Cue Trumpets…

Listen up, everyone. I’ve glad tidings of great joy with a tale that proves sometimes, if you wait long enough, things really can have a happy ending. So cue trumpets …

It gives me great pleasure to announce that at long, long last my novel Every Step of the Way is finally being published and set for release 14 April. It’s turned into a double whammy as it’s being published not only as an ebook by one publisher, but also in paperback by another.

It’s taken many years and many false hopes and starts to reach this point and I had decided to self-publish as an ebook and be damned. Have made that decision, I then found ThornBerry Publishing. ThornBerry only publish in ebook form. They are a new UK publisher and my book will be the first they have produced. The guinea pig. But, hey, I don’t mind. They all have to start somewhere.

But the story doesn’t end there. Shortly before Christmas 2011, a fortuitous email crash landed in my inbox offering me the opportunity to have my book published as a paperback through an Arts Council funded scheme if I submitted it before February 2012. I looked into the matter and decided yes, that is what I’m going to do. To see my long-suffering baby in print, proper print, was a dream I thought I would never see some come true. ThornBerry Publishing raised no objection to this, so hey presto and cue the fanfare: Every Step of the Way will be launched in paperback form on an unsuspecting world this April, hopefully to coincide with the ebook launch.

Extract from Every Step of the Way

Terry raised Beth’s chin with his finger until he was looking directly into her eyes. “If your grandmother left that money for you and Mike, then your mother’s right not to use it. It couldn’t have been an easy decision for her to make, but I admire her for it. She has your interests and future at heart. That’s important. Look, let’s go grab a drink before the pubs shut, and see what we can come up with. There has to be some way to sort all this out.”

She fell into step with him as they turned their backs on the river. He surprised her a few steps later by pulling her round into his arms again.

“You could always marry me, you know. Solve all your problems.”

“Was that a proposal or another of your silly jokes? Because either way, it doesn’t help.”

“I mean it, Beth. I’m in love with you. We could run away to Gretna Green.”

She pushed him away. “Don’t be stupid! I’m far too young. And I hardly know you, Terry Gibbs. Plus, neither of us can afford to get married. And then there’s Mum to consider. I couldn’t leave her and—”

“I can wait, Beth, but… well, there’s nothing to stop us getting engaged, is there?”

“Yes. My dad, for one thing. He’d kill me.” She shrugged off his arms, half-laughing, half unsure if he was in all seriousness asking her to marry him.

He pulled her back to him, lowered his lips to hers and whispered, “Kill me, more like.”

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  2. So looking forward to reading it at last! Kindle or paperback – oh, such a nice decision to have to make!
    AliB

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  6. Wonderful news, Kit! And it’s fantastic that it’ll be available in ebook and paperback, so no one has to miss out on being able to get hold of a copy. Congratulations!

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  10. Having just finished the ARC I can say that this book IS a page-turner. It transport the reader back to the 50’s and will rake up a full range of emotions! You must be so excited Kit, counting the days. I’ll be there supporting you all the way. Lx

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