Lighting the Torch for "The Wrong Girl"

Fresh off the press, recorded this morning. I'm talking about what inspired me to write "The Wrong Girl". Click here to watch.

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(ebook available now)

"The Wrong Girl" AI promo journey - bloopers

So in the previous post I blogged about my AI-generated promo videos. Here is my favourite blooper:

Did you catch it? It's in the text. It's supposed to read: "The Wong Girl gripped the judges from the opening line. With strong and realistic characterisation, descriptions that bring the story to life and a plot which grips the reader, it is clear this book will be one which will have wide appeal. The author is definitely one to watch."

What does it say instead? Who knows. 

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"The Wrong Girl" promo goes AI - my marketing journey

The first time I tried to use AI in a promotional video for "The Wrong Girl" was back in the Dark Ages of 2024. The software was free and it didn't listen to my prompts. The family had a good time when they discovered my attempts on YouTube.

Fast forward a year, and here I am again. "The Wrong Girl" is being republished by She Rises, and I'm coercing Flow to create cool veo clips of a few scenes from the book.

What do you think?

(Here is the pre-order link in case you're kind enough to buy the book.)

"The Wrong Girl" by Yvonne Walus - republished!

29 July 2025 (USA time) marks the rebirth of my thriller, "The Wrong Girl". I'm grateful to Sands Press for publishing it last year, and to She Rises for breathing new life into it.

This is what the judge of Novel London Literary Competition had to say about the book: "The Wong Girl gripped the judges from the opening line. With strong and realistic characterisation, descriptions that bring the story to life and a plot which grips the reader, it is clear this book will be one which will have wide appeal. The author is definitely one to watch.""

Amazon Pre-sale Ebook Links for The Wrong Girl by Yvonne Eve Walus

Pre-sale from July 22 - July 28

Live Release date: July 29

 USA:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 United Kingdom:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Germany:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 France:
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Spain:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Italy:
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Netherlands:

https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Japan:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Brazil:
https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Mexico:
https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

 Australia:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

India:

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0FJ9Q9SCH

The Wong Girl gripped the judges from the opening line. With strong and realistic characterisation, descriptions that bring the story to life and a plot which grips the reader, it is clear this book will be one which will have wide appeal. The author is definitely one to watch.""The Wong Girl gripped the judges from the opening line. With strong and realistic characterisation, descriptions that bring the story to life and a plot which grips the reader, it is clear this book will be one which will have wide appeal. The author is definitely one to watch."

"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin

"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin is unlike any other book I've read. It's not SF, although I'm confident most SF readers will love it. And speaking of love, it's not a romance but it is about love. And friendship. And building computer games.

It reads easy but it makes you think deep.

My kind of book.

I recommend!

"Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins

I’ll admit that I was a slow uptaker when it came to The Hunger Games. I held off for a long time because, honestly, I didn’t want to read about kids killing kids. And I definitely didn’t want my own pre-teens getting swept up in that world, especially with all the peer pressure at the time to jump on the bandwagon.

But once I did finally get into the series, Suzanne Collins totally won me over. I loved her voice, her attention to detail, the way she builds a world that’s terrifying and believable. I was hooked.

Sunrise on the Reaping just cements all of that. It dives into Haymitch’s backstory (yes, that Haymitch) during the Second Quarter Quell, and wow! It’s intense, clever, and so emotionally layered. Seeing the Games through his eyes adds a whole new dimension to the world and the story we thought we knew. You really feel the trauma, the manipulation, the deep-rooted injustice of it all. You see the power of propaganda and why people gave up.

Collins doesn’t just write a prequel, she deepens the whole universe. Her writing is sharp, the worldbuilding is rich, and the moral complexity hits just as hard as ever. If you're already a fan, this will blow you away. And if you're new to Panem, it’s a brilliant (and devastating) place to start.

"Nobody’s Fool" by Harlan Coben

This one had me hooked from the first page. Harlan Coben is the king of twisty thrillers, and Nobody’s Fool totally delivered. The setup? Wild. Sami Kierce wakes up in Spain next to his dead girlfriend, covered in blood, holding the knife—then runs. Fast forward 22 years, and he's now a PI and a new dad, trying to live a quiet life… until he sees her again. Alive.

Cue the obsession, the spiralling questions, and that classic Coben rollercoaster of suspense. I couldn’t stop turning the pages—every time I thought I had it figured out, another twist hit me sideways. Sami’s guilt, the creeping paranoia, the buried secrets—it all makes for a gritty, fast-paced read that kept me up way too late.

If you love thrillers that mess with your head in the best way, this one's a must-read. Total binge.