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LL:Joffe Books Prize '24
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#amquerying my Greek isle set romantic suspense.
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Thank you so much, Sheila! We're in Paris. Photo of Notre Dame from two nights ago. ❤️
#NotreDame #Paris #France
Notre Dame at night
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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𝒅⃨𝒖⃨ 𝑴⃨𝒂⃨𝒖⃨𝒓⃨𝒊⃨𝒆⃨𝒓⃨'⃨𝒔⃨ 𝑹⃨𝑬⃨𝑩⃨𝑬⃨𝑪⃨𝑪⃨𝑨⃨ 𝒙⃨ 𝑺⃨𝒌⃨𝒚⃨ 𝑨⃨𝒕⃨𝒍⃨𝒂⃨𝒏⃨𝒕⃨𝒊⃨𝒄⃨'⃨𝒔⃨ 𝑹⃨𝑰⃨𝑽⃨𝑰⃨𝑬⃨𝑹⃨𝑨⃨ 𝒙⃨ 𝑵⃨𝒆⃨𝒕⃨𝒇⃨𝒍⃨𝒊⃨𝒙⃨'⃨𝒔⃨ 𝑻⃨𝑯⃨𝑬⃨ 𝑷⃨𝑬⃨𝑹⃨𝑭⃨𝑬⃨𝑪⃨𝑻⃨ 𝑪⃨𝑶⃨𝑼⃨𝑷⃨𝑳⃨𝑬⃨
When a death is suspected a murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have a motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved.
#Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY
There's movement on the loggia, a pencil-black figure passing behind the white pillars. Daunted suddenly by the prospect of moving into the open and Sofia's unwelcome scrutiny, Listy stops and waits for the trembling to pass. He isn't far behind. She turns at his footsteps and he brakes under the canopy of trees, sunlight dappling his face. Then, in a few quick strides he's there in front of her and his hands are cupping her face, his mouth coming down in a kiss of such gentle, restrained violence that something wrenches inside her even as her mouth opens irresistibly to his. When he finally lifts his head, his eyes trail over her face, his thumbs stroking her cheekbones. 'There's something about you,' he says gruffly, 'that sometimes makes me want to just grab a hold of you...and shake you.' She laughs unsteadily. 'Efkaristo, but I've had nicer things said to me.'
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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𝕕𝕦 𝕄𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣'𝕤 ℝ𝔼𝔹𝔼ℂℂ𝔸 𝕩 ℕ𝕖𝕥𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕩'𝕤 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℙ𝔼ℝ𝔽𝔼ℂ𝕋 ℂ𝕆𝕌ℙ𝕃𝔼
When everyone she loves has motive for a murder, a PR exec who's always tried to do the 'right thing' must decide how far she'll go to protect them. Especially the man she's in love with. The dead woman's husband.
#Questpit #Q #A #RF #MY
An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers, Romantic Suspense, a 97k word romantic suspense. Various pictures of characters from the book. Pitch & Plot and has the following text: With their multiple homes and a business portfolio of luxury hotels, the Constantines' lives might be a world away from 29-year-old Listy Powers’ but Troy and his sister Olympia are like family, an unlikely yet close bond forged years ago at university. So when she learns Olympia, badly injured in a car accident, is back home on the Greek island of Paxos, Listy sets off immediately to see her. Being at their villa, however, means unavoidable proximity with Olympia's very disapproving eldest brother whom Listy has always loved. When they first met 8 years ago, Kris was a married man with a pregnant wife; now he's a widower. But as the attraction they'd fought back then re-kindles, suspicions resurface about Kris' wife's death. Beautiful, manipulative Rianna had not been well-liked. Her speciality was ferreting out people's secrets. And everyone, Listy discovers, has something to hide. As she unravels what happened to Rianna, the truth threatens Listy’s future happiness and the lives of those dear to her, and she must decide if crossing that line to protect someone she loves is a price she's willing to pay. OPENING LINES - When she hears the footsteps behind her, she doesn't rise from the lounger or look round but just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon. 'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.' 'I have plenty to say.' Her head whips round then. She smiles. SNIPPET - When she died,' Olympia says in a hard voice, 'I was relieved. All I could think was, we're free of her now. Now we can begin to be happy.' Listy's face spasms. 'But you're not,' she says. 'None of you are. It scares me, Olympia, all this hate. So much hate. Troy has it too. It's like...like it's eating him up. Rianna's dead but she might as well not be, the hold she still has on you all.' Olympia begins rummaging in the drawer again. 'You didn't know her. You wouldn't understand.' 'I want to. Tell me what happened the night she died. You said she and Kris were arguing.' Collage of pictures and the title The Vibes, Tropes & Themes & The Comps. Tropes and Themes are: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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'𝕹𝖔𝖙 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖌𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖆 𝖌𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙.'

ℝ𝔼𝔹𝔼ℂℂ𝔸 𝕩 ℕ𝕖𝕥𝕗𝕝𝕚𝕩'𝕤 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℙ𝔼ℝ𝔽𝔼ℂ𝕋 ℂ𝕆𝕌ℙ𝕃𝔼
When everyone she loves has motive for a murder, a PR exec who's always tried to do the 'right thing' must decide how far to go to protect them. Especially the man she loves. The dead woman's husband.
#GhostPit #A #Q #R #S
Scene from Rebecca, the 1940 Hitchcock movie based on Daphne du Maurier's novel. The new Mrs de Winter walking into a room hung with shadows. Post by @manuthebest58 says: "Rebecca" is proof that not all ghost stories need a ghost. If the living believe enough in a dead person's power, their presence will continue to be felt and affect the lives of everyone in their vicinity.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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That photo of me isn't just any old random one 😉
#RomanHoliday #MouthOfTruth #Rome
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday. Scene where Gregory Peck is tentatively putting his hand in the Mouth of Truth.
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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10 movies to get to know me 🤩
October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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REBECCAxTHE PERFECT COUPLExRIVERA
The dead woman knew secrets; people hated her. Everyone has a motive, esp those Listy loves. She’s always tried to do the right thing but some secrets are best left buried, aren't they? So why do they start coming out at a summer party?🍾🥂
#DVpit #A #RomSuspense #WOC
Collage of pictures and the title Tropes & Themes & The Vibes. Tropes and Themes are: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder. Lower half of page has The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera.
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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💕their first lines♡their last lines💕

#SaturdaySnippet from my romantic suspense, CARELESS WHISPERS, set in Greece.

Context: Olympia (Kris' sister & practically a sister to Listy) has been seriously injured in a car accident. Listy turns up expectedly to see her.

#amquerying #Writingcommunity 📚💙
October 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Afterwards, it's a short walk to the Morpeth Arms pub which gave hints about 'spies' 🕵, and the sign above the bar a spooky wink to Halloween 👻.
And no one passing her could resist fussing over adorable Lucky!
#morpetharms #London
The Morpeth Arms, London Bar in the Morpeth Arms Lucky the dog in the Morpeth Arms
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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A visit to Tate Britain in Pimlico. Another lovely museum in London! ❤️
Browsed the JMW Turner collection (again!) Love this painting of his - Fishermen at Sea. That moon strangled in black clouds! 😍
Another favourite is John Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott.
#London #jmwturner #art #museum
Tate Britain, London One of the galleries in Tate Britain JMW Turner painting - Fishermen at Sea John Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Statue of Batman on rooftop of Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square Statue of Batman on rooftop of Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I'm in #London! 😃 A great 'timeline cleanse' from the angst of awaiting replies from #querying
Strolled to Leicester Square & spotted these famous peeps.
#GeneKelly in #Singingintherain
#MaryPoppins
#CharlieChaplin
#LaurelAndHardy
And who else but #Batman keeping watch over us!
Statue of Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain Statue of Mary Poppins Statue of Charlie Chaplin Statue of Laurel and Hardy
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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My romantic suspense #WIP

GLASS ONION x MISS CONGENIALITY
Mistaken for someone else, a reporter plays along. But she's not the only one pretending. With a killer thinking she's on to him, she must uncover what's going on, try not to get killed, and definitely NOT fall for the man she's fake dating.
Tropes along the top: Mistaken ID; Deception; Fake-Dating; Murderous Ambition; Enemies-to-Lovers; Character-driven Banter; Red Herrings Centre photo of a couple in evening dress holding hands on a staircase, the woman looking over her shoulder. Text says: THEY’RE ALL HIDING SOMETHING. SO IS SHE. A STIR OF ECHOES a new Romantic Suspense by Kala Patel Pitch: It's not Kate's fault she's mistaken for someone else, but scenting a story she plays along. Now she must evade a killer who thinks she knows more than she actually does, and fight her growing attraction for the infuriating man she's fake-dating who'll soon find out who she really is. He has reason to hate reporters. Especially one Katherine Ryan. PREMIERING WORLDWIDE IN 2026
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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My #PosterPit which won 1st place in Best Comp Titles ❤️
Tropes along the top: Mistaken ID; Deception; Fake-Dating; Murderous Ambition; Enemies-to-Lovers; Character-driven Banter; Red Herrings Centre photo of a couple in evening dress holding hands on a staircase, the woman looking over her shoulder. Text says: THEY’RE ALL HIDING SOMETHING. SO IS SHE. The Comps: GLASS ONION x MISS CONGENIALITY won 1st place for Best Comp Titles in #PosterPit - Nomination reason: '...I love a media mashup and these exude a slightly murdery dark humour which speaks to me!' A STIR OF ECHOES a new Romantic Suspense by Kala Patel Pitch: It's not Kate's fault she's mistaken for someone else, but scenting a story she plays along. Now she must evade a killer who thinks she knows more than she actually does, and fight her growing attraction for the infuriating man she's fake-dating who'll soon find out who she really is. He has reason to hate reporters. Especially one Katherine Ryan. PREMIERING WORLDWIDE IN 2026
September 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Also sharing my #1stLinePit #WIP

GLASS ONION x MISS CONGENIALITY
Mistaken for her fashion model friend, a reporter plays along. But she's not the only one pretending. She must uncover what's going on, try not to get killed, and definitely NOT fall for the man she's fake-dating.
#amwriting #booksky
Until she stooped to turn his body over, she had not been scared. She'd felt nothing but anger because he’d done this once too often and enough was enough. All evening she had mingled with the other guests, smiling woodenly and downing far too many glasses of champagne while her husband rollicked around and made a fool of himself. And of her.
September 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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HAPPY SEPTEMBER!
I know #1stLinePit was 2 days ago but wanted to share my post here.

du Maurier's REBECCA x RIVIERA x THE PERFECT COUPLE

Secrets, lies, suspicious deaths...
Everything played out under hot blue skies & a sparkling sea.

#amquerying #booksky 📚💙 #WritingCommunity #litagent #litagents
When she hears the footsteps behind her she doesn't rise from the lounger or look round but just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon. 'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.' 'I have plenty to say.' Her head whips round then. She smiles.
September 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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REBECCA x RIVIERA x THE PERFECT COUPLE
The dead woman had known secrets; people hated her. Everyone has a motive, esp. those Listy loves. She’s always tried to do the right thing but this is different, isn’t it? Some secrets are best left buried.
So why're they coming out now?
#PosterPit #Q #A #R #M
Against the background of the Acropolis at night with a giant full moon is a partial photo of a woman's eye staring at the camera, lank wet hair hanging over her face. Text along the top: SOME SECRETS ARE JUST TOO DANGEROUS TO KNOW... Hera/Zeus Productions presents Elisa (Listy) Powers, Kris Constantine, Christina Naccasian, guest-starring Rianna Constantine. in CARELESS WHISPERS, based on the best-selling book by KALA PATEL. Filmed on Location - Athens & Paxos, Greece. COMING SOON TO AN INBOX NEAR YOU Tropes along the bottom say: Slow-burn Romance; Obsession; Secrets & Lies; Betrayal; Murder.
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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GLASS ONION x MISS CONGENIALITY
Mistaken for someone else, a reporter plays along. But she isn't the only one acting a part. With a killer thinking she's on to him, she must uncover what's going on, try not to get killed, and definitely NOT fall for the man she's fake-dating.
#PosterPit #W #A #R #M
Tropes along the top: Mistaken ID; Deception; Fake-Dating; Murderous Ambition; Enemies-to-Lovers; Character-driven Banter; Red Herrings Centre photo of a couple in evening dress holding hands on a staircase, the woman looking over her shoulder. Text says: THEY’RE ALL HIDING SOMETHING. SO IS SHE. A STIR OF ECHOES a new Romantic Suspense by Kala Patel Pitch: It's not Kate's fault she's mistaken for someone else, but scenting a story she plays along. Now she must evade a killer who thinks she knows more than she actually does, and fight her growing attraction for the infuriating man she's fake-dating who'll soon find out who she really is. He has reason to hate reporters. Especially one Katherine Ryan. PREMIERING WORLDWIDE IN 2026
August 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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du Maurier's REBECCA x Sky Atlantic's RIVIERA x Netflix's THE PERFECT COUPLE

They're like family to her, but when a death begins to look like murder how far will she go to protect them? They all have a motive. Especially the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved.

#PosterPit #Q #A #R #M
Text along the top is DO WE REALLY KNOW THE PEOPLE WE LOVE? Picture is woman's partial face in the centre with profiles of Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale on either side. Elisa (Listy) Powers, Kris Constantine, Christina Naccasian, guest appearance by Rianna Constantine. 5 stars by Empire says "The twists just keep coming..." Halfway down, it says Hera/Zeus Productions presents CARELESS WHISPERS. Based on the book by KALA PATEL PREMIERING NOW IN EVERY MAJOR SLUSH PILE Filmed on Location - Paxos, Greece.
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Caitriona Balfe as Listy
David Gandy as Kris
Ana de Armas as Rianna
Eleanor Tomlinson as Christina
August 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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#pitchcard for CARELESS WHISPERS

du Maurier's REBECCA x Netflix's THE PERFECT COUPLE x RIVIERA
When murder is suspected, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves. They all have a motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved.
#Questpit #Q #A #R #MY
Pitch Card with handsome man looking sideways at the camera. HEADING - Careless Whispers, Romantic Suspense - 98k words TEXT - 'They're like family but how well does she really know them?' TROPES - Found family; Slo-burn romance; Betrayal; Unrequited love; Murder BOOK COMPS – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier andthe Sky Atlantic series Riviera
August 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#agentguide to CARELESS WHISPERS my romantic suspense set in Greece.
It's du Maurier's REBECCA x Sky's RIVIERA x Netflix's THE PERFECT COUPLE

The woman knew secrets; now she's dead. Everyone has a motive...

💥Secrets
💥Loss
💥Slowburn ❤️‍🔥
💥Obsession
💥Unrequited💘
💥Betrayal
💥Murder
#Questpit #Q #A #R #MY
PAGE 1 is a blue background with a hand reaching out of water. Words along the top say SOME SECRETS ARE JUST TOO DANGEROUS TO KNOW... An Agent's Guide to Careless Whispers, Romantic Suspense, a 98k word romantic suspense. PAGE 2 has a picture of a woman looking over her shoulder at the camera. On the other side says Pitch & Plot and has the following text: With their multiple homes and a business portfolio of luxury hotels, the Constantines' lives might be a world away from 29-year-old Listy Powers’ but Troy and his sister Olympia are like family, an unlikely yet close bond forged years ago at university. So when she learns Olympia, badly injured in a car accident, is back home on the Greek island of Paxos, Listy sets off immediately to see her. Being at their villa, however, means unavoidable proximity with Olympia's very disapproving eldest brother whom Listy has always loved. When they first met 8 years ago, Kris was a married man with a pregnant wife; now he's a widower. But as the attraction they'd fought back then re-kindles, suspicions resurface about Kris' wife's death. Beautiful, manipulative Rianna had not been well-liked. Her speciality was ferreting out people's secrets. And everyone, Listy discovers, has something to hide. As she unravels what happened to Rianna, the truth threatens Listy’s future happiness and the lives of those dear to her, and she must decide if crossing that line to protect someone she loves is a price she's willing to pay. PAGE 3 has a photo on one side of a villa at night. On the other side it says Opening Lines and has the following text: As the song fades, she hears the footsteps behind her. She doesn't rise from the lounger or turn her head. Just rolls her eyes and takes another gulp of wine, fixing her gaze ahead. Beyond the villa's perimeter wall where the wooded slopes fall away, the sea glimmers under the silver coin of a moon. 'I told you to leave,' she says, her voice slurred. 'It's over. There's nothing more to say.' 'I have plenty to say.' Her head whips round then. She smiles, and the villa's floodlit swimming pool pulses as if it, too, is energised, its rippling glow tipping the brooding hedges with gold. She'd been wondering if one of them would turn up. She'd refused to go to the stupid party. They're all stuck-up and boring, and they hate her so she knows she won't be missed. But sitting here alone by the pool, drinking, waiting for her phone to ping a reply – any kind of response! – she'd grown bored and been thinking maybe she ought to go after all. Just to spoil their fun. PAGE 4 has a collage of pictures and the title Tropes & Themes & The Vibes. Tropes and Themes are: du Maurier's Rebecca vibes; Found family; Loss; Slow burn romance; Yearning; Obsession; Unrequited love; Secrets; Betrayal; Murder Lower half of page has The Comps – Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber, End of Story by AJ Finn, The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and the Sky Atlantic series Riviera.
August 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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I've got a swanky restaurant named after me. 🥳
My partner's in #Manchester and he's just sent me this. I'm seeing this (my name in print) as a sign, and no one can stop me. No one! 😅

#amquerying my #romanticsuspense set on a Greek island.

#delulu #LivingInHope #writingcommunity #Booksky
Front of a restaurant with KALA in big letters over the door.
July 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Picked up our tickets and site passes for the LeeChild and Andrew Child event on Saturday! 😃
A flashback photo from 2017.
#harrogatecrimefestival #Theakstonscrime #Harrogatefest #Booksky
July 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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du Maurier's REBECCA x Sky Atlantic's RIVIERA x Netflix's PERFECT COUPLE
They're like family but when a death begins looking like murder, a PR exec must decide how far she'll go to protect them. They all have a motive. Esp. the dead woman's husband. The man she's always loved.
#BluePit 📖 #A #R #M #Q
Words: 'Some secrets are best left buried' around the central photo of a dead woman in water. Surrounding pics: a swimming pool at night; woman with finger to lips specifying a secret: silhouette of a man and woman kissing; a man and woman's hands touching; a woman's hand cradling the back of a man's head in an embrace; a woman with her hands in front of her as if warding someone off; a solitary man standing on a rock by the sea, head bowed; a man at a desk, looking up; a man holding a whiskey glass; a broken wine glass; a couple embracing, the woman looking upset.
July 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM