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Indie Lit Con - Manchester 2026

Indie Lit Con - Manchester 2026

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Cover reveal. Do you love it? Thank you JOFFE BOOKS

Have you got your copy? Murder in the New Town is out now! tinyurl.com/4sxpy9dx DI Hunter Wilson is dragged from bed by a call in the early morning. A young woman has been found dead In the flat that is the home of his own son. #crimefiction #crimefictionbooks #thrillers #mysteries #edinburgh

It is my pleasure to welcome Cassidy Reyne back to the blog today to talk about romance novels and the public perception of this genre. www.valpenny.com/post/insulti... #romance #romancereads #romancebooks #womensfiction #cassidyreyne

Insulting Romance by Cassidy Reyne

It is my great pleasure to welcome fellow author Cassidy Reyne back to the blog today. We will both be attending Authors in Wonderland in Nottingham on 25th July and hope to see you there.Here she giv...

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I have a chance to tell you about Murder in the New Town, my novel published by JOFFE BOOKS and available on 24th June. You can read about it here: www.valpenny.com/post/murder-... #crimefiction #thrillers #mysterythriller #mysteries #edinburgh

Murder in the New Town

I am excited to be able to tell you about my novel, Murder in the New Town, published by Joffe Books which will be available to buy soon. It is set in 2013 shortly after Police Scotland was created. P...

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I welcome author MA Knights to the blog this week where he explains his love of the horror genre. www.valpenny.com/post/the-joy... #horrorfiction #horrorgenre #books #readers #fiction

The Joy of Horror by M.A. Knights

I am pleased to welcome Martin Knights to the blog today to dicuss his love of the horror genre. Martin is an attending author at Authors in Wonderland the amazing book event taking place in Nottingha...

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You can read my interview with Marsali Taylor about her new book Death in a Shetland Family. www.valpenny.com/post/death-i... #crimefiction #crimethrillers #shetland #scotland #marsalitaylor

Death in a Shetland Family

It is lovely to welcome author Marsali Taylor back to the blog to discuss her writing and, particularly, her new book Death in a Shetland Family. I am grateful to Lynsey Adams of Reading Between the L...

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I share an extract from Murder in Edinburgh on my blog today. www.valpenny.com/post/murder-... #crimefiction #thrillers #mysteries #dihunterwilson #edinburgh

Murder in Edinburgh

My novel, Murder in Edinburgh, was published by Joffe Books on 13th May. In case you haven't read it yet I wanted to share a little bit of it with you, to entice you into DI Hunter's World. In this sc...

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🌟Cover Reveal🌟 Isn’t it beautiful? Follow DI Hunter Wilson and his team - Preorders coming! Thanks to JOFFE BOOKS. #crimefiction #mystery #thrillers #edinburgh #dihunterwilson

Read about author Eve L. Mitchell, her love of writing and books on my blog today. www.valpenny.com/post/morally... #paranormal #romancebooks #books #readers #glasgow

Morally Grey Men, Magic, and Making It Up as I Go Along by Eve L. Mitchell

I welcome romance author Eve L. Mitchell to the blog today to discuss her writing and books as she gets ready to attend Authors Invade Scotland at the Golden Jubilee Hotel in Clydebank near Glasgow ne...

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Read about books set in Glasgow by author Shana Frost in the article on my blog today. You can read the article here: www.valpenny.com/post/fall-in... #glasgow #scotland #books #readers

Fall in Love on Glasgow’s Gritty Streets by Shana Frost

Shana is one of the authors attending Authors Invade Glasgow at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel in Clydebank near Glasgow on 27th June 2026, so I am delighted that she has agreed to share with us ...

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Who’s coming to London Book Bonanza this weekend? Let me know if you can stop by my stall and say ‘Hi!’ #bookbonanza #booksbooksbooks #crimefiction #london #england

Exciting times! Today - order your copy of Murder in Edinburgh - A tartan noir thriller - It’ll land on your kindle tomorrow. Get it now! #crimefiction #crimethrillers #dihunterwilson #edinburgh #scotland

Let me tell you about ‘Murder in Edinburgh’ in the new article on my blog. It’s my novel published by JOFFE BOOKS @joffebooks.bsky.social www.valpenny.com/post/murder-... The book is available to preorder. tinyurl.com/2jew8yfm #crimefiction #murderinedinburgh #crimethrillers #edinburgh #scotland

Murder in Edinburgh

I suppose your first book is a bit like your first child, a thing of awe and wonder and you never really understand how you got it into the world.My first novel, which had the working title of Sins of...

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📚Hooray📚 My new book is on Amazon for preorder tinyurl.com/2jew8yfm to be published by JOFFE BOOKS @joffebooks.bsky.social on 13th May. MURDER IN EDINBURGH an absolutely gripping Scottish crime mystery (Detective Hunter Wilson Mysteries Book 1) 🥳Exciting times!🥳

I’ll be here - will you? Let me know which of my bookish buddies will stop by to chat at London Book Bonanza next month.

The new article on my blog today contains advice about pitching your book to an agent. (It is equally relevant to pitching to a small publisher.) www.valpenny.com/post/pitchin... #pitching #manuscripts #books #agents #publishing

Pitching Your Manuscript to an Agent

Let me preface this article by staing the obvious! Agents are individuals and their opinion is just one opinion. (Although I appreciate that when you've been on the receiving end of several rejections...

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Hunter’s Festival - A sneak peak from the beginning of my new crime thriller coming soon from Joffe Books. www.valpenny.com/post/hunter-... #dihunterwilsoncrimethrillers #crimethrillers #crimefiction #huntersfestival #edinburgh

Hunter's Festival - an Extract

I have now finished the manuscript of the next DI Hunter Thriller.I wanted to treat you all to a short excerpt from near the beginning of the book. Please let me know if you enjoy it.The ExtractChapte...

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Fancy a discount? So excited for Authors in Wonderland this year! It’s going to be amazing! Hope you can join us 😍 www.WonderlandBookSigning.co.uk #booksigning #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #wonderland2026 #bookevent

This summer I am thrilled to have been invited to spend my time amongst many talented and bestselling authors meeting excited and voracious readers. Where will I meet you? Glasgow, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, London, Hull? Do stop by and say ‘Hi!’ - and if you don’t have tickets - get them now!

Window shopping for a new watch for Tim Myerscough in Heathrow Airport. Amazing how much attention I get when I have his unlimited budget. I might buy him Bvlgari Octo Finissimo this in my next book. Only £12,300 What do you think? #watch #shopping #characterdevelopment

You can read my article 'Routes to Publication Part II' on the More Than Writers blog today. Unpublished authors may find it useful. Find it here: www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed... #publication #books #authors #writers

Something new is coming… 🌿 A place filled with winding country roads, cozy shops, lakeside sunsets, and stories waiting to be told. More soon. But you might want to join the front porch reader group…https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1PoSgfbnHF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Happy International Women’s Day! #internationalwomensday2026

Who is coming to Authors Invade Scotland? If you like mystery, romance and great crime fiction - Make sure you stop by my stall to chat books and take the chance to win one! See you in Scotland! #authorsinvadescotland #glasgow #scotland #booksbooksandmorebooks #booksigningevent

Happy World Book Day! What are you reading?

When you’re writing one book, editing another and prepping a third for publication…! #crimefiction #crimethrillers #scotland #dihunterwilsoncrimethrillers #dsjanerenwickthrillers

Catch up with author Jane Walters and her new book Bless the Work of our Hands on my blog today. www.valpenny.com/post/intervi... #books #crafts #readers #faith

Interview with Jane Walters

Jane Walters is a very busy lady! Not only is she an author whose new book, Bless The Work Of Our Hands just launched last week, but she is also, amongst other things, Chair of the Association of Chri...

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Read the gripping extract from If I Were You by Helen Matthews @helenmatthews.bsky.social on my blog today. www.valpenny.com/post/if-i-we... #books #crimefiction #readers

If I Were You – by Helen Matthews

There are some authors whose books you just know you are going to love. For me, Helen Matthews is one such writer and so I am thrilled that she has been willing to share an extract of her new book, If...

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