I have had the most amazing and busy time since the publication of Maybe Baby, which I am delighted to say has already gained a #1 Best Seller Badge from Amazon:

(If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, do it now, while it is still only 99p!)

And the excitement doesn’t end there … straight after publication, Maybe Baby went off on a blog tour courtesy of Rachel’s Random Resources and received these wonderful reviews:

• Being Anne: “It certainly left me with a big smile on my face and a warm glow inside. Very much enjoyed this one!”
• B for Book Review: “If you are looking for a lovely heartwarming funny story and you don’t mind shedding a little tear here and there, you just have to read this one.”
• Love the Smell of a Book: “A superb light hearted read that I loved from the first few pages, I fell in love with Lisa’s four legged friends and the escaping kittens.”
• Books and Bindings: “I snickered and smirked my way through this cleverly crafted, delightfully amusing, and wittily written tale.”
• One More Word: “It was well written, fun and left me smiling at the very happy ending.”
• Dash Fan Book Reviews: “Maybe Baby is a cosy romance, with plenty of witty humour, it’s a quick uplifting read that is perfect if your looking to escape for a few hours.”
• Beauty Addict: “Maybe Baby really is a truly heart-warming story of love, romance and most importantly friendship. An absolute must-read.” 
• Novel Kicks: “This novel was like a big hug. If you’re a fan of Sophie Kinsella, you’ll love this novel and even if you’re not, I still recommend this novel.”
• Bookworms Corner Blog Spot: “The writing is funny, sweet and the pleasing flow of the story made this a smooth and enjoyable read.”
• Sibzzreads: “A lovely, charming book, full of humour and romance. Excellent, relatable characters and a nicely flowing plot make this such an enjoyable read.”
• It’s all about the Books: “Filled with many fantastic characters, human and of the fur variety, Maybe Baby was a fantastic story.”
• Books Life and Everything: “This is a lovely, entertaining read with genuinely likeable characters and a relatable plot.”
• Splashes Into Books: “This is a lovely contemporary story with great characters, an intriguing plot with plenty of drama and romance for several different couples.” 
• Babydolls and Razorblades: “A wonderful, happy story that did make me shed a tear or two.”
• Donnas Book Blog: “It is five stars from me, a thoroughly enjoyable story, fantastic characters, both furry and human – I loved it – very highly recommended!”
• Chapter and Cake: “This is such a lovely, easy-read novel. I am more than happy to recommend it.” 
• BR Maycock’s book blog: “Very enjoyable and the author is most definitely bookmarked as one I will follow in the future. Beyond recommended!”
• Bookish Jottings: “A delightful read I absolutely adored.”
• Herding Cats: “This is a heartwarming and cosy romance novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
• Mai’s Musings: “Not many books make me laugh out loud, but this had me properly chuckling in places, and at one point even made me spit my coffee.”
• Books and Me: “A gratifying and cheerful read.” 
• Me and My Books: “This is a book that has the perfect amount of humour, a good story line and is a great way to escape for a few hours.” 
• Stardust Book Reviews: “This was a delightful story of love and friendships that left me with a lovely warm feeling and a smile on my face!”
• Against the Flow Press: “I found this to be an enjoyable, happy-ending story of friendship and love.”
• Coffee and Kindle Book Reviews: “This book is such a treat and one I devoured in one sitting.” 
• The Writing Garnet: “A joyful, lighthearted and uber touching read – even my cheeks hurt from smiling so much!”

Rachel’s Random Reads: “Incredibly entertaining, this book has everything, animals, humour, romance, an old flame and a pregnancy test!” 

I am hugely grateful to Rachel Gilbey for her brilliant organisation and to everyone who took part – taking the time to read and review my book.

And still the fun continued … my review tour was then followed by a blog tour, courtesy of the super supportive Chindi Authors who invited me to be their Author of the Week, sharing these guest posts across their blogs:

• Roger Bray blog: Q&A / Author Interview with Carol Thomas.
• Patricia M Osborne’s blog: Chatting about The Purrfect Pet Sitter and Maybe Baby – Writing a sequel.

• Paw Prints at Large: Canine Capers and Animal Antics in Maybe Baby.

• Mum’s Book Blast blog: An author interview about writing across genres.
• Angela Petch’s blog: Researching Maybe Baby.

• Same Face Different Place blog: Writing the Lisa Blake series.
• Rosemary Noble Author blog: Settings in Maybe Baby.

Huge thanks to all who have contributed to what has been a wonderful whirlwind of activity!

Thank you also to all who have purchased Maybe Baby either in ebook or audio formats. I have received some great comments from readers via Twitter and Facebook.

If you’ve read and enjoyed Maybe Baby, please do leave a review. Reviews really are hugely appreciated and help authors and their work get noticed.

Finally I am pleased to say my work in progress is taking shape. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook to find out more, and no doubt help me with my research, as I pose some of my ponderings. xx