Welcome to my website. I can’t believe it’s almost five years since I set up shop here – I wanted it to be somewhere to tell people about my novels, and also about my route to publication. You can find excerpts from my books, and also lots of information if you're a new writer in the Writers’ Toolkit.

So, five years on, I’m now the author of five novels – my latest is The Secret Shopper's Revenge. Whether you adore retail therapy, or you’re driven insane by long queues and shop assistants who’d rather do anything but assist, I hope you’ll enjoy it. I’ve found it the most entertaining to write – and my mum, usually my fiercest critic, thinks it’s my best yet…

My three heroines are all mystery shoppers – they’re going undercover on the High Street, – spying on the poshest stores, and settling a few scores. It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it.

Single mum Emily wants revenge on the skinny assistants who laugh at her post-baby tummy and post-baby budget. Store manager Sandie has a lifelong love of retail – until she’s stitched up by her ambitious deputy. And glamorous widow Grazia can’t leave behind the high life, despite her chronically low bank balance. Together they’re ‘Charlie’s Shopping Angels’, controlled by a mysterious figure who sends them assignments from heaven – and the occasional one from hell . . .

I had lots of fun researching this book – including undertaking some missions of my own – and it’s definitely changed my view of shopping. It also has a supremely covetable jacket that has its own little ‘bag’ as part of the design. You can read the first chapter here.

And of course there are still extracts from my other books on the site. The Self-Preservation Society is my newest paperback: you can read an extract, or buy a copy. And then there's Old School Ties , The Starter Marriage and Brown Owl's Guide to Life. And if you want to email about my books, I’d love to hear from you: this is where you can contact me.  

Have a lovely summer – and happy shopping!  

Kate x