Welcome to my website! I’m a novelist, poet, creative writing teacher, editor, retreat leader and parrot owner. Here, you’ll find details of my books: check out my latest novel, released by Bookouture in September 2024!  The novel is about a young girl living in England in 1940 whose life is changed forever when she discovers an injured German spy in the woods behind her home. You’ll also find information on this website about my annual creative writing retreats in Mexico and Costa Rica, and my creative writing classes for adults and teens. Check out my blog, too, for writing prompts and techniques, tales of travel and musings on a creative life. Oh – and there are a few stories about the parrot, too.

Her Secret Soldier is now out!!

It tells the story of an 18year old girl in 1940 England whose life is forever changed when she discovers a German spy in the ancient woodland behind her home. It’s available on Kindle, in paperback on all online stores and as an audiobook through Audible!