On the evening of 8th March, 2021, the Romantic Novelists’ Association hosted the online Romantic Novel Awards event. The presentations of these prestigious awards are usually held at a grand establishment somewhere "up country" to Cornwall. However, due to the Covid restrictions, this year the event was held entirely online and live streamed via Twitter, Facebook and the RNA’s website. This meant that although I was a finalist, I didn't have to cross Cornwall's border to take part.

An online event does not just happen. A lot of hard work goes into organising it which, thankfully, in this case I had nothing to do with. It started in December, when I received the wonderful news, via my publisher, that my novel, Daniel’s Daughter, had been shortlisted for the historical romantic fiction category. The notification came in December, but I, along with all the other finalists, were sworn to secrecy until it was formally announced in February. The online event on the 8th March was to announce the winners. As one of the finalists, I am going to take you behind the scenes of the event as I share my experience.

I am thrilled to share my latest release - The Cornish Tales box set!

When I was shown the image of the Cornish Tales box set by my publisher, I'm not ashamed to say I was a little emotional. Of course I knew I'd written six novels set in my home county of Cornwall and I also knew the image of the box set was about to arrive in my inbox at any minute, but when it eventually arrived and I saw my books all lined up in a pretty case... well that sight did stir something within me...

This week I saw the Czech Republic’s edition of Daniel’s Daughter – and I love it! The hardback edition has a new title, Pro čest a lásku (translated it means For Honour and Love), and a new cover. Both changes, I think, are perfect for its travels abroad! I also like the fact the heroine appears to be drinking from a tankard. What is she drinking? Cornish ale, perhaps?

I ended my last blog post, Writing and Bleeding, by saying I was 'bleeding profusely' at my laptop.  I have to admit, it wasn't quite as horrific as it sounded. In reality, I was researching and writing my latest novel and am now excited to share its title, cover and release details!

Here it is!

Waiting For Our Rainbow is a WW2 romance set in Cornwall and tells the story of Anne, a young Cornish woman, and Joe, an American soldier who has been sent to England to train for the largest amphibious military assault in history, more commonly known as D Day.

The shelves of book shops are filled with tantalising reads and sometimes it seems that you can't go into a shop, any type of shop, without there being a book section in some form or other. Sometimes it seems there are too many genres, too many authors and not enough space to display them all. With so many books on offer, it may come as a surprise to learn that not all books make it into paperback. Why, I hear you ask?