How (Not) To Live Happily Ever After—in 10 Easy Steps!

The Churchford Diaries: Book 1

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How (Not) To Live Happily Ever After—in 10 Easy Steps!

The Churchford Diaries: Book 1

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A darkly funny village tale of obsession and delusion, and finding a very unexpected happy ending.

Looking back on it now, I really should have known.

That there was something not quite right about my marriage to Victor and my frantic efforts to please him—crash diets and personality transplants included.
Something not quite right about my ditsy but distant teenage daughter.
Certainly, something not right about my rampant obsession with the sexy General in the Marines who moved his family into the village.
And, come to think of it, something not right about the village either.
Or more importantly… me.

But sometimes the biggest lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

Which is how I’ve ended up on trial for murder.

Bridget Jones meets Crazy-ex Girlfriend in amongst the hedgerows.

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Suspense Romance, Small Town Romance, Dark Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Dark Humor, Crime Mystery, Mystery Romance, Comedy Romance, Novels, and Debut

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The Churchford Diaries — Book 1

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Jan 14, 2026

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189 pages

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I’m a woman of a certain age who decided to turn my embarrassing diaries into an even more embarrassing book—and then got completely carried away.

I write behind a mask. It’s not because I’m shy (well, maybe a little), but because anonymity makes it easier to tell the truth.

My How (Not) To Live Happily Ever After—in Ten Easy Steps! series blends dark humour with honesty to raise awareness about Borderline Personality Disorder—and to prove that even our worst mistakes can make a thumping good story.

I’m a proud mother who loves dogs, writing, reading and painting. Not quite as fond of village life, though… which is partly why I stay masked. If the locals ever connect the dots, they’ll be after me with pitchforks.