Upmarket Fiction, 5/5
Grace, lady’s maid to the Hart family at Riverton estate from WWI into the Roaring Twenties, is the only one left alive who knows how the rakish poet died the night of the Midsummer party. Beautifully written, with haunting characters in a deeply-lived world that no longer exists, this book builds inevitably to a heart-pounding reveal.
Finished the nitty gritty edits for the novel and about 30% of the way through the final read through. I hope to send it back to my editor by the end of the month!
I’m Guest of Honour Coordinator for Bouchercon 2026, which is going to be a fabulous convention, but work is really ramping up before everyone (I mean Guests of Honour!) scatters for the summer. I just got the most recent letter to each of our Guests sent out, and will be back to editing the novel again–today!
The novel is coming along really well. Loving the suggestions from my editor. Getting close to finishing the nitty gritty, then a read-through to ensure I haven’t introduced other errors, and I’ll send it back!
Got my teeth into the edits for Rivers of Ivy. My publisher is great: always challenges me to rise to my best. He had suggestions that really improve the book, and I’m inspired all over again!
