Cathy Cassidy comp winners!

Sorry to keep you all on tenterhooks! Cathy has now picked the winners of her Marshmallow Skye comp, and they are: Maia Quail Jade Butterworth Srushti Vasani Congratulations to you three! Books will be with you very soon! Continue reading →

Stupid things you have done! (Or is it just me who does stupid things?!)

Last time I posted I mentioned that my laptop was being repaired and I was computer-less. Well, guess what? I got my laptop back and I immediately did the most stupid thing in the history of the world. I put it on top of my car while I put my shopping bags into the car … Continue reading →

GLITTER WINNERS! X

The five lucky lucky people to win signed copies of Kate Maryon’s, GLITTER are… Kulsuma Begum, Heather Simpson, Maia Quail, Amy-Anne Williams, Laura Harrison.   CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! I’ll post your books out very, very soon!  xxx Continue reading →

Winners!

First five names out of the hat are Sarah Broadhurst, Cammy Harley, Lisa Rowles, Leah Auty and Oreolu Grillo – signed copies of ‘How to get what you want, by Peony Pinker’ will be winging their way to you next week, just as soon as I get home from my minibreak in London! Continue reading →

Around The World in 18 Days…

OK, my book tour for Marshmallow Skye isn’t actually ‘all around the world,’ but right now it feels like it! It’s not QUITE 18 days long either – let’s settle on 16 – but it feels pretty epic to me! I’ve been from the south coast to Wales, the South West to the North East… … Continue reading →

Don’t forget David Almond!

Don’t forget David Almond’s live web-talk TOMORROW at 11am! Click on this link to watch! Continue reading →

A Serious Topic – Bullying

Girls Heart Books is usually light-hearted and fun but, just for once, I thought I would post a more serious blog. Recently I’ve come across several books that feature bullying, and it’s something I included in my own book, Coping with Chloe, though it wasn’t the main theme. So, first of all, a question. What … Continue reading →

Birthday Party Horrors

Birthdays have been on my mind a lot lately: a week ago my son turned 15, and two days ago my daughter turned 18!! She is simultaneously delighted and horrified: delighted that she can now order drinks in a pub, horrified that she’s supposed to know enough about grown-up stuff to vote. I seem to … Continue reading →

I remember…

I remember, I remember The house where I was born… This isn’t actually the house where I was born. It’s in a town called Blois, in France, and is a cafe, but I think it would have been amazing to have lived here as a child. And it’s called Sherazade…but that’s another story… My mother … Continue reading →

Bansi O’Hara winners!

A big thank to this week’s guest blogger, John Dougherty – and to all who entered his brilliant BANSI O’HARA AND THE BLOODLINE PROPHECY giveaway. And now the important bit: the winners are… ♥ Eabha Magorrian ♥ Sampavi Premendra ♥ Chloe Smith ♥ Congrats! And don’t forget to check the Competitions page on Monday, when … Continue reading →