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Hi Friends,

May was mostly a writing month for me punctuated by reading and Netflix. I absolutely adored The Widows of Malabar Hill, the launch of Sujata Massey's "Perveen Mistry" mystery series set in 1920s Bombay and centered on a lady lawyer-cum-sleuth. Further to female lawyers in history, I binged all three seasons of "The Law According to Lydia Poët," a dramatization of the real-life struggles of Italy's first female lawyer.

We wrapped the month with a fun beach weekend with friends including writer pal Finola Austin. If you haven't yet read Finola's brilliant novel, Brontë's Mistress, based on the real-life May-December affair between Branwell Brontë (yes, those Brontës) and Lydia Robinson, fix that here.

Sizzling Summer Giveaway!

Meet me at the American Historical Novels' Sizzling Summer Giveaway on June 20th. Comment on my post and be entered to win two Spotify copies of the IRISH EYES audiobook. To participate, join the AHNS Facebook page.

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Father's Day is Sunday, June 21st and books make great gifts! My WW2 set novel, STARDUST, is a particular favorite with dads. Below is the shortlist of where to get it and IRISH EYES, including signed copies.

STARDUST is available wherever books are sold, including:

IRISH EYES is available wherever books are sold, including these online and brick-and-mortar booksellers.

Happy Father's Day!

Hope

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