Author Barbara Havelocke | Barbara Copperthwaite
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Gothic historical thriller ESTELLA'S REVENGE out now! Also writes No 1 Amazon bestselling psychological thrillers. Agent @emily_glenister
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Miss Havisham, the bitter jilted bride, is an enduring literary antagonist. Her adopted daughter Estella has been almost an afterthought. Until now. Will she step out into the light? Or embrace the darkness inside her?
Buy now!
#estellasrevenge
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I want to wish everyone a happy birthday today, because it’s my 50th and I’d really love everyone to have a great day 💝
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Just finished my embroidery. It’s my first attempt and I’m rather pleased with it!
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I really want this mug 😂😂😂
John M. Floyd is chatting on SleuthSayers today about yours truly!
Cheers!
#review
#CrimeFiction
#MYSTERY
#magazine
#shortstories
#amwriting
#amreading
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I've done it. I've sent my book to my editor. Two long years since my last manuscript was completed, & after honestly believing illness might stop me ever writing a book again, I've finally done it. Feel weird, like I can't actually believe it...
#WritingCommunity
#Writer
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Just realised I've now sold over 300,000 copies of my books. Not bad considering I went into this expecting to sell 10.
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I've absolutely over the moon to join
@DHHlitagency
&
@emily_glenister
It feels incredible to be part of their team, and I'm already so impressed with Emily. Here's to an exciting, book-filled future! 🎉📚✨
A very warm welcome to new client
@BCopperthwait
, who joins
@emily_glenister
’s list.
Barbara is the author of psychological thrillers as well as the recently released gothic novel, ESTELLA’S REVENGE, under the pen-name Barbara Havelocke.
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I’ve been holding my breath while waiting to hear back from my editor. It’s been two years since I last wrote a book thanks to illness. So what did she say? SHE LOVES IT! The relief!
#WritingCommunity
#writerslife
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Ah, Springwatch it’s so good to have you back. You’re exactly what I need right now. So many of us have found solace in nature over the past months ❤️ 🌱
@BBCSpringwatch
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A third company has approached me asking for an early copy of Estella, with a view to adapting it for film or tv 🤞It's amazing! Especially considering I don't even have an agent! So the moral is, even if you don't have an agent, dreams may come true 🤞
#writerslife
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Happy birthday to me. So this is what 48 looks like. Seems okay! Think I’ll stick with it for the rest of the year.
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Publication day is finally here! How happy am I?! If you want to look as happy as me read my psychological thriller, The Perfect Friend 😊
Amazon:
iBookstore:
Kobo:
Googleplay:
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My 82-year-old mum decorated her bathroom - painting, beading, gilding, putting up shelving all herself. I honestly think it beats anything I’ve seen so far on Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr.
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✨🖤OUT NOW🖤✨
You know Miss Havisham.
The world’s most famous jilted bride.
This is her daughter’s story.
🖤✨ESTELLA’S REVENGE✨🖤
‘Dazzling, gothic & unnerving’
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@DMan1504
BUY NOW
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She’s here!
The gorgeous copies of Estella’s Revenge have arrived! Eye-catching, beautiful, dark and dangerous, just like Estella. I am full to overflowing with happiness!
PS - if you’d love a copy, preorder here:
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Finally I can talk about this! My big news is out! Estella's Expectations is a 'chilling, darkly inventive origins story' I can't wait to share with you.
Hera acquires two Dickens-inspired novels by Havelocke
#HistoricalFiction
#BookTwitter
@HeraBooks
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How great is this? People are queuing up to get into Kings Heath Library to protest against its closure. They’re staging a Read In. Come and join us!
#saveourlibrary
#Birmingham
@heath_kings
@FriendsOfKHLib
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Sarah Lancashire's award is so richly deserved. I'm tempted to watch Happy Valley (for the hundredth time, possibly) because she and the entire cast are so wonderful, the script so well written, the plotting and pacing perfection, and the shots beautifully done.
The winner of Drama Performance is Sarah Lancashire, a huge congratulations to your winner! ✨
#NTAs2023
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@emily_glenister
I bought a proper camera and go for walks, taking photographs of nature. When I get home I'll often do drawings from the photographs. I live in Birmingham, so walk in local parks and the photos are often birds or insects, but this one is a rabbit from a walk in the countryside.
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Wow! Overnight this happened: I’m No 4 in Psychological Fiction & just outside the Top 100 overall in the USA 🇺🇸🎉😊
Thanks!
'Will have you looking over your shoulder & under your bed' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Buy here:
@bookouture
#mustread
#ebook
#amreading
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*Fans self* Here it is! The stunning cover for my new psychological thriller, THE PERFECT FRIEND. What do you think?
Out on July 5th, you can pre order your copy today!
Amazon:
@bookouture
@GregoryCoAgents
#crimefiction
#thriller
#mustread
#TBRList
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No filter or editing needed on this sunset last night in Tynemouth.
Ps - it was taken through a window. The weird green-ish bits are reflected lighting inside, not spacecraft…
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I’ve just realised… Today is the first day I can say: ‘My book is out this week.’
This week!!!
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Unfortunately I’ve tested positive after Harrogate, so please be aware if I’ve had contact with you. I knew it was a risk by attending, especially as I’ve immune system issues, so I’m keeping everything crossed.
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I've just run around the room swearing at the top of my voice in excitement because of an email I've just received. I can't say any more than that apart from...if this actually happens it will be the single biggest thing to have happened in my entire life!!!!!
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The other day I felt sad while reading
@thebookseller
article: Frankfurt 2023 Agents' Hotlists.
'Good luck to them. Wish that was me,' I sighed, and stopped reading.
Imagine my surprise this morning when I came across my own book on the list!
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Woo hoo! I'm so excited to share this news with everyone! 🥂😃😃 I can't believe I've joined the fabulous
@bookouture
!
SO FREAKING EXCITED to tell you that we have a new member of the family!
Welcome to Bookouture
@BCopperthwait
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This time last year I felt like I’d never finish writing my book. Now I’ve got a great publisher, Estella’s Revenge is out in May, and there are FOUR companies reading it with a view to a screen adaptation. I just emailed to another company!
Dreams can’t come true!
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Wait, whaaaaaat? I had no idea! This is so exciting!!!
#EstellasRevenge
@HeraBooks
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My name often gets misspelled, but tonight at the theatre is a real favourite 😂😂😂
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Such an exciting morning! I’ve been to my local bookshop
@theheathbookshop
to sign and write the dedications on the preordered Estella’s Revenge. There is even one that’s going to be being sent to Australia!
In the pic I’m concentrating hard to make my bad handwriting legible!
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Writing away in my local bookstore when what should happen? Copies of my book arrive! I was bouncing around with excitement seeing Estella’s Revenge in an actual bookshop!!! It’ll hit shelves on May 9, so not long to go. Eek! 🎉📚♥️📚🖤✨
#HistoricalFiction
#writerscommunity
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READERS! Are you looking for a good book to lose yourself in? Look no further!
AUTHORS! Reply to this tweet with a brief description of your book an epic of your cover. Let's support each other!
#WritingCommunity
#StayHomeSaveLives
#booklove
#writers
#stayhomestaysafekeepreading
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A friend sent me these lovely hats she’s knitted for me. I’m glad it was cold today, it gave me the perfect excuse to wear one.
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Working outside is a definite perk of the job as I write Estella Book 2 🙌
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Saw my first butterfly of the year & it made me smile.
Saw
#nukes
was trending and that wiped the smile off pretty quickly…
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An author dream came true when I was invited by
@BhamWaterstones
to come & sign copies of Estella’s Revenge. If you want one, hurry - they’re selling fast!
#Birmingham
#EstellasRevenge
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I've deleted my
@instagram
account because someone cloned my account, stole my pix, called themselves Barbara Copperthaweatie, & messaged my contacts begging for money. But apparently that's not a breach of Insta's T&Cs so they're not removing the account! So I removed myself...
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It's here! Today, my sixth book is published!
It's 25 years since Leila disappeared.
Her sister, Stella, is desperate for answers.
Then the killer gets in touch with an offer…
#THEGIRLINTHEMISSINGPOSTER
#FindLeila
#NewRelease
Happy Publication Day to
@BCopperthwait
and The Girl in the Missing Poster! Have a great day, Barbara!
Grab your copy here:
Amazon:
Apple:
Kobo:
Google:
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I’ve been tagged on Instagram by a book club in Newfoundland that’s reading The Girl in the Missing Poster. It blows my mind that people across the world read what I’ve written 🤯❤️ Thank you so much!
#feelinggrateful
#writerslife
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Wow! I've never had a publication day where I can't keep up with notifications! Thank you, everyone, for the absolutely incredible support you've shown me. I'm tired, emotional, happy & humbled. You've made the launch of
#TheGirlInTheMissingPoster
very special ❤️
@bookouture
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So.... I’m the only woman left in England with DIY hair, right? *shuffles off feeling ashamed and jamming a hat onto head*
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Spotted this hairy caterpillar marching in determined fashion up a wall. Those colours! What butterfly will it become, I wonder?
@savebutterflies
#caterpillaridentification
#Butterflies
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Holy guacamole! 😮 Sorry to bang on about The Perfect Friend, but I think this is the highest I've ever been in the UK - No 21 overall! From memory, I think the highest I've ever been previously with any book is 22. I'm so happy right now! 🍾
#ThePerfectFriend
#mustread
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Happy birthday to me 😃
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Eek! This is exciting! Hardbacks are arriving at bookshops ready to go on the shelves! Not long now until 9 May.
#EstellasRevenge
#HistFic
So glad this was unpacked at work today.
By lunchtime it was in my hot little hands... 😍
@BCopperthwait
#EstellasRevenge
@HeraBooks
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Eight years ago today I self-published my first book - and five years ago today my publisher revealed the cover of my first book with them. Today I'm working on my seventh book. Becoming an author is the best decision I've ever made.
#writerslife
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Thank you
@HeraBooks
for choosing Estella’s Revenge as your first ever hardback. It’s an honour. I couldn’t have wished for a better publisher ♥️📚🖤
'Dickens's spirit would be definitely securing his copy now!’
@sophiehannahCB1
You know Miss Havisham. This is her daughter’s story.
Wishing
@BCopperthwait
a very Happy Publication Day - we are thrilled that her darkly delicious gothic read is out today!
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THE GIRL IN THE MISSING POSTER is available for pre-order!
Leila's been missing for 25 years
Now someone claims to have answers
But the price will be terrible...
Amazon:
Apple:
Kobo:
@ThePSAA
@bookouture
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This is the gorgeous hardback area in
@foyles
Birmingham. And here's me dropping off a proof of Estella's Revenge, which is out in hardback on 9 May!
Big thanks to the lovely, welcoming staff who took this photo.
Preorder:
#booktwt
@HeraBooks
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Could the theme of
#MetGala
this year be any more fitting for Estella's Revenge? Florals and references to time, decay, fragility & endurance.
All outfits were perfect, but Zendaya's Maison Margiela gown by John Galliano suits the cover best.
#MetGala2024
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I’m a sucker for a hardback! This one (Botanical Curses and Poisons, by Fez Inkwright
@Rosdottir
) is stunning - as soon as I saw it & the copper foil, I had to have it. It’s great research for my
#HistoricalFiction
#amwriting
#BookTwitter
#BookWorm
#readingcommunity
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@franquinn
Yes! This really, disproportionately annoys me! Staycation used to be for people who stayed at home and relaxed, but suddenly became used for UK holidays. Weird and annoying.
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Daffodils always remind me of my nan. They were her favourite flower. She was a strong, amazing woman, & a huge influence on me. She was deaf from age 3 and had to overcome so many obstacles & much prejudice. Estella’s Revenge is dedicated to her 💕📚
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#BayTales24
I’ve arrived! I’m really excited about my reading of
#EstellasRevenge
tonight, as part of Noir in the Bar. I’ve got some bookmarks & booklets to hand out to anyone interested, plus a proof copy of Estella’s Revenge & my last psych thriller. See you there!
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It’s the weekend! What are you reading?
I’m reading The Heights, by
@louise_candlish
, and savouring every sentence. She has quickly become a go-to author for me, thanks to her brilliant writing, twisty plots and complex characters.
#WeekendReading
#BookTwitter
#amreading
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Three years since my last book.
Two years to write.
One very nervous author.
Tomorrow is the big day! 🎉🤞📚🥳 😬
#thegirlinthemissingposter
#writerslife
OUT TOMORROW! The Girl in the Missing Poster: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller by
@BCopperthwait
!
Out February 23rd:
Amazon:
Apple:
Kobo:
Google:
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✨💫23 days until Estella’s Revenge is published 💫✨
Miss Havisham, the bitter jilted bride, is an enduring literary antagonist. Her adopted daughter Estella has been almost an afterthought. Until now. Will she step out into the light? Or embrace the darkness inside her?
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This unassuming packet of Post-Its has left me gobsmacked. They were £15.99! When did they get so crazy expensive?! My book took me two years of hard work & love to write, and the hardback is only £3 more expensive - and the ebook is £11.99 cheaper!
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Have you had any bookish gifts? I’m reorganising my writing desk to make room for these gorgeous book boxes I was given.
#writerslife
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It's no use, I'm going to have to climb into the boot of my car. The joys of researching a book... 😱
#psychlit
#psychologicalsuspense
#PsychologicalThriller
#amwriting
#writingcommmunity
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Genuinely emotional & excited to see the proofs of Estella’s Revenge! I ran out of time to show the inside 😂
@HeraBooks
@canelo_co
#histfic
Out 9 May. Preorder here:
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I'm so proud to be part of
@BloodyScotland
, with
@NovelistJessica
&
@GarethRubin
Take the world’s greatest detective, the daughter of the world’s most famous jilted bride, & a literary superstar turned sleuth, and you have a classic crime fiction panel.
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After months of plotting & research I'm back writing. It feels soooo good to be in Estella's world again. She's like an old, rather edgy friend who likes to keep me on my toes...
Estella's got a mystery to solve in Book 2 - and if she can't, she won't be the only one who dies...
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Eek! I'm a USA Today bestseller! 🍾😊📚
Thank you everyone who has bought, reviewed, & recommended to friends THE DARKEST LIES ❤️
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Is it just me or is Taylor Swift giving off some serious Estella’s Revenge vibes in this photo?
#thetorturedpoetsdepartment
#TaylorSwift
#TaylorSwiftEngland
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Spotted! Signed copies of Estella’s Revenge in
@WaterstonesBos
I grew up in Lincolnshire, would often go shopping in Boston, so this is wonderful!
She’s in amazing company
@JoCallaghanKat
@MWCravenUK
@jennieg_author
@TMLoganAuthor
@JaneCaseyAuthor
and many more!
#bookaddict
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OH bought this typewriter for me. It’s a real beauty! The keys don’t hit the paper at the moment, though, so there’s no satisfying sound that we all love. I’m going to try to fix it (I’ve been watching waaaay too much
#therepairshop
; can you tell?)
#WritingCommunity
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We've all got secrets. Discover the truth behind USA Today bestseller The Darkest Lies
🇬🇧
🇺🇸
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I’m double jabbed! 😃🙌
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Someone just sent me this… Estella’s Revenge is trending!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
(Disclaimer: ‘Trends for you’ is different for everyone. But this is still huge and I’m so shocked !)
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You'd know if you were married to a monster. Wouldn't you? INVISIBLE a standout psychological thriller. ONLY 99p!
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This is the excited/nervous face of someone who is having their vaccine today! It was supposed to be tomorrow but my surgery accidentally cancelled it(!) so booked another for me. Hurray!
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Exciting news from my editor about two of my books being in a race against each other to be the first hit 100,000 sales!
Eek! Which will get there first?
@bookouture
@ThePSAA
The Perfect Friend:
The Darkest Lies:
#amreading
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I've rubbed my eyes & double-checked and...my book is still NUMBER 1!
🔥No 1 in Audible Psychological Fiction in the USA!
🔥And No 66 overall!
Thank you so much ❤️
If you'd like to listen to THE GIRL IN THE MISSING POSTER (or read it) here's the link:
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Just met
@jconnollybooks
in The Heath Bookshop and got a signed copy of his latest, The Instruments of Darkness. When he heard I’m an author, too, he was kind enough to buy one of my books! What a gent!
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My new obsession is lover’s eye jewellery, a craze from around 1800. So obviously I’m working these weird, intimate, creepy creations into Estella book 2…
(This image is from classicalgemhunter on instagram)
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Wow! What an incredible review of Estella’s Revenge! Thank you
@JaniceHallett
Want to know what all the fuss is about? Check it out here:
#kindle
#kobo
#book
Just love the dark, Gothic
#EstellasRevenge
by
@bcopperthwaite
🤩 Like discovering a secret door in Great Expectations where a different character is centre stage - and what a character! This is an intelligent, original and hugely entertaining treat from
@HeraBooks
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Spotted in the window display of
@LindumBooks
in Lincoln - there she is, my book! Estella’s Revenge, alongside novels by
@AlisonWeirBooks
@stacey_halls
@rosieandrews22
etc. I’m from Lincolnshire so this means a lot to me ✨♥️✨
#bookaddict
#historicalfiction
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Hurray! It’s gone! Thank you so much to everyone who tweeted, retweeted, & reported to Instagram 🙌🍾😘
I've deleted my
@instagram
account because someone cloned my account, stole my pix, called themselves Barbara Copperthaweatie, & messaged my contacts begging for money. But apparently that's not a breach of Insta's T&Cs so they're not removing the account! So I removed myself...
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Here it is - my new book
#TheDarkestLies
What do you think of the cover? I'm biased, but I LOVE IT! 😍
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At last night’s
#baytales24
@lilmissmorfett
won a proof copy of Estella’s Revenge and a bookmark. Congratulations! I hope you enjoy this dark, gothic novel.
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@JaneCaseyAuthor
The plans include my local library. Of the 35 community libraries in Birmingham, Kings Heath is ranked 4th by estimated footfall, has the 7th highest membership, and the 3rd highest number of books lent and re-lent. It shouldn’t be closed!
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I’ve just got one or two books to read from Harrogate 📚📚📚🤣
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I've just seen the cover design for the hardback of my gothic historical fiction, and it almost made me cry. I'd been so anxious, but it's beautiful. The best compliment I can give is it would make me walk across a bookstore to see what the book was about ♥️
Thanks
@HeraBooks
📚
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I've just discovered why police stations are called that. Train companies in the 1830s set up their own police to protect workers & construction of the lines. They also controlled movement of trains, so were signalmen. The train station with police were known as police stations.
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Buddy says the worst thing about lockdown is there’s time for pesky owners to bath and trim him, destroying the patina of stink that’s taken hard work to curate. Sad times, Buddy, sad times 😂
#RescueIsMyFavouriteBreed
#dogsduringlockdown
#dogsoftwitter
#dogsarefamily
#dogs
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Guess what! My new psychological thriller, The Girl in the Missing Poster, is now available for bloggers and reviewers to request on
@NetGalley
!
Just click the link to request:
@bookouture
@ThePSAA
#bloggingcommunity
#NetGalley
#CrimeFiction
#findLeila
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Merry Christmas! I’m taking a break over the festive season so I’ll leave you with this little drawing I did. Have a wonderful, book-filled Christmas 🎄📚🎄📖
#WritingCommunity
#writerslife
#Christmas
#sketch
#booklovers
#authorlife
#readingcommunity
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4 days to go 🎯🎉🎯🤩🎯🙌
I’ve done it! I’ve beaten my deadline!
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I’ve been writing since half past stupid o’clock. But here I am, still in bed (😆) dazed, make up free, & v happy.
There’s a big edit ahead, but first…a fortnight off 🙌🎉
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Such a great night! I loved my first appearance as Barbara Havelocke, reading Estella’s Revenge last night. What an atmosphere!
A packed bar for Noir at the Bay last night kicking
#baytales24
off
W/
@JoCallaghanKat
@emstylesauthor
@theemmachristie
@cmacwritescrime
@thevoiceofruss
@evecsmith
@orlandomurrin
@BCopperthwait
@FionaAnnCummins
&
@LoriRaderDay
🙌💥
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Goodbye forties! I raise a glass (of G&T) to you. You’ve had more twists than a maze - becoming an author, finding success…getting ill, having to take time away…a change of direction, a gamble…paying off? Who can say what my fifties holds? I’ll start finding out tomorrow!
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Brilliant to see
#EstellasRevenge
sitting so prominently in
@WaterstonesPicc
among so many amazing books. A dream come true to be beside books from the likes of
@rosieandrews22
@SStokesChapman
and
@anniegarthwaite
Thanks for the snap
@seanlusk1
Look
@anniegarthwaite
#thekingsmother
already a favourite
@WaterstonesPicc
- spotted today.
@VikingBooksUK
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I’m cancelling all plans, pulling a blanket over me and watching shite tv all day. Who’s with me?
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Do love a good typo. I've just noticed someone in my WIP has a scar running down their cheek and disappearing into their neatly-trimmed bread...
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What brilliant news to wake up to! Estella’s Revenge has a No 1 bestseller flag on Amazon 🎉🎉🎉! The ebook is only £1.99 atm. No idea how long for, so if you want a bargain, hurry 🏃♀️
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Received a final bit of good news from 2023 before I slide into my festive break. I can’t share the details until next year but, it means my future is sorted until Autumn 2025 🎉🌟🎉🌟🎉🌟
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THE PERFECT FRIEND. She'll do ANYTHING for you...
The Perfect Friend is out next week, July 5th! You can pre order your copy today!
Amazon:
Kobo:
#crimefiction
#thriller
#mustread
#TBRList
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So… Just had a message from DHL, who have a parcel for me. I’m not certain, but I *think* it might be the actual hardbacks of Estella’s Revenge. My stomach has 🦋🦋🦋
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