If you enjoy gripping wartime romance with a dash of mystery and intrigue, you'll love The Mapmaker's Secret! Available on Amazon, or directly from me.

“He’s a charismatic Australian bomber pilot used to beating the odds. She’s the straight-laced radio operator he speaks to each night before he flies. He makes a bet that he can steal a kiss….and ends up getting much more than he bargained for.” Find out more about my debut novel.

In wartime England, the Ministry of Food promoted carrot as a sweetener in cakes and biscuits to replace heavily-rationed sugar. But their recipe for carrot cake is very different to the cream-cheese-coated cake we cook today.

This recipe is a modern interpretation of an operational supper at Bomber Command. It’s the kind of thing that today we order for brunch in a cafe after a night out, when we want grease to soak up the excesses of the previous night. But at Bomber Command, stomachs were being lined for a different reason.