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A Magical New Year's Kiss has been out for a few weeks now and it's already had some lovely reviews, so I thought I'd share a few here.

If you've read A Magical New Year's Kiss, I'd love to hear what you thought and reviews help other readers find books they'll enjoy too. A review only has to be a few words and it'd make my day!

Here is what others have thought so far:













































Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

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Have you read my ebook quick read, 9 Summers ?
It's a Christmas Carol-style story following Mary Summerscales as angelic being Clementine tries to snap her out of her heartbreak. I had a lot of fun writing the book and I loved meeting up with Clementine again (you'll have met her before if you've read Everything Changes But You ) so I wanted to return for another adventure with her. And what better time is there for a bit of magic than Christmas?

 It took 1 Summer to break Mary's heart but it'll take  9 summers to put it back together again 

So I wrote A Merry Clementine Christmas, which I'll be sharing in my upcoming newsletters so subscribers can read it for free!
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The first installment will be going out in my October newsletter and I can't wait to share Clementine's newest adventure with you. I hope you love reading it as much as I loved writing it!

 

When writing a new book, it's always fun to revisit places from previous books or slip in little references, and here are five ways I did that in A Magical New Year's Kiss :

1
A Magical New Year's Kiss is set in Woodgate, which is the setting of  several of my books:
the Beginner’s Guide series
Everything Changes But You
The 12 Christmases of You & Me
The Christmas Cupid
The Little Teashop of Broken Hearts
The Wedding Date
9 Summers



2
Daisy works at Brinkley’s, the biscuit factory where Delilah from The Wedding Date works



3
In her quest to find her dream man, Daisy tries speed dating with cake at the teashop from The Little Teashop of Broken Hearts and Six Dates



4
Daisy takes a trip to Little Heaton, the setting of The Accidental Life Swap , The Wedding That Changed Everything and Our Last Summer



5
Daisy uses the dating app, Love Today, which Delilah uses in The Wedding Date






Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

Amazon UK  |  Amazon US  |  Kobo

 

As with most of my books, I've put together a playlist for A Magical New Year's Kiss.
The playlist for A Magical New Year's Kiss follows Daisy's story, from her flashforward to midnight on New Year's Eve.
You can listen to the playlist on Spotify below, or you can save it to your own account and listen to whatever you want (maybe while you're reading the book...)


A Magical New Year's Kiss Playlist

I Knew I Loved YouSavage Garden

Love StoryTaylor Swift

DreamsGabrielle

Haven't Met You YetMichael Bublé

You Can't Hurry LoveThe Supremes

DreamsThe Cranberries

How Will I KnowWhitney Houston

You Make My Dreams Come TrueDaryl Oat & John Oats

Rewrite The StarsZac Efron & Zendaya

Kiss MeSixpence None The Richer

How Long Will I Love YouEllie Goulding

Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

Amazon UK  |  Amazon US  |  Kobo

 

As with most of my books, I've put together a playlist for A Magical New Year's Kiss.
The playlist for A Magical New Year's Kiss follows Daisy's story, from her flashforward to midnight on New Year's Eve.
You can listen to the playlist on Spotify below, or you can save it to your own account and listen to whatever you want (maybe while you're reading the book...)


A Magical New Year's Kiss Playlist

I Knew I Loved YouSavage Garden

Love StoryTaylor Swift

DreamsGabrielle

Haven't Met You YetMichael Bublé

You Can't Hurry LoveThe Supremes

DreamsThe Cranberries

How Will I KnowWhitney Houston

You Make My Dreams Come TrueDaryl Oat & John Oats

Rewrite The StarsZac Efron & Zendaya

Kiss MeSixpence None The Richer

How Long Will I Love YouEllie Goulding

Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

Amazon UK  |  Amazon US  |  Kobo

My latest book, A Magical New Year's Kiss is out now.


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It's Publication Day for my new book, A Magical New Year's Kiss

I'm so excited to be able to share Daisy's story with you today. Following her adventure as she tries to track down the man of her actual dreams after a flashforward of New Year's Eve was so much fun and I hope you enjoy joining Daisy on her mission too.
If you do read the book, I'd love to hear what you thought. You can find me on social media using the buttons on the right hand side or you could make my day by leaving a review on Amazon.



Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

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Did you know that you can read my ebook short, Six Dates for free when you subscribe to my newsletter?

Natalie has been cajoled into attending a speed dating event with a difference - the difference being a delicious baked treat to enjoy with each date. But will her possible matches prove to be just as sweet?


The story is exclusive to my newsletter subscribers, and you will receive a link to download your copy when you receive your first newsletter. My newsletter go out 4-5 times a year, and you'll receive my latest book news, free short stories and giveaways!

 I'm so excited to finally be able to share the cover my new rom com, A Magical New Year's Kiss:


Should your fairy tale be this much work?
After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve – in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.
At midnight they kiss…and it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.
So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!
The only problem is – she just can’t stand him.
Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.
But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?


I really love this cover and I can't wait for you to meet Daisy. The book is out on 21st August but you can pre-order it right now
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It's been almost three months since the publication of The Grown Up To-Do List so I thought I'd share some of the lovely reviews it's received, including my favourite review - EVER.

I'm not sure whether you're supposed to have a favourite review. Is it a bit like picking a favourite child? I obviously couldn't do that but the first review I'm going to share put the BIGGEST smile on my face:

So why did this review warm my heart so much it has become my favourite review of all my books?
I'm a forty-plus-year-old woman myself, and back in the early 2000s I was reading rom coms like What's New Pussycat by Alexandra Potter, Thirtynothing and One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell and Bookends and Babyville by Jane Green. I'd always loved writing and I knew I wanted to be published one day and these books inspired me.



I read these funny, heartwarming and romantic books and knew these were the kinds of books I wanted to write. So seeing a review that said my book reminded the reader of those kinds of books means the absolute world to me and I'd love to go back to the Jennifer of the early 2000s and tell her that she will write those kinds of books and they will bring her - and even actual readers just like her - so much joy.
Because The Grown Up To-Do List has brought joy. People have picked up the book and they've enjoyed Cleo's story and I'd like to share a few more snippets of the reviews that have been left.





If you've read and enjoyed The Grown Up To-Do List (or any of my books) then I'd love it if you could leave a review over on Amazon. A line or two would mean the world to me and it helps other people find books they might like!

Her friends are bossing life - is she being left behind?
25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the North West seaside town where she grew up. But her world has become very small - all her friends couldn’t wait to leave home and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad.
But when she learns that her dream childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting to win him.
But what does being a grown-up really mean? And can she become one in three months?

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