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Ten compulsory words

October 30, 2024 cheryl 4 Comments

Written on the fly as the words highlighted in bold caps were read out every ten seconds. A lot of…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing prompts

All Hallows Eve and River Witch

October 29, 2024 cheryl

All Hallows Eve – or Halloween – features in two critical events in the story of River Witch. Both involve…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism, romance, women's fiction

My 2024 favourite books

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My 2024 favourite books came are posted now on shepherd.com, a site for authors and readers. Not book reviews per…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: book reviews, books, Fantasy, historical fiction, readers, reading community, romance, women's fiction, writing

The Shadow Key Susan Stokes-Chapman

October 25, 2024 cheryl

The Shadow Key drew me in with its gorgeous cover, the time period (18th century) and the Welsh setting. Throw…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism, romance

The dining room was empty

October 23, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Today’s short extract is from The Herbalist’s Daughters – read more about that here The dining room is empty at…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, Fantasy, flash fiction, historical fiction, romance, short stories, women's fiction, writing, writing prompts

Guilty by Definition Susie Dent

October 17, 2024 cheryl

Guilty by Definition will expand your mind! As a matter of principle, I don’t buy books by celebrity authors, but…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: books, debut novel, murder mystery, mystery books, susie dent, writing

You don’t mind do you?

October 16, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

You don’t mind do you is a bit of nonsense in response to a prompt from a creative writing workshop.…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing prompts

The Herbalist’s Daughters

October 13, 2024 cheryl

An unputdownable historical fantasy of loss, redemption, and the legacies which shape us. The Herbalist’s Daughters – coming 19 November…

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SecureYou called but she wasn’t there

October 9, 2024 cheryl 1 Comment

SecureYou called but she wasn’t there. Alice made sure of that. She’d heard whispers that if they had your telephone…

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Marcie thought it over

October 6, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

It had been years, perhaps shifting into decades, since John and Marcie had treated themselves. Always excuses, Marcie remembered. No…

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