In 2005 I decided to form my own petsitting business, Pampered Pets, in Leeds, and have my wonderful clients, super assistants, especially Marion who was my right-hand woman, and Deborah, my secretarial help, not to mention all the fabulous dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs, chickens, etc that we had the privilege to look after, to thank for this series.
A very special thank you, also, to my own precious pooches, Charlie, Dolly and Lucas who were absolutely brilliant with all the dogs we looked after. They never knew who was going to jump into the car on our walks or who was coming home with them to stay but there was never a cross word, just a warm welcome. They are all in doggie heaven now and I do miss them but while they were here, they had a fabulous life with all their friends on our many adventures in Roundhay, Temple Newsam, Golden Acre and Meanwood Parks and the beautiful woods and countryside around Leeds. I have superb memories and thousands of photographs of our time there.
My darling Charlie, whom I rescued when he was around six months old. I had ten wonderful years with him.
Dolly and Lucas. I had walked Dolly (in the front) since she was a puppy and she came to live with me when she was three and 13 when she died. I had also walked Lucas from a puppy and he came to join our family when he was 18 months and was nearly 12 when he went to doggie heaven.
PEESDOWN PARK – BOOK 1
Someone once said to Miranda that if she wanted to make a lot of money, enjoy the outdoors for most of the day and be her own boss, become a professional petsitter. So Miranda did … but it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
No-one told her she would have to take her life into her hands with the possibility of bumping into a burglar when walking into people’s empty houses to feed their cats when they were away … or walking dogs in the woods in Peesdown Park where creepy men lurked about … and she had no idea she had to be specifically aware of William … the one man she thought she could trust.
But William was a killer. He had fled the UK after murdering his wealthy parents but now he was back, residing near Peesdown Park, and the locals were blissfully unaware that the nice, friendly old gentleman who had integrated himself into the community so well would soon bring terror to their beautiful, normally peaceful recreation area … and no-one, particularly Miranda, their bubbly petsitter, would be safe for long.
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Amazingly fast action in Peesdown Park. Was very entertaining, funny in places and in others, rather scary. It held my interest to the point of being almost impossible to put down. All the characters, including a number of dogs, were very different and well described and also gave insight into the intriguing life of a professional dog walker as well as telling an eerily creepy thriller.
Fabulous. Will they, won’t they? A crime thriller with a good story and not too much in the way of extreme violence.
A great read: Great characters and totally engrossing.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08193FHW5
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PANIC IN PEESDOWN – BOOK 2
Following a winter cruising the Caribbean, serial killer, William Pemworthy, is back in Peesdown, his sights firmly fixed on Miranda, the popular, bubbly petsitter but he doesn’t want to kill her, he wants to marry her! However, she has just become engaged to the gorgeous Army Major, Jeremy Cross. William is furious and is determined the marriage will not go ahead and if he has to kill Jeremy to prevent it, he will. William enlists the help of his mysterious cousin, Stephen, to persuade Miranda she is marrying the wrong man but his plan doesn’t work and unbeknown to them, Miranda and Jeremy are now in terrible danger from both men. Can Miranda overcome the terror that awaits her, will Jeremy survive to rescue her and will William and Stephen escape justice once more? It’s all happening in Peesdown!
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W96FYR5
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B08W96FYR5
PASSION IN PEESDOWN – BOOK 3
Nothing seems to go right for long for Miranda, Peesdown’s bubbly petsitter. While her ex-husband, the Beastly Bastard, is desperate to patch up his relationship with her, she and new husband, Jeremy, have a more pressing problem with Karen Watkins, Jeremy’s former army colleague. Karen is determined to split up Miranda and Jeremy and will stop at nothing to achieve her aim and when Miranda and her unborn child are put in danger, will Jeremy resist Karen’s charms and save his family from disaster? Meanwhile, what exactly is the Beastly Bastard up to? Then there is Bob Watkins, the disliked park keeper. What major crime has he committed, causing him to leave Peesdown in a hurry? Yet again, it’s all happening in Peesdown!
U.K: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNCD2J87
U.S: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNCD2J87
POISON IN PEESDOWN – BOOK 4
DUE FOR RELEASE 2024
The stunningly beautiful Cassandra has purchased one of the gorgeous Victorian dwellings in Miller Lane, leaving several questions to be answered.
The ground floor is being turned into a beauty salon but the new resident has set up home in the granny annexe with her Dalmatian, Rolly, so what will the expensively decorated top floor bedrooms in the main house be used for? Why is she recruiting female escorts as beauticians? Why is she ‘interviewing’ the gorgeous Danny who is a plasterer by trade? Finally, why is she more than friendly with a Police Superintendent, a Judge and a Barrister?
Then there is the poor Vicar with a bad shoulder and in need of a massage. He might be going to get a bit more than he bargained for if he pops in to see Cassandra! There’s certainly a lot going on in Peesdown, book 4!