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My new novel, The Dish, is a romantic comedy about a  relationship between a restaurant critic and a chef, but the main love affair  — as in all my books —  is  with food. In […]

My Writing Room I wrote my first novel, DREAMING OF A STRANGER, in the garage of my house in Clontarf. The conversion job on the garage, which was done by the previous owners, was very […]

Wherever you see the GH Reader Recommended Books logo, you can be sure the title has been read and recommended by women just like you. Here are just a few of our books which have […]

We’re delighted to have a number of our authors shortlisted for this year’s RNA Awards. The Contemporary Romantic Novel category is for mainstream romantic novels set post-1960 and includes chick lit. Lucy Dillon, A Hundred […]

Whilst I occasionally aspire to a writing room which is a calm, neutral space with a beautiful, bare desk, truth be told I have some way to go to achieve it. My room is a […]

My dream holiday destination… The Galapagos Islands. Not only to see the amazing animals and birds, but to actually be where Darwin was when he formed his most important theories. My guilty pleasure… Reading in […]