Cressida McLaughlin

What a gorgeous book!

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Totally in love with this!
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Thank you so much Martha! xx

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.

As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.

But what can authors do? Read here:
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You absolutely have to get the jaunty heart top! 🩷 Keep people guessing. x

Oh! Thank you, Craig! Hello Noah - I loved your book.

Cure the #januaryblues with #romancebooks

Lots to choose from here, most set in sunny #Devon

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#booksworthreading

All of my Boldwood babies!

I can't wait to share number 7. A makeover story with a twist🧡

I read this recently and it is fascinating. The British Museum is FULL of ghosts (though I can’t remember if there’s a female ghost in a library). www.amazon.co.uk/Ghosts-Briti...

😂 Coffee machine drama is definitely my level right now too. It was *pretty* upsetting. x

We had a mini power cut in the night and the worst part was it reset our coffee machine to ‘low strength’ (why is that even a setting?) and we didn’t notice until AFTER the pot was ready. 😩☕️

Oh no Jane! I’m so sorry you have flu. I hope you can rest. Rory does look a bit like a Cardinal… x

This will be such a great event!

My office at home. It has a huge pine desk, a purple economic chair and my laptop on top. Above it are various pictures including a signed photo of Henry Cavill, some glass jellyfish and Cornish seascapes. I have various Jellycats on tiny shelves, including a coffee bean and chilli pepper. There are also three separate sets of fairy lights, and a sea salt candle. It is basically the office of my dreams.

My large purple striped Cornishware mug that is, sadly, at least half empty. I need more coffee.

My higgledy piggledy TBR pile trolley bursting with books. Only two covers are visible - both proofs. One is blue and says, ‘One Night to Fall In Love’ and the other is red and says, ‘Ten years. Two lovers.’ Both have beautiful sketches of houses/chateaus below. I didn’t arrange them like this - it just happened.

The Jellycat Love Locks. Two cuddle red heart-shaped locks, linked together with yellow rings that are velcroed. They both have smiling faces and little arms.

I am in my writing cave today, which is one of my favourite places.✨

I’m working on edits for my summer book. It’s a little bit different, possibly, to my other books - but is still a romance set in a beautiful place, and is hopefully fun and intriguing, uplifting and romantic and a bit sexy. 💞

Funny Story by Emily Henry in paperback

We are so excited to share the beautiful paperback cover of Sunday Times bestselling Funny Story ahead of its release on 27th February!

You can pre-order using this link or through your local bookshop: www.waterstones.com/book/funny-s...

This is so beautiful. I want every edition of all of her books - they just bring so much joy.

It’s my COVER REVEAL day

Greek Island Memories

Out 25th February

99p/99c - Kindle Unlimited

UK Amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPL43X7S
US amazon.com/dp/B0DPL43X7S
#coverreveal #greekislandmemories

Just in case you missed it at the back, I've got a book out this week!

This one took me a year to write with three research trips to Paris & was a totally different experience to previous books...

Contemporary romance readers of Bluesky! Anyone fancy a free short story with their morning/afternoon tea/coffee (delete as applicable)?
I have one here for you:
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Happy Reading xx

Thanks so much Mikela. I hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year. xxx

Editing my summer book in the midst of a not great start to the year, and I love it so much - it is a proper sanctuary. I can’t wait to share more details about it. 🌅🏡💕

Woo! 🤩

Thank you so much Sam, I’m so happy you loved it (and Harry, obviously 😍❤️‍🔥). xx

Memorial Park has been on Netgalley for a few weeks now, and here are some of the lovely things people have been saying about it! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far, and it's still available to request if you fancy a read.
Preorder here: amzn.to/3Ar9fnX
Out 6th Feb.

Blue and yellow hardback book with book voucher.

NEW YEAR GIVEWAY! Win an early signed hardback of my legal/political thriller NOTES ON A DROWNING plus a *£20 Book Voucher*. Just follow me and share this post.

‘Pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page.’ - TM Logan

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We’ve just watched it - you were brilliant! 🤩 x

Happy 207th anniversary to Northanger Abbey! Celebrate by solving a murder that never happened.

I’m so glad you’re enjoying it, and so sorry for the delay getting back to you. xx

The blue and pink, wintry scene cover of The Secret Christmas Bookshop on a kindle screen, with a sunset background, snowflakes and bunches of snow-topped holly in the corner.

My Christmassy romance with wintry seaside views, a book-shaped mystery, a grumpy hero and a crumbling manor house is 99p at the moment, and currently hovering in the kindle top 50. 🥳😊
You can snaffle it here:

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