Ask An Industry Expert – Isobel Akenhead.

...the author, and while I know all reviewers are entitled to their opinions, I wish they’d remember writers are people with feelings! What makes a submission stand out for you?...

Ask An Industry Expert: Emily Ruston

...Michelle Reid or Lynne Graham. These authors knew their craft inside out, so it was excellent learning as a new editor to just read their stories and see how a...

This Year’s for Me and You

Love Lindisfarne By Kimberley Adams

...life as a 3k entry called A Northumbrian Castle Christmas to a Penguin Michael Joseph Christmas Novel competition. I was shortlisted and I think we had to submit another 5k,...

New Releases: August 2022

...incredible speed, will she provide a stable home, embrace her new normal, and rebuild their life from what’s left?         Deborah Carr: The Beekeeper’s War   One...

September 2018: New Releases

...little-known aspects of her life before, during, and after her marriage to King Arthur.   Nicole Evelina: Mistress of Legend (Guinevere’s Tale Book 3) Historical fantasy Lawson Gartner Publishing PB,...

Bridget’s War By Shirley Mann

...research to make sure the plotline is feasible. I still find it hard to tell people I’m an author though- I always get a bit embarrassed and feel like an...

New Releases: November 2022

...P.A. DePaul: Deadly Mountain Treasure Inspirational Suspense Harlequin Digital and paperback November 29, 2022 Nicole Witten didn’t expect to inherit trouble along with her late uncle’s property. But after digging...

Sheila Norton – Winter At Cliff’s End Cottage

...to several publishers and it was accepted by Piatkus (Little Brown). It’s quite serendiptous for me, as Piatkus had published my first eight books, starting in 2003 with The Trouble...

Love Is An Art By Kathy Strobos

...I thought it was done and I should submit a different novel to the New Writer’s Scheme. I wrote my second novel while still querying Partner Pursuit. Meanwhile, my critique...

Meet The Contenders For The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award 2020

...series. *   Knowing You, Samantha Tonge, (Canelo) Kind Violet has never fitted in, but is now dating ambitious Lenny and has her dream job in publishing. However when Lenny...

Lottie Cardew: Love On A (very Big) Spectrum

...right or wrong way to ‘be’. Neurodivergent people tend to be outnumbered wherever they go, although many more are missing a diagnosis while struggling to navigate a society they can’t...