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The book is here!

Yay! The Sandalwood Box arrived from the printers on Wednesday night. The wait is nearly over for all those who are dying for the next installment of Briony and Gryff's adventures. What happens when they go to ancient Persia searching for Briony's grandfather? And who is Sisygambis? She lives in the sandalwood box and she is TROUBLE!

The Sandalwood Box at the next Handmade Expo

I thought you might like to have a sneak peek at the front cover design of The Sandalwood Box, the third book in my series about Briony and her dragon Gryff. I had a lot of fun working with local illustrator and cartoonist Trevor Salter and I think he has done a great job. Some of you might be familiar with Trev's own books in the Monsters Galore series.

The Sandalwood Box is another big adventure for Briony and Gryff as they venture into ancient times in search of Briony's grandfather. And, if you think that really big bird is a worry, wait until you meet Sisygambis the bad fairy who lives in the sandalwood box.

I am looking forward to having the book available for sale on The Book Ladies stall at The Handmade Expo on Saturday 16th October. If you can't wait, or you can't be there to buy your copy, email me.

Stall at the Handmade Expo

Yesterday Sandi and I had a stall at the Handmade Expo in the Ipswich Showgrounds. We also launched my new book Blood on the Snow, a murder mystery about a helicopter crash in the Antarctic.
The best part of the day for me was when a young woman came up to the stall and bought a copy of the new book, plus a copy of Seeking Sarah which was released seven years ago and is now almost out of print.
She said, 'I love this book,' and I said, 'Have you read it before?' She replied, 'Yes, I borrowed it out of the library.'
I was just so thrilled that someone who had read my book quite a few years ago remembered it so well she bought her own copy.
That is the beauty of self-publishing and selling books directly to the readers. You get great feed back and, hopefully, the reader comes back for another book.
The next Expo in Ipswich will be on Saturday 17 August at the Turf Club at Bundamba. It will be a bigger venue and a bigger market, so it should be great. In the meantime, Sandi and I will have to learn how to put up a tent!