It’s all change in romance for me this year. I’ll be saying goodbye to one series of my Romances, and saying hello to a new one. Royal Hostage is to be published in the summer, and it will be the final book in my series of torrid escapist novels, Royal Romances.
All Change…
As soon as I’ve said farewell to the hotblooded royal families of fictional Kharova, I’ll be introducing you to a whole new cast of characters. Right now, I’m surrounded by Post-it notes and highlighter pens, planning a series of contemporary romances with a dash of mystery. The working title for the whole of my new series is Cotswold Charm, but that could easily change! The first book will be published in 2025.
Escape From The Cold!
My Royal Romances series came about through a combination of foul weather and escapism. Royal Passion is set on the fictional Paradise Island. When I started writing this book, it was freezing cold and bucketing down with rain so I cheered myself up by writing about somewhere hot and sunny. The setting may be fictional, but the problems faced by workaholic Sara and Leo, her troubled Prince Charming, are real enough.
Office Romance?
Royal Passion is the story of career girl Sara and dedicated doctor-forced-to-become a king Leo. For the second book in the series, Royal Risk, military hero Athan plunges into the action. King Leo insists that his brother Athan must get his office work in order. Ultra-efficient personal assistant Krisia is supposed to make sure he gets the work done. Sparks fly in this enemies-to-lovers romance.
The final book in the series, Royal Hostage, is a Beauty and the Beast story – although it isn’t always clear who is the hostage! Mia is a spoiled princess in every meaning of the word. She is taken hostage by rebel leader Mihail, but he doesn’t always get his own way. Mihail is soon wondering if he can pay Mia’s family to take her away…
I’m not giving away any spoilers, but if you love redemption stories with happy endings then I’ve wrapped up my Royal Romances series with you in mind!
Royal Passion and Royal Risk are already on sale. You can find out more about them here. Royal Hostage will be released later this year. Join my mailing list, and you’ll get advance notice of the publication date.
Work in Progress
My new series of contemporary Romance novels is still at the planning stage. The books in my Cotswold Charm series will revolve around life in a pretty little Gloucestershire town. The setting and characters are all completely fictional, although the layout and buildings of ‘Avondale’ are inspired by several towns I know, including Tewkesbury. That’s where my daughter lives, so I visit the town often.
DD’s tiny cottage is the setting for my current work in progress. If you’ve ever seen news reports of flooding in Gloucestershire the exterior of her home may look familiar. News crews sometimes plonk themselves down on her doorstep to report from the brink of the rising waters.
DD’s cottage is many hundreds of years old but (so far, anyway!) floodwater has never got into the house. Those medieval builders knew better than to build out on the flood plain. DD’s house is in the shadow of the Tewkesbury Abbey, which makes it fractionally higher than the surrounding fields.
Kitten Cupid
Right now I’m working on a “stranger in town” story for my new Cotswold Charm series. Kitten Cupid is my first book for this collection. Emily wants to make a fresh start in a new job miles away from the cheating liar who broke her heart. Alone and friendless in a strange town, she finds an abandoned kitten. Veterinary surgeon Ben helps Emily save tiny Teeny’s life. Broken hearts take a long time to heal, but it takes an accident for Emily to realise she isn’t the only one who is suffering…
I include news about the progress of Kitten Cupid each month in my reader newsletter, along with glimpses into my writing life, here in the middle of a Gloucestershire bluebell wood
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