Paint Me a Picture.
Aged 53, Mavis is finally free of Mother and able to live her own life. First, she has to learn how - and others have to die.
103, 000 Complete.
Update Mavis was originally created for a short story - that story has been bought by Fiction 365.Read it here.
A Year and a Day. Romance.
A visit to a gypsy fortune teller affects the lives of two friends. Stella, a sceptic, tries to prevent the gypsy's words becoming true. Her best friend, Daphne, works equally hard to realise her own promised future. A year and a day later the gypsy's letter reveals a truth that neither of them had expected.
The story is set in and around the florist's shop in which Stella works and Trio, an Italian restaurant where Daphne is head chef.
58,000 Complete Romance
Leave Nothing But Footprints.
Jess has to spend a couple of weeks in a campervan with Elliot, a gorgeous photographer, in order to study photography. At first it's just the pictures she passionate about, but soon her felings for him develop. He doesn't seem interested in her and expects her to work - two new experiences for Jess.
55, 000-ish Romance. At first draft stage.
Escape to the Country 57,000 Crime/Romance
Leah is accused of a crime she didn't
commit. Dumped by Adam, the man she planned to marry, she escapes to
Aunt Jayne's smallholding in the Kent village of Winkleigh Marsh.
Heartbroken and homeless, she strives to clear her name and deal with
her emotions.
Jayne treats Leah's unhappiness with
herbal remedies, cowslip wine and common sense in equal measure. In
return Leah works hard for the delicious home-cooked meals they
share. She wrestles with sheep, breaks nails and gets stuck in the
mud - learning as much about herself as she does about farming. Soon
Leah is happy milking cows, mucking out pigs and falling halfway in
love with Duncan, a dishy tractor driver.
Back in London, steps are being taken
to investigate what's happened to the missing money. It looks as
though the real embezzler must soon be unmasked and Leah will have to
chose between resuming her old life or starting a new one.
That's when her problems really start.
Here's how I felt when I got the news.
