Today is the official publication date for DESIRED and I am celebrating with a big giveaway here on the blog! The prize has a Scottish theme – there are cards, a calendar, a beautiful Celtic pin badge and other little gifts that I picked up on my travels. I’m also throwing in a copy of [...]
Tomorrow sees the official launch of Desired, book 5 in my Scandalous Women of the Ton series and today I am blogging at the Word Wenches about my heroine Tess Darent’s unusual profession as an artist and caricaturist. I’m giving away a print copy of Desired as well! Drop by to share with us your own [...]
The lovely Mia Marlowe is my guest at Word Wenches today, talking about writing, research and her latest fabulous book! There’s a giveaway too! http://bit.ly/uDo4ul On the subject of giveaways, I am also giving away a copy of Desired on RomCon at the moment! http://bit.ly/usa3oj I am very excited that it is only three weeks until [...]
Today the lovely Sara Trimble has invited me to join her to chat about hot starts and slowburning books. What is your favourite first line? Do you enjoy plunging straight into the story or do you enjoy a bit of build up? Come and chat with us about your favourite opening lines for the opportunity [...]
One aspect of Notorious that I expected to receive some comment upon and didn’t was that the Irish hero, Sir James Devlin, was the holder of a hereditary knighthood. In the English system there are no hereditary knighthoods. Unlike a baronetage a knighthood cannot be passed on and is only held for life. However, there [...]
Yesterday I went up to Richmond, to the Harlequin Mills & Boon offices, to collect my NRCA trophy and to have lunch with editors Kimberley Young and Linda Fildew. It had always been my intention to attend the RWA Conference in New York this year and I was deeply disappointed when pet and other family [...]
Today over at the Word Wenches Blog I am talking about the research behind my current work in progress, Forbidden. Here is a sneak peek of the cover! I love it! Come and join me to hear all about the mysterious Savernake Estate and how it made the perfect inspiration for Templemore.
Can you imagine having a personal library with space for 10,000 books? When I went to Blenheim Palace last week I was in raptures over the Library and wanted to live there (just in that one room – there would have been plenty of space!) There’s a reason why this room is called The Long [...]
Happy Monday! Today, August 1st, is Yorkshire Day. I’m very proud to be a Yorkshire girl and send you all greetings from my beautiful home county. It’s another busy week here (and it’s HOT! Hot weather in England!) Today I am the guest of the lovely people over at My Book Addiction and More and [...]
I’m so grateful to all the people who have invited me to blog lately – I have been having a lot of fun! Today there are two more blogs and two more opportunities to win! Over at the Word Wenches I am interviewing Katherine Kellgren, who is the narrator for the audiobook version of NOTORIOUS. Katherine [...]