Really looking forward to chatting all things # Fairfax Sisters at the historical romance panel @meetcutefestival 2026!🪭🥰 Meetcute is on 4th July @homefarmglamping in Elstree & you can get 10% with the code BLACKFRIDAY until Sunday 🥳✨

writing can seem hard when you start but once you've written for a little while you learn that it is in fact even harder

Friday research✨

November river✨

when you like books wrapped in brown paper, the faint drum of November rain, deep pockets, quaint bookshops and the soft crunch of leaves underfoot

Thursday research✨

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 555: Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.

writing advice: write the book you want to read writer after 9795 edits: I no longer want to read it

Mid-Josephine proof-read and researching period dress styles for key scenes has to be one of my favourite parts of writing the #FairfaxSisters series!⚔️🪭 What part of writing do you most enjoy? #ThePropositionoftheSeason is coming Feb’26 ✨

when you love cinnamon spice. falling leaves, books in brown paper, cosy jumpers and the faint patter of raindrops as you read

Possibly my best shelfie ever and one for the #writinggoals pin-board! 🤩 Huge thanks @EastGateBookshop for this fabulous pic of my feisty Fairfaxes with some of my all time favourites - weekend made! Josephine's story is coming February 2026... 📚✨

writer: *buys pretty notebook also writer: well this is clearly too pretty to use so I shall stare at it forever instead

November moor✨

when you see an ‘I love you most ardently’ from Mr Darcy and raise it with ‘give me an occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad’ from Colonel Brandon

The Mismatch of the Season in brilliant @raspberrybooks company here tysm @takeshobo_EN! And both Mismatch and Scandal are available to read for free over on KU atm 🤩💫

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.

the charm of a handwritten note in a world full of emails

you know you’re a november bookworm when you like quaint old bookshops, gardens after rain, cosy jumpers, thunderstorms and all kinds of tea

Very happy to introduce Miss Josephine Fairfax and Lord Alistair Huntingly! 📚💫 I’ve just returned copy-edits for The Proposition of the Season, aka Jospehine’s story, and used this new moodboard a lot while drafting and editing. It captures Jo’s world… instagram.com/p/DQyiy3_DNg4/…

when you wake up and realise your book did not edit itself last night despite leaving very clear instructions for it to do so

Novembery✨

And this year we have … pumpkin Darth Vader and Elmo! 🎃👻 No questions are being taken at this time #Halloween2025 #noideaeither

[Squeaks in Brontë Society member]

The very best way to start any week - huge thx from a writer who is currently wading through #regency3 edits! 😅 Josephine’s story is coming Feb’26 but if you’re in need of a feisty regency escape Mismatch is FREE on KU & Scandal paperback has 40%! ⚔️✨

what is writing except rewriting your rewrite’s rewrite?

it is a truth universally acknowledged that ideas are easy but books are hard

Octobery✨

when you like books wrapped in brown paper, raindrops through the trees, amber leaves, golden light and stories of wild heroines by the fire

#Amediting Jospehine’s story coming Feb ‘26 and there *might just be a scene in a orangery and Josephine *might just be wearing the dress below .. I love this part of the process when a story starts to find its own path - which part of the writing process do you like most? ✨

when you just want to disappear into a quaint old bookshop and read all the books by candlelight during a raging thunderstorm

Afantasia is when you can't picture Mickey Mouse dressed as a wizard.

Bookshops really are portals to other worlds so as it’s #nationalbookshopday this weekend I’m celebrating all the local bookshops who’ve been supportive of my Fairfax Sisters series. Huge thanks for all the shelfies, I can’t wait for Josephine to join them in Feb ‘26! 📚✨

when you just want to inhale quaint old books in a quaint old bookshop while listening to the quiet patter of october rain

Somehow it’s 9 months since this disagreeable duo came out in the world?! Huge thx for the support from a writer who has just sent in #regency3 edits! 😅 Josephine’s story is coming Feb’26 but if you’re in need of a feisty regency escape Mismatch is FREE on KU atm! 🎩⚔️✨

It is my momento mori style obligation to remind you that this is not just coming to the uk but is it is already here.

when a bookworm says 'I'll read that next' which actually means they'll read it within 5 to 500 working days

when all you want is to inherit a large and mysterious fortune in order to buy all the books, but you get a monday instead

Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.

when you like books wrapped in brown paper, raindrops through the trees, amber leaves, golden light and stories of wild heroines beside the fire

‘I loved The Scandal of the Season - such a fun sequel featuring more of the feisty Fairfax sisters! As a historical fashion nerd, I very much appreciated the gorgeous descriptions of clothes & the fabulous Parisian setting. Bring on Josephine's story next year!’ … 1/2

being a bookworm is knowing you can just open up a book and find yourself somewhere else any time of the day - real magic✨

Absolutely obsessed with the new Fairfax family tree and artwork thanks to the brilliant wizardry of @onemorechapterhc and @_quinnasaurus original artwork!🤩When I pitched the idea of a feisty & unconventional regency heroine to my agent three years ago .. www.instagram.com/p/DPREja-iLA...

you know you’re an october bookworm when you like quaint old bookshops, morning mists, cosy jumpers, amber light and the crunch of leaves underfoot

Absolutely obsessed with the new Fairfax family tree and artwork thanks to the brilliant wizardry of @onemorechapterhc & @_quinnasaurus original artwork! 🤩When I pitched the idea of a feisty & unconventional regency heroine to my agent three years ago.. www.instagram.com/p/DPREja-iLA...

Huge thanks to the lovely bookselling team @ivybridgebook for ensuring my feisty Fairfaxes are on the table and facing out to the world! Do pop in if you get the chance - it's a wonderful treasure trove! And if you’re in need of a fun regency escape Mismatch is on offer atm!⚔️✨

when you just need an old rambling cottage, a wild heroine, a kettle on the go, and an endless supply of coffee and cake

The Mismatch of the Season in brilliant co here - how many have you read? 🤩 And if you’re in the mood for deceptions, duels, secrets or masquerades Mismatch & Scandal are on offer atm✨ ‘Sparkling, witty & full of heart’ ‘A must buy for fans of Austen, Heyer and Bridgerton’⚔️✨

HUGE thanks @rwilson for taking Sophie Fairfax all the way to the stunning Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles - the setting for one of Sophie’s most scandalous scenes across Paris! 🤩 I can almost glimpse the secrets, duels and masquerades unfolding .. ⚔️🎭 @harpercollins.bsky.social

when you like mists, amber sunsets, cosy jumpers, long walks and watching the way the leaves fall

Huge thanks to the lovely bookselling team @ivybridgebooks for facing my feisty Fairfaxes out to the world! Do pop in if you get the chance - it's a wonderful treasure trove! And if you’re in need of a fun regency escape Mismatch is on offer through September! ⚔️✨