If you've read the acknowledgements at the back of Summer Escapes on the Scottish Isle , you might r emember me mentioning my old art teacher and a certain vase? This is what I wrote: "I need to thank someone else: Mr Nicklin, my art teacher when I was in school (so many years ago) for introducing me to clay and not laughing at the result, even if my vase looked weirdly like a bottom. My mother pointed that out when I proudly brought it home. She still has it, but I’m not su

Every summer the Welsh contingent of the Romantic Novelists Association - the Cariad Chapter - enjoys a lovely cream tea at The Ivy in Cardiff. It's a chance for everyone to get together and have a chat, and we also have a book swap and I got Goes Without Saying by the brilliant Luisa A. Jones! I can't wait to read this one. Oh, and the cream tea was gorgeous! The Cariad Chapter's cream tea at The Ivy in Cardiff. View all Lilac Mills books. Want to be notified whenever I wri

On 28th June, I went to the Meet Cute festival in London - an outdoor summer book celebration for romance book writers and readers, featuring special guests, prizes, workshops, panels and lots more. I had the most amazing time, and rounded it off by popping into Harrods for lunch the next day! View all Lilac Mills books. Want to be notified whenever I write a new blog post? About the Author Lilac Mills writes heartwarming romance inspired by life in the Welsh countryside, her

I've been talking to Jan Baynham about Surprises on the Scottish Isle and what inspired it. She's also chatted to lots of other lovely authors on her blog, so why don't you take a look! Here is her interview with me... Guest Post With Lilac Mills If you read my New Year goals in my last post, you will have noticed that in 2025, I hope to support other writers. One of the ways I like to do that is to invite them to write guest posts for the blog. The first of my guests this

She asks some interesting and insightful questions! Go take a look... View all Lilac Mills books Want to be notified whenever I write a new blog post? About the Author Lilac Mills writes heartwarming romance inspired by life in the Welsh countryside, her love of simple pleasures, and the beauty of everyday moments. She’s the author of over twenty feel-good novels, and also writes as Liz Davies and Etti Summers. Meet her here .

I had a lovely online chat with the gorgeous ladies of the Tanglewood Book Club in Illinois. They live in a place called Tanglewood and are reading The Tanglewood Bookshop as their December 2024 book pick. How cool is that!! And look at the fantastic poster they made. They also have a monthly newsletter, and they kindly featured me in that, too! You can purchase your own copy of The Tanglewood Bookshop from all good bookshops. View all Lilac Mills books Want to be notified

Do you enjoy finding out more about the authors of your favourite books? Morton S. Gray, author of gorgeous romances with a mystery to solve, asked me 'Who is the real Lilac Mills'. ​ If you want to know the answer to that question, take a look at her blog. ​ https://mortonsgray.com/2024/06/17/who-is-the-real-lilac-mills/ And she's asking other authors the very same thing! All Lilac Mills books Want to be notified whenever I write a new blog post? About the Author Lilac Mil

Wales, and how it inspires romantic fiction.

Elephant and Pinky Moon was picked up back in 2018 by my publisher Canelo, who gave it a new title and a new cover ( Summer on the Turquoise Coast ) , and I've been left with an old copy that I didn't know what to do with. I had annotated it quite a bit (proofreading and so on) which meant that I couldn't give it away. So I used the cover to make a coaster and the spine to make a bookmark. I painted on a couple of the pages, made bunting for the summer house with some others,

Here are the questions the lovely Jenny White asked me... The article in The Western Mail Where do you live and when/how did you come to live there? I’m a valleys girl born and bred, but lived across the border in England for several years. I returned to my homeland about sixteen years ago because I missed it so much and I now live near Caerphilly, not far from the top of a mountain where the views are fantastic. I can’t imagine living anywhere else – Wales is in my blood, wh

Tucked away in a hidden corner of the stunning Welsh countryside, Foxmore nestles in the bottom of a pretty valley with a river flowing through it, and is surrounded by tree-clad hillsides with dramatic mountains rising above. I usually do some research before I start writing, which also gives me some inspiration, and I based Foxmore loosely on these places. The high street is Usk in South Wales, and the valley is Dinas Mawddwy, at the lower end of the Snowdonia National Park

Yesterday I had a lovely email from a reader who wanted to thank me for "bringing some happiness and fun into an old man's life". Charlie Horner is 87 years young, and yesterday was the anniversary of his wife's death. This is what he wrote: "The mourning period went on and on until one day , a friend gave me a "chick lit" to read , I remember thinking ," that's not my type of reading material ". The friend was a close friend of my wife's and she thought I needed some happine

I've been chatting to Ліра from lirabooksli. She discovered my Tanglewood series after it was translated into Russian by Snowdrop Publishing who is a Ukrainian publisher. They very kindly sent me the box set which were the cutest little hardbacks ever! Here's what we talked about... "Hello, Lilac! Russian readers know you by The Tanglewood Tea Shop, but we know very little about you." Tell us a bit about yourself, please. Where did you study? Who do you work for? I went to un

Earlier this month I attended a party in London which was hosted by my wonderful publisher, Canelo (plus Hera, who is now part of the Canelo group). Going to London is always a big deal for me, because it's not my natural habitat. Plus there's huge potential for me to get lost, or for things to go wrong! Thankfully, everything went without a hitch and I had a fantastic time. Not only did I get to meet all the brilliant pixies and elves who bring my stories to life (aka, the l

by the lovely Paige Briscoe, where I chat to her about my work, writing habits, and what I've read recently. I had great fun answering her questions and you can read the interview below. She also has lots of great stuff on her blog , so why don't you check it out. What do you enjoy most about women’s fiction? Aside from the romance, I like that most of them are character driven, and many of them deal with issues that any of us might face. And of course, the happy ever after

The Corner Shop on Foxmore Green is the My Chronicle Book Box feelgood book of the month for February. Isn’t it gorgeous!! You'll get your own copy with a signed bookplate, a letter from me, and bookish gifts in this lovely bookish gift box. Take a look here . All Lilac Mills books

Northumberland Libraries held a virtual Romantic Christmas event on December 14th, and w hat a lovely cosy afternoon we had! The Romantic Christmas Author Afternoon virtual Author event was spent with Celia Anderson , Vicki Beeby, and m yself, plus a whole load of readers both online worldwide and watching the event live from Bedlington , Haltwhistle and Ashington Libraries in Northumberland. I hope to do lots more of these in the future, because it's such fun chatting w

I'm going to a Christmas party and you're invited (it's virtual, of course, because otherwise you wouldn't all fit in!). It's the Tea Leaves and Reads Winter Party 2022, and you can book your free place here. They've got a fantastic group of authors to chat to and hear extracts from, some fun book-related quizzes, giveaways, bookish chatter and MORE! (I'm not sure what the more is yet, but there will be something more!) All those who attend on the night will be entered into a

It's a blog for books, authors, writers and readers, and is owned by the lovely Karen Louise Hollis. Karen has been writing since she was a little girl, being brought up by parents who both worked as journalists. She was born in Lincoln, England in 1969 and has recently moved back there. She has five children and three grandchildren. In 2022, she published her first novel - Welcome to Whitlock Close - followed by her second novel Starting Again in Silver Sands Bay in 2023. ​

Jill is a a 60+ year young, ex librarian (public libraries) and she's always loved books. Her wonderful blog is full of bookish news, reviews and author interviews. On Fridays she asks an author five questions, and here are the questions she asked me. If you would like to read the full post, you can do so here. 1. Which 5 pieces of music/songs would you include in the soundtrack to your life and why? This might horrify some people, but I don’t listen to music an awful lot

Tinstone is an entirely fictional town and not based on anywhere in particular, although I was kind of setting it somewhere around the West Midlands, Shropshire area. However whenever I wrote about the care home where Nelly and Edwin live, I visualised the wonderful home where my own great-aunt spent the last eighteen months of her life. In some ways, she was very much like Nelly - feisty, opinionated, and very set in her ways, just not as sneaky. Images: carehome.co.uk When

OK, I might be over-egging it here, but for someone who's not travelled more than twenty miles from home in the past two years or more, this was a big deal for me, because last weekend I went to the Romantic Novelists' Association Conference held at Harper Adams University - and had an absolute blast! Meeting up with old friends, discovering new ones, learning more about the craft of writing, publishing and romantic fiction, it was hard work but so very rewarding. And so much

I gave up the day job nearly a year ago to write full time (it was a scary decision and it still frightens me now!) and I must admit that it took me a while to get into a routine. I had been so used to getting up ridiculously early to write for a couple of hours, then coming home from work and trying to fit in editing and the rest of the admin type things that writers have to do that the change was a bit of a culture shock. I bumped into a colleague yesterday who wanted to kn

My gorgeously sunny rom-com, Summer on the Turquoise Coast, is set in the resort of Olu Deniz in Türkiye.