Reach out and touch

This is just a little thank you to the many people that have taken the time to reach out and let me know you've enjoyed Lily's story.  It has meant so much, and even though not every person likes stories about unhappy marriages and the consequences of that (no spoilers), enough of you have to have made it all worthwhile.

When I was sat at home with a story in my head it was hard to know if I could write well enough to do it justice - to know Lily has resonated with you means the world.

Thank you, thank you, thank you <3

FREEBIE - this weekend (29th / 30th March)

What Goes Around Comes Around is free this weekend as a little Mothers Day bonus. It's Mothers Day in the UK on Sunday. If you are a Mum and you like adult contemporary romance then give it a go!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D7P8BDI

Enjoy x

Who fancies another freebie?

What the hey - you deserve it.  To celebrate Mothers Day (in the UK anyway) What Goes Around Comes Around will be free on the 29th and 30th March on kindle. I figure it gives you a chance to see if you like my writing - and if you do then maybe you'll tell your friends, or buy the next book, or write me a review.  All of the above is much appreciated.  If you don't, then at least it didn't cost you anything.

Be happy x

Update time

So I've been making really good use of the time I've had off over half term.  What goes around comes around is now available in a print version, with Full Circle hot on its heels (I'll be shouting about it when they're both out.) In addition I went back to the first book in a contemporary fantasy trilogy I wrote for my kids. It was the first thing I ever started to write and I have to say it showed, so I ended up rewriting masses of it.  But it's done now and is being proofed.  More importantly my kids like it (they may be biased).
Finally I've got back to a new contemporary romance I started a little while ago and the words are now flowing.  A title finally emerged today (WARNING - it may change!) - Compromise Agreement.
I know I'm enjoying writing it because I resent every time I'm dragged back into the real world... Watch this space :)

Precious

I'm reading a great series at the moment, I'm really enjoying it.  The only slight issue I have is that the main term of endearment the leading man uses is 'precious'.  Is it only me that struggles to hear that word without thinking of Golum?

Other words I've particularly enjoyed recently include - cockstand.  I've had a bit of a glut on historical romances, and never having heard that particular description for an erection before, I have to say I actually sniggered.  And I thought I'd heard  / read them all!

Always interested in any other terms people have read that have amused them.....

O.C

Is it rude to ask?

I'm getting some great star ratings on Goodreads - it really is amazing whenever I see another 5 or 4 star rating. The fact that people are enjoying my books is just wonderful. Of course it won't be everyone's cup of tea (English turn of phrase), especially when some people will just have downloaded it because it was free, so the fact so many of you have is more than I dared hope.

My one plea, as a lowly indie writer is please please leave an Amazon review too. It's really hard to get noticed at all when you are competing with the huge volumes of books out there, plus all the heavyweight authors and their publicity machines. Us little people rely on your word of mouth and reviews to get noticed at all. Hope you don't mind me asking?

Thanks in advance to anyone who does - feel free to connect via Facebook (o.c. Shaw books) or twitter @shawhopeful to let me know if you do.

O.C

Catching my breath

This weekend was amazing.  Seriously amazing.  When you do a free promotion you pray people will give your book a go, but I was seriously overwhelmed at the number of people who downloaded What Goes Around Comes Around.  I am now waiting with breath held to see what those readers think of it.  On the plus side I'm seeing lots of people intending to read Full Circle, so I'm taking that as a good sign.  

Fingers crossed I'll see reviews follow on Amazon and Goodreads.  I'll let you know!