June 2022

ALL ABOUT ME...

I can't believe it's June. Each month seems to go by quicker than the last. We've finally been having some warmer weather here in England, which has been really nice. Hopefully, Summer is upon us and I can move my office outside to enjoy some sunshine.

What I have been up to lately:

I feel like there hasn't been time to catch my breath lately. Between writing and attending various events, it has been a really busy few months.

In March, I attended the Festival Romance in Milan. It was a lovely event, and I was excited to attend the event and meet some of my Italian readers! I even found some time to explore Milan, and, of course, eat some Italian pizza, which was amazing! You can not go to Italy and not try the pizza, right?

In April, I attended RARE Paris, which was another great event, and an opportunity to meet readers from all over Europe. I also attended the Tattooed Bad Boys event in York, England. Then just last month, I attended RARE Edinburgh, which was a great day!

I have two events left to attend this year. British Book Bash next month, and Shameless Con in Orlando in November (I can't wait for this one!)

ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS...

Release news:

These Dead Promises, the second book in my Darling Hill Duet released on April 19th and people have been loving Nix and Birdie's duet. You check out the series here. Then last month, the next book in the Rixon High series was released. Broken Ties is Aaron Bennet's and Poppy Ford's story and is an emotional, angsty rollercoaster. You can get your copy here.

Alternate Cover Paperbacks:

I have been working out to bring out alternate covers for all my series. Black Hearts Still Beat, Darling Hill, and Verona Legacy are now all available. Alternate covers for Rixon Raiders are also available. You can purchase all these paperbacks from Amazon or directly from my store.

Audio News

These Dirty Lies is currently in quality review and These Dead Promises should be out of production soon. Ruined Hopes (Rixon High) is also now available. You can find more information here.

If you want to check out what audiobooks I currently have available, you can find a list here.

Foreign Editions:

I have had a lot of foreign editions released over the last few weeks.

Italian

Lucky Penny

Off Limits: Rixon High #1

Le Nostre Verità: Chastity Falls #3

French

Rush: Black Hearts Still Beat #1

Rise: Black Hearts Still Beat #2

Rule: Black Hearts Still Beat #3

Fin de partie: Wicked Bay #4

Bennet: Rixon Raiders #3

German

Rixon High: Limits

Rixon High: Lies

Portuguese

O Desafio Final: Série Rixon Raiders #4

Wicked Hearts: Wicked Bay #7

Wicked Promises: Wicked Bay #8

Spanish

Fuera del Juego: Serie Rixon High #1

I will be bringing a ton more foreign editions to French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese this year, so watch this space!

If you want to check out what's available in which language, all of my foreign editions can be found here.

Other News:

As it currently stands, I am attending the following events.

• British Book Bash in Birmingham, England in July.

• Shameless Book Con in Florida, USA in November (The last event here ever!)

For a full list of appearances click here.

Store Updates:

We have updated the stock in the L A Cotton store. You can check out the latest books in stock here.

There are still some copies of my old stock via my online store. This is a mix of old/original covers and some old Grace White stock. These are limited and when they're gone, they're gone. You can find the listings here.

ALL ABOUT WHAT I'M ENJOYING...

What I've been reading:

I've been on a Lucy Score kick lately. Lucy is a brand new author to me, but I recently devoured some of her books. I particularly enjoyed Things We Never Got Over, and Forever Never.

What I've been watching:

I am currently working my way through Game of Thrones again. I'd forgotten how dark and funny it is in places. I'm on season four and can't wait for things to ramp up with the Night King.

Until next time!

December 2021

ALL ABOUT ME...

Here we are, at the end of another strange year. Part of me can't quite believe 2021 is nearly over, but the other part is looking forward to going into a new year.

After a stressful few weeks, I am looking forward to spending Christmas with my family. We have some festive activities planned including a ride on the Santa Christmas steam train. It's really lovely as we take the children and my grandparents. It's such a traditional, festive experience and really gets us all in the mood for the big day. Last year, due to Covid-restrictions, I couldn't go on the train so I am extra excited this year.

What I have been up to lately:

I have been busy working but recently took some time out to take my daughter to see the Nutcracker ballet at the theatre which we both loved. My daughter is 8 years old and attends a local dance school five times a week, so this was something I knew we could enjoy together. We also recently watched her compete at a dance competition against other schools from across the country. It was lovely to watch how much she has developed over the last year. Dancing really is her passion, and although I wish I could say she takes after me, the truth is, I'm not sure where she gets it from.

ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS...

Year in review:

Since the year is drawing to a close, I thought I would do my 'year in review'. I had so many plans for this year, it's very easy to look at all the things I didn't achieve when really, against a back drop of COVID and moving house, I am trying to focus on all the things I did achieve... and looking at this graphic, I don't think I did too badly. Eight releases (five novels and three novellas) and numerous foreign editions published.

Highlighs of 2021:

• Launching Rixon High and giving fans of the Rixon world a whole new bunch of characters to fall in love with

• Hitting the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists with the Hot Summer School Nights Anthology.

• Signing a publishing deal with a Hebrew publisher to bring the Rixon Raiders to Israel.

• Licensing numerous books to the KISS App and Chapters App.

• Releasing 16 foreign editions of my books across five languages.

• Hitting #1 in the entire Amazon.FR store with Chase.

Release news:

My next release will be Riot. This was due to be released in late December however it will be slightly delayed. The official date is still to be confirmed. (I promise, I'm working on it!) This is the fifth book in the Black Hearts Still Beat series, and will be Molly and Hudson's story. The pre-order is up on Amazon but not yet available on other retailers.

If you read the Hallowed Nights anthology, you will have met Nix and Birdie from my short story. Well, I have now released These Dark Hearts: a Darling Hill prequel, and it is available FREE on eBook. You can also download the audio version for free here.

Nix and Birdie's story continues in A Darling Hill Duet, coming early 2022. The first book, These Dirty Lies, is available to pre-order.

Audio News

I'm excited to announce that Blurred Lines and Tragic Lies will be live soon! I recently approved both audios, so I am hopeful that they will go live early in the New Year. Savior of Regrets is still is in early production.

If you want to check out what audiobooks I currently have available, you can find a list here.

Foreign Editions:

The Harder You Fall has recently been released in German, which I am super excited about, and the Endgame is You has been released recently in Spanish. I have a ton more foreign editions coming next year. So watch this space!

If you want to check out what's available in which language, all of my foreign editions can be found here.

Other News:

As mentioned in previous blogs, I am hoping to be attending some signings across the world in 2022.

I was recently announced as the guest at Festival Romance Italy, which is being held in Milan in March. I will also be attending RARE Paris in April, followed by Tattooed Bad Boys in York, England, and then Wild and Windy in the City, Chicago in May. It is really difficult to foresee how travel in 2022 will be however I am remaining hopeful that the events can go ahead and that I'll be able to find my way there!

For a full list of appearances click here.

ALL ABOUT WHAT I'M ENJOYING...

It is such a busy time of year at the moment. We have been seeing our friends and family quite a lot so there hasn't been a great deal of downtinme, but I have managed to steal a few hours here and there to read and watch a bit of TV.

What I've been reading:

I recently re-read an old favourite: Sarah J Maas' A Court of Thorn and Roses series. I adore the world building and character's relationships, and no matter how many times I re-read it, it never grows old.

What I've been watching:

I had a couple of days feeling under the weather, so I did a re-watch of The Witcher season 1 in preparation for season 2. I'm a huge fantasy fan, so this show ticks a lot of boxes for me. Plus Henry Cavil playing Geralt of Rivia is well worth a watch 😉 I also recently watched Unforgivable on NETFLIX, starring Sandra Bullock. Such a riveting and heartwrenching story. I really enjoyed this one!

Before I sign off, I just wanted to say a big thank you for all of your support this year.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Holidays and a very happy New Year.

I'll see you in 2022,

November 2021

ALL ABOUT ME...

I can't believe it's almost December. Each year seems to go quicker than the last, and I often wonder if time is speeding up as I get older (the downward road to forty is not my friend 🙈).

Anyhoo, I'm really starting to get excited about Christmas now, especially since it's the first in our new house. We put up our Christmas trees over the weekend (yes, trees plural because you can never have too many trees), and everywhere is looking so festive. I will be hosting Christmas dinner for the majority of my family which is exciting (if not a little stressful).

What I have been up to lately:

The last month seems to be a bit of a haze with writing, releasing, and numerous foreign editions in the works! Not to mention lots of family time.

Halloween was great this year, we decorated our house and entered into a Pumpkin Trail with our local neighbourhood. We took the children Trick-or-Treating and everyone went to such great effort. After 18 months of Covid and uncertainty, it was lovely to see the local community come together.

I also got the chance to go to a few Bonfire events (which is an annual event here in the UK with fireworks) which was really nice. Me and Jade (my sister and wonderful PA) took the children to Thomas Land, which is a theme park in the UK. They had a Halloween theme and firework spectacular event, which was really awesome and we had such a great day out. Things feel extra special this year, after not being able to do much of anything in 2020.

ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS...

Release news:

Ruined Hopes, the third full book in the Rixon High series is finally live. This is Ashleigh and Ezra's story and wow, did these characters put me through the ringer. It's an angsty slow burn with plenty of feels (and frustrations). You can purchase it here.

My next release will be Riot, which is due to be released in late December, although the official date is still to be confirmed. This is the fifth book in the Black Hearts Still Beat series, and is Molly and Hudson's story. There is no pre-order up for this but keep your eyes peeled for a release date.

These Dirty Lies: a Darling Hill duet book 1 is due to be released early in 2022. I have received some great feedback about These Dark Hearts (featured in the Hallowed Night anthology) however some of the comments have made me question which direction to go with the story, so I'm busy mulling that over! You can pre-order it here.

Audio News:

The French version of On the Rebound is now live, which is very exciting! The narrators have also been cast for Darling Hill, and These Dark Hearts should be available very soon. I am also hoping to receive the final files for Tragic Lies and Blurred Lines in the next couple of weeks.

If you want to check out what audiobooks I currently have available, you can find a list here.

Foreign Editions:

The Trouble with You was released in France and went to number one in the Amazon FR store!!! I think I'm still in shock that it did so well. Things like this sometimes feel a bit surreal and I get a hefty dose of imposter syndrome - but French readers seem to be loving Cameron and Hailee's story and I can't wait to release The Game You Play in a few weeks.

If you want to check out what's available in which language, all of my foreign editions can be found here.

Other News:

As mentioned in previous blogs, I'm excited to be attending some signings across the world in 2022.

I was recently announced as the guest at Festival Romance Italy, which is being held in Milan in March. I will also be attending RARE Paris in April, followed by Tattooed Bad Boys in York, England, and then Wild and Windy in the City, Chicago in May. I hope to see some of you there 🙂

For a full list of appearances click here.

ALL ABOUT WHAT I'M ENJOYING...

This last month has been so busy I haven't managed to find much downtime.

What I've been reading:

I'm partway through a re-read of The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L Armentrout. The Blood and Ash Series is one of my favourite fantasy series of all time, and I can't wait for the next book to release in March.

What I've been watching:

I started watching MAID on Netflix last week and the first few episodes were so good, but I started to lose interest along the way, so I've paused it for now. This happens sometimes when I have a lot going on. I might go back and watch the rest over the holidays when I have some more time. I also recently watched The Holidate on Netflix. It's a total cheesy rom-com movie but I love it.

And if you've managed to read until the end, I'm offering a special 20% discount code for all purchases on my online store for Black Friday weekend. Just add BLACKFRI21 at the checkout. Offer expires Nov 29.

That's all for now.

Until next time,