Lucy Coleman writes feel good, uplifting stories, set in beautiful locations. Her most recent book, Summer in Andalucía, is about a Jamie Oliver style celebrity cook fronting a TV program that sounds a lot like MasterChef.

Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler, and in Binge Reading today Lucy talks about her remarkable work ethic – she’s like a book-producing machine – the special appeal of Christmas stories, and her contemporary romance under the pen name Linn B Halton.

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Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode:

How Lucy relies on intuition to get her throughLucy's three careers in one lifetimeA well-timed research trip that helped avoid lockdown restrictions How she came to have two pen namesWhy she's a genuine 'Christmas-aholic'Some of the many authors she loves to read

Where to find author Lucy Coleman: 

Website:  https://linnbhalton.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucyColemanAuthor

Twitter: @lucycolemanauthor

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17584891.Lucy_Coleman

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lucy+coleman+kindle+books&crid=3VE4UQ37E7EDI

What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions.

But now, here’s Lucy.

Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Lucy, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.

Introducing holiday romance author Lucy Coleman

Lucy Coleman: Hi Jenny. Thank you so much. I’ve really been looking forward to this chat, especially as it very surreal, isn't it, when you're in two different countries so far apart.

Author Lucy Coleman - great holiday reads you won't want to put down

Jenny Wheeler: That's absolutely right. You were saying before we went on that you're in the Welsh Valleys.

Lucy Coleman: That's right. I was born in Bristol, which is in mainstream England and it’s literally across the bridge that brings us into Wales. When we were young, Wales was a favorite jaunt for us with our two sons.

We spent lots of holidays over here. It was either over in Wales or down in Cornwall unless you were going abroad. We always knew we would end up living here because my husband and I are inveterate movers. We married very young and I think this is our 16th house, so we've moved around a lot and enjoyed every single house we've lived in.

Jenny Wheeler: You have made a specialty of uplifting family stories. One of your tags is heart-warming books in beautiful locations.