Author Slater says that it was her decision to join the university in her forties for a creative writing course that gave her the confidence to pursue her dream of becoming an author. During the 5 years that she studied at the university, she also had a job that helped her to keep things going financially.

Missing — K.L. SLATER

When she hears that Barlow is to be released from prison five years early, her life heads off into a spin and Josie is convinced that Barlow will be out for revenge for Josie giving evidence against him. It was only a 5 minute walk and her friend Olivia’s father was supposed to watch her walk part of the way and her dad Blake was supposed to watch her come round the bend. If you enjoy a fast paced plot with exciting twists and turns, you should definitely check out The Mistake. The suspense and tension literally jumps out from every page, keeping the reader alert and on edge throughout. As the book progressed you found out more and more and ( as an avid reader, been there, seen that 😃 ) cockily I thought I had it worked out.

My path to becoming a published author wasn’t the easiest route and you can read more about this in the ‘About Me’ section. Anna’s story not only helped her to get her dissertation approved, but also provided her the much-needed success at the start of her writing career.

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She teaches creative writing to children as well as adults in the academics and inner-city schools of Nottingham.The story seamlessly shifts between the past and the present which keeps you guessing about what will happen next in both the timelines. The story follows Lucie and Blake when the unthinkable happens and their nine year old daughter disappears during a short walk home. But balancing her need to be extra-watchful of Ivy and keep an eagle eye on her fledgling business, Delicious Desserts, proves almost impossible, even with friend Fiona there to be Ivy's caregiver when needed - which these days, is a good bit of the time.

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This thriller starts off really strongly as parents Lucie and Blake Sullivan reluctantly agree to allow their nine year old daughter Grace to walk from her friend Olivia's home on her own. Full of unexpected twists and turns, you are drawn into Josie’s life and how intimidated she feels by Samual’s presence. As darkness falls and rain lashes against the window, there's a knock at my door and I open it to see those same eyes staring back at me. NOTE: I posted this review here the day after I finished it - no idea why it's suddenly not showing up so I'll try again. It is only revealed later that Amber intends to be close to Ben and his kids and does not want Judi seen around them even for a single moment.

The theme of a missing child has been done before a lot but what sets Finding Grace apart from the rest is the engaging writing style and the clever plot twists. But putting aside my gripe with publishers who insist on overhyping books, Finding Grace was only a little better than average read for me. When the people in town start gossiping of Samuel's coming release, Josie doesn't know about it yet.