Jan Baynham
@janbaywrites.bsky.social
Welsh writer of historical fiction with Joffe Books/Choc Lit. Fascinated by family secrets and skeletons lurking in cupboards. RNA and SoA member.
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🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 Just over a month until I share Greta and Zoë's stories with you. Imagine keeping a secret until your grave, leaving your daughter reeling with what she finds out. I can't wait for you to decide if Greta was right to do what she did. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
Day 9 #romficfeb26
Introduce your love interest:
🇬🇷🇬🇷 When Greta arrives at the Fáros Limáni art commune in 1963, she meets Andreas Papadakis, a local artist and founder of the commune. He is stunningly handsome or, as Greta describes him, beautiful. There is an immediate attraction between them. 🇬🇷🇬🇷
Introduce your love interest:
🇬🇷🇬🇷 When Greta arrives at the Fáros Limáni art commune in 1963, she meets Andreas Papadakis, a local artist and founder of the commune. He is stunningly handsome or, as Greta describes him, beautiful. There is an immediate attraction between them. 🇬🇷🇬🇷
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Day 9 #romficfeb26
Introduce your love interest:
🇬🇷🇬🇷 When Greta arrives at the Fáros Limáni art commune in 1963, she meets Andreas Papadakis, a local artist and founder of the commune. He is stunningly handsome or, as Greta describes him, beautiful. There is an immediate attraction between them. 🇬🇷🇬🇷
Introduce your love interest:
🇬🇷🇬🇷 When Greta arrives at the Fáros Limáni art commune in 1963, she meets Andreas Papadakis, a local artist and founder of the commune. He is stunningly handsome or, as Greta describes him, beautiful. There is an immediate attraction between them. 🇬🇷🇬🇷
🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 As promised, the lovely Eva Glyn is my guest on the blog this week. She's telling us about one special island mentioned in her new novel, #TheCroatianIslandLibrary. Please join us! 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷
janbaynham.blogspot.com
janbaynham.blogspot.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 As promised, the lovely Eva Glyn is my guest on the blog this week. She's telling us about one special island mentioned in her new novel, #TheCroatianIslandLibrary. Please join us! 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷
janbaynham.blogspot.com
janbaynham.blogspot.com
Day 1 #RomFicFeb26
Hi. I’m Jan Baynham, a Welsh author living in Cardiff with my husband. I write dual timeline historical fiction, set in beautiful mid-Wales where I was born and grew up and in sunnier climes like Greece, Sicily and France.
#RespectRomFic #secrets #forbiddenlove
Hi. I’m Jan Baynham, a Welsh author living in Cardiff with my husband. I write dual timeline historical fiction, set in beautiful mid-Wales where I was born and grew up and in sunnier climes like Greece, Sicily and France.
#RespectRomFic #secrets #forbiddenlove
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February 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Day 1 #RomFicFeb26
Hi. I’m Jan Baynham, a Welsh author living in Cardiff with my husband. I write dual timeline historical fiction, set in beautiful mid-Wales where I was born and grew up and in sunnier climes like Greece, Sicily and France.
#RespectRomFic #secrets #forbiddenlove
Hi. I’m Jan Baynham, a Welsh author living in Cardiff with my husband. I write dual timeline historical fiction, set in beautiful mid-Wales where I was born and grew up and in sunnier climes like Greece, Sicily and France.
#RespectRomFic #secrets #forbiddenlove
🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 Just over a month until I share Greta and Zoë's stories with you. Imagine keeping a secret until your grave, leaving your daughter reeling with what she finds out. I can't wait for you to decide if Greta was right to do what she did. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 Just over a month until I share Greta and Zoë's stories with you. Imagine keeping a secret until your grave, leaving your daughter reeling with what she finds out. I can't wait for you to decide if Greta was right to do what she did. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
#secrets #tragiclove #siblings #forgiveness #crete
📚📚📚 New year, new series, new genre - My first guest on the blog in 2026 is @jennykanesuthor.bsky.social. She’s talking about the first book in her new series and how she’s switched to writing #cosycrime.
janbaynham.blogspot.com Writers, have you switched genres? 📚📚📚
janbaynham.blogspot.com Writers, have you switched genres? 📚📚📚
Jan Baynham
Jan's Journey Into Writing
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January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
📚📚📚 New year, new series, new genre - My first guest on the blog in 2026 is @jennykanesuthor.bsky.social. She’s talking about the first book in her new series and how she’s switched to writing #cosycrime.
janbaynham.blogspot.com Writers, have you switched genres? 📚📚📚
janbaynham.blogspot.com Writers, have you switched genres? 📚📚📚
✍️✍️✍️Looking Back and Moving Forward - My blog post this week looks back over 2025 to see whether I achieved my writing goals. Why not pop over to janbaynham.blogspot.com to find out if I did and what my goals for the year ahead are? Do you do this? Is it helpful? ✍️✍️✍️
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
✍️✍️✍️Looking Back and Moving Forward - My blog post this week looks back over 2025 to see whether I achieved my writing goals. Why not pop over to janbaynham.blogspot.com to find out if I did and what my goals for the year ahead are? Do you do this? Is it helpful? ✍️✍️✍️
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 The Stolen Sister is now on NetGalley if you’d like to read an ARC of my new novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
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January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 The Stolen Sister is now on NetGalley if you’d like to read an ARC of my new novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
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🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 Here it is! The cover for my sixth novel out on February 24th. Isn’t it beautiful? I love it! Thank you SO much, Jarmila. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
#CoverReveal
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
#CoverReveal
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 Here it is! The cover for my sixth novel out on February 24th. Isn’t it beautiful? I love it! Thank you SO much, Jarmila. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
#CoverReveal
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
#CoverReveal
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷 DEAL ALERT - For a limited time only, The Silent Sister has been reduced to 99p/99c. Find out why Eléni is compelled to travel to Kefalonia in search of answers. 🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
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JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
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January 4, 2026 at 9:55 AM
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷 DEAL ALERT - For a limited time only, The Silent Sister has been reduced to 99p/99c. Find out why Eléni is compelled to travel to Kefalonia in search of answers. 🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Siste...
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Siste...
🎉🍾🥂📚🎊 Happy New Year to all my readers! Thank you for all your wonderful support, your messages, ratings and reviews that have blown me away in 2025. The Stolen Sister will be out in February and I hope you’ll enjoy Greta and Zoë’s poignant story as much as you have the others. 🎊📚🥂🍾🎉
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🎉🍾🥂📚🎊 Happy New Year to all my readers! Thank you for all your wonderful support, your messages, ratings and reviews that have blown me away in 2025. The Stolen Sister will be out in February and I hope you’ll enjoy Greta and Zoë’s poignant story as much as you have the others. 🎊📚🥂🍾🎉
🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄 Wishing all my lovely readers a very happy Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your support this year especially for the messages and amazing reviews. I have appreciated every one.🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄 Wishing all my lovely readers a very happy Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your support this year especially for the messages and amazing reviews. I have appreciated every one.🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit
🇮🇹 Intriguing family secrets that nearly split family
‘Loved this story. Kept my interest right from the Italian prisoners sent from Sicily and their reception by locals, then the love interests and intrigue of Welsh daughter travelling to Sicily to uncover her father’s past.’ 🇮🇹
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Thank you!
‘Loved this story. Kept my interest right from the Italian prisoners sent from Sicily and their reception by locals, then the love interests and intrigue of Welsh daughter travelling to Sicily to uncover her father’s past.’ 🇮🇹
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you!
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🇮🇹 Intriguing family secrets that nearly split family
‘Loved this story. Kept my interest right from the Italian prisoners sent from Sicily and their reception by locals, then the love interests and intrigue of Welsh daughter travelling to Sicily to uncover her father’s past.’ 🇮🇹
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you!
‘Loved this story. Kept my interest right from the Italian prisoners sent from Sicily and their reception by locals, then the love interests and intrigue of Welsh daughter travelling to Sicily to uncover her father’s past.’ 🇮🇹
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Thank you!
My blog post this week is titled ‘The Fact and the Fiction’ where I talk about how I approach writing novels set in the past and how I undertake my research. janbaynham.blogspot.com
Readers, what do you like most about historical fiction?
Writers, how do balance fact and fiction in your stories?
Readers, what do you like most about historical fiction?
Writers, how do balance fact and fiction in your stories?
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My blog post this week is titled ‘The Fact and the Fiction’ where I talk about how I approach writing novels set in the past and how I undertake my research. janbaynham.blogspot.com
Readers, what do you like most about historical fiction?
Writers, how do balance fact and fiction in your stories?
Readers, what do you like most about historical fiction?
Writers, how do balance fact and fiction in your stories?
🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹 The Secret Sister has just been reduced to 99p. Why not leave the wind and rain behind and travel to beautiful Sicily from your armchair? 🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹
‘TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.’
‘TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.’
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹 The Secret Sister has just been reduced to 99p. Why not leave the wind and rain behind and travel to beautiful Sicily from your armchair? 🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹🏴🇮🇹
‘TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.’
‘TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.’
🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 With the cold weather and the clocks going back this weekend, why not take a virtual trip to the hot sun, turquoise sea and delicious food of a stunning Greek island in The Silent Sister? 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thanks to this lovely reader who did just that. 👏👏👏
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit Publishing
Thanks to this lovely reader who did just that. 👏👏👏
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit Publishing
October 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 With the cold weather and the clocks going back this weekend, why not take a virtual trip to the hot sun, turquoise sea and delicious food of a stunning Greek island in The Silent Sister? 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thanks to this lovely reader who did just that. 👏👏👏
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit Publishing
Thanks to this lovely reader who did just that. 👏👏👏
JOFFE BOOKS Choc Lit Publishing
🇬🇷🇬🇷🪴 No writing this week but research and lots of ‘what if?’ questions for book seven. What could link a sixties potter and a female SoE in wartime #Crete? 🪴🇬🇷🇬🇷
#grandmotherslegacy #granddaughter
#grandmotherslegacy #granddaughter
October 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🇬🇷🇬🇷🪴 No writing this week but research and lots of ‘what if?’ questions for book seven. What could link a sixties potter and a female SoE in wartime #Crete? 🪴🇬🇷🇬🇷
#grandmotherslegacy #granddaughter
#grandmotherslegacy #granddaughter
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 What more can you ask of a reader who ends a review like this?
‘… I really enjoyed this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could.’
Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
‘… I really enjoyed this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could.’
Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
October 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 What more can you ask of a reader who ends a review like this?
‘… I really enjoyed this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could.’
Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
‘… I really enjoyed this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could.’
Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Have you read lovely Angela Petch’s guest post on my blog about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden, published by Bookouture? Find out why Angela wrote this novel on janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
#Italia #familysecrets #loss #love
#Italia #familysecrets #loss #love
September 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Have you read lovely Angela Petch’s guest post on my blog about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden, published by Bookouture? Find out why Angela wrote this novel on janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
#Italia #familysecrets #loss #love
#Italia #familysecrets #loss #love
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷 Sometimes a few words is all that’s needed for a review. A big thank you to this Amazon reviewer for review number 586. 🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verified Purchase
Great storyline
‘Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verified Purchase
Great storyline
‘Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down.’
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷 Sometimes a few words is all that’s needed for a review. A big thank you to this Amazon reviewer for review number 586. 🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verified Purchase
Great storyline
‘Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down.’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verified Purchase
Great storyline
‘Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down.’
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 This week, I’m delighted to welcome lovely Angela Petch to my blog to talk about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden. It’s set in Italy and tells of ‘the incredible risks people took in wartime, family secrets, loss and love’. Find out why Angela wrote this novel. janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
September 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 This week, I’m delighted to welcome lovely Angela Petch to my blog to talk about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden. It’s set in Italy and tells of ‘the incredible risks people took in wartime, family secrets, loss and love’. Find out why Angela wrote this novel. janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Have you read what this week’s guest on my blog has to say about the inspiration for her novels yet? It makes very interesting reading. Thank you, @georgiawrites
janbaynham.blogspot.com
#Magpie #witches #historical
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#Magpie #witches #historical
September 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Have you read what this week’s guest on my blog has to say about the inspiration for her novels yet? It makes very interesting reading. Thank you, @georgiawrites
janbaynham.blogspot.com
#Magpie #witches #historical
janbaynham.blogspot.com
#Magpie #witches #historical
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 First milestone for The Silent Sister that was published six weeks ago today. It now has 500 ratings and reviews. Thrilled! A big thank you to all who have read it, especially those who have taken time to write a review of the novel. 👏👏👏 I really appreciate it. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
#Kefalonia #trauma #secrets
#Kefalonia #trauma #secrets
September 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷🏴 First milestone for The Silent Sister that was published six weeks ago today. It now has 500 ratings and reviews. Thrilled! A big thank you to all who have read it, especially those who have taken time to write a review of the novel. 👏👏👏 I really appreciate it. 🏴🇬🇷🏴🇬🇷
#Kefalonia #trauma #secrets
#Kefalonia #trauma #secrets
🧙♀️📚🧙♀️📚 Authors are always being asked where they get ideas for their novels. Find out where the talented Georgia Hill got hers for her fabulous new novel, #Magpie on janbaynham.blogspot.com
#witchcraft #secrets #HistoricalFiction 📚🧙♀️📚🧙♀️
@georgiawrites.bsky.social
#witchcraft #secrets #HistoricalFiction 📚🧙♀️📚🧙♀️
@georgiawrites.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🧙♀️📚🧙♀️📚 Authors are always being asked where they get ideas for their novels. Find out where the talented Georgia Hill got hers for her fabulous new novel, #Magpie on janbaynham.blogspot.com
#witchcraft #secrets #HistoricalFiction 📚🧙♀️📚🧙♀️
@georgiawrites.bsky.social
#witchcraft #secrets #HistoricalFiction 📚🧙♀️📚🧙♀️
@georgiawrites.bsky.social