Roberta Writes – New books: Something Fancy, Cakes for All Occasions available for pre-order and The Last Man available as an ebook

After several months of publishing inactivity this year, I am delighted that the second book in my Something Fancy Celebrating with Confectionary series is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Health issues with both my parents and starting a new job in May this year after a rather miserable ending to the previous job meant that I didn’t have either time or inspiration for writing. I didn’t participate in the anthology opportunities I have in the past. Now that it is spring and my parents health is improved and I am six months into the new job and feeling more settled and confident, I have been able to finish my 2026 publishing projects.

The Last Man now available as an ebook

Blurb

A collection of ghost and other dark stories and poems set in South Africa.

What is the curse of the Grande Montanha?
How did it affect sailors navigating the Cape of Storms?

If the walls of the Castle of Good Hope could speak, what stories would they tell?
What happened to the last man at the devastating Battle of Isandlwana?

Clasp the hands of some of South Africa’s most famous ghosts and witness their untimely deaths through this collection of poems, flash fiction, and short stories.

The Last Man, South African History, Legends & Poetry came out in October as a paperback available from TSL Publications here: https://tslbooks.uk/product/the-last-man-robbie-cheadle/

I am pleased to let you know that The Last Man is now available as an ebook from Lulu.com here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/robbie-cheadle/the-last-man/ebook/product-w48md92.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Something Fancy, Cakes for All Occasions, Book Two (Something Fancy Celebrating with Confectionary 2)

Blurb

Robbie’s cake and fondant creations are extraordinary works of art as is demonstrated by her Lion Scream and Sunflowers Field cakes based on paintings by Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh respectively. Other unusual cakes include a life sized guitar cake, a water conservation cake featuring a dripping tap in a desert, and a Covid-19 memory cake featuring the young woman who lived in a shoe and home schooled all her children while doing all the cleaning, cooking, and washing.

This book is intended as a celebration of cake in poetry, art and design, as well as flavour and texture, and includes several of Robbie’s delicious recipes suitable for cake construction as well as unusual cake ideas like a meringue cake with fruit and cream and moist honey cake. There are ideas for cakes using fondant, chocolate, and cream to create the perfect cake for any celebration.

Robbie Cheadle is a poet, writer, and artist. Over the past twenty years, she has created art cakes, gingerbread constructions, and fondant figurines for a variety of purposes including as illustrations for the Sir Chocolate children’s book series she wrote with her son, Michael Cheadle.

Amazon pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/Something-Fancy-Occasions-Celebrating-Confectionary-ebook/dp/B0HPKL5Z1C/

The paperback and ebook will be available on 23 November 2026.