My smile in this photograph says it all.
For this, dear reader, is the beam of genuine relief and thanks....and pure author joy.
Because this, believe it or not, was the first time I have held a solo bookshop event to celebrate a new thriller and I was genuinely petrified no one would turn up!
Don't misunderstand. I absolutely LOVE giving talks. I've done a lot of author panels, literary festivals, writer workshops and library events over the years and I've always been well supported. But because my novels sell particularly well on kindle, I tend to do more online and social media promotion these days.  So when my lovely local bookshop - THE IVYBRIDGE BOOKSHOP - agreed an event to celebrate the paperback launch of Close Your Eyes, I was both delighted. And secretly petrified. This event would be just me. And my new book.
'What if no one comes,' I said to my husband.
So imagine how thrilled I was to find a packed bookshop for the event. A truly delightful crowd who laughed in all the right places (thank you), who asked fabulous questions and queued up patiently for signed books (thank you again).
A special shout out to the lovely manager Matt who organised the recent event. He's so brilliant at supporting local writers and I'm so relieved I said yes. And to anyone who came along - THANK YOU. You made this author's day.
Meantime, I've just finished the structural edit of my eighth thriller. So the rolling road continues. And I know exactly where I'll be launching this next one...

I'm so delighted to share with you the gorgeous cover of my seventh thriller CLOSE YOUR EYES.
This one is extra special to me...
So what's it about? -
'It's PI Matthew Hill's job to find missing children...but this time it's his OWN daughter gone'.
As many of you will know, all my books are standalone stories....( you really don't have to have read any one to enjoy another). But regular readers will understand why I found this one tough to write!
I first introduced Matthew Hill in I AM WATCHING YOU.  
And now in CLOSE YOUR EYES, we come full circle as Matthew and his lovely wife Sally face  their worst nightmare.....their  beloved daughter Amelie - suddenly gone.

As I say, it was a rollercoaster emotionally writing this book as I feel so close to and fond of the characters involved but I'm incredibly proud of how it's turned out and do hope you all enjoy it.
​Just click on the cover for more information.
And as always, I send you my best wishes and my heartfelt thanks too for supporting my writing. I would be nowhere without you.
​Teresa x

One very happy author here!
I must thank my superstar agent Madeleine Milburn for negotiating my new deal. And as ever, I must also thank ​YOU - my wonderful readers - for making all of this possible. I would be nowhere without your support and pinch myself every day that you made my childhood dream come true.

Ever wondered how I write my books? What I've learned over the years I've been published?
I've just had a lovely chat with author Will Shindler for his fab The Writer's Workshop podcast, discussing the ups and downs of the writer's life and sharing lots of tips. 
Hope it will be helpful (- and the podcast has lots of other author interviews so you may want to check those out too).
Happy listening!
​Teresa x

I know, I know. It's an off-the-scale  'pinch me' moment. I vividly recall posting when I hit a million sales and being humbled and overwhelmed because I couldn't even picture a million people. I never in my wildest dreams imagined I'd double that achievement!
This new figure is for sales of all my books to date - my four thrillers with Thomas & Mercer (an imprint of Amazon Publishing), my first two book-club reads with Bookouture and my foreign editions across more than 20 territories. 
It's been a real roller coaster ride, that's for sure, since my first book Recipes for Melissa was published in 2015. Along the way, I've changed genre to psychological thrillers and had the wild experience of a  'breakout' book in I Am Watching You. I wrote that first thriller out of contract, pretty much as a last throw of the dice (when the sales of my first two books were initially a little quiet). I genuinely had no idea how well the book would do, not just in English but across the world in translation.
It taught me that the author's life is never about one book or one edit; it's very much a long game. And I hope it will be reassuring to other writers to never give up believing, wherever you are on your writing journey.
For me today is mostly about counting my blessings. And saying thank you.
First - a massive thank you to all my publishers across the globe, especially Thomas & Mercer/ Amazon Publishing who've helped me sell a million copies of I Am Watching You in English alone! I want to thank all the patient editors who've believed in me and helped me through inevitable 'hiccups' along the way - you know who you are -  and an extra big thank you to my wonderful agent Madeleine Milburn and her superb and very dynamic team.
And of course, most important of all,  hero-grams go to you  - my lovely readers. Word of mouth played a big part in the success of I Am Watching You and so many of you have kindly continued to recommend my writing to others. I would be nowhere without you and am grateful for every single message and every single review.
​You really are the best!
I sign off with something cold in the fridge, ready for a celebration this evening. I'm going to be doing a Facebook Live at 8pm UK time (this evening Tuesday May 18th) to say thank you and to give away some prizes so do pop by on my Facebook Author page for that HERE.  Anyone who asks a question (in advance or live) or comments during the live will be in with a chance!
Meantime, it's back to work. I've started writing a brand new thriller while also making plans to launch Her Perfect Family this  Autumn.
Turns out my author life has evolved from that long and tricky winding road to one very delicious rolling road  ... 

I can hardly believe it but four years ago TODAY I became a published author at last...after more than ten years of rejection.
My first book - sold in six languages - was the contemporary domestic drama RECIPES FOR MELISSA which tells the story of a mother's belated goodbye to her daughter via a special book of recipes and letters.
It was a book written from the heart - for I lost my own mother to cancer as a teenager.
The picture here is very, very special to me; it's of a school reunion with boarding school friends who baked some of the biscuit recipes from the book to help me celebrate. I was so touched, I almost cried! My dear friends knew all about my long and difficult struggle to get published and their support meant so much to me.
Of course a great deal has happened since. I've changed genres - now writing psychological thrillers. And incredibly, I've now sold more than a million books!
But I feel very humble today, thinking back to that incredible sense of joy and disbelief when my very first paperback arrived in the post and I realised that I had finally done it. I had become A PROPER AUTHOR.
So today for me is not just about celebration. It is about remembering that long struggle to find a book deal. And it is most of all about my lovely family and friends who never stopped believing in me....despite all those rejections!
I am very proud of all that I have achieved as a writer. Success is wonderful and I am grateful to each and every reader. But I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to the family and friends I have been lucky to share this roller-coaster journey with.
So a big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all those who were my early cheerleaders and who never stopped believing. Those biscuits - and the love and friendship that baked them - gave me a memory I will always treasure.