I’m so excited that my first golden years novel, The Runaway Wives, is out today. As a ‘golden yearer’ myself, I’m delighted to be writing about older characters, to show them dealing with life’s problems, coping with relationships, having fun and just generally living their life.

I’ve written a few romcoms where the main characters are in their twenties or thirties but I wanted to write stories about older characters, so was really pleased when Boldwood offered me a three book contract to write ‘golden years’ women’s fiction. The Runaway Wives is the first of these books.

I had a lot of fun writing about Dee and Babs, the main characters, who set off for a week in Cornwall when both their husbands make selfish decisions without consulting them.

Cornwall is one of my favourite places. I regularly holidayed there when my four daughters were young, finally moving there in 1999. We lived in Cornwall, near St Ives, for several years and have some wonderful memories. It’s the ideal place for getting away from it all and so was the perfect location for Dee and Babs to ‘run away’ to and have some fun together. It was a nostalgic trip down memory lane to write about the cobbled streets, sandy beaches and picturesque harbour in the fictional village of Port Telwyn.

 As the week goes by Dee and Babs both have to come to terms with the fact that their long marriages might be over. A situation a lot of older people find themselves in.

People often stop in relationships that aren’t really working for many reasons, maybe they feel that they’re too old to start again or they feel a loyalty to their partner because they’ve been together so long, but then something happens and they have a tough decision to make. Do they trudge on miserably or go it alone?  That’s what both Dee and Babs have to decide.

I firmly believe that it’s never too late to have a second chance at life. I remarried at fifty-eight and moved to Spain with my husband Dave when we were both in our early sixties. You’re never too old to start over and try something new.

Out now! The Runaway Wives

‘We’re leaving. And there’s nothing either of you can do about it!’

When the surprise holiday Dee thinks her husband has booked for her sixtieth birthday weekend turns out to be yet another solo golfing break – it’s the last straw.

Meanwhile her best friend Babs’s other half has decided to move to Spain and is acting like he doesn’t need to consult anyone. Not even Babs!

Well, if their husbands think they can do what they want, so can their wives. So, with that thought, the two best friends leap into Dee’s trusty car and head for the seaside, and an adventure they’ll never forget.

Back home their furious husbands want them to return immediately. But – as they begin to enjoy their newfound freedom – will either of the runaway wives ever want to come back home again?

The Runaway Wives is available as an ebook, paperback, audiobook and hardback.

Amazon: https://mybook.to/RunawayWives

Also available at other online retailers, Waterstones, Barnes and Noble and other bookshops.