown it from Grace’s perspective."

For all copies of Grace & Serenity sold this December, I will be donating half the royalties to Shekinah. My goal is to reach 100 sales this month, which will mean I can provide a complete ‘meal’ for their Christmas appeal, Christmas Menu for Change.

Can you help? Follow this link to buy on Amazon, or this one for other options.

Thank you x