The Silence by Katerina Diamond is publishing 8th June 2023 Gail wakes in the middle of the night to everyone’s worst nightmare. She can’t move, can’t speak and a stranger is standing over her. Then everything goes black. Gail knows she didn’t dream it. Read More

An interview with the Avon x Big Issue competition winner, Louise Sharland: How did you find out about the Avon x Big Issue writing competition? One of my previous roles was working for the homelessness charity Crisis UK as a Work and Learning Coach, so I have a deep connection… Read More

I have so enjoyed reading recent reviews of my debut novel, A Grand Old Time, and there seems to be a couple of recurring themes from these early readers that make my heart rejoice. One is that my feisty, mischievous heroine, Evie Gallagher, is celebrated for going off on a… Read More

To celebrate the upcoming release of bestselling author Scott Mariani’s latest novel, House of War, HarperCollins, Tesco, and Espionage Missions have collaborated to give you the chance to win an exclusive Ben Hope themed escape room! Fans of the Ben Hope series… Read More

I began writing seriously some ten years ago but my development as a writer really began when I secured a place on the Curtis Brown Creative writing course in September 2013. It almost didn’t happen. Earlier that year I’d submitted my first novel, an historical spy story, to Curtis Brown… Read More

Finally, almost a week after she’d been to the meeting at the Social Worker’s Club, Lina took her to one side.‘Meet me outside in ten minutes,’ she said quietly. ‘At the back of the building, behind the fire door. We have to talk.’They were never sure if and when the… Read More

Aside from a long-ago holiday in Sorrento in the south, I knew little of Italy when I began visiting Umbria in 2013. At the time, I’d answered a plea from an author buddy, Gilli, to help her friend Sara expand her residential courses to include writing. Hand-on-heart, Gilli did type… Read More

I’ve been working from home for years and know what suits me. I’ve had to adapt in view of the current lifestyle restrictions so here’s what I’m doing now.   My day in the office I get up at six-thirty and shower and dress as if… Read More

From the age of 14 I was obsessed with women’s fiction. I dreamed of writing books like my heroes – Maeve Binchy, Patricia Scanlan, Sheila O’Flanagan and then, as I grew a bit older, Marian Keyes. I wanted to tell stories of real,… Read More

Chapter 1 Erica It’s not something I’m doing lightly. I’ve thought of nothing else for months. I’ve tried everything . . . No, that’s not right. Too much focus on ‘I’. We love each other, but it’s not enough anymore, is it. We’ve done everything in our power to keep… Read More

This Christmas, snuggle up with a mug of hot chocolate and your soft blanket to enjoy one of these four cosy Christmas must-reads of 2021. At Avon, we publish a wide range of women’s fiction, romance, historical fiction and saga, and there’s something for everyone… Read More

We suddenly find ourselves in very strange times. There is a virus sweeping the world, which is bad, and people are getting very sick. Everyone is scared, and the situation is not like anything I have ever experienced before; it’s incredibly sad. In order to protect ourselves we… Read More

The Return Hello, I’m back, and I couldn’t be any happier – but what I could be is a little bit less nervous! It’s probably just under four years ago that I typed ‘The End’ on Disobey, the last book I wrote for Avon – I just don’t know where… Read More

When my agent, Anne Williams, phoned me to say that Avon was interested in my first novel, Saving Sophie, I was driving to pick up my sons and had to pull over to take the call. I remember that moment with absolute clarity, but because of my excitement and being… Read More

Hello bookworms, Are you ready for a holiday too? Okay, so maybe we can’t all head off anywhere just yet, but if you’re in need of some glorious sunshine, delicious food and a change of scene, I hope you’ll think about reading Summer at the Chateau! Our lovely heroine Lizzie… Read More