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Blog postIt's been a long time since I've blogged, mostly because after writing books, I don't feel like there is all that much to write about! But I am excited about my newest release, A Mother's Choice, out in June, and I thought I'd share a little bit about how it came to me.
I had the original idea for the book several years ago: a mother who has to give up her baby for adoption, the single mom who is going to adopt, and the ongoing relationship they have over the next seven years. I don -
Blog postSo having cleared my desk for a few days, I am going back to a far too neglected story, which is a serial for The People's Friend. I first started writing serials for The People's Friend back in 2001, and while I have slowed down some with my other writing obligations, I am glad to keep with them because I love the magazine so much. Today I am working on Return to the Island, the third serial in my Amherst Island trilogy--and dear readers, I know you have been waiting for the novel form of On Re
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Blog postThis was the first historical timeslip I did, and I really enjoyed researching the setting of Greece in WW2, and in particular the involvement of the British SOE in the Greek Resistance. In present day, newly separated Ava Lancet moves to her grandmother's farmhouse in a small village in the mountains of Greece and discovers the mystery surrounding her grandmother's life... and how her grandmother's courage can teach her to face up to things in her own life.
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Blog postSo I have a lot of deadlines. But between them I have been squeezing in a secret writing project (not that secret, really, just something I'm keeping a bit under wraps...!) that I'm excited about because it's the kind of book I really, really like writing--similar in theme and vein to This Fragile Life and When He Fell, if you've read either of those. It's psychological and a bit dark but with a hopeful ending--I hope! I don't have a publisher yet, but I am hoping to find one soon. I've written
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Blog postThanks to Spotify, I have discovered lots of new music to write to, and when I am feeling reflective as well as both sad and hopeful, I like listening to The Wealthy West, the moniker for an indie folk singer named Brandon Kinder.
His music has been used in various indie films and TV commercials, and you can understand why. The song 'Home' is the anthem for my work-in-progress, set in the Yorkshire Dales, a story of a woman's reluctant homecoming to her father's farm. You can listen -
Blog postI'm writing a Harlequin Presents right now, which is always a fun break from the more realistic stories I write for other publishers. Harlequin Presents are pure fantasy grounded in real emotion, and I love being able to explore heightened situations plus a whole lot of glamour!
My current Presents is a sheikh romance with a twist--a case of mistaken identity when it comes to the bride. I know some people get worked up about the lack of realism in sheikh romances, especially conside -
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Blog postI'm going way back today for my Thursday Throwback--all the way back to the first story I ever wrote, when I was about six or seven. I don't remember the title of the story, or its plot or characters, or pretty much anything. But I do remember the cover, because it has become a bit of a joke in my family. I spent a lot of time on the cover, designed on lined notebook paper with a ballpoint pen. In particular I remember writing at the top 'By the author of The Christmas Rose'. I showed it to my f
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Blog postI'm so pleased to welcome Tracey Sinclair to my blog, with this fabulous post about female friendships--something I've been thinking about lately, having moved recently and needing to make new friends! You can learn more about Tracey and her books by following the links at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!
Why female friendships are at the heart of my books If I had to point to an (unexpected) theme in my work, other than a certain Northern attitude and a tendency to swear, it would be that o -
Blog postSo the last few weeks have not exactly happened the way I thought they would. As I mentioned before, two weeks ago I was hit by a car--while I was parked on the side of the street, a car went by and the wing mirror smashed my hand. There have been quite a few ups and downs since then--the down of agonizing pain, of course, followed by the up of discovering my fingers were not in fact broken, followed by the down of finding out I'd need stitches, and then the up of realizing my hand was actually
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Blog postRaven McAllan is here to share with us her journey to gluten-free eating and living and the recipes for a three course gluten-free (g-f) meal. Enjoy!
Hi all, this is Raven’s gluten free menu.
Why g-f? Well let’s back track ohhh about 12 years. Dd was doing her gap year in New Zealand, and when she went for a work visa (having gone at 17, too young) , she was discovered to be anaemic, and then coeliac.
So she came home, and we discovered a new way of living. She shuddered at the -
Blog postI'm afraid I have terribly neglected my blog this week, and that is because on Tuesday, during the school run, I was hit by a car! That sounds wonderfully dramatic, but actually what happened is the wing mirror hit my hand as the car drove by and my finger was cut by my car door. So I ended up on A&E with 10 stitches in my finger and some pretty serious bruising and swelling, which kept me from writing or doing much of anything. I am starting to feel better, and I hope to get the stitches ou
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Blog postI took this photo when we went for a walk last winter. It was one of those crisp, clear, cold, sunny days where everything seems like it's wonderfully sharp focus.We'd never been to the Brecon Beacons before and it felt, in an odd way, a little bit like walking on the moon--or so I imagine! The rolling fields stretched on and on with hills and mountains in the distance and pretty much nothing else about. Gorgeous in a slightly desolate way :)
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Blog postThis was my very first Harlequin Presents, written in 2007. After writing hundreds of short stories and serials for various women's magazines, I wanted to try my hand and something a bit more substantial, and I'd had a long-held dream to be published by Mills & Boon. In fact, I wrote my first manuscript for them, A Dangerous Bargain, when I was just twenty-two. Sadly it didn't go anywhere. My second manuscript, Nanny on Board, was a Golden Heart finalist, which was very exciting, although I
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Blog postI'm so pleased to welcome Julie Ryan to my blog today, with her book Jenna's Journey, which sounds really interesting! I've written about a multigenenerational story about a woman heading to Greece when her marriage fails myself, so maybe it's a fantasy of women... to just take off! I've certainly entertained the thought on occasion ;) Enjoy this blurb and extract; buy links are at the bottom.
Jenna's Journey
BlurbLeaving town, heading t -
Blog postI skipped yesterday's blog because I had two children home ill and we ate takeaway from Marks and Spencer, which I find is a more economical option than takeaway from a restaurant, and generally just as good. If you're curious, I had the Thai red curry :)
Today I wanted to highlight a book that was introduced to me about ten years ago, when I lived in Connecticut and was attending a Presbyterian church. (Incidentally, we've run the gamut of churches--Episcopalian, Anglican, Presbyte -
Blog postIt rains a lot in the UK. Everyone pretty much knows that. When I first moved back to the US after six years in the UK, I was amazed at how sunny it was. And I moved to Connecticut, not California! Every sunny morning felt like a not-so-small miracle. The long, hot summers were wonderful, and then they were not so wonderful, but I still appreciated things that the UK rarely has--outdoor pools, screen doors, sprinklers in backyards, kids spending most of the day in their swimsuits with drippy pop
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Blog postWhen He Fell is my second book for Carina; the first was This Fragile Life, and they are both very emotional, high-concept reads. The idea for this book came when I read an article about two sixteen-year-old boys and best friends who were messing around on the school yard, and one threw a cricket ball at the other. It hit him in the head and he was instantly killed.
Of course, our sympathy goes instantly with the boy who was killed and his family. What a terrible tragedy, so immedia -
Blog postSo I'm nearly halfway into my current manuscript, Marry Me at Willoughby Close, and the story suddenly took an unexpected turn! I was preparing the hero and heroine to have a fancy dinner at a restaurant in London when my heroine decided not to go. (Spoiler--hopefully readers will have forgotten this by the time the book comes out!) I realized her decision to be independent was more important than the conversation (and flirting!) they'd have at the restaurant.
I love when a story su -
Blog postInstead of a book or author today, I'm highlighting a band and a song. I've been listening to music quite a bit lately as I write, which I don't often do as I find it distracting, but this song really spoke to me and related to the themes I'm exploring in my Willoughby Close series, and the book I'm writing now, Marry Me at Willoughby Close.
It's called Healing Begins and it's about what happens when we let our walls come down--which is a theme in my book! Here is a link to th -
Blog postThis is actually a lunch dish, for me anyway, but as it is yummy and healthy I thought I'd include it! It's super simple, takes five minutes, and I'm happy to have it most days for lunches or leftovers.
Ingredients:
Veggies, sliced--I like red pepper, courgettes, and mushrooms but I've also used spring onion, sugar snap peas, and broccoli as well. Basically, whatever you fancy!
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed (I like it quite garlicky!) < -
Blog postI think this photo speaks for itself. Our dog Amica enjoying her evening walk.
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Blog postI'm going way back for today's post, to a historical novel I wrote many years ago, as a serial for The People's Friend. I have a great affection for the magazine, because it gave me my start in published writing, when, in 1999, it published my first short story, entitled Dreams to Share.
Since then I've published hundreds of short stories and serials for magazines in England, Australia, South Africa, and the US, nearly fifty romances for Harlequin/Mills&Boon, and nearly tw -
Blog postKiss Me at Willoughby Close is the third book in the Willoughby Close series, and it is out on May 25th. As I am about to go through the copy edits, I thought I'd post a little excerpt.
I love Ava as a heroine--sassy, seemingly unrepentant, and yet with so much sensitivity and hurt. Plus I love her sense of style :)
A beat-up pick-up truck pulled into the courtyard, and Ava stepped instinctively back as the door opened and a man stepped out. She blinked slowly, taking in the l -
Blog postI have only a few go-to authors, the auto-buy, read-when-I'm--in-a-funk type authors, and Gillian Bradshaw is at the very top of that list. She writes mainly historical novels set in the ancient Roman world, although she has also done a duet set in the English Civil War, as well as a series about King Arthur. She's also written a few books set in the Byzantine period. She hasn't written anything in a few years, which is sad, but her books are worth reading more than once, and I've read my favour
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Blog postI made this tonight, having found the recipe in a magazine in WH Smith entitled '£1 Dinners'. Of course, the £1 is slightly misleading, as it is £1 per person rather than £1 total. But this is rather tasty, and everyone enjoys it but two of my children who pretty much don't like anything.
Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts
6 slices of streaky bacon (I use 4 large chicken breasts halved)
2 onions, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
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