Hello! What can I tell you about Thorndale, the little village in the glorious Yorkshire Dales where my first four books are set? Firstly it’s fictional and mainly inspired by Arncliffe in Littondale. This tiny hamlet was the original setting for Emmerdale Farm back in the day and the local pub stood in as The …
Hello and welcome to this brand-new page for subscribers; thank you for joining me! This is where I’ll be sharing exclusive content from my books and my writing life with you. Please do drop me a line if you have any suggestions for content you’d like to see here, or have any questions you’d like …
Hello! Thank you for joining me here, I very much appreciate your interest in my writing world. After some consideration, I’ve made the decision to archive this page and in the weeks to come I’ll be making this type of content available to my newsletter subscribers. Sharing more from behind-the-scenes from my writing life, and …
Hello! Now that Book 7, the third in the Love in the Lakes series has gone to my editor, my focus is switching to another series. This time it will be in Lancashire and I’m thinking longer term, perhaps up to five books. Lancashire is my home county and it’s a setting rich with history, …
Cal ran up the steps to the flat and yanked open the door. Adrenaline was still pumping through his body from seeing Lizzie like that. There had been no warning, no hint she might be here and he took a shaky breath, trying to steady his heart still racing. He’d wanted to be prepared when …
Hi Cal, thanks for letting us catch up with your Life as I See It. We’ve seen some images of your time in New Zealand, so we’re excited to find out what you’re up to now. No more modelling, it that right? “Right. It was fun while it lasted but I’m focussed on other things …
Life As I See It with Cal Ryan, blacksmith and mountain leader Read More »
Hello! I hadn’t planned to leave writing this post for so long but time seems to have run away with me whilst finishing Book 6. It’s been a full-on few weeks to make the deadline and I was very happy to send the book to Emily, my editor. I made a few last minute changes …
Hi Ben, thanks for taking part in Life as I See It. We can’t wait to hear how the equine therapy on the farm is progressing. “Thanks for the invite. I’m just back from seeing a horse who’s going to be joining us on the farm very soon. Oh, that sounds exiting! Tell us more. …
Life As I See It with Ben Carter of Low Gill Farm, Thorndale Read More »
Welcome to Snowed In, thank you for joining me here. This page is where I’ll continue to share more behind-the-scenes content about my books and writing life. I’m excited to be launching Snowed In as a Facebook group today, and delighted to have around a dozen author interviews lined up across the rest of the …
Hello! This new series has come together more quickly than the previous one, mostly because I didn’t have as much time to think about it! Welcome to Thorndale evolved over a few years and I signed the contract just after I finished the first draft of A Summer of Second Chances. When I pitched Love …
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