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Very excited to reveal this..!

Most people only know that I am a crazy Yorkshire woman with pet farm animals but they might not know about the wider purpose.

Nov 27, 20241 min read

Review in Snapshot Magazine

Whoop! I got a full page in this rather fabulous, glossy arty magazine from the Algarve! The lady who produces it is herself a...

Jul 2, 20241 min read

Oddfellows Book Event on 21st May

Join me at The Oddfellows in Meanwood on Tuesday 21st May 2024. I'll be talking about my books The Yard and Merlin Finds His Magic and...

Feb 21, 20241 min read

Meet me in Norfolk on 18th May

On May 18th 2024, I'll be heading to Norfolk to appear at the inaugural Redwings Book Festival! Held at the Redwings Caldecott Centre, I...

Feb 21, 20241 min read

Exciting News For You

My publisher, Brown Dog Books, has created a discount code! If you buy Merlin Finds His Magic you can get my first novel, The Yard - How...

Jan 29, 20241 min read

Launched In USA!

It is with tremendous excitement that I can announce, The Yard has been launched in the USA! Check out my podcast on Horse Network. It's...

Nov 15, 20231 min read

My book reached no.2!

What an accolade from pickering book tree! This new indie book shop in Pickering, North Yorkshire is incredibly popular. For my book to...

Jan 4, 20231 min read

I'm in Your Horse Magazine!

I am so excited to reveal my next big feature is in Your Horse magazine coming out on October 13th 2022 (the November issue). I love this...

Nov 29, 20221 min read

So much media coverage!

Here I am being filmed for BBC Look North! It was so much fun! I never expected my book to gain so much media attention but it has and...

Nov 28, 20221 min read

Number 1 Bestseller over night!

It's very surreal to have been rejected by 20 of the top London literary agencies and then sell 1000 books in 8 weeks by self...

Nov 26, 20221 min read

Look At The Reviews!

This is just one of many incredible 5 Star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads! It's been mind-blowing to see how the book I wrote in my...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

Audio Book!

Well! Can you believe it? The Yard is now available as an audio book from Audible UK and USA! It's also available on Amazon and iTunes!...

Nov 24, 20221 min read

Horse And Hound...Book Review!

Supersonic review of my book in Horse and Hound! Whoop! Have a read of it here... https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/reviews/horse-books/the...

Nov 22, 20221 min read

Buy the Book

My goal for this book is to use it as a means to help set up a farm-based therapy centre for terminally ill people. Rescued animals...

Nov 20, 20221 min read

Chapter One

The Yard – How A Horse Healed My Heart By Grace Olson Chapter 1 My love of horses was reignited on a rather nondescript sort of a day....

Apr 7, 202014 min read

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