Quilling Me Softly
Meet the craft group swapping decoupage for
deception and glues for clues…
Violet Brewer is the owner of
Rooney-at-Burrow’s charming wool shop, Brewer’s Loop, and the organiser of its
weekly crafting group. Nothing much usually happens in the sleepy little
English village. Until now.
But
when Sir Buster Burniston, much-loved owner of nearby Burrow Hall, is found
dead, a cloud of mystery lingers in the village air. Or at least it does for
Violet and her fellow craft mates in Team C.R.A.B – the Crafters of
Rooney-at-Burrow. They are certain that the old man’s death might not be as cut
and dried as Violet’s police officer nephew, Samuel, seems to think. Violet has
lived in the village for over sixty years, and something tells her and her
creative pals that there is more behind Sir Buster’s sad demise. Violet and her
friends are determined to turn detective, despite what her nephew says. And
soon murder is on the cards at their meet and make sessions as they discover a
mystery that needs to be unpicked stitch by stitch…
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“Hello everyone, Nigel here. I thought you might like to read an excerpt form my cosy-crime novel, Quilling Me Softly. This passage is an exchange between farmer Jimmy Coates and his other half, Bailey Frazer-Ferguson. I love the fact that both men are two polar opposites but they are hugely in love with each other. The classic case of opposites attract even though they are totally chalk and cheese in the things they like and do. Jimmy and Bailey were two of my favourite characters to write, especially their conversations on the phone to each other. Just don’t tell the other characters I said so! Lol. Enjoy the novel and let me know what you think. Love Nigel x”
‘I’ll be on a flight tomorrow for nearly eight hours
heading home with Tanya. She’ll know him if he is who he says he is. She knows
everybody. Like, everybody. And if he is a sleazeball, he’ll have
probably tried it on with her. Most have. And failed.’
Jimmy didn’t know much about Tanya, but he did know that
she had been part of some reality show about her family’s jewellery business
that had been a smash hit and that she had then been given her own spin-off
series. He knew she was minted, that she loved employing Bailey to find her
pretty things for her houses around the world and that whenever Jimmy mentioned
her to Sheena, the reply would always be ‘oh my God, I love here, she’s
amazing, and so beautiful’. Jimmy also knew that a lot of that beauty was paid
for in Harley Street as he’d met her once and her face appeared waxier than a
box of candles. But he guessed there were a thousand versions of beautiful,
depending on who was looking.
‘That’s great you’re coming home already. Let me know what
time you land and I’ll come meet you at the airport. Has it been a successful
trip?’
‘Tanya loves the pink velvet. She wants one of the rooms
over here kitted out in it and also one of her bedrooms back home in the UK.
I’m thrilled.’ He placed his hands in the air and rubbed his thumbs and
forefingers together and sang, ‘We’re in the money…’ a grin coating his face.
‘I know loads of antiques markets and shops that always have plenty of
olde-worlde furniture up for grabs, so I’ll have her kitted out in no time.’
‘And you think she might be able to shed some light on
Alexi?’
‘If she knows him, then definitely. Darling, believe you
me, eight hours of endless champagne in first-class and Tanya’s lips will be
freer flowing than the Limpopo. So, I may be a little tiddled myself when I
land. She drinks like a fish. Sorry in advance.’
‘No change there!’ smirked Jimmy.
‘Right, dear heart, I must go. Tanya wants to try this new
eatery. All experimental food and innovative drinks. It sounds fabulous. Loving
you. See you tomorrow. I’ll let you know the time. Give my love to everyone.
Bye for now.’
Nigel to no stranger to the worlds of both publishing and crafting. He has published seven previous novels - six glam fiction blockbusters such as Trinity, Addicted and Revenge, which saw him gain fabulous reviews and nicknamed as the 'UK's male Jackie Collins', and a gripping psychological thriller called The Girl Unknown. Quilling Me Softly is his first foray into the cosy crime world. Crafting is very close to his heart as he has been working as a TV presenter on the UK's biggest crafting TV channel, Create & Craft, for over 16 years, and he has launched his own successful craft range, A-May-Zing, as well. He was named top Male Personality Of The Year in the Crafts Beautiful Awards in 2021.
As well as writing and telly hosting, Nigel presents a weekly national radio show on Gaydio, interviewing celebrities from the worlds of TV, film and music. He lives in Brighton and his obsessions include Eurovision, all things 80s, flea markets and juicy reality TV.
Twitter @Nigel_May
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THE HUGE QUILLING ME SOFTLY
CRAFT GIVEAWAY (Open Int)
Seeing as Quilling Me Softly is based around the members of a fabulous craft group and Nigel also works in the world of craft it only seems right that the launch of Quilling Me Softly should come with a massive crafty prize giveaway! Nigel has teamed up with one of the craft world's most inventive companies, the incredible Lisa Horton Crafts to give away a bumper bundle of crafting goodies worth over £150. Included in the prize bundle are loads of inspirational layering stencils and embossing folders plus the worldwide crafting smash that is the Ulti-Mate Multi Tool - it's the perfect crafting tool for everyone when it comes to stamping, stencilling and blending.
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