My smile in this photograph says it all.
For this, dear reader, is the beam of genuine relief and thanks....and pure author joy.
Because this, believe it or not, was the first time I have held a bookshop event to celebrate a new thriller and I was genuinely petrified no one would turn up!
Don't misunderstand. I absolutely LOVE giving talks. I've done a lot of author panels, literary festivals, writer workshops and library events over the years and I've always been well supported. But because my no...