Follow Up On The Chase Bookfest

...volunteers for making a dream come true. And of course to all the readers who came along. We can’t wait to do it all over again next year! It’s lovely...

New Releases: April 2023

...Can a playful twist, a homely welcome, and a sprinkle of love make Emily’s café the destination she’s always dreamed of? Jessica Redland: Summer Nights at The Starfish Café Contemporary...

A Wedding At Café Lompar – Jacqui And Anna Burns

...else. It’s an undiscovered gem, and we’re actually going back this summer to visit. We can’t wait, although we’re a little nervous we’re going to spot all of the inaccuracies...

Hannah Begbie: On Winning The Joan Hessayon Award

...chance to escape reality – is unavoidable, but carries catastrophic consequences: the nature of Mia’s illness means that Cath’s betrayal endangers not just her marriage but the life of her...

Ask An Industry Expert: Jane Dixon-smith

...unusual. Or simply ones which look like they’ve got a good deal of historical action in them, because that’s what’s most attractive to me. Different things will resonate with different...

Alison May: Publication Days

...Love Stories and RoNA Awards. Alison writes emotional fiction, and her seventh novel, All That Was Lost, will be published by Legend Press in September 2018. She also writes modern...

Hints & Tips For New Writers #21

Because I’ve managed to overwhelm myself again, this month’s Hints & Tips is a guest post on a subject we can probably all relate to by RoNA nominated historical romance...

Meet The 2020 Joan Hessayon Contenders

...organisational skill. I’m still not sure how it was all done, but then I look around at the pile of clean clothes still to be put away and I can...

Christmas / Festive Holiday Romantic Novel Award Category

Rachel Burton – A Bookshop Christmas Rachel has been making up stories for as long as she can remember and always dreamed of being a writer until life somehow got...

Top tips for a brilliant author newsletter by Anna Caig

...anyone who hears about your work, whether that’s through social media, events, the media or any other channel, can sign up and you don’t lose them. If you launch into...

New Releases: December 2018

...is ended.     Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead: The Captain’s Cornish Christmas Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstea The Captain’s Cornish Christmas Contemporary m/m short story Pride 11th December For...

July 2018: New Releases

...and let time heal her emotional scars. But when dashing widower Alfred Nobel moves into her retirement village he turns her life upside down and her heart inside out by...