Karen, how do you pronounce your surname? Is it like McCombie, with the long ooo sound? (Oooh, he's nice.) Or McCombie, with the o sound (eg in shock) or McCombie, with the oo sound (like in 'oh')? Thanks for helping, I'm really stuck on this one...
Izzy xx
P.S. Am going to find your new books and read them IMMEDIATELY!

Karen McCombie says: It's 'o' like in 'shock'. It's an unusual name, even in Scotland – people are always stuffing an 'r' in it (ie McCrombie – nooooo!).