Hello! (and welcome to all my new subscribers! It's lovely to have you join us 😊)
I hope you're keeping well and have been enjoying some time outdoors, wherever you are in the world. Here in Perth, we're just coming to the end of winter and Muesli & I've been busy-busy-busy in the garden!
Unlike many other parts of the world, winter in Western Australia is when the garden comes alive, because it's when temperatures are lovely & cool (it's like an English spring!) and we get most of our rain for the year. The plants recover and regrow after suffering through our hot, harsh summers. In fact, most of the native plants only flower in winter, so it's a season of lush green & vivid colours.
It's also the busiest time in my gardening calendar as I need to rush to plant, divide, transplant, add compost & manure, and mulch everything before Spring and the hot weather arrives again.
But don't worry - I haven't been spending ALL my time in the garden! 😉 I've also started work on my next book (an Oxford Tearoom Mystery) and am currently busy researching & plotting that too!
Audiobook lovers will be delighted to hear that SALTED CARAMEL SORCERY, the latest Bewitched by Chocolate story is now available in audio as well! You can pick it up from:
(* the audiobook doesn't seem to be listed on Apple yet but it should be available there soon)
And just in case you missed it, here are the ebook and paperback links again:
GIVEAWAY: Win the whole Bewitched by Chocolate series & luxury Godiva chocolates!
To celebrate the new release, I'm offering the chance to win the WHOLE Bewitched by Chocolate series in paperback! That's all 7 books currently in the series so far (and you can choose one to be a signed copy) - PLUS a gift box of luxurious Godiva chocolates
There will also be 3 runners-up who will each win a signed paperback copy of the latest release, SALTED CARAMEL SORCERY.
To enter, just CLICK HERE and answer 2 simple questions.
DEADLINE: Sunday 12th Sep 2021
Good luck!
The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries... "en français"!
I'm very excited to share that the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries will soon be published in French! Yup, I've been busy behind the scenes coordinating the translation of the French editions and the first book in the series (A Scone To Die For) will be releasing soon.
Here's a first peek at the covers!
As you can see, the French title of the book is: Chou à la crim’ - which is a play on the words of the original French term: "chou à la crème" (choux cream buns) and the French word for crime (same spelling as in English: "crime") 😉. Like with the
English editions, I've tried to find titles which are puns on words to do with crime + tea or baking... a bit of a tall order, especially in another language, but it's been a fun challenge!
The French series name is: Les Thés meurtriers d’Oxford, which roughly translates to "The Deadly Teas of Oxford". There was no direct translation for "tearoom", you see ("café" isn't quite right!) - but I like this; I think it has a great ring to it! 😊
And I have a special favour to ask my French-speaking readers! Would any of you like to read an advance copy and leave a review on Amazon FR? It would be a HUGE help with the launch of this first book, as the French audience is new for me and my books are still unknown there. It doesn't
have to be long - just a couple of lines saying what you enjoyed about the story & characters. But you would need to have an account with Amazon France and be able to post a review there. If you're interested, please hit 'Reply' to this email and let me know. Thank you! ❤️
Oh, before I go, I must show you these photos! My roses have just had their big annual prune - which is always a bit heartrending as winters are so mild & sunny here in Perth, plants never really go dormant and continue to flower year round. So it's always a challenge to grit your teeth and prune a big shrub bursting with blooms down into short stumps, plus strip off all the
leaves. Behold my beautiful 'Lady of Shalott' rose, reduced to a shadow of her normal self... 😉
But it's important to "force" the roses to have a rest, otherwise they would exhaust themselves flowering all year and we wouldn't have the wonderful big "spring flush". Plus the one silver lining is lots of roses for the house! 😁 Normally, one can never bear to cut too many flowers off
the bushes, but now, any flowers left would be pruned off and end up in the compost heap anyway! Here are some of the blooms that were salvaged from 'Lady of Shalott'. We enjoyed these in the house for days!
Thanks for reading - talk soon!
Hsin-Yi
(H.Y. Hanna)
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