Good morning, everyone. It’s all been a bit of a whirlwind since Monday when Gymslip Bride went live on Kindle.
Right now, I’d like to make a few thank yous.
Firstly, to my wonderful writing buddy and editor, Maureen Cullen, who I simply couldn’t be without, to talented designer Andy Keylock (Marketing Pace) for creating such a wonderful cover. Don’t you think it’s simply the best? Thank you to my lovely ARC readers for taking the time to read the book and providing such brilliant feedback, to all my family and friends for sharing my posts on social media, and to those who’ve already downloaded Gymslip Bride onto their kindles, thank you. I hope you enjoy it.
And a final thank you to all my friends and family who support me through it all. As an independent writer I’m indebted to each and every one of you.
I can’t wait to hear what readers think of Gymslip Bride. If you love saga, love romance, and fancy the idea of stepping back in time to 1948 postwar Liverpool then the chances are you’ll find yourself enjoying Gymslip Bride.
Like all my other books, Gymslip Bride contains themes of friendship, family, and romance, along with breaking the class barrier. What’s different about this book is that it breaks culture barriers too as Talia Cohen (the gymslip bride) falls in love with Finn Marsh, an Irish Catholic. Lots of conflict as you may imagine. The question is, whether the couple are prepared to choose each other over their families.
How do you all feel about playing a little Question and Answer game where you can ask questions about Talia and I’ll answer them providing it’s not giving away any spoilers?
I’ll start. Who is the gymslip bride?
Answer: Talia Cohen. She’s seventeen and works at Lila’s, a travel agents. My late mum’s name was Lila and as she and my late father inspired me to write this story, I decided to name the shop after her and that way, every time I typed it, it was like my mum was alive in the story. Corny, I know, but it helped me.
Anyway, I’m digressing. Talia left school at fourteen as they did in those times. She’s rebellious. A bit of a pattern there with my previous protagonists as Grace Granville from House of Grace trilogy, Rachel Webster from the Woodhaerst, and Zara Wiseman from the Zara timeslip series, have all stood up to their parents.
And now it’s over to you. You might want to ask why she was given this name? Or maybe you’d like to ask something else.
If anyone fancies finding out more about Gymslip Bride, or considering downloading and not quite sure, here’s the link. It’s only on kindle at the moment but the paperback will follow sometime next month. And remember if you have Kindle Unlimited then you can download to read without any further outlay.
I’m looking forward to your questions.
