Autumn Blues

Autumn (aka Fall in some places) is always a time of change and mostly small changes. My biggest event of the autumn is the Harwich International Shanty festival, where I am photographer, webmistress and part-time social media manager. The weather held for our mid-October festival weekend and many thousands enjoyed the local hospitality. I am very active during the festival […]

You can’t please all the people

I definitely can’t please all the people but some comments, even second hand, do cause me to stop and think. I’m in a mini dress that’s a black cotton button up shirt dress, it lands a long way above my knees and the last button is high enough that there’s another length of leg visible when I’m walking. In short […]

New cover designs

Over the past few weeks I’ve started working through the original books of the Tammy stories, updating the cover art. At the same time, the manuscripts will get a freshen-up and any typos that made it though to the ‘final’ draft should be found! Next for the treatment are Testing Times and Summer Fling.   USA Author Page https://www.amazon.com/stores/Shiraz-Turvey/author/B0CXNDQ4KN UK […]

A Rail Tour to Harwich Town!

A rail excursion is due on the Mayflower Line tomorrow (Sunday July 28). The locomotive hauled train is visiting watery extremities in NE Essex and at Ipswich. It will pass through Manningtree station to Harwich Town and exits on the curve at Manningtree towards Ipswich Wharf. Leading on arrival is a Class 33, leading on departure is a Class 56. […]

Tamara’s Début – Kindle $0.99 offer!

Between 27 July and 3 August 2024 I’m offering the Kindle edition of Tamara’s Début for just $0.99 (USA) or the equivalent in local currencies. If you fancy seeing what the story is about, then try the complete book for under $1, £1, €1 …! Edit (Sat 27th July). Amazon only discounted the US price so I have manually adjusted […]

Boat That Frocked for £2!

Offer! I’ve reduced The Boat That Frocked to £2.50 (£2 with coupon: july2024) for direct purchases. This book is finally available via my own site as PDF or EPub, suitable for all E-readers. John Farmer needs a social life and a change of life – although he doesn’t realise just how drastic that change might be! The Boat That Frocked

New to my books?

If you are new to my writing, and don’t know where to start, then I may be able to help! The first openly published story was the Unaccounted Gains series. “How much trouble can an accountant get into? Plenty it would seem.” This series follows a 30-year old accountant who is caught up in a terrorist operation and becomes a […]