Hello, lovely readers!

I am in awe that my completed works on Wattpad have quite a few engaged readers:

* ‘An Affair at Apsley House’ is in the top five of the 19th-century hashtag.

* I don’t think ‘A Ball at Basildon Park’ has ever gone higher than #20 on the sailor hashtag

* ‘A Chemistry at Cross Keys’ has great placement in renovation, tavern, and peerage hashtags

I am republishing Books A & B on Draft2Digital, so I will be taking them down from Wattpad, though keeping the first six chapters as a teaser to purchase (another marketing tool? On the SPA Girls Podcast, Emilia Rose discusses her Wattpad journey to six figures!).

I will also be publishing Book C for the first time on Draft2Digital, as that is ready to go. I plan to market on IG, Pinterest, and YouTube. I have a FB page set up, but I think I’ll only cross-post from my IG. Below are my new book covers. What do you think? I used Adobe Creative Cloud products.

A great way to help authors get their book to reach more people is to comment, rate, and subscribe. Some people might be shy, but even a follow goes a long way. I love any feedback, except trolling, of course. As authors, we must lean on each other for support.

Lily Hill’s story (she’s a side character in the third book, ‘A Consort at Cross Keys’) is complete! I’ve sent it off to my Beta Readers/editors to get feedback before I publish wide. This is only a novella, so I plan to give it away for free with a newsletter signup. Originally, it was supposed to be a holiday romance, but because it’s less than 75% set during Christmastide, the main trope is now Second Chance Romance, which means I might have to change the name of ‘A Christmastide Vow’: https://www.wattpad.com/story/402259439-a-christmastide-vow-a-z-of-romance-regency-raven

Anyone else watching DWTS this year? I’m totally team Andy, Dylan, and Robert! If it really is based on public scores, I think Robert is the most likely to win, though Alix and Whitney’s social media is growing rapidly. It’s Andy’s birthday on the 28th, which is the same day as the Halloween episode, so make sure you give him some love and vote for him.

I’ve received four new foster kittens, all aged 3 weeks today! They came to me at one week, so it’s been a bit tiring feeding them every three hours, but they are gaining lots of weight and starting to become more active. I keep them until 8 weeks before being sent for adoption opportunities. Fostering gives me a sense of purpose and fulfillment. What’s your purpose?

Until next time…MNP xx