When I wrote the first draft of Love and Shenanigans, I wasn’t planning to write a series. One is unlikely to ever see the light of day-trust me, this is a very good thing-and three will be out this year. By the time I decided to indie publish Love and Shenanigans, I had five finished manuscripts set in Ballybeg. Long story short, I’ve been working on the Ballybeg series on and off since I started writing with a view to publication (NaNoWriMo 2009). I say “third draft” but this isn’t entirely accurate. In the meantime, I’m hard at work on the third draft of Love and Leprechauns, the third Ballybeg story and the second full-length novel in the series. Promo links don’t bother me at all if the person is otherwise active and interactive.)

I’ve unfollowed people who do that, especially if that's the only content on their Twitter stream. (Although, TBH, I’m not convinced that tweeting buy links to books ten times a day is the way to go. I was felled by a chest infection right around hitting PUBLISH, so I haven’t been as active on social media as I might have been.

I can’t decide if the transition from unpublished to published is exciting or terrifying. I’ve been told it might take another few days to appear. Alas, for reasons known only to Barnes & Noble, it’s still missing its book description on their site. It’s up on all the major vendors- Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, All Romance Ebooks, Google Play. Love and Shenaniganshas been out in the wild since last Saturday. Craggy Point - Scene of Fiona and Gavin's first kiss in eight years.

Love and Blarney by Zara Keane