Perhaps you've been reading from day one. Perhaps you've only just discovered one of my chapters. The Reading Room is where you dip in, dip out or binge read, fall into a story and stay a while. Either way, I am happy to have you here.

Jess thought she was just James’ plus-one for the evening. But between Charlotte’s barbs, Fredric’s teasing and a walk back to the hotel that turns into a champagne and wine fuelled frolic, it is beginning to look like something out of a movie scene. Sweet Mustard Night is messy, witty and thoroughly irresistible.

The changes coming for UK passport holders travelling to Europe. What ETIAS, EES and the UK ETA mean for your 2025–2026 trips. Costs, start dates and how to prepare for smooth border crossings.

Coffee dates are the source of stories belonging only to you. HR Higgins, a Duke Street treasure, offers decades of craft in a quiet, below-street retreat.

Jessica only expected fine wine and polite conversation. Instead, she found herself in four-inch heels, being dragged into a tray dance.

They didn’t care about the sex of the child. Only that they’d be healthy, strong, have two hands to hold and maybe agree with their mother that their father doesn’t know good music. When The Rhythm Changes

Seven years, yes, I stayed the course in this my creative outlet. Somewhere in there trying to keep in touch with algorithms, SEO's and outdated links but here we are celebrating a seven year blogiversary.

Discovered on its very second day, Hide & Seek Café Bar with its own exclusive blend of coffees, pastries and weekend cocktails in a not-so-hidden city spot.

The coffee machine clicks off behind me. Outside, a gull cuts across the horizon and the air smells faintly of seaweed and someone else’s...