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Lady Helena Rowley's fate was sealed before she was born. As the only child of the powerful Earl of Alverton, it is her duty to marry well - a duty she intends to fulfil, even if that means leaving the man she truly loves behind.But then recently-orphaned Mary Thorpe arrives at Alverton Hall, throwing Helena's plans into total disarray. Loud, blunt and clumsy, Mary is everything a lady shouldn't be, despite Helena's desperate attempts to conceal Mary's peculiar behaviour from their esteemed neighbours.As if things couldn't get any worse, Mary has a secret - and when the truth is revealed, Helena's life will be turned completely upside-down. Plunged headfirst into an adventure that will take her a world away from the quiet, orderly life she knows, Helena will have no choice but to place her trust in the wild young girl. Forced to be independent for the first time in her life, Helena might just begin to realise that a lady's fate is her own to decide. #43 in Historical Fiction on 02/07/2017.…

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The gowns, the dinners, the dashing young gentlemen ... every young lady dreams of experiencing a taste of life amongst the nobility.For Catherine Taylor, the dream becomes a reality when she is invited by her uncle Sir William Cavendish to stay with him and his family in their charming village of Barnbury. Four weeks of fine parties and even finer society, all in the idyllic Somerset countryside - there surely could be nothing more enjoyable.However, life in Barnbury is not quite as Catherine expected. Between the wild Viscount Russell, his flirtatious sister and the rude Professor Lawes, tension mounts and sparks fly between the younger members of society, as Catherine begins to realise that the noble life might not be quite so 'noble' after all.#24 in Historical Fiction on 28/04/16.…

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This is where I will be posting any short stories I might write, including contest entries.…

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Life has completely broken Leah Sinclair's spirit over the past year. Still reeling from her ex-husband's affair and struggling to keep her nine-year-old daughter's behaviour under control, she has rather a lot on her plate. So why did she ever think joining her daughter's Taekwondo class would be a good idea, when she has no athletic ability to speak of?Maybe it had something to do with the adorably attractive Tristan, another parent attending the class. With his persuasion, she finds herself diving headfirst into the world of doboks, sparring and endless press-ups, where there is no room in her brain for the persistent cloud of misery usually dragging her down.With the freedom to see what, and who had been standing in front of her all this time, it surely won't be long before Leah's spirit returns - this time never to be broken again.#331 in Short Story on 04/08/16.Written for the #justwriteit sports challenge, March 2016!…