Do You Know About Our Little Gems?


Most of you will no doubt we aware of our little gems, The People’s Friend Pocket Novels. They come out every two weeks and are a stand-alone story coming in around 37000 words. They’re a perfect size for popping in your bag and the type size makes them easy to read. They can be contemporary or period and be any Friend fiction genre.

There Are Lots Of Ways To Read Them

If you’ve never read one of them, you can have a taster as some of our extremely popular ones are on here as part of our wonderful Daily Serials. https://bit.ly/2tNRZUx

In fact, “The Widow’s Rancher” by Rivernee Locke begins today! If you can’t wait to find out what happens you could always buy a back copy from our shop https://bit.ly/2t9m7JD

If you’ve read one and fancy having a go at writing one, here are the guidelines. https://bit.ly/1VlWVZq  We’re looking for stories around 37000 words that reflect the high standards of the fiction in our weekly and Special. Always e-mail a full synopsis and the first three chapters to give us an idea of your work.

Why not have a go at a cosy crime? These can be set in any era and as long as there’s nothing too graphic, we’d love to consider it! You get your own bespoke cover designed too! So don’t forget about our Pocket Novels and enjoy our latest Daily Serial.

Tracey Steel

Having worked on a number of magazines over the years, Tracey has found her perfect place on The Friend as she’s obsessed with reading and never goes anywhere without a book! She reads all the PF stories with a mug of tea close by and usually a bit of strong cheese too!