So today has mostly been about trying to keep cool! But what a day to release your summer book, I couldn't have picked a better one, and who wouldn't want to be in that sea right now?!

And, as a thank you for your continuing support, I have a signed copy of The Little Island Secret to give away. If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning, simply hit reply to this email and tell me that you'd like a copy. I'll pop your name into a hat and draw the winner on Sunday Evening at 8pm. Apologies but due to shenanigans with the postal service, I have to limit this to UK entrants only. 

So what's it about...?

I catch sight of a familiar face across the street, and my breath stops. I’m not sure any answers he can give me will mend my shattered heart – but I need them anyway. This island has kept its secrets long enough.

When Abby steps off the ferry and onto the isle of Kinlossay, she squeezes her daughter’s hand and prays this trip was not a mistake. For the last year she has been receiving letters from a mysterious stranger detailing every moment of his life on this rugged little island. Swept away by descriptions of buttercups dancing on rolling fields, his words were a lifeline to Abby, filling her grey life with colour. But then, one day, the messages stopped.

Perhaps Abby should have forgotten about the man who gave her hope again, but she’s learned the hard way that she needs to make her own luck in life. She knows what she felt as she read those letters and she owes it to herself and her daughter to find out the truth.

But what if the truth means discovering that nothing about the man you thought you knew is real? When the secret of the island is revealed, will Abby run home to safety, or stay and fight for the life her daughter deserves?

Lose yourself on the wild shores of a remote island in this absolutely gripping and heart-wrenching story about holding on to hope and the incredible things we do for love. Filled with secrets and surprises, fans of Debbie Macomber, Rosanna Ley and Sheila O’Flanagan will adore this stunning and totally uplifting page-turner.

In case you missed it...

As many of you know, I earn my living by writing full time so, like other contracted authors, coming to the end of a current contract can be a very nerve wracking and daunting time – praying that your previous books have been commercially successful, and hoping that your publisher will like your new ideas enough to contract you for more.

I've been over the moon with how well the first in my new cosy mystery series, The Mystery at Montague House, has performed, but also that so many readers have taken the time to tell me how much they enjoyed it. I absolutely loved writing it, so much so, that I'm really keen to write some more. So, I began to put together some ideas for a new potential series of mysteries and was absolutely overjoyed that my publishers loved the idea of them too, the result of which is that they've contracted me to write four, yes four, new books for them. I couldn't be happier! 

I haven't stopped writing women's fiction titles, so the new contract is in addition, but it's a very exciting new direction for me, and one which I hope will bring my stories to lots of new readers too. 

Just a quick one from me today, but I hope you're all managing to enjoy the weather and have a lovely summer planned. 

As always a huge thank you for continuing to share my writing

journey with me.

So until next time, stay safe, and my very best wishes,

Emma xx