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Lizzie’s new novel – Harper’s Highland Fling

Lizzie’s new novel – Harper’s Highland Fling

Nov 20

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HIP HIP HOORAY – IT’S PUBLICATION DAY

my gorgeous cover courtesy of Gail Bradley and Stuart McIntyre

Light the blue touch paper and stand well back

I’m really thrilled to be able to share Harper’s Highland Fling with you. Within a day of publication it reached #1 spot in ‘hot new releases’ and (briefly) #1 in Scottish Historical Romance – happy days.

It’s been a tough year for all of us with the pandemic breathing down our necks and to make things worse, my home town of Leicester has been in lockdown since the beginning of June. Seriously. So it was a blessed relief to be able to lose myself in my novel and join Harper and Rocco on their road trip as they set out to track down Pen and Ariel and bring them home. This is my sixth novel and I hope, by the time you reach the end of this post, you’ll be tempted to download it.

Here’s the BLURB

  • A classic Land Rover
    A classic Land Rover
  • Rocco rides a classic motorbike
    Rocco rides a classic motorbike
I DON’T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY BUT A CLASSIC LANDROVER AND MOTOR CYCLE FEATURE AS CHARACTERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT IN MY NOVEL

I wanted to incorporate the notion of a road trip featuring the uptight head of a federation of failing primary schools, a bohemian garage owner with a tragic past and a couple of teenagers who couldn’t understand why going AWOL might upset their responsible adults. Sound familiar? I take them on a road trip from the toe of Cornwall to Plockton in the beautiful west highlands of Scotland – stopping off at Bristol, Leicester (where else?), Penrith, and Gretna Green. I’ve travelled that route many times so I was able to get out all my old photos and have my own private road trip. As for the uptight headmistress – I wonder who she was based on ?

  • Heron Croft - the hero's family home
    Heron Croft – the hero’s family home
  • View of Loch Carron from Heron Croft's garden
    View of Loch Carron from Heron Croft’s garden
  • The front door to Heron Croft
    The front door of Heron Croft
  • The decking at the end of Heron Croft's garden
    The decking at the end of Heron Croft’s garden
  • Heron Croft's garden and view towards Harbour Street
    Heron Croft’s garden and view towards Harbour Street
  • Cordyline Australis which grows on the shores of Loch Carron
    Cordyline Australis which grows on the shores of Loch Carron
  • flotsam and jetsam collected on the fore shore and displayed on window ledges
    flotsam and jetsam collected on the fore shore and displayed on window ledges
  • Plockton Station from where Harper heads south
    Plockton Station from where Harper catches her train back to England
I made a note of this in case I decide to return to the teaching profession
This garage in the Cairngorms was the inspiration behind AULD BAXTER’S garage in Plockton.

Click on this link to be taken straight to my Amazon page where you can read an extract/share/buy a copy. Or, if you prefer to order a signed copy click here. Above all, enjoy your trip to Scotland and please leave a review on Amazon. A review really helps an indie author to stand out on the ‘Zon.

To celebrate the launch of Harper’s Highland Fling I’ve organised a GIVEAWAY for newsletter subscribers. All you have to do is subscribe to my newsletter and follow the instructions there for a chance to win a signed copy of Harper’s Highland Fling and magnetic bookmark, a FREE kindle download of Harper’s Highland Fling, a gorgeous notebook, shortbread Scottie dogs (!) or Emma Ball notelets. The newsletter will be sent out on Monday 30th November – St Andrew’s Day, of course.

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