This garden of weeds took home gold! The plot - named Weed Thriller - was handed the award at the RHS Tatton Flower Show in Cheshire.Horticulturist Sandra Nock told the BBC that they thought they might be given Nil Point by the RHS but, on the contrary, they were receptive and complimentary. She added that “Without …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We all need love - so here's a joyful little card to wish you all a very happy Valentine's Day. Just click on the picture.
Reading in lockdown
There hasn't been much good news in the last couple of years, but one of the few positives to come out of lockdown has been an increase in reading. According to the Guardian, book sales are the highest they've been for ten years. And Forbes magazine which quick to predict that sales of romance novels, …
New year, new book!
Publication day, part 1 This is probably going to be the longest publication day in history. Redeemed by Her Midsummer Kiss was supposed to be a February release. Unfortunately, something went wrong -- I've no idea what -- and the January titles were delayed so the February titles have been released in January. It should …
Cover Reveal…
Hi everyone I'm stuck in my apartment, having had my covid test pre my hip replacement op (taking place on Tuesday), so I'm not allowed to see anyone or even step outside until the car comes to take me to the clinic. However, cyber mail brought the UK cover for my next book this week. …
Hanging out on a desert island with Rachael Stewart
I'm absolutely delighted to welcome Rachael Stewart to my desert island this month. Writing, she tells me, has been something of an addiction since she could put pen to paper and she has the stacks of hand-scrawled stories to prove it! Being a realist, however, she never thought she’d actually get published and so pursued …
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Celebrating a Win with a Giveaway!
Winner! I'm total thrillled to announce that Eve Bliss and Kit Merchant, the hero and heroine of A Secret, a Safari, a Second Chance, my contribution to the mini series "Destination Brides" have won the "Couples" category in the Still Moments Magazine: 2020 Reader's Choice Awards This story about a second chance love is very special …
On a desert island with author, Michelle Douglas
It all started with a koala... Making up stories of her own has always been one of Michelle’s passions. She received her first rejection letter at the age of ten for Keri the Koala Baby, and has been writing ever since. A love of literature led her to major in English at the University of …
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Can you tell a book by its cover?
The Classic I have been writing for Mills and Boon for thirty years. My first book was accepted in 1991 and published in December 1992. It had the classic retro cover that I still love. Sadly, I only had two books with this cover design (although more of that later) when M&B went for a …
What books will Ella Hayes take to her desert island?
Ella Hayes put her career change down to a "mid-life moment". After decades of hauling cameras about filming everything from moths mating to athletes competing in the 1993 Barcelona Paralympics, in 2017 she started a master’s degree in Writing Practice and Study at Dundee University. It was a wise decision as, in that same year …
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