You have no clue where the idea for your latest WIP came from. When it first materialised inside your head your initial reaction was one of utter shock. “Oh my goodness, this idea for a (in my case romance) story is weird,” you whispered. A helpful loved one laughed and made the mistake of saying, […]
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There’s a beautiful and unforgettable scene from this book by Leonie Mack where the character, Nick Romano, plays his violin amongst Italian olive trees. Lou, the main character watches ‘the music pour out of him.’ Nick is described so well; his ‘hair curling wildly, his body lurched with the music, energy rippliing through him.’ It […]
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This week I found myself battling with a powerful and lingering fictional crush on a male character from Zoe Allison’s latest novel, Second Chance At First Love.’ I’m still not over it yet and have had to pause my reading as every time I open another book I picture…Damon (sigh) and his mid-thigh navy swim […]
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My hand held electric fan is a shadow of its former self. Warning – this book review contains a lot of 🔥 and ❤️ emojis, CAPITALS and exclamation marks. Obviously I have tried to keep my cool and my emotions in check whilst writing this review *sigh* This book by Zoe Allison sent the temperature […]
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A few creative moons ago I read, Without a Hitch, by a romance author called Bettina Hunt. From the start of the book I loved her humour, her relatable characters and her take on romantic comedy. I went onto read one of her other novels; A Tempting Trio, and laughed so much at her hilarious […]
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This book brought back my smile after a tough week of day job hell and teenage children. This book saved my sanity. I think books which encourage smiles to return should be shouted about. After reading this story about friendship, a book club support system and a good helping of romance I felt like my […]
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I thought it would be fun to create a mini job description for a romance author. Vacancy – Romance Author Do you enjoy writing about the first flushes of love and want to excite millions of romance readers around the world? Check out this amazing vacancy… Hours: Can vary each week. Dependent upon the amount […]
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This is a message for Dot Watson the main character in this book: Dot Watson – what have you done to me? I actually feel lost now without you in my reading life. Can you stick a label on my coat and look after me? Kind regards Lucy x Dot’s story tugged on all my […]
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Hunting for new book ideas can be tough especially if you don’t have a conveyor belt of shiny new ideas awaiting you. Often social media will make you feel like you are the only writer in the world who hasn’t got a GREAT idea to work on and that can cause you some creative suffering. […]
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Romance author, Lucy Keeling is taking over my blog today which I am THRILLED about. She likes to multitask does our Lucy, she’s launching a new book TODAY, Just Friends in Vegas, which is the third in her fabulous series, Just Friends, AND…she’s over here telling us all about things we need to consider when […]
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