Licensed to Love: The Agency Files

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Shaken, not stirred: 5 Spy Inspired Cocktails
Drop the dirty martini and try out these 5 fresh new recipes inspired by our Agency favourites
The Art of the Slow Burn: Building Romantic Tension Without Losing Momentum
Craft essay.
The Bjorn Identity is out today.
The third romantic adventure in this, the first season of the Agency Files is, of course, my new favourite.

June 2025

When the Past Is a Character
Craft essay: Writing Haunted Protagonists in Romantic Suspense
Too hot to cuddle
Seriously, why not?
Your Characters Are Lying, and That’s a Good Thing
If you've ever had a character do something completely maddening on the page—something you didn't expect, something they should know better than to…
Flashback Friday: Finn edition
Dive into a rare flashback in the life of Finn Colfer before his Smack era
A license to kill and a taste for Victoire de Castellane
Chapter Two of The Bjorn Identity
Writers workshop
Since some of you don’t just read romance—I know you’d like to write it—let's pull back the curtain a little on the first two chapters of The Bjorn…
First reader reviews.
I stopped reading commercial reviews of my books years ago.

May 2025

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