Musings of a Romance Author
Lady Anne Book One -Ruined- Blurb Upon the death of her father, her Guardian, "The Honorable Robert Conrad" married her at sixteen to a vicious beast named Gerard Candor, the Marquis de Coeur. Her 'husband' would bring friends with him when he would arrive to provide her the small pittance she was expected to live … Continue reading Critters on Tour: “Ruined” by Liza O’Connor
While my first novel has been with beta readers, I’ve taken a break from that manuscript and started planning my second novel. When I first started planning, I was a bit nervous about whether I would be able to write another novel. I’m still a bit shocked that I’ve managed to complete one novel in … Continue reading The Second Novel
Twenty years after being turned down by Viola Kingsley, Marcel Lamarr, Marquess Of Dorchester, meets her again at a country inn. Viola’s world has been turned upside down since she discovered her marriage was illegal, and her children are illegitimate. The pair decide to run away together to escape their current dissatisfaction with life. Viola … Continue reading My review: “Someone to Care” by Mary Balogh
Outside, the rain cascaded down the window of the bus in long rivulets. Inside, the droplets of condensation trickled down the panes. A dank, pungent aroma emanated from the sopping coats on the many bodies squeezed together. They were jostled by the movement of the bus as it made its way along the winding roads … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Young Love
At the end of last week I received the first feedback from one of my beta readers. Let’s just say that I expected a fair amount of areas to be pointed out that needed improvement (it’s my first novel after all), but I didn’t quite expect it to be on the level of re-structuring and … Continue reading Beta Reader Feedback
Darcy Barrett has been in love with her twin brother’s best friend, Tom Valeska, since she was eight years old. Over the years, Darcy has run away from her feelings, but now they are thrown together while they renovate her grandmother’s house. Then she discovers he’s just broken up with his fiancé. It is hard … Continue reading My review: “99% Mine” by Sally Thorne
It’s been a week since I sent my manuscript out to beta readers. How am I feeling so far? Honestly, I feel dismayed with the experience. I’ve sent it out to a number of family members. Well, they can’t turn me down. A couple of them are avid readers, so it will be nice to … Continue reading Beta Reading Frustrations
Book 4 in The Ravenels Series I was really looking forward to reading the story of these two characters who we first meet in the second book, “Marrying Winterborne”. Dr Garrett Gibson is the only licensed female doctor in England and Ethan Ransom is a former police detective and now a rumoured assassin. Ethan is also … Continue reading My review: “Hello Stranger” by Lisa Kleypas
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Last week I posted about how I struggled with time management, and started to feel the strain of what is effectively working two jobs. For my own sanity, I cut back and don’t do any writing related tasks on a weekend. I re-organised my time and I thought I was doing fine, until … Continue reading Time Management: What Is That, Again? Part Two
I finished the second edit of my first manuscript this week. I’m not certain how I feel about it. I’m kind of proud and amazed that I have actually managed to write and edit a whole novel. A year ago I would never have believed it, even though I’ve wanted to be a writer since … Continue reading It’s Time For Beta Readers