I’ve been nominated as Australian Romance Author of the year in ARRA’s annual awards. A surprise and an honour. Thanks so much to everyone who voted. Keep supporting those Aussie titles.
January 15th, 2012 • No Comments »
“Rapunzel in New York” has been nominated in ARRA’s Best Short/Category list. Not bad for a book not released here yet! Thanks to the members of the Australian Romance Readers Association for the vote of confidence.
December 18th, 2011 • 2 Comments »
So a month or so ago I got an email from my editor letting me know my latest book had been accepted (yay) and asking me whether I could ‘squeeze in’ a novella before my next deadline. I hesitated because my schedule was carefully constructed to give me some time off over Christmas after I wrote-through the last two holiday seasons.
“It’s a Christmas book…” she hinted.
Mmmmm… vaguely more interested, I’ve never written a Christmas book… Then she brought out the kryptonite
“…and it has to have puppies in it.”
A puppy-based Christmas book. SOLD!
Image courtesy Wikipedia under Creative Commons
So now I’m tapping away on a story half the length of my usual stories (though my last novella “Seven Day Love Story” was also 25k) and enjoying bringing my own special flavour to the story. I knew this was an anthology and I knew that chances were very strong that the other two authors would be doing puppy-puppies–canine puppies–and so I wanted to do something different.
Instead, mine’s about a litter of wild-dogs and the conservationists working to help save them.
Aren’t they adorabubble!! African Wild Dog pups. I’ll let you know how I go when it’s all over!! Back to the keyboard…
December 10th, 2011 • No Comments »
I’ve just sold another book to Harlequin (part of an eight-book continuity fantastically sandwiched between Marion Lennox and Patricia Thayer *sigh*) and it’s been given a title and release date.
Release: August 2012
Title: Slow Dance with the Sheriff
I don’t always get excited by the titles given to my books by Harlequin’s marketing team but this one I *love*. It’s exactly right for the tone and the story.
Nice work marketing peeps!
December 1st, 2011 • No Comments »
New title
My latest book, set in Texas, has been scheduled for release August 2012 and titled Slow Dance with the Sheriff. Loving that title.
Nominated!!
‘The Soldier’s Untamed Heart’ has been nominated for an RT Reviewers’ Choice award for series romance. Huge honour.
New website coming soon
The time has come. Having lots of fun working with the designers on a new nature look.
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September 1st, 2011 • No Comments »
8-book Continuity
End Sept: handed in my eighth of a texas-set family saga. Learned a lot being part of such a big series. Should be out mid 2012.
RWA Conference
Presenting a workshop on the importance of author BRANDING at the annual conference of Romance Writers of Australia in Melbourne, August 2011
Busy writing Deep into the married hero story. Tricky topic, challenging book.
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March 30th, 2011 • No Comments »
- Appearance I’ll be speaking on the importance of Arousing your Reader at SWANCON in Perth on 23rd April. Come along and say hello if you’re in Perth.
- Continuity I’ll be one of eight Romance line authors in a new series of stories set around one dynastic family in the US. This will be only my second story set outside of Australia.
- New stories Three new stories approved by London, to be written in 2011. Look out for a married hero, a hermit hero and heroine who might just be related to her hero!!
- Going to New York, baby! I’m heading to the Romance Writers of America “Nationals” in NYC end June. Really looking forward to being a fly on the wall for ‘best in show’ for writers.
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January 1st, 2011 • No Comments »
- Nikki Logan Trailer uploaded to You Tube (search for Nikki Logan book trailer). I made it myself over Christmas break.
- Finished! My latest book set in Oberon, NSW. My first ‘virgin birth’ story. Awaiting title and release date.
- Retreat in Tasmania I’m spending a week with three other writers in a lighthouse in Tasmania. I can definitely see a lighthouse book in my immediate future
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October 1st, 2010 • No Comments »
- RELEASE DATES! ‘Rapunzel in New York’ in UK July 2011 (Riva), ‘A Kiss to Seal the Deal’ in UK July 2011 (Cherish) ‘Friends to Forever’ in UK/US Feb 2011, ‘Shipwrecked with Mr Wrong’ in UK/US Apr 2011,
- WIP Just started prep work for book #9, set in Aus, ‘virgin birth’ story.
- Will be joining Romance Writers of Australia committee next year. Yay!
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July 1st, 2010 • No Comments »
- Free download! Their Newborn Gift will be the free download for the Romance line in 2010/11! Download one book from every line free from Sept 1, 2010.
- 3 More books! Huge thanks to HMB for opportunity to write three more books for Harlequin Romance (books 7, 8 & 9)
- WIP: Taking a brief break between books (yay!). Playing with new website.
- LOOKING AHEAD Romance Writers of Australia conference – Coogee (NSW) August 13-15
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