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I was born and raised in the beautiful historic market town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, where I live still with my kid, one crazy cat and a succession of even crazier lodgers. I'm a multi-genre author which basically means I write whatever story floats into my head and worry about what genre it fits into afterwards. So far, I have written in contemporary fiction, romantic suspense, YA fantasy, folklore fantasy, sci-fi, short stories, poetry, and even a fabulous steampunk retelling of the Snow White story.

I have been writing stories and poems since I could first pick up a pen, and I promise there are many more books in the pipeline. I write the kind of books that I like to read myself. Books I can escape into and that make me laugh, cry a
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Julia Blake As time to write is such a precious commodity for me, what with working full time and raising a daughter, when I do sit down to write it's like a tap …moreAs time to write is such a precious commodity for me, what with working full time and raising a daughter, when I do sit down to write it's like a tap has been turned on and all the thoughts and conversations that have been banging around in my head for days, screaming for release, come flooding out. Writers block is, thankfully, something I've never had to deal with.(less)
Julia Blake Without a doubt Beatrice and Benedict from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. I love the merry war they wage at the beginning, the way they think t…moreWithout a doubt Beatrice and Benedict from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. I love the merry war they wage at the beginning, the way they think they've been tricked into admitting their love for each other when really it was obvious right from the start how crazy they were for one another. (less)
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The Book of Eve

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Lost & Found (Blackwood Fam...

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On Publishing & Promoting

It really has been the longest time since I last blogged. My life suddenly became so busy, I was barely able to make it through the days, let alone find the time to sit down and blog about them. So, again, I am sorry, if you are reading this, sorry that it has taken so long for me to catch you up on all that has happened.

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Sins of the Father by Saffron Amatti
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Book two in this highly entertaining supernatural series, which is set in the 1920s and features sleuthing partners in crime, Lucas and Clara. The tension is rising as Lucas and Clara’s brother, Henry, embark on a mad search for Clara in the dives an ...more
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Branches by Nannette Kreitzman
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A fascinating compilation of short stories that are all interconnected and woven through one another. Usually, I ration myself with stories by this author and read one every now and then with coffee. This time, however, I couldn’t resist and gorged t ...more
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The Darktouched by Dave  Haywood
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This was an interesting novel as it’s a fusion of fantasy and dystopian. Set on an Earth changed almost beyond recognition, humans are gone, and the inheritors of the mess we left behind are a mismatched assortment of elves and talking animals. Seems ...more
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Quarton - The Prison by Ian Hornett
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A short companion novella to the Quarton trilogy, it can be read first as a taster for the series, at any point during it, or afterwards. A fast-paced read, it throws light on one of the many reincarnations of the characters from the trilogy. Set in ...more
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All That We Are Heir To by Laura Lyndhurst
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This is book three of the Criminal Conversations series and neatly picked up where book two left off. It tells the story of Katie. A child of a toxic and perverse affair, Katie has been raised in an all-female household until James walks into her lif ...more
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Interminable  by Nannette Kreitzman
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Another brilliant short and twisty tale from an author I’ve come to trust implicitly to always entertain. This intriguing tale of reincarnation kept me guessing until the very last word and left me in a thoughtful and introspective state.

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Black Beacon by Steve  Griffin
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A dark and intriguing tale set in the austerity years of the 1970s. As usual, this author spins a disturbing yarn of isolation and bleakness and the ever-creeping sense that something is very wrong. Theo and Nat seem like a normal couple. Childless a ...more
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The Problem With Dead People by Saffron Amatti
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A delightfully gripping read with three different mysteries for the characters to solve. Although this is book one in the series, I did wonder if I’d missed a prequel because there seemed to have been a lot that had taken place before this novel. How ...more
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Friends in High Places by Helen Winter
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I went into this book blind, having never even read the blurb, so I had no idea what to expect. At first, it seemed a standard middle-class, middle-aged, contemporary novel about people being, well, people, but then it changed into an audacious heist ...more
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Prophetess (The Talisman, #3). by Tam DeRudder Jackson
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A quick and easy read that I consumed in two sittings, The Prophetess is a companion novel to Warrior and is set again in the world of the ancient line of Celtic warriors and the women who love them. Although romance features heavily in this series, ...more
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“I have always felt that a good story is a good story, and that it transcends setting and genre”
Julia Blake

“Expertly smudging on eyeliner and a bright slash of scarlet lipstick, Isabella studied her reflection and decided she would do.”
Julia Blake, Kiss & Tell

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“I have always felt that a good story is a good story, and that it transcends setting and genre”
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A.L. Kent So nice to meet you, Julia, here & on Instagram. I look forward to reading your work. Best to you, Lynn


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