Having written a total of fifteen books for my publisher, Simon & Schuster, over the last seven years, all of which fitted neatly into three different series, it came as something of a surprise when my editor asked if I would consider writing a standalone title.
My only experience of writing a standalone came from my time writing my debut, The Cherry Tree Café which, at the time, I had no idea would become the first book in the Wynbridge series.
As 2022 had already started with a raft of exciting challenges and celebrations – Ihad turned fifty, hit a deadline and moved house all on the same day in the spring – Idecided that one more for the list would make the year a truly memorable one and enthusiastically embraced the task!
Inspiration for landed courtesy of a comment made by my daughter while we were watching a Netflix series. I had fallen in love with one of the houses two of the