Hi ,

My family think I am very puppy like! I'm generally happy, always pleased to see them, love going out for walks, and instinctively chase after things. That last one is something I'm never going to live down. One of my children dropped a reel of tape on the floor. It rolled away and I just went chasing after it without thinking!

So are you more like a puppy, or more of a cat? Are you into doing your own thing when you choose to do it, happy in your own company, engaging with others when you want to, just like a cat? One cat habit I definitely have is curling up comfortably in a soft, warm spot! Although I would normally include a book, and a mug of tea.

If you'd like a good book for curling up with, I've got some recommendations below. There's also a section on how you can help me and other indie authors. And this month, the tea towels are discounted in my online shop.

If you're getting this newsletter for the first time, thank you for joining me. I aim to send a newsletter around the middle of each month and in this issue you'll find:

• How You Can Help - thank you so much!
• What I've Been Reading - three great choices
• Featured Merchandise - tea towel time!
• A Book Shopping Spree giveaway
  
• Your Subscriber Freebies - and if you've read Strand of Faith, drop me a line and let me know what you thought.

I really appreciate when my readers do something big or small to support me. 

Here’s just a few of the things my readers have done:

• Left reviews for my books to help future readers determine if it is a book they will like
• Shared my books with friends and family
• Added my books to recommendation lists all over the internet
• Convinced their book club to read one of my books (and if your book club likes ebooks, I can provide a link to get Strand of Faith free)
• Spread the word when I have a book promotion - free or discounted

If you've done any of these things, thank you so much! And if you'd like to do something to help me, or any other indie author, any of the above would be great!

Did you enjoy last month's recommendations? Hit reply and let me know. And if you've got any recommendations for me, let me know those too - I'm always on the lookout for new books.

So, for much of the last month I've been reading a series that I remembered from my childhood. I'm not going to recommend it because first of all, it's sci-fi rather than romance or fantasy, and second, it hasn't aged well. It was written between 1945 and 1955 and attitudes, culture, and technology are very much of that time!

However, I've read some other books which I can recommend - check them out below.

This time we're featuring the tea towel range - all marked down to £14 until my next newsletter!

Why not greet your kitchen helpers warmly, with our "Welcome to the kitchen" tea towel? Or how about the Choices option, or the Legend one?

They're all printed on demand in a renewable energy powered factory, using responsibly sourced materials like this certified organic cotton to help protect our natural world. And we designed it from the start to be sent back when it's worn out to be remade into something new, so it never enters landfill. This is the solution to a future without waste. 

Grab yourself one today, with worldwide shipping available.

(And if there's a quote from my books that you'd like on a tea towel, drop me a line and I'll see what I can do.)

I'll be back soon - keep an eye out for my newsletters.  In the meantime, take care, and happy reading.

If you're ready to move on to the rest of the Choices and Consequences series, grab them here.