Well, what a treat!  We’ve only got the brilliant Mandy Baggott joining us today!

Mandy Baggot is an award-winning romantic fiction author, writing hot heroes and emotional reads.  She is a regular contributor to writing blogs and on-line magazine, Loveahappyending Lifestylehttp://www.loveahappyending.com/.  Mandy loves mashed potato, white wine, country music, World’s Strongest Man, travel and handbags. She has appeared on ITV1’s Who Dares Sings and auditioned for The X-Factor.  Mandy is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK with her husband, two daughters and cats, Kravitz and Springsteen.

Visit her website at http://www.mandybaggot.com

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I can’t believe how lucky we are that SARA GIBBS is joining us today! Sara Gibbs is a twenty-something freelance features journalist, PR gal and the editor of popular UK lifestyle blog, Darling Lovely Life: www.darlinglovelylife.com.  She lives with her husband John and four cats in Surrey, England.  You can follow Sara on https://www.facebook.com/darlinglovelylife and https://mobile.twitter.com/darlinglovelies

ES: Where did you spend your last holiday and why did you choose to go there?
SG: My last holiday was an absolutely epic road trip across the US. My husband and I had quite a difficult first year of marriage, caring for and … Read the rest »

Look who’s joined us today!

Susie Kearley is a British freelance writer and journalist, working for magazines, newspapers, and book publishers worldwide. She covers a wide range of subjects including travel, has a regular column in her local newspaper, and is a keen photographer.  Susie has had two books published:   ‘Freelance Writing on Health, Food and Gardens’ published by Compass Books in paperback and ebook formats and  ‘Healthy, Sustainable Living – God’s Way’ self-published as an ebook for Kindle.  You can find out more about Susie from the following links:

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Today my guest in the Hot Holidays! Spot is the rather marvellous milliner, Katie Vale!  Regular readers of my blog will remember the fab fascinator she made me last year for my friend’s wedding, that ended up getting its own wedding photo.

Katie is a couture milliner who works from her countryside studio on a farm in Essex.  She designs & makes all sorts of fascinators, hats & headwear; and loves working with a variety of materials to achieve unique results.  She has one “big” holiday a year and tries to get away for a few long weekends with her … Read the rest »

Today you are in for a treat!  My guest for Hot Holidays! is Caroline James!

Caroline James was born in Cheshire and wanted to be a writer from an early age. She trained, however, in the catering trade and worked and travelled both at home and abroad.

Caroline’s debut novel, Coffee, Tea, The Gypsy & Me shot to #3 on Amazon and was Ebook of the Week in The Sun newspaper. Her second novel, So, You Think You’re A Celebrity… Chef? has been described as wickedly funny: ‘AbFab meets MasterChef in a Soap…’ Caroline has owned and run many catering … Read the rest »

The subject of today’s Hot Holidays! Is the amazing author Nicola May.

Nicola is the author of six bestselling romantic comedies. She lives in Ascot with Stanley, the very badly behaved cat. Apart from holidays her favourite things are drinks full of bubbles, flapjacks and Leonard di Caprio. She is proof that successful self -publishing is possible, and offers a consultancy service to budding authors to guide them through not only getting a book on the shelves but also how to market with results.  for any would-be writers reading this, I personally cannot recommend Nicola highly enough.  Her knowledge help … Read the rest »