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A Wedding in the Sun Day!The cover of a Wedding in the Sun with a summery flatlay Today's the day!!! I'm so proud of this book and I really hope it reaches lots of...
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A Big Bookish WeekWell it's only Wednesday and this week has been one of the biggest in a long time. My publishing schedule and attempt to branch out in an...
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Crisis of Confidence (and other frustrations)Writing books and more specifically getting them published is an activity that exposes the author to all sorts of things they might not have...
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Confessions of a Romance AuthorIn my opinion, the romance genre is wider and more varied than any other, as evidenced by the various labels the publishing industry has used in...
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Me, a ReaderIt's definitely true that the best way to learn to be a writer is to read first. I devoured books as a child and then again when I discovered...
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A Wedding in the SunIt's cover reveal day for A Wedding in the Sun, so I don't have to keep it secret anymore! I love this cover so much! The pink of Jo's dress and...
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Leap Day – Snow Days DayWhen I'm drafting, I tend to use the dates of the year when the book comes out to guide my timeline, which means working around a year in advance...
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Sneak Peek!It's not long now until the official pre-order launch of my eighth book, but as usual, for the eagle-eyed among you, there are some early hints if...
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The Third Year of My Christmas Number OneMy debut novel turned three on 10 September and it's currently having its little yearly resurgence at Christmastime. This time we might actually...
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The Best BitsI'm in the most stressful stage of a book (for me): planning and beginning to draft, which always feels like wandering around in the dark. As each...
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My Other PassionI think you all know by now that writing romance is my passion, but close behind is travel (also not a surprise), but more particularly...
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Working aheadI reached a milestone tonight, so here's a wee blog post with the news from Leonie Mackville. I've been trying not to look too much at the...
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Price Reduction of Snow Days!Snow Days With You has been reduced to 99p/99c on Amazon and is reduced in Australia and Canada as well! To celebrate, I made Luna's calendar of...
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Publication Day!In this crazy old carousel that is a writing career these days, book seven is out today!! Part of me still wants to be shouting about a Taste of...
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One Week Until Luna and Yannick!Although I had an interesting time weaving in a mystery sub-plot in Snow Days With You, it's the romance that's at the heart and it is all...
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The Heat Level ConundrumAs a romance author, writing about a sexual relationship is something I do with each book and it's therefore something I have to think carefully...
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Inspiration for Snow Days: What is the PGHM?While in Snow Days With You you'll find my usual escapist romance with characters you get to know deeply and a setting to take you out of the...
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Snow Days With You is on its way!The eagle-eyed among you have already noticed that Snow Days is up on Netgalley, available for reviewers and early readers! The short period...
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First Draft Unlocked!As usual I'm working ahead, promoting one book, editing another and drafting the next! While I'm beyond excited with how well a Taste of Italian...
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Writing Men in RomanceConcepts of gender in romance fiction are complex enough that people can write (and have written) PhDs on the topic. When an author sits down to...
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Snow Days is getting real!I've sent off the copy edits for Snow Days With You and the proofread will also be done within two weeks, meaning early readers will start to meet...
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Top 100: Celebrating the Highs (and managing the lows)For the first time, one of my books has hit the top 100 in the UK Kindle chart, and number 10 in Romantic Comedy!! I've had lovely messages of...
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Two Months of Italian SunshineIt's two months today since A Taste of Italian Sunshine was released and it's been the best start of any of my books. I can't quite believe it!...
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First Peek at Book Seven!Book seven has crept up on Amazon (other retailers to follow) and I'm immensely proud of this one because it really challenged me (and I had a...
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Beerfest is Coming!At long last, I've got myself in order to release BEERFEST, which has been a bit of an adventure so far and I hope will continue to be. It's a...
