Joan Hessayon Award 2019 – Meet The Contenders 1

...Pocket Novels) Daisy’s swapped a traditional Christmas for an archaeological dig with an intriguing stranger. But she makes an alarming discovery that points to the island harbouring a dark secret....

Ask An Industry Expert: Tara Loder

...When we open the portal it’s all hands on deck and I’m sure we’ll do it again, but I’m not sure when, or if it will be genre specific.  ...

Launching The RNA’s Instagram Live By Fiona Mountain

...than the keyboard comes in handy all the time as a writer. It’s also a good party trick which impresses youngsters in these days when we all now need to...

Kate Kenzie: From Under The Duvet

...it when they make her laugh. She also writes multi-cultural romances as Jeevani Charika. You can find out more about her award nominated books and manuscript critique services on www.rhodabaxter.com...

Love Lindisfarne By Kimberley Adams

...a romantic comedy, fiction, yet set in a real location. If there’s a way to do things that aren’t recommended, then I’m your woman! I did the Curtis Brown Marian...

Glenda Young: Are Sagas A Feminist Issue?

...a young girl who knows no-one – and she brings a secret with her. She’s searching for her child who has been stolen but where does she even begin to...

The Romantic Novelists’ Association And Hodder & Stoughton Announce New Writing Prize With Bestselling Author Mike Gayle

...with a romantic theme. Those who are over 18, living in the UK and currently unpublished are welcome to enter. The prize will also encourage those who identify as belonging...

Glenda Young: Murder At The Seaview Hotel

...ends up murdered with his blue suede shoes stolen, Helen Dexter, landlady of the Seaview Hotel is on the case to solve the crime. I was inspired to write this...

The Inaugural Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival 2023: October 6-7

...like to collaborate in setting up a romance-centred festival here in Edinburgh, we jumped at the chance. The Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival was conceived. Honestly, this has not been straightforward....

Kendra Smith – A Year Of Second Chances

...running out the clinic when I was given the all clear and trying to do 5k there and then. It was a case of little and often, and I’ve done...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #8

...finally get a book deal in 2015. Along the way, friends and family asked why I didn’t give up when my first novel got rejected a thousand times, when the...

Meet The Contenders For The Sapere Books Popular Fiction Award 2020

...tide of champagne and scandal, socialite Selina Lennox encounters penniless painter Lawrence Weston, changing both their lives forever. 1936: Alice is left with her distant grandparents, piecing together clues from...