Me with a BIG glass of champagne just after I got my deal with Hodder!

Announcement of the deal in The Bookseller, making it feel real!

Model house commissioned and built for the UK front cover

Page proofs for final edits

Advance copies sent out to authors and book bloggers before publication - first reviews start to come in!

Exciting delivery from Penguin Random House: copies of the US edition

Holding my UK hardback for the first time

Incredible cake made for me as a surprise by my talented friend Lisa of Paisley Pig Bakery!

UK publication day!

Signing first editions for Goldsboro Books in London

My book in lovely readers' hands at last!

The thrill of seeing The Downstairs Neighbour reviewed in the press

Seeing my book in a bookshop! The wonderful Kibworth Books

My first live event at Derby Book Festival, alongside Jane Bettany

Paperback publication of The Downstairs Neighbour

The model house in the flesh!

Signing a contract for a third and fourth book!

Cover reveal for my second book

Publication day cake for The Other Guest

Hardback copies of The Other Guest arrive!

More publication day celebrations for book number two!