Point of Ignition: Where the Great Fire of London REALLY Started

For precisely 350 years, everyone in England believed that Pudding Lane was THE London hotspot—the place, on the property of Thomas Farriner’s bakery, that the Great Fire of London sparked. Then a historian and House of Commons Clerk said nope, not so. Yes, the Great Fire began—as generations of British school children had learned—on the…

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And By Fire Book Trailer Reveal

Thrilled to share the book trailer for my upcoming novel, And by Fire! I have goosebumps! How about you? And by Fire releases in  less than 2 months (May 10, 2022), but you can pre-order your copy now wherever books are sold—including SIGNED copies from my exclusive source, Bards Alley (a women owned Indie bookstore).…

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A Flat with a View: Ni’s place in Bankside

In And by Fire DI Nigella Parker enjoys a posh lifestyle. Not, to be clear, on her salary from the City Police of London (I am writing fiction, not fantasy), but because she comes from a wealthy, Oxbridge educated family. Central to her daily life is a flat in Bankside purchased with money inherited from…

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