The Little Regency Tea Shop

Get it now! Building on the success of The Little Regency Bookshop, which was Amazon's number one best-selling Historical Fiction Short Story in the UK on its release, I'm excited to share The Little Regency Tea Shop. I had lots of fun researching the Regency tea

At my desk, March 2026

Hello from Portugal, and thanks for keeping in touch with me! My husband and I are currently staying with friends in the Algarve. The photo on this page was taken at Castro Marim, a small fortified town. During the Napoleonic Wars (in the Regency period) Castro Marim was the primary

The Little Regency Bookshop

Read it now! This book was Amazon's number one best-selling free Historical Fiction Short Story in the UK on its release in 2026. The Little Regency Bookshop is a tender story of second chances, courage, and rediscovered love. It has to be my favourite work so far. I

Sidmouth Through Time

Buy the book! Sidmouth Through Time: Four Regency Romance Time Travel Novelettes contains four short stories and novelettes. All four stories are clean romances (nothing more than a kiss), and they are all set in Regency Sidmouth, in East Devon on the south coast of England. This book is available

The Fiddler and the Composer

Read it now! When fiddle player Isobel Taylor, in her early fifties, discovers her partner’s betrayal during the Sidmouth Folk Festival, she flees the crowds in shock, only to experience the modern town dissolving around her. In its place stands Regency-era Sidmouth, a tranquil seaside market town. Stranded in

The Companion and the Schoolmaster

Read it now! The Companion and the Schoolmaster is my latest Regency romance based in Sidmouth, Devon. You can read it on your phone using the free Kindle app or on an actual Kindle. Nancy Green has lived a quiet life of endurance for far too long. Once a capable

The Kitchen Witch and the Rake

Read it now! When Deanna escapes to Sidmouth to mend her shattered heart, she wishes for sea air, solitude, and time to heal. What she doesn’t expect is to wake up in 1816. Stranded in Regency Devon with no explanation and no way home, Deanna must rely on the

The Fisherman and the Smuggler

Read it now! Widowed fisherman Tom feels adrift as age forces him to step back from the sea and hand his livelihood to his son, Josh. Tom becomes absorbed in the history of Josh’s newly purchased cottage in Sidmouth, a house with old smuggling ties, but his fascination with

The Painter on Salcombe Hill

Read it now! A stand-alone Regency time travel short story of love in later life. This book is a 15-minute short read, perfect for a coffee break. Would you have the courage to open your heart when time itself is against you? Widowed and adrift, Beatrice leaves London behind for

Canalside Homes Final Update

Hello! It's been a while since I mentioned Canalside Homes, but I thought I should put out a little update, especially for those of you who are subscribed to my free newsletter and wondering what is happening next. Most of you reading this will be keen supporters of

A morning at the archives

Today I had a useful but somewhat depressing morning at the Staffordshire Archives, researching the nine WW1 Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves at Burntwood Asylum. This has brought me a step closer to creating articles and videos on each of their tragic stories. I am so engrossed in this field

Burntwood Asylum Burial Ground

In October 2025 I filmed this walk around the Burntwood Asylum Graveyard, now known as Coulter Lane Burial Ground. There are nine CWGC graves there from WW1, which I have photographed for Find a Grave. I am planning to research these soldiers, most of whom were tragically "discharged insane&