Angel at the Paradise Hotel - backstory

Angel at the Paradise Hotel Hello and welcome, I hope you are enjoying the backstory to my upcoming novel,  Angel at the Paradise Hotel ! I'd love to introduce you to another main character. Stepping onto the stage is BETHANY Who would play Bethany in a film?   Sheridan Smith!  Pictured above. I have cast Sheridan in this role as she is currently starring in the reprise of the one woman play,  Shirley Valentine  at the Duke of York's Theatre, Covent Garden, 17th Feb - 3rd June 23. Apparently the tickets sold out within minutes, quicker even than for a Beyoncé concert! This reveals the popularity not only of Sheridan Smith, but also that of  Shirley Valentine !    But how, you may well ask, is that relevant to Bethany? Well, it couldn't be MORE relevant, actually .  Bethany did a  Shirley Valentine  when she went to Corfu. Take a look inside  or pre-order Angel at the Paradise Hotel in the UK In case you are not familiar w...

  Angel at the Paradise Hotel Hello and welcome, Building on my last posts I want to introduce you to another main character in  Angel at the Paradise Hotel.   Stepping onto the stage is AERON! Who would play Aeron in a film?   Ryan Reynolds! Pictured above. Ryan, Canadian-American actor, film producer, and entrepreneur, also co-owner of the Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C. (couldn't resist the Welsh link) would make a fantastic Aeron!!  If you have read my previous posts you will already know that  Aeron , from America, battling a mid-life crisis, is closer to despair than he realizes.  He's actually risking a lot by spending a whole summer away from home and the least of it is his job.  He does his best to hold himself together but the odds are stacked against him. Add into the mix the forbidden attraction he feels for Bethany...  Take a look inside  or pre-order Angel at the Paradise Hotel in the UK / In Singapore You may well know ...

Angel at the Paradise Hotel   Hello and welcome, Building on my last posts I want to introduce you to another main character in  Angel at the Paradise Hotel.   Stepping onto the stage is CLARE Who would play Clare in a film?   Poppy Gilbert! Pictured above. Poppy was born to British parents in Stockholm. but she would make a fantastic Irish colleen. Poppy was actually paired up with Aneurin Barnard (my perfect pick for who would play Jason in a film) in the recent TV series The Catch.  If you have read my previous posts you will already know that Clare, running from a broken relationship, is drawn into a love triangle with Jason. She's not a pushover though!  She has red hair and the feisty character that I know, from personal experience, goes with that. M y lovely late-mum was a redhead! Clare is uncertain about Jason and tries to keep a guard on her heart.  Things that happen over the summertime confuse her emotions. She is very aware of the differen...

Angel at the Paradise Hotel                                                             Aneurin Barnard Hello and welcome, Building on my last two posts I want to start to introduce the main characters in Angel at the Paradise Hotel.   Stepping onto the stage first is JASON Who would play Jason in a film?    Aneurin Barnard! Yes, he's Welsh (from Bridgend not far from my native Cardiff, yay!!) but he'd make a brilliant Greek Jason. I loved watching him on TV recently in The Catch. If you have read my previous post you will already know that Jason is a hotelier. Actually, he's the manager of the Paradise Hotel. Oh, yes! Now you're almost getting in the door.  Unlike a lot of his peers Jason is very well educated and speaks impeccable English.  His Achilles heel is his love of money. And he is quite ruthless in ...

Hello and welcome, I am very pleased to reveal the cover of my debut novel , Angel at the Paradise Hotel ! Just looking at it makes me want to jump on a plane and head for warm sunshine and a golden sandy beach. Oh, and just the right amount of shade so you don't get too hot. I feel this way especially as I'm sitting at my computer wearing my snuggly Snuddie on this chilly night.  You could though, grab this book very soon, get cozy, and indulge in a little bit of escapism. The book is launching on 31st March but you can get your preorder in now!   Take a look inside  Angel at the Paradise Hotel or pre-order in UK Let's set the scene When tourism transforms a fishing village on the green and beautiful Greek island of Corfu, old hatred, envy and greed threaten to tear the community apart. Behind the scenes, personal demons fuel division while guardian angels battle to neutralize their influence. Hotelier Jason - planning to get rich - ruthlessly chases his goal, unaw...

Hello and welcome , Thank you for stopping by! I am starting this blog as the launch of my debut novel, Angel at the Paradise Hotel , is fast approaching and I wanted to share my excitement of that by giving you some background on the whole project.  Take a look inside Angel at the Paradise Hotel or pre-order in UK In this series of posts I plan to share my love of Corfu and the reason I set my novel there. Then I will introduce you to the characters in the novel so that you can get to know them better. You could enjoy this either before you read the book or afterwards. I promise NO SPOILERS!  Let's jump right in! What is so great about Corfu? One of the most popular of the Greek islands, I had visited a few other ones before I ended up in Corfu . It is green and beautiful , as the above photo shows, and within days of my first visit became my favourite beach holiday destination. I love to travel - seeing the sights and soaking up new cultures, but if I want to relax ...