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Tag: women's fiction

Hope by the sea Tessy Braun

November 28, 2024 cheryl

After more than twenty years, Lorelei has divorced her abusive husband and is about to make a new life for herself…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

River Witch 99c deal

November 23, 2024 cheryl

River Witch 99c deal for US readers, to go with the launch of The Herbalist’s Daughters until 27 November. An…

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Posted in: Marketing, News Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

The Herbalist’s Daughters out now

November 19, 2024 cheryl

Special launch price £/$1.99 until 27 November – grab it now! Huge thanks to those who pre-ordered the kindle version…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Marketing, News Filed under: book launch, book release, Fantasy, Forest of Dean, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, romance, women's fiction, writing

There is life here

November 17, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

An extract from The Herbalist’s Daughters, the standalone sequel to River Witch. Read about both books here. A familiar elm…

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

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: Herbal lore and healing traditions 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 bookdna.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 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

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 fiction tale of loss, redemption, and the legacies which shape us. The Herbalist’s Daughters – coming 19…

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Posted in: Marketing, News Filed under: #historical mystery, Fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance, magical realism, romance, women's fiction

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