5 Star editorial review for Fraying Skeins!

Hello again,

Launch time for a new novel seems to get busier each time I experience this stage. Today marks one week since the publishing of Fraying Skeins!

I'm almost overwhelmed to announce that Fraying Skeins, Book 3 of my Silver Sampler Saga Series, set in Victorian Scotland, has already received a 5 ***** Highly Recommended Editorial Review from Mary Anne Yarde at The Coffee Pot Book Club.

You can view the FULL wonderfully perceptive review HERE

I'm one happy author who can add yet another shiny new medallion to my side bar here on my blog. 

Book 3 sees my main character, Margaret Law, living first in The Granite City of Aberdeen and then the seaside university town of St. Andrews. Both are very fine locations to be in today, and also both fascinating back in the Victorian era.

If you fancy dipping into my Silver Sampler Series click this link HERE 

Slainthe!

Fraying Skeins and The Coffee Pot Book Club!

 Hello again!

Fraying Skeins, Book 3 of my Silver Sampler Saga Series, set in Victorian Scotland, is now well and truly launched across the internet. However, I'm still arranging local book signings at independent bookstores within reasonable driving distances. I'm looking for possibilities at libraries, too, which I've not done for a while. 

I'm absolutely delighted to announce today that Fraying Skeins has been chosen as Book of the Month at The Coffee Pot Book Club- which is fantastic! The poster above is so enticing!

And.. Fraying Skeins is going on a Blog Tour with the Coffee Pot Book Club during September. I'll be adding more details of that very soon, since the first appearance will be on the 7th September. 

Meanwhile, I'm writing blog guest posts; answering various interview questions; choosing various excerpts from the novel; creating banners for my own promotional posts, and continuing with fascinating research of late 19th Century Ireland for my own ancestry purposes and for Book 4 of my Silver Sampler Series!

Enjoy your reading,

Slainte!

Ah! Hello again...Yes, it's been a while.

Back to business? Am I into DIY? 

Actually I haven't stopped my writing, I've just been far too lazy about setting up blog posts on here.

I have been beavering away for months, working on my manuscript for Book 3 of my Silver Sampler Series but surprise, surprise! What I thought was going to be a 3-Book series will now be a 4-Book Victorian Saga Series. The eventful life of my character, Margaret Law, continues in Book 3 Fraying Skeins and will continue in Book 4 where, the plan is that, I'll be writing about the rest of her life-time.

In addition to writing the story of Book 3 (without the use of AI,  I've done all of the formatting myself  using Word for the Kindle eBook version and for the paperback versions for printing with both Amazon KDP and Ingram Spark

I've also tackled the designing of my front eBook cover, and done the design for the wraparound paperback cover files for both Amazona and Ingram Spark.  

Fraying Skeins eBook will launch on Friday the 28th August 2026, and the paperback will be published around that time  - as soon as I'm happy with the proof copies that are on order for me to check.

I had to relearn how to design the wraparound cover since I've only done that once before, and that was a year ago for Tailored Truths. 

I'm glad to say that I'm now a whole lot better at using Rulers and Guides during the preparation of my wraparound paperback covers using my trusty Paint shop Pro 2023 program.  

Cheers,