Holly Hepburn

Hooray! Happy reading!

Gorgeous surprise book mail of @hollyhauthor.bsky.social Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane coming from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 1st JanuaryThank you so much @lauriemcshea.bsky.social

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Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is out in paperback, audiobook and ebook on 1st January 🩷

Thank you! 😊

Book 3 in The Baker Street Mysteries series is out on 20th January 2026 and features Harry's most fiendish case yet, courtesy or the enigmatic Professor James Moriarty...

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No, it would just mean tech bros couldn't steal copyrighted work and intellectual property to make a quick buck.

I sold out of THE CROW FOLK at last weekend’s ren Faire, but it’s now back in stock in my store. Get signed copies here… witchesofwoodville.com/the-village-...

Thought your players battled valiantly and kept fighting right to the end 👏

That was an interesting read. Thank you.

Ha ha! I thought maybe there was a big light switch that burned the sun off at the end of the day :)

So there is! Love it :)

Oooh, that is a stunner! ❤️

It was certainly framed as one. They suggested I had used artistic license. But I totally agree that research and accuracy are invaluable.

Part 3 of Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is out in ebook today and features more of Edinburgh's ghosts. Here's Fraser introducing his storytelling night at the castle.

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Woo hoo! Congrats to both of you!

Although no matter how hard you try to get things right, someone will still correct you. A reader once told me that the north-east coast of England doesn't 'experience sunsets' 🤣

I am not a massive fan of the smell, either.

I got bitten directly underneath one of those bracelets. Have now gone back to Skin So Soft in a desperate attempt to deter the buggers.

It's both.
We also burn an effigy of him on the bonfire, which is probably a kinder death than he actually got.

Return to Half Moon Farm is only 99p in the Kindle Sale for a few days.
If you fancy escaping to idyllic Kent then this might be for you.
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I think that if you're a writer and you don't invent a word every now and then you're missing out on a solid chunk of the fun.

Ha! If you've read The Cursed Writer this will resonate

We explored a lovely shady wood today.🌳

You can do it, Abie!

Title: Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad An eight-panel cartoon showing a writer in a series of situations in a foreign country. Panel 1: looking at historic buildings saying "Kia bela vilaĝo!" which is translated below as "What a lovely village!" Panel 2: in a pretty garden asking the gardener "Ĉu ĉi tiuj estas venenaj" meaning "Are any of these plants poisonous? Panel 3: in a bar asking the server “Kie oni povas aĉeti pafilon?" meaning " Can one purchase a firearm nearby?" Panel 4: on a beach asking a fisherman "Ĉu la tajdo povus forporti kadavron?" meaning "Could the tide carry a dead body away?" Panel 5: approached by a police officer and saying "Saluton, oficiro." which is translated below as "Hello officer." Panel 6: being marched to the police station protesting "Okazis miskompreno!" meaning "There has been a misunderstanding!" Panel 7: in the interrogation room the officer holds up a moleskine notebook, the writer explains "La murdo en mia notlibro estas fikcia." meaning "The murder planned in my notebook is fictional." Panel 8: locked in a cell asking "Mi ŝatus telefoni al la Brita konsulejo." which means "I would like to telephone the British consulate." Note: The foreign language used by the writer in the cartoon is Esperanto. It has not been proofread by an Esperanto speaker so there may be errors.

‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)

It is insanely good. I think people take it for granted but it is such a massive undertaking and they smash it out of the park.

Part 2 of Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is out in ebook today!
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The man has never had a thought he kept to himself 😭

Here's a video of Luna meeting lots of other Labradors, in case any needs a waggy tail or six to ease their heart today 🐾🐾🐾