New Books Look Good in Bulk

Seeing a lot of them together.... don't you just want to own a copy of this lovely new book? Several American reviews I read complained that the type-face was too small in the first edition. Not so with this one!

Half Price Smashwords Promotion

Apologies! I said earlier that you still had a chance of a free download of Moon in Leo from Reading the Past. I got the date wrong, but you can still go for a 50% reduction on Smashwords Sale Promotion.

Last Chance- Today and Tomorrow

Last chance to win a free download of Moon in Leo by responding to Sarah Johnson's review on Reading the Past. Take a look at Sarah's other posts while you are there. I am in awe of her knowledge!

Now on Amazon!

The new edition of Paths of Exile has at last appeared on Amazon here!  And, coincidentally, I sold the first copy tonight! Cause for celebration! You will soon be able to "see inside" the book on Amazon. I am delighted that Carla has decided to trust us with the new edition of this fine book, and wish her every success with it. 

We will now look forward to the sequel.

Some further sites where you can see some of the locations from Moon in Leo:

Frith Hall in Dunnerdale, the isolated hunting lodge where heroine Rosamund is kept as a prisoner:

She escapes over the fells to Coniston Hall

The quicksands of the River Leven in Morecambe Bay are a pervasive and sinister presence in the book, and they continue to be a present day danger. Who can forget the fate of those poor Chinese cockle pickers in 2004?

Towards the end of this video there is a chilling evocation of Kathleen's words as we watch a man being swallowed by the "toothless mouth" of the quicksands:

Moon in Leo giveaway- a second chance!

Sarah Johnson is offering two free downloads with her review on Reading the Past. If you missed the 48 hour free download, you have another chance! And you don't have to own a Kindle- you can download it in several different formats, and even download a free Kindle app for your computer, phone or tablet.

A remote land of sparkling estuaries, rocky woodlands, and wide skies that glow pink and lavender in the setting sun

Beautiful patterns in the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay

"Moon in Leo takes place on the Furness peninsula in south Cumbria, England, a remote land of sparkling estuaries, rocky woodlands, and wide skies that glow pink and lavender in the setting sun.  The novel is saturated with atmosphere to the extent that the setting becomes almost a character in itself.

Birkrigg Stone Circle, with Chapel Island just visible in the distance beyond the church steeple

In this beautiful yet perilous place, wayfarers who manage to pull themselves free of Morecambe Bay’s treacherous sands can find sanctuary on Chapel Island – the spot where Moon in Leo begins and ends."

This is the opening paragraph of a new review of Moon in Leo by Sarah Johnson, on her excellent blog Reading the Past


I thought readers, especially those in North America, might enjoy seeing some pictures of the setting of the book- "almost a character in itself"

The Lake District fells from the Furness Peninsula

The estuary of the River Leven, Morecambe Bay, "pink and lavender under the setting sun" 

The tide has receded and the rider is out in the shallow waters near the shore

Chapel Island. The tide is just starting to go out, but the Leven still flows either side of the island- it isn't safe to cross yet