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Three Pros and Cons of Dating in the Countryside A Guest Post by Lottie Phillips Location. Location. Location. There are often many miles between eateries. So, you’ve agreed to go on a date with the local farmer. I warn you now that, unlike in a town or city, quite often you will be stuck atContinue reading “Today I’m featuring on the fab Linda Hill’s blog, talking the pros and cons of dating in the countryside”

Five essential things to know when moving to the countryside Moving to the countryside can be a bit of shock to the system. Anna in The Little Cottage in the Country leaves the bright lights of London and heads to the rural idyll of Trumpsey Blazey. She faces village life and all its eccentricities. SoContinue reading “Over at the fab Whispering Stories today, talking about five essential things to know when moving to the countryside”

The Little Cottage in the Country by Lottie Phillips Welcome to my stop on this summery blog tour! I have a fantastic Q&A with Lottie Phillips for you to read and get to know the author behind The Little Cottage in the Country. There is also a Giveaway for you to enter! ​ Virtual cupContinue reading “Interview with the wonderful Petra Quelch, discussing The Little Cottage in the Country”

Chasing the Happily Ever After When we are at school – primary school – we are allowed to start stories with ‘once upon a time’ and to end them with ‘…and they lived happily ever after’. As we progress through life we are told not to use these phrases, that stories should not be soContinue reading “‘Chasing the Happily Ever After’: my feature in weheartwriting.com magazine”

TOP HOT NEW RELEASES: The Little Cottage in the Country

Hello All, It is a heady mixture of nerves and excitement but it is entirely the unknown. Finally I will be sharing my ‘little darlings’ with you and hoping (daring to hope) you enjoy them! It takes a stupendous amount of hard work to get to that point so there is a certain amount ofContinue reading “Counting down the days… What does it feel like when your book is days away from being published i.e. in THE BIG WIDE WORLD??!”

A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone and, in particular, Sinead Lester for her winning bid! I look forward to sending you your copy of S is for Stranger and writing your named character into my book! L X

Watch my book trailers here! The Little Cottage in the Country S is for Stranger Enjoy! L X

A huge number of authors, agents, publishing houses etc. are donating items to this fabulous auction. All the money will go those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Please visit their website here: Authors for Grenfell Tower Auction ITEM: Signed copy of S is for Stranger by Louise Stone (Charlie Phillips) and named character inContinue reading “Authors for Grenfell Tower: a brilliant auction for those affected by the fire”