The mailman brought me books this morning, though not ordinary books. They’re ARCs. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. Not For Sale. They’re definitely not for sale, apparently. It says so right on the cover, which is a bit disconcerting because having them for sale is a major part of the master plan. Not for sale. Shudder. But […]
I’m pretty sure all writers get the urge to write like someone else on occasion. Whenever I read Barbara O’Neal I desperately want to write like her. Cormac McCarthy during his minimalist period – I want to write like him too. Every time I read a compelling male character written by a male author I […]
Last week HMB relaunched the RIVA series in the UK. Gorgeous new covers, a very cool facebook app, and some new stories in the mix. Top of my ‘to read’ list is debut author Joss Wood‘s She’s So Over Him. Why? Well, RIVA authors hail from all over the globe: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, USA, […]
There’s plenty afoot in romance publishing at the moment, and finally I can talk about some of it. I recently signed with Penguin Australia’s Destiny Romance: a shiny new e-only romance imprint, geared towards showcasing Australian set stories and Australian author voices. Take a look around the Destiny Romance website. And then talk amongst […]
So one of our Beltie heifers calved and the result was teeny-tiny! Given that the cows are only waist-high, that’s to be expected. The cute factor is high.
A while back, Harlequin UK had a survey going re cover art for the short contemporary RIVA line that I write for. I wasn’t a huge fan of the old covers (see bald blue girl). I’m liking the new ones much better. And come the October ’12 relaunch trial when nine RIVA stories are lined […]
‘The One That Got Away is the title of my launch story for Harlequin’s new Kiss line (launching in North America in Feb ’13). At the time I wrote it, my stories were still feeding through into the Harlequin Presents Extra line in North America and Kiss was a mere twinkle in Harlequin’s eye. There […]
SINGLE GIRL ABROAD is a re-release duo of two of my Bennett stories – UNTAMEABLE ROGUE and RED-HOT RENEGADE. Red-Hot Renegade is otherwise known as Her Singapore Fling in North America, and was a 2011 RITA finalist for Contemporary Series Romance. I’m very partial to warrior heroes and Jacob’s one of my favourites. The stories […]
Dandelions being one of my favourite things, I took a pic. Love the ‘ready to fly’ promise of dandelions. Good book title, Dandelion. YA. Not that I write YA…;)
