In my defence...

Now, before you tell me off for not sharing a post for close to a month, I'm going to butt in with my perfectly plausible explanation for my prolonged absence.

I'VE BEEN WRITING!

And not just any old writing, but writing the first draft of my autumn story, All Wrapped Up. Set in wonderful Wynbridge in pumpkin season, I've found telling this story both challenging and exciting and, as a result, I've needed to completely immerse myself in the words. Not only have I not been here on the blog, I've cancelled plans with friends, missed RNA lunches, been barely there on social media...

In short, I've been a bit of a recluse, but I've typed The End now and the draft, which I'm feeling very happy with, will be heading off to my editor and agent next week. Yay!

As compensation for abandoning my post, pun intended, I thought I'd share this thrilling first glimpse of the finished copy of Best Summer Ever, which arrived yesterday!

Isn't it stunning? I'm absolutely thrilled with it.

I've tried to take the photo in the best light to show the embossing. It's so colourful and a wonderful reflection of the sunshine-filled story. Publishing on April 24th - my 20th book in 10 years - it's truly the best book to celebrate the milestone with.

There are no less than 6 - yep, 6 - pages of reader quotes inside and I shed more than one tear as I read them, so huge thanks to everyone who is included. My cup truly runneth over!

If you've like to order the book, here's a link - order the book

And now, I'd better get myself back on track. The cat has been no help at all with the housekeeping and she's useless with the ironing. Quite frankly, a liability...

Enjoy the extra light, my loves, H x