99p Kindle Deals: Award-Winning Travel Memoirs

Great news! If you’re looking for something to make you smile on the beach, in the garden, or while hiding from the British weather, here’s a little mid-August reminder… For the rest of August, BOTH ebooks in my Wayward Truck series are available on Amazon UK for 99p Kindle Deals. 🚛 Building The Beast –Continue reading “99p Kindle Deals: Award-Winning Travel Memoirs”

Château de Quéribus: Vertigo, Vineyards & Very Good Wine at The Last Cathar Stronghold

“The last mile or so is a 17% gradient,” Mark told me as he flung The Beast around tight hairpins. The road we were climbing was ‘only’ 10%, and I wasn’t enjoying the view from my side. I stared down a dizzying expanse of nothingness that I knew had no margin for error. Silently, IContinue reading “Château de Quéribus: Vertigo, Vineyards & Very Good Wine at The Last Cathar Stronghold”

Bronze for ‘From Britain to Albania’ in the Wishing Shelf Best Book Cover Award

I’m thrilled to be able to share some exciting news with you! The cover of my latest travel memoir, From B to A: Britain to Albania, is a Bronze Medal WINNER in the Adult category of the Wishing Shelf Best Book Cover Awards. As an author, you spend months (or years!) agonising over every wordContinue reading “Bronze for ‘From Britain to Albania’ in the Wishing Shelf Best Book Cover Award”

Hairpins, Hitchhikers & the OSS – Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes

“Well, that was an interesting drive,” I said. I used that special tone of voice. The one reserved for occasions when you know you’ve narrowly avoided becoming a news headline. The fortress of Montségur stayed wrapped in so much moody cloud that we didn’t realise there was a path that led to the village below.Continue reading “Hairpins, Hitchhikers & the OSS – Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes”