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🎧 TROWEL AND ERROR is now available in AUDIO as well as ebook & paperback! :-) Join gardening sleuth Poppy and talkative ginger tom Oren as they weed out more suspects in this exciting new cozy mystery... with the wonderful voice talents of Pearl Hewitt Audiobook Narrator bringing the story to life!
Audible US: https://audible.com/pd/B089X96XW4/…
Audible UK: https://audible.co.uk/pd/B089X8JVR7/…
Apple Store: https://books.apple.com/au/audiobook/… ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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Listened already, a fantastic book & so excited for Fronds & enemies too, love yourself work....working my way through bewitched by chocolate series too 😍💝

Listened already and loved it x I'm completely up to date with Gemma, Devlin and Muesli also Poppy, Nick and Oren and now working my way through the adventures of Caitlin, James and Nibs x just about to start book 4 and can't wait ❤️❤️❤️🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼x

Loved this one!!

Great book and series.

Have mine!

And it is awesome in audio! As always <3

I just now finished listening! I decided to re-listen to the series before I started this one. Wanted to freshen my memory! I love all the characters! Fun series.

I’m “reading” this now and enjoying it immensely. Pearl Hewitt is awesome. I love your books. I’m so glad I discovered your work. Keep the books coming!!📚👍❤️

Excellent news!

I have enjoyed this series and all the books have been wonderful, but this one was definitely my favourite! You are a amazing writer - and I am just hoping there will be another Oxford TeaRoom mystery in the future ❤️

Just finished and loved it. Thanks so much

This was an awesome book. Love this series!!!

Do you know this author? Are you thinking of writing again?

Love this series

Started reading this last night had to force a stop at 1:45 as I kept dropping my kindle, looking forward to continuing later

Just finished listening to it today and I loved it!! I am gonna lisyen to it again! Sometimes I wish these books were longer... 😆

An amazing Storyteller!

I absolutely love these books, I snuggle on my sofa with a glass of wine and read to my heart's content. Thank you for giving us the chance to buy and read these wonderful stories! xxxx🥰

Muesli with the last of the summer's petunias :-) ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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Might I share this with a cat group here on facebook?

Beautiful - the petunias AND Muesli 😊

Beautiful kitty!!

Lovely!

😀😀🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏

Muesli is lovely and so are the flowers Rita says hello

So cute! (The cat AND the petunias!)

This is my daughters kitty hes 4 and hates me, any ideas how to reverse this , hes very handsome,

Beautiful picture of a beautiful cat and beautiful flowers

Love her and your petunias. Mine are just now blooming in Florida

Muesli is lovely, the flowers are lovely, you are lovely, and your books are delightful. Sending ❤️💚 from Arizona.

Love your garden!

Lovely Muesli 💕

Your garden looks beautiful! I love Muesli- he looks like a cat you just want to cuddle ❤️ Always look forward to your next book!

Beautiful Muesli.

Such a wonderful photo Muesli looking good as usual! xx

American readers - what word do you use for "moreish"? ie. so delicious that you keep wanting to eat more or you might say popcorn is "moreish" (you keep putting your hand in mindlessly to get more! ;-) ) I didn't realise until today that it's a British/Australian term! I need a replacement word that's easier for my American audience to understand. It's a slightly different meaning to "delicious", because something can be delicious but not necessarily moreish... ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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Nom nom nom 😋

I just say - that tastes like more.

We actually say that in my family. I have heard it all my life.

Dee-lish!!!!!

I’ve actually never heard that term or an actual replacement word

Maybe "addictive", as in these cookies are addictive. All I can think of right now. I like moreish better.

Addictive

My mama used that term, and she was born and raised in south Alabama. She lived most of her adult life in northwest Florida.

I have never heard that before! It sounds like scrumptious, but the way you used it, it is definitely addictive.

I always thought the term was American in origin😊

Delectable. Binge-worthy.

Sinfully addictive. :)

scrumptious

I've never heard the word, "more-ish," but I really like it. I know that the whole family would refer to my grandmother's snickerdoodles cookies as being so good they were addictive, but moreish is MUCH more descriptive. 😊

Ono-licious in Hawaii

There isn’t a word. Except more lol

Delicious

Addictive sounds about right ~

If you're in to loving cats, which I am, we do say nom nom nom a lot. Addictive, yes. Often Fabulous. But mostly we describe it by action... I can't stop eating these... or I can't get enough... I like the term moreish. Hmmm... if you're looking at a word with a slightly more colorful connotation, it would be foodgasmic.

Addicting/Addictive

Bingeworthy maybe?

"Oh. My. God. these are so addictive" .... "better than sex"..."nom"...."nom nom nom" (nom ones are usually more in text such as replies to pics of food. or to animals.like when feeding your cat. . These are the phrases I hear/use most

Addictive. Never heard the word more-ish

Addictive might work. I say, scrummy. But, I’m not a normal American.

Delectable! adjective (of food or drink) delicious. "delectable handmade chocolates"

One of the key characters in my latest new release - the 4th book in my English Cottage Garden Mysteries (https://amzn.to/2zJoppo) - is CLARA, a hilarious cleaning robot invented by "mad scientist" Bertie. CLARA not only helps to solve the mystery but also provides gardening sleuth Poppy with an interesting exfoliation experience! ;-) This character was partly inspired by a toy that I was given for Christmas when I was 6 years old. I had just left Taiwan and arrived in London, not speaking a word of English. I vividly remember walking past a local electrical store called Tandy and seeing this robot in the window. I fell in love with him... and was thrilled when Santa delivered him on Christmas morning! :-) Of course, he was very crude by today's standards - just an inflatable toy on a pair of motorised feet - but I loved him dearly. With my over-active imagination, I used pretend that he talked to me and did all sorts of amazing things... And now he has been partially immortalised in TROWEL AND ERROR ;-) ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

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CLARA was great! Attacking Poppy’s freckles. Lol 😆

I need to start getting this series to read!!

Haha this is great

Loved the book

...Still pretty nice robot! You are the best!

Oh, so sweet! Loved the new book!

Love CLARA!! Loved the book... Ready for another adventure with Poppy!

I just finished the book and I loved it. I loved all the books in this series but I think I loved this one the best!!! Please keep them coming.....

Just got this on Audible. Only just started, so please don’t tell me about it. I have listened to the first 3 and I was enthralled with them all.

What brave parents you have! Loved that the book and of course loved Pearl's narration!

What a great memory and a beautiful photo! I am currently listening to Trowel and Error! ❤️

Very sweet. I did enjoy Clara especially the kitchen cleaning competition 😁

❤️❤️🙏🤗😂😂✌️✌️

Lol my Grandmothers fancy vacuum cleaner was my robot. I do remember Tandy

I loved the book, Hsin-Yi. I really couldn’t see how you could match the Oxford Tea-rooms murders, but the English Cottage Garden mysteries are so good that I pre-order as soon as I see you are writing one. Trowel and Error is the best one yet. Lovely photo. And your robot was great - no wonder you loved him.

Look how precious you were. No wonder you are a beautiful woman

I have yet to read this series!

Love this book!

Loved this book!! Especially Poopy trying to convince Oren to do something he doesn't want to!

Awww! Love this! ♥️

I love CLARA!!!

Have thoroughly enjoyed the book, as I have all of them. Thankyou 🙏💝

You can get arrested for being drunk while boating / it would be the harbor master where I am / I live in Salem MA and we have a harbor. You have license to drive boat so that can be suspended.

Such a gorgeous girl...lovely photo.

Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed it. The book was good as always 🐈

Any American readers here familiar with boats? Can you help me with some book research questions please?
1) Are you allowed to pilot a boat if you're drunk? (ie. is it like drink-driving where there's a legal limit? If so, who would be checking & how do they check? It's not like a road so you can't stop boats and breathalyse random captains out at sea, can you?)
2) Is there such a thing as "hit and run" out at sea? ie. you hit another boat, injure someone and then run away...? Could you do that without getting caught? What happens if you do get found out? (And who would catch/punish you? The Coast Guard??)
EDIT: I'm talking about a boat out in the open sea, off the coast, rather than in a lake or river.
Sorry if these seem like very silly questions - I don't know much about sailing/powerboating but I'm willing to learn! :-)
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3 weeks ago

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www.arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/parks_recreation/parks_trails/lake_arlington/lake_info/...

You cannot pilot a boat drunk. It would be the same as driving a car drunk. I’ve never seen a breathalyzer onboard a boat, but I would think if they suspect the pilot to be drunk, they could commandeer the boat, get someone sober to pilot the boat, etc... I have seen Boaters receive tickets for various infractions. Yes, you could hit another vessel out at sea and potentially get away unseen - it would depend on visibility, if the other boat had a lookout, damage done to both boats, etc... It could be the Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, or potentially a more local authority that would catch you...I think it would depend on where you were at the time, how far off the coast, whether you are in U.S. waters, etc... I guess it would be about jurisdiction. I’m not an expert, but I used to boat. I hope this helps a bit.

if you are in a river or lake in the United States, for example in Tennessee where I live, it would be TWRA ( Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency) I have seen information the do breathalyzer tests and various coordination tests.

There are police who ride around the lakes to make sure all the boating rules are being followed . No drinking .. you must have life vests and other things on the boat and the driver needs a boating license

Great feedback from the US.

If you’re in a National Park then it would be a Park Ranger

Boating laws tend to be regional. I work on the Colorado River just on the border of California and Arizona. Where both states have DUI laws in place for boaters, the punishment could be different by state. For example, California has a 0.08% Blood/Alcohol Content (BAC), Arizona is Zero Tolerance. Much would depend on where you are located.

It is not legal to pilot a boat when you are drunk. Fish and Game officers and/or state police officers would do the checks in my state.

Per my husband, who used to be a ship captain, if you have a hit and run accident in international waters, the governing body would be the country that the ship is registered under—i.e. the flag they are flying. There is only one court in the world where a case would be heard—the British Admiralty Court. It is the arbiter for all nations in such matters. Hope that helps!

Intoxicated driving laws apply to boating and law enforcement can and do use a breathalyser on boat drivers. Impound of boat, loss of license or permit, and incarceration and/or hefty fines for DUI or breaking hunting/fishing laws. Most states require boating insurance and some require license or at least a permit to operate. My state requires that everyone on small crafts (16 foot and smaller) are required to wear a CG approved life jacket. Also many states can and do use their own police (usually state troopers, parish or county sheriffs, and/or department of fish & wildlife) to enforce boating laws on local lakes and will enlist the CG when necessary. Large Coastal cities, like here in New Orleans, sometimes have their own special harbour patrol state police divisions and work with CG to patrol high traffic areas. Each state has some additional regulations but the Coast Guard page will have the basic national laws and regulations.

In Canada it is the RCMP and coast guard that polices coastal ocean waters beca USA and Canada boarders are so close the policing can be confusing and territorial 1) www.vicnews.com/news/driver-or-passenger-rcmp-can-fine-you-for-drinking-on-your-boat/ 2) www.boat-ed.com/canada/studyGuide/Reporting-an-Accident/10119901_49382/ - in a murder by boat was videotaped but no charges were ever laid due to complexities of Maritime Laws www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/middleeast/murder-at-sea-captured-on-video-but-killers-go-free.html So it may depend on if the incident occurred in water policed by a country or international waters Intriguing, i look fwd to reading about the mystery

1. NO Similar rules to airline pilots. Hit and runs are harder to prove, however if fatalities involved the Coast Guard or Harbor patrol (on lakes, channels,etc.) will hunt you down and press charges.

in Minnesota on the lake I live in we actually have a sheriffs office on the lake. they patrol using speed boats.

Lakes would be Fish and Game officers of County Sheriff. Coast Guard within three mile territorial waters. You can't pilot drunk.

Check online about an accident on Lake George, NY. I think you'll find it interesting. Good luck.

no driving drunk

H. Y. Hanna, check Robin's website, author and journalist , I worked with him in the 80's, contact him... www.facebook.com/robin.lloyd.56/H.

patch.com/florida/pinellasbeaches/boating-crash-kills-indian-rocks-beach-man

There was actually a boat hit and run accident that was so damaging that the old tv show Unsolved Mysteries highlighted it.

1 no 2 yes the Coast Guard

Awesome questions! Sorry I don’t know the answers.

Go to www.Bordeaux.com/maritme law.

Govertsearch not Bordeaux.

Govetdearches.com/ maritime law.

No to the first and I think so on hit and run.

UPDATED: Thank you SO much to all those who volunteered - you've been so helpful! :-) I don't need any more listeners now but thanks again for offering!
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Are there any German audiobook listeners here? Can you help me please? I'd be really grateful for volunteers to listen to an audition sample from a German-language narrator and give me feedback. (I don't understand a word of German myself ;-) ) Am thinking of producing my German editions as German audiobooks! Please email me on [email protected] if you'd like to help. Thank you! <3 ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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I love your audiobooks. Petal Hewitt is a fantastic reader. No use for Germany, but I just wanted you to know how much I love them.

🙋 Have been in Germany since 1990 and except for my der, die, das (three freaking words for the) people say they would never know I am an American.

Over here! I‘m actually more of a reader than audiobook listener. Nonetheless I would appreciate the honour. I‘ll send you an email. I also forwarded your text to someone, who loves books a lot.

Henry Sorgenfrei do you know anyone who would be interested?

I'm listening to your lovely audiobooks and I'm German. I'd love to give you feedback for your German narrator.

Hi! I’m Christine from Austria! I love audiobooks and I’d love to test and give you a feedback. The speaker of an audiobook can make the difference, if you like or dislike a story .

If you subscribed to my Readers' Club newsletter, you should have received a new email yesterday... if you haven't, please check your Spam folder! It's packed with updates on new releases, a chance to win a signed copy & David Austin English roses for your garden + a behind-the-scenes story! ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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Got it!!

I need to get one that!

I love the pictures of your garden. It's beautiful

I looked everywhere. I didn't get that newsletter.

The evolution of my "dream cottage garden" ;-) Still a work in progress! When I first started gardening, I used to look wistfully at other people's gorgeous gardens and think that if I just knew how/what to plant, I'd magically transform my garden overnight. Well, gardening has really taught me the art of patience! Haha! I've learned now that a garden takes time to establish, that you make mistakes and keep learning - and that it's never "finished"! Hmm... kind of like book writing ;-) ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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It's really lovely.

That beautiful!!!!

Lovely

A garden is never finished. There's always work to be done, but it's so rewarding. :) Your flowers are beautiful.

Your books make us all want to plant beautiful gardens.

Lovely

It looks beautiful. I love cottage gardens!!! I love your book series too!!

Stunning!!!

Absolutely stunning! You have done a wonderful job.

It looks beautiful to me!😊

Just gorgeous!

Looks wonderful. Here’s mine, fenced in to keep deer out. I was inspired by Poppy!!

Beautiful. And what a great thing to know about living. I tend to want everything done yesterday. (I love your books, especially the tea room mysteries and Muesli!)

Your garden looks so lovely. Your hard work has paid off.

A beautiful person in a beautiful garden 😍.

My favorite kind of garden: Yours is beautiful!

I'm reading Trowel and Error right now!!

I have lived in my house 10 years and have had many ups and downs with my garden - like no lilies last year because the deer ate the buds. But this year looks good, as does yours. It's always a work in progress.

The plumeria gave way to roses 😂🌸🌹 mine just started blooming!

Beautiful!

So true...I converted one of my vegetable beds into flowers last year paying particular attention to size and while the entire bed is very happy...one plant is totally covered by all the others...so moving it is in my future...🤞❤️

Amazing progress and spectacular colours.💜

Looking great. I have veggie garden.

So very lovely. Gardening to me is therapeutic... meditation... with the most lovely of results... keep on keeping on... it's good for the soul ❤

Beautiful! Here a glimpse of my little paradise!