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A wonderfully warm and witty novel from one of our favourite women’s fiction stars. We defy you not to love this.

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With a heroine that you root for this is a sweet read with real heart and soul.

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Eton Mess is mentioned in my new book. It doesn’t look like this. ♥️ . On Weds I went to London to have lunch with my editor and chat about all things Cornish Cream Tea Bus, and this was my pudding. I’m not usually a foodstagrammer, but this looked like a work of art. 🖼 . It was so lovely to get away from my desk for the day, have a great (and very exciting) bookish chat with my editor, and enjoy London in the sunshine. ☀️ . Also, I am getting more and more excited about publication day. I can’t wait for my little bus to drive out into the world! 🚌

Today I am missing this view, but am also excited about the things I am planning and plotting at my desk. 👩🏼‍💻 . I’m also ever so slightly excited that there is only three weeks (and a couple of days) until Don’t Go Baking My Heart is published. 🌟 It is up on Netgalley and the first couple of reviews have been good - I am so happy and relieved! . This is my Tuesday so far. What about yours?

This is a very proud author moment for me, one that I might have had a bit of a cry about. . The wonderful RSPB Minsmere, the Suffolk nature reserve that partly inspired The House of Birds and Butterflies, is now stocking copies in its shop! . Minsmere is a beautiful place, and so important. It protects the local wildlife, manages the habitats and does a huge amount of conservation work, as well as raising awareness. . I feel so touched and humbled that visitors will be able to buy my book there. ❤️ . It is basically bloody brilliant, not to mention a little bit overwhelming. . . . . . #rspb #rspbminsmere #inspiredbynature #naturelover #naturelover💚 #lovenature💚 #naturereserve #naturereserves #uknature #ukwildlife #birdwatchers #birdwatcher #thehouseofbirdsandbutterflies #cressidamclaughlin #proudauthor #authorlife #writerlife #lifeofawriter #authorcommunity #writercommunity #writergram #authorgram #happywriter #overthemoon #authorinspiration #writerinspiration #wildlifeconservation #booklove #lovestorybook #rspblovenature

A Stolen Summer by Allegra Huston. . This wonderfully evocative novel, about a woman embarking on an affair with a younger man, was like nothing I’ve read before. . It is poignant, intimate, heartbreaking and uplifting. I found it hard to put down, and read it late into the night. It’s very intense in places, and not to be at all ambiguous, the ending is ❤️💔😃😭🌹🥀 . Also 🎻🌷 . It’s a beautiful book. . . . . . . #bookinsta #bookaddicts #booksforever #bookster #keepreading #bookaesthetic #addictedtoreading #fortheloveofbooks #fortheloveofreading #bookpost #tbrpile #somanybooks #readthisbook #booksarelife #bookaholics #readinggoals #readallthebooks #Ihavethisthingwithbooks #readforfun #booklifestyle #bookphotograph #readersofinsta #bookstagramgirl #latestread #recommendedreading #storylove #newbookstagram #readingcommunity #bookcoverlove #addictedtoreading

The Day We Meet Again by @wurdsmyth. 📖 . I finished this beautiful book about Phoebe and Sam, their chance meeting at St Pancras Station, and what happens afterwards, last night. It was romantic and heartbreaking and so emotional and, in some places, very, very stressful. 😳 . It is about finding love in unexpected places, giving others - and yourself - a second chance, and besides being brilliantly written and fully squeezing my heart, it is so, so wise. ♥️ . It is one of those books where, writing about it now, 12 hours after finishing it, I have got a lump in my throat. 🥺 . Miranda is not only one of the best writers of uplifting, emotional and romantic fiction around, but she’s the loveliest person, too. She was one of my inspirations when I first started writing, and has supported me from the very beginning. 🌻 . Whenever I read one of Miranda’s books, not only do I get completely swept up by an immersive, magical story, but I feel inspired all over again to try and make my own writing better. 📖 . This book is beautiful, full of love and hope. I am already envious of everyone who has yet to read it. 💞 . . . . . #thedaywemeetagain #mirandadickinson #authorinspiration #writerinspiration #bookreviews #bookrecommendations #bookrecommendation #readthisbook #lovestorybook #amreadingromance #romancebookaddict #romancebookstagram #romancestagram #romancenovels #womensfiction #romancebook #romancebooks #bookaesthetic #bookaesthetics #latestread #bookpost #bookishpost #bookstagramfeatures #readersofig #bibliophiles #readinglife #becauseofreading #unitedbookstagram #epicreads #bookalicious

The first part of my new series is out ONE MONTH TODAY! 🎉 . It’s called Don’t Go Baking My Heart, and is part 1 of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus. 🚌 . I loved writing this book, with its beautiful Cornish setting, characters I care about and - as always - a pretty adorable dog. 🐶 . Here is the blurb: . On your marks, get set… Baking fanatic, Charlie Quilter, still nursing a broken heart, is surprised when her late uncle bequeaths his vintage 1950s Routemaster bus to her in his will. She adored driving around with him in it when she was a child and can’t contemplate selling it. . When Charlie is forced to go on a sabbatical by her boss, her friend Juliette has an exciting idea and suggests Charlie come to stay with her in the picturesque Cornish village of Porthgolow. . Thrilled at the chance of a new start, Charlie packs her spatula, her pinny and her cute dog Marmite onto the bus and they head off for a summer adventure… ☀️ . I am properly excited/terrified/a bundle of nerves about this little bus driving out into the world, but that isn’t a new feeling. I hope that you love Charlie, you love Porthgolow, and you think the hero is 🔥. . . . . . . #authorcommunity #romancestagram #romanceseries #romancewriters #romancewritersofinstagram #amreadingromance #romancebookaddict #romancebookstagram #romancenovels #womensfiction #amwritingromance #romancewriter #romancebook #romancebooks #romancenovel #chicklit #dontgobakingmyheart #cornishcreamteabus #cressidamclaughlin #bookseries #romancebookseries #bookinsta #bookaddicts #booksforever #bookster #keepreading #bookaesthetic #addictedtoreading #fortheloveofbooks #bookmarketing

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