2021
Winter Storm is almost here! Due to be released 17th November 2021!
Warwick’s Mermaid is re-released!
My lovely new publishers, The Wild Rose Press, have contracted Warwick’s Mermaid and was released on 28th July 2021, with a lovely, shiny new cover.
Isn’t it just perfect?
March update
I’ve bought the rights back to my three novels – Beauty and the Recluse, Love on the Nile, and Warwick’s Mermaid, with a view to doing a little bit of re-writing on them, and then hopefully re-publishing them later this year. Watch out for updates on new and improved versions!
Happy New Year!
Well, what a fabulous start to 2021 – I have a brand new contract with a new publisher – the wonderful The Wild Rose Press! Winter Storm is a romantic suspense novel, set in the wild and beautiful North Yorkshire countryside. It is a Christmas based novel so will be released later this year.
2020
Merry Christmas everybody!
2020 has been such a difficult year – but 2021 is almost here. Let’s hope for a fantastic New Year.
“An enjoyable and engaging romance set in a beautiful part of the world, Ellie Gray’s Warwick’s Mermaid is a gripping tale of second chances, redemption and healing I loved curling up with.” What a lovely review for Warwick’s Mermaid! Thank you so much to Bookish Jottings for the review – I’m so pleased you enjoyed it! Click here for the full review.
Warwick’s Mermaid goes on tour! Thanks to the amazing Rae’s Random Resources for hosting a fantastic tour. Warwick’s Mermaid will be zinging it’s way around all the best book blogger and reviewers, with plenty of author interviews, Q&As and new reviews. Click here to view the full tour schedule.
2019
It’s Maya Tyler’s turn to take the guest author spot on my blog. Maya writes paranormal romance, and is here to talk about A Wizard’s Choice. Click here to find out more.
Welcome fellow Tirgearr author, Kathleen Rowland, to my guest author spot on my blog page. Kathleen is talking about how to raise tension and suspense in novels. Read her advice here.
A year of highs and lows! It’s been a while since I last wrote on my blog page – click here to find out why.
Warwick’s Mermaid wins a Premier Award in the Chill With a Book Reader’s Award! Chill with a Book Award
Here’s a lovely review for Warwick’s Mermaid from blogger, Laura’s Interests – thanks, Laura! Laura’s Interests – Review
What a lovely surprise! A 4-star review from Readers’ Favourites for Beauty and the Recluse. ‘Highly recommend as a great read’ and ‘a beautiful story’! You can read the full review here.
Warwick’s Mermaid is available for pre-order! Hurray! I’m so excited to share this novel with you – set in the wild and stormy North Yorkshire coast. Due to be released on 11th October, if you pre-order it, you can get it for the bargain price of just 99p/99c! Pre-order links are available here on my Tirgearr author page.
Lovely review from InD’Tale Magazine for Love on the Nile – 4.5 stars and a crown heart to say it’s an elite read! You can read the full review here.
Gosh, it’s been a while! Good news though – I’ve just signed my third contract with Tirgearr Publishing! My new novel is entitled Warwick’s Mermaid and is set in the beautiful North Yorkshire town of Whitby. I can’t wait to share more information with you, including the cover, over the coming weeks.
20th November 2016 – Fantasticon 2016. What a wonderful, fantastical event! I was lucky enough to have an author stand at this event and met some weird and wonderful characters, as well as some lovely authors. I even had a book trailer made for me – check out my FB Author Page for the trailer here.
5th October 2016 – An Evening with Beverley Chapter – author readings from local authors, including Val Wood, at the East Riding Theatre.
Well, I’ve received a couple of lovely reviews already for Love on the Nile through the tour. Why not pop over to the blog spots and check out their other reviews? Fiction Dreams blog spot is here. Rae Reads blog spot is here. Thanks to both for such lovely reviews.
1st August 2016 – Love on the Nile goes on tour! For the next five days, Love on the Nile is taking part in a lovely book tour, organised through Brook Cottage Books. The tour will feature interviews, blogs and reviews – all with the chance to enter a competition to win a free ecopy of the book. You can see the tour dates and venues here. Would be great if you could stop by and leave a comment or two 🙂
Beauty and the Recluse wins an Award. The East Texas Writer’s Guild have awarded Beauty and the Recluse First Place in the First Chapter Competition! I’m thrilled to have been recognised with this lovely award. You can see the feature here.
7th July 2016 – I’m over on Coffee Time Romance all day today and would love it if you could join me. I’ll be here all day to answer any questions you have and there might be a giveaway or two as well! Hop on over by clicking here.
Competition time! I’m running a competition in conjunction with Coffee Time Romance. To be in with a chance of winning a free e-copy of Beauty and the Recluse, and a goodie bag, simply enter your details! It couldn’t be simpler. Click here to enter.
15th June 2016 – Release Day for Love on the Nile! I’m so excited to share Natasha, Nicky and Kyle’s story with you. For all those of you that have pre-ordered it – thank you so much, it will magically appear on your device first thing today. I really hope you enjoy it and, if you do, would love it if you could leave me a review.
Hurray! It’s spring and the garden is starting to burst into life – lots of beautiful colour to brighten up the days. To celebrate, Beauty and the Recluse is currently on 99p/99c if ordered through Amazon. Hurry – this spring sale is only open for a week. Grab yourself bargain right now by clicking here.
Exciting news! The release of Love on the Nile has been brought forward to 15th June 2016 and is now available for pre-order. Click here to read an excerpt on my Tirgearr Publishing author page.
News hot off the press! My next novel ‘Love on the Nile’ has been confirmed and will be released by Tirgearr Publishing in July 2016! Watch this space for a cover reveal. Until then, here’s a link to the Love on the Nile Pinterest Board – to give you a visual flavour of the book.
Another lovely 5 star review for Beauty and the Recluse from RandomBadger. Hot chocolate seems to be a recurring theme! “A lovely treasure of a read. A treat for the holidays or just to curl up with a mug of hot chocolate beside a roaring fire. Looking forward to Ellie Gray’s next novel.” You can read the full review here.
More reviews are starting to come in – 4 and 5 stars with reviewers suggesting that they really enjoyed this lovely, modern-day fairytale.
A lovely 5 star review! “What a gorgeous book, the literary equivalent of drinking a warm mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows on top! Faultless flow, excellent writing and the kind of ending we all secretly dream of. More please Ellie Gray.” Read this review and others here.
12th February 2016 – Ellie’s debut novel ‘Beauty and the Recluse’ is released by Tirgearr Publishing.