Vicki Beeby – The Ops Room Girls

...you to tell this story? I’ve always loved watching old war films but have always been frustrated that the action mostly centres on men. You would occasionally see women in...

The Hollywood Governess

...the pampered offspring of the rich anymore, in spite of being a highly sought-after governess. But with her elderly father frail, and the roof of their rundown cottage falling in,...

Contemporary Romantic Novel Award Category

...discover if there’s something and someone worth living for. Scott and Kelly Bassett’s daughter is leaving home. Today, Scott plans to tell Kelly that he’s ending their marriage to pursue...

Ask An Industry Expert: Leah Koch

...customers with! Probably the only hard and fast rule we have about what we won’t stock would be books that portray abuse as romantic.   Here in the UK, we...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Setting!

...think they were really there in the belly of the story. Those little touches – like a pinch of spice in a dish – really do make all the difference.”...

R J Gould: Finding The Man In Romance

...characters who are far more emotionally intelligent and supportive than in any previous generation. Equally, the alpha females they encounter can well be more powerful, sexually and socially confident, and...

Ask An Industry Expert: Laura Longrigg

...that you were right about a book being all the superlatives you have always (truthfully) attributed to it. It also of course helps hugely in exploiting rights like translation, film...

The Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award

...Josie Silver Josie says: I’m absolutely over the moon that The Two Lives of Lydia Bird has been nominated for the Popular Romantic Fiction Category, especially in this year when...

Jo Lovett – The House Swap

...The Holiday will fall head over heels for The House Swap. Purchase links: Amazon: https://bit.ly/3da6FVl Apple: https://apple.co/2LLYkvR Kobo: https://bit.ly/3iqd1kh Google: https://bit.ly/3sF99k0   The House Swap: An absolutely hilarious feel-good romance...

New Releases January 2023

...the Cotswolds, bit of rom, bit of com, bit of drama.       Jane McParkes: A Deadly Inheritance     Cosy crime Dark Edge Press Paperback/ebook 1.12.22 A Deadly...

Kate Frost On Writing An Island In The Sun

...seemed an intriguing premise for a novel. We sadly lost Frodo in 2021 but it was cathartic to write him into the story in the form of Fudge, one of...

The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award

...is especially wonderful as Echoes of the Runes is my first book with Headline Review and it’s lovely that their faith in me has paid off. This book is very...