Hi ,

Apologies for the late arrival of this newsletter - I've had a few days staycation and now I've got a pile of things I'm catching up on! But I had a great break - isn't it nice when you don't have to get up in the morning until you're ready?

This month I've got a Sweet and Clean Romance  giveaway for you, and early news about a Fantasy  giveaway too. And there's October's Win an eReader  competition to enter - if you do win, do let me know.

With the autumn coming many of you may be stocking up on stationery and supplies for the new term. Our Behind the Scenes section this time is about pens and how my pens are connected to my books.  Read on to find out.

This Sweet and Clean Romance giveaway has 27 books for you to choose from - or download them all! They're available until 1st November and are all sweet, clean or Christian romances - no swearing, no sex and no suggestive situations.

Coming up - more details next time - we have a Fantasy giveaway, heavy on adventure but low on swearing and sex. The books (and there are nearly 40 of them) are available already and will be free until 1st November. If you'd like to grab your copies early, just click here.

If you need something to read your free books on, here's the link for the monthly eReader giveaway - again it's only open until the end of October, so enter now.

I don't know about you but I get quite a few emails at this time of year with stationery bargains as the new term starts. And I really enjoy looking through all the different pens, pencils, notebooks and journals - I have to be strict with myself so I don't succumb. One of the things I had to use at school - and hated - was a fountain pen, but recently I've been introduced to them again and they're great.

I've matched a different fountain pen and coordinating ink to each of my books for book signings. There's a blue one for Strand of Faith, red for Thread of Hope, green for Weave of Love and pink (with yellow ink) for Cloth of Grace. I even have a pastel green one for Trader's Child  although there are no physical copies of that book to sign. And I have a white pen with grey ink for everyday use.

If you're interested in all things pen, ink and pencil, take a look at Cult Pens - just don't say I didn't warn you when you spend more than you should!

And if you haven't got your free copy of Strand of Faith, the first book in my Choices and Consquences series, click here now.

I'll be back in a couple of weeks with more news for you. In the meantime, stay safe and well and happy reading.

Rachel