Release day and an anniversary!

Yesterday was the release day for Murder Most British, the third in my Secret Detective Agency series.HERE A release day is a cause for celebration on its own but for me it was extra special. It was also 7 years since I retired from nursing to fulfil a life long dream of becoming a fulltime author. It was scary, I was leaving a lifetime in my profession to start something new. I had enough money to last me for the nex three months and a small pension in case I failed. It was a new writing name too and a new genre. A new publisher, agent and editor. I did a marketing course to gain my level 2 certificate since I had no clue what I was doing in the brave new fast paced social media world. I also thought that if it all went wrong I would have a qualification to prove an old dog can learn new tricks. Since then it's been a crazy ride. There was covid and the world shut down. I lost both my parents and had to deal with months of estate care and worry. We moved house from the Black Country to Devon to a house that needed work. We took my mother in law with us since she needed care so we sold two houses. 3 months in our new home and storms bought down the gable end of the house so we had to evacuate while it was all rebuilt. My middle daughter got married and I became a grandmother - twice. My eldest daughter got engaged. I had surgery again. I wrote twenty-eight books in two series to date. Translated into six languages, best sellers in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Germany. I've been on panels, attended festivals, done things that scared me half to death! Seeing Murder Most British release was a true celebration and also a thanks to everyone who has been on this journey with me. My family, especially my husband, we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary this year. My children and their lovely partners and families. My friends who have been by my side through it all, many of them for most of my life. My new friends here in Devon, my wonderful supportive fellow authors. My agent, Kate, who has been my staunchest supporter for years. My incredible publisher, Bookouture and my editors, Emily, Maisie and Cerys, all of team Kitty who are now also team Jane. And a special heartfelt thank you to my readers, for buying the books, reading them, requsting them at your libraries, sending me lovely notes, leaving wonderful reviews. It keeps me going when things aren't easy.Thank you, all of you and for celebrating Murder most British with me!