Interview with author Nicola Knight

Dr Tom Pemberton, the male lead character of A Gala Ball at Tillingford Hall, is a popular TV historian in his mid-forties who has been awarded a BAFTA for his latest TV documentary series – Oxbridge Treasure Houses. With his famous school-boy smile, and Cambridge PhD brains, tall, dark-haired Tom Pemberton is "every thinking woman’s crumpet of choice". Popular TV historian Dr Tom Pemberton (Image: Chat GPT) Tom and his late wife, opera singer Vittoria Schneider-Pemberton, us

The Romantic Novelists’ Association Conference is a three-day extravaganza held every other year (there’s a smaller one-day event in the intervening years), which this year was held at Royal Holloway College in Egham, part of the University of London from 31st July to 2nd August.

What a charming novel set on the Channel Island of Herm. I think this is going to be my book of the summer.

ISBN 978-1963483642 | Harpeth Road Press | 296 pages PUBLISHING 28th JULY Our heroine, Louise Nightingale is turning forty. Thanks to her best friend Katie, she's soon embarking on a week of challenges that push her well outside her comfort zone and prompt her to take a long, hard look at her life. Along the way she reconnects with old dreams, rediscovers her confidence, and finds romance (of course). Kristina Thorton's latest novel, Forty going on Nineteen publishing on 28th

I recently reviewed Samantha's romance Bad Reputation on this blog. Here I ask some writerly questions so you can get to know her better.

Sahara Seaton-Smyth’s life is in disarray. Her modelling career has stalled; her ex, James, is firmly in the past; her beloved brother Seb is moving out; and Kit, the local vet has persuaded her to adopt a demanding orphaned piglet called Muffin.

Sahara is a kind, gentle soul and a loyal friend and sister, but she still bears the scars of a troubled past.

A Venice Summer is exactly what it promises: a lovely summer read with atmospheric setting, engaging pacing, and a genuinely affecting romance. It's the perfect escapist story especially if, like me, you’re avoiding the airport queues, heat (and mozzies!) and staying at home.

Steven and Melanie are high school sweethearts who due to misunderstandings and career progression are separated. When he returns to the small down of New Haven the sparks fly – the attraction between Melanie and Steven is still so strong but they're too stubborn to talk about things and trust each other.

Why, given that fewer than half of the inhabitants of the UK now identify as Christian do vicars continue to fascinate us?

This charming story follows four despondent London women who have each become strangers to themselves, and rediscover themselves at the castle of San Salvatore on the Italian riviera where they holiday for the month of April, sometime in the 1920s.

Thanks to you Flora Fans, Lumina Publications has been able to donate £5,000 to charity this year! We’ve chosen charities that relate to Flora’s books.

Best-selling author Eleanor is the author of three books - Everything is Beautiful, The Art of Belonging and See the Stars. She also runs a podcast, Ray of Light. Through her novels and podcast, she loves exploring the quiet magic of everyday life - how we connect, how we heel and how we keep looking up. Find out more about Eleanor's inspiration and writing practices in this quick interview.

This is a collection of little stories which Jane Austen wrote when she was a girl, one presumes a teenager. Each story is just a few pages long and the whole book is only sixty pages long.

Mother's Day isn't a wholly joyful day for everyone - some people have lost their mothers, some have lost children, some haven't had the children they long for, but we can still celebrate the people in our lives who provide us with affection, guidance and baking tips . As well as being a good hugger, my mother taught me to read which seeded my love of books and stories. She's still in charge at eighty-six, still travelling and using WhatsApp like a pro! I hope I'm as brillian

Lots of people ask me in which order they should read my books so here are the Flora Dunn books in order A Little Treat on Honey Street Summer at Tillingford Hall Christmas at Tillingford Hall Christmas at Tillingford Hall comes AFTER Summer at Tillingford Hall and contains spoilers, so it’s best to read STH first, followed by CTH. A Little Treat on Honey Street is set in the same world – Tillingham – and its timeline crosses over with Summer at Tillingford Hall , but it’s

Review of Clare Balding's adult fiction debut about a woman who inherits a Welsh Farm.

I’ve been aware of this classic novel for my entire adult life. It was written in 1722 and is therefore one of the earliest novels I’ve ever read.

“Galentine’s Day”, celebrated on 13th February, is a day dedicated to friendship—particularly female friendship—rather than romantic love, contrasting with, or complementing Valentine’s Day with all the hearts and flowers and romance. The term was popularised in 2010 by the brilliant American television show Parks and Recreation, featuring Amy Poehler as the hapless Leslie Knope, an enthusiastic if incompetent deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department of the fi