BOOKWORMS AND VILLAINS

  The Secondhand bookworm is back! After the collapse of the interior of the bookshop in book 12, this new British rom com set in the world of bookselling sees Nora Jolly, the Duke of Cole, friends and enemies return to the world of books, this time as Nora and co spend a week preparing the shop for reopening while also getting the new book café ready, too. But things don't go as smoothly as planned when it is discovered that Georgina is missing! Book 13 in the series with more to follow. If you enjoyed the movies 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Pretty in Pink' then you will certainly enjoy the many references and likeliness's in this new contemporary fun-filled novel set in an English bookshop.  AVAILABLE now worldwide through Amazon on Kindle and in paperback. 

 Apocalypse at The Secondhand Bookworm Now available to read with amazon Kindle and in paperback worldwide As with all my books, royalties from sales or KDP reading goes to Mary's Dowry Productions, my film production apostolate to help with props, costumes and production of films. That aside, book 12 in my series of novels set in a bookshop is now available! Here is the blurb: The local Doomsday Compound has closed so Nora Jolly, who runs The Secondhand Bookworm in Castletown, has travelled with her boss and friend Georgina Pickering in the bookshop calls van to rifle through the extensive library of apocalyptic literature so as to pull out volumes they think will sell in their used and antiquarian bookshop. Nora thinks this is a very bad idea, but Georgina is determined! She's even had built two new free-standing bookcases in the winding, rickety old bookshop, one of which will house the entire library of Armageddon tomes.  One of the bookshop's regular customers, Spencer...

November 2023: So Book 13 is underway while book 12 is with my proof-reader - I know, I can't stop writing these bookshop stories in between work and fun. 'The Breakfast Club at The Secondhand Bookworm' takes place three weeks after the 'Apocalypse at The Secondhand Bookworm'. Nora and Co are preparing for the Re-Opening of The Secondhand Bookworm as well as the opening of The Book Grub book café next door and The Secondhand Bookworm, too - spoilers! I'm continuing themes and developing themes, introducing new characters, bringing back old characters and have a new storyline amidst the daily Breakfast Club - Georgina is missing! Meanwhile, as I write I am enjoying dipping in and out of my copy of The Breakfast Club 1984 movie for lots of references and nods towards the film. In the midst of it all, Nora and James are planning their wedding Georgina's old school friend Grant Shermer has arrived and rented out a room above the soon-to-open Book Grub Café for h...

  While editing and reading through the finished first draft of Apocalypse at The Secondhand Bookworm last week I decided to transfer a sub storyline that runs through it, placing it over in book 14. This meant carefully removing all mention of it and all scenes relating to it throughout the whole book. It ended up being the transferal of about 14,000 words. I'm very happy having done this as it means I have an additional theme for book 14 (Comic-Con at The Secondhand Bookworm) that can be hinted at in the next two books and also now the focus is sharply honed in on the End Times books from the Doomsday Compound and the arriving bookshop Armageddon. Currently I am now reading through the whole manuscript once more before I send it through to my very kind proof-reader so that it is ready to share on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Once Apocalypse at The Secondhand Bookworm (book 12 in the series) is finished and available to read, I shall continue working on book 13 - The Breakf...

  The Knucker of Worthing Museum I recently came across some photographs I took of a Knucker in Worthing Museum a few years ago. I first learned about Knuckers and Knuckerholes, which are unique to Sussex, from a regular bookshop customer, Rosalinda, when I ran a bookshop in Arundel for 10 years. She was seeking a particular book and asked about it every time she popped in (I never did find it - I left almost 12 years ago!). I decided to include mentions of Knuckers and Knuckerholes in my bookshop novels, most especially Winterland at The Secondhand Bookworm (book 11 in the series). It was very atmospheric and interesting to do and has made me want to write a separate book about the actual Knucker I mention in my bookshop novel. Tales of ancient dragons and legends are always fun. Hopefully one day I will have some inspiration and time to delve into some fantasy writing. Meanwhile, Winterland at The Secondhand Bookworm is available from Amazon on kindle and in paperback worldwide.

Reading through Chapter One of  Apocalypse at The Secondhand Bookworm Having completed writing book 12 in my The Secondhand Bookworm series of novels (set in an English bookshop), I am now reading carefully through the first draft, making corrections and editing the story, making sure it flows and builds correctly, and checking continuity. I find this very difficult because I read and work very fast. I get excited and impatient and want everything done as quick as possible! This is probably because I want to share the story desperately so can be in a haste to get everything done ASAP. But I have two weeks before my proof-reader returns from her Northumberland camping trip so I will be patient and thorough so it ends up as a very good read for all! Chapter One is unique and quite amusing. The book and the story opens by setting the scene for one of the main running themes of this book as Georgina and Nora travel in the bookshop van to the recently closed Doomsday Compound. The theme...