Heidi Rice: Snowy London Town

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Snowy London Town

Just a quick post to say what a gloriously Christmassy scene I waded through last night on my way home from work on London's South Bank. After getting across Millennium Bridge thru a blizzard, I stood and waited for my bus home in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, watching the snow fall down around the huge Christmas tree covered in sparkling lights outside. A gorgeous scene (although freezing cold). I sooo wish I'd had my camera with me, or at least knew how to work the camera on my mobile!! And almost worth the two hour journey home as my double-decker bus slipped and slid its way up the hill to Islington...

And a perfect time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2010! Let's hope we get lots of new Modern Heat authors published... And everyone buys tons of my books (hint-hint)

10 comments:

Rachael Johns said...: Hey Heidi

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. And I'm certain your wish will come true... I'm sure I speak for others when I say, we're all hanging out to read more of your magic books!

:)
Rach!; 22 December 2009 at 03:04
Heidi Rice said...: Oh Racheal, you sweetie... A very Merry Christmas to you too and the best of luck with your writing in 2010.; 22 December 2009 at 04:48
Heidi Rice said...: Oops, sorry spelt your name wrong... From now on I'm just gonna call you Rach!; 22 December 2009 at 04:51
Joanne Coles said...: On your first wish--let's hope so. On the second one--already doing that :-); 22 December 2009 at 05:18
Lorraine said...: Have a lovely Christmas Heidi.
I think re. buying your books you're already preaching to the converted :-); 22 December 2009 at 05:55
Heidi Rice said...: Cheers Joanne and Lorraine... And thanks so much for the support this year. I'll be returning the favour soon, I hope!; 22 December 2009 at 06:20
Jackie Ashenden said...: Have a fantastic Christmas, Heidi! Hanging out for your next one. When is it?? Dying to do some reading while I lie around on the beach, drinking bubbly, catching some rays...;-)
Smug? Oh yes indeed...; 22 December 2009 at 13:51
Janette Radevski said...: Have a wonderful Christmas. As long as you write - I shall buy! All the best for 2010.; 22 December 2009 at 23:52
Romance, Rumours and Rogues said...: Snowy London sounds wonderful, Heidi.
I'm determined to have a white Christmas one year soon...

Have a great Christmas! x; 23 December 2009 at 14:02
Aideen said...: That scene sounds just perfect.
Many happy returns to you Heidi, I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday and all the best for a healthy 2010. With lots of steamy sex. For us, the readers, courtesy of you. And all the books you're going to sell. Jeez, what did you think I meant???

Aideen.; 23 December 2009 at 14:15

My Book Recs!

Dirty Secret by Mira Lyn Kelly
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

So I know absolutely NADA about ice hockey, I'm a Brit after all. But when I saw my old writing mate Mira Lyn Kelly had written a series of HAWT hockey romances I hit the insta-buy button because I know what a fabulous writer she is – and I had a week-long holiday in Spain with lots of lounging-around-a-pool time to fill. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. Because this book hit all my sweet spots hot hero, smart savvy heroine, snappy dialogue and deep deep emotion wise.... (Although I still know nada about hockey I feel I can now talk quite knowledgeably about how hot ice hockey players are at least!)

Dirty Secret is the first of the Slayers Hockey team stories (although Greg and Julia feature in Dirty Player, in another series, which I will sooo be checking out after I finish this series). Anyway Dirty Secret features team captain Greg Baxter's arch rival Vaughn Vasser and Greg's little sister Natalie, who is absolutely OFF LIMITS to the rest of the team. But most of all to Vaughn, who recently threw a punch at the cap, is not much liked by the Chicago press, the Slayers fans or nearly all of his teammates either, and has his sights set on a trade back to Oregon ASAP...

But what Vaughn does not know is that the "Allie" he had an uber hot one-night stand with eight months ago in Vancouver, and who ran out on him without leaving a number and who he cannot forget is none other than the guy he hates little sis. Natalie is so busted when Vaughn turns up at her door, after discovering who she is... And that she knew who he was all along, and that's why she was using an assumed name. To say he's pissed is putting it mildly, but the truth is he is also hurt. WTF was she thinking, leaving him in the lurch like that after pretty much the best night of his life? Ofc, it's only a matter of time before pissed gives way to provocative, because these two really cannot keep their hands off each other, or any other crucial parts of their anatomy tbf. But while the secret sex scenes are the perfect blend of explosively intense and toe-curlingly spicy, the real secret in this book is that the hard-nosed (and hard everything else) Vaughn, is actually a really sweet guy. But only Natalie ever gets to see that side of him...

Not all that surprisingly, given their explosive chemistry, it doesn't take long before their under-the-radar romance is impossible to keep under the radar (or anything else for that matter).

Once Greg finds out that his rival is secretly dating his kid sister, all hell breaks loose, leaving Vaughn's career in the crosshairs and Natalie having to deal with her big brother's ego explosion. So how is Vaughn not gonna blow up his career and get over the girl he can't have but still wants all the damn time? How is Natalie gonna get her big bro to back the hell off and give her space to figure out that Vaughn is the guy for her? Which is a big ask for her, because she spent her whole life living in the shadow of Greg's career. And she does not want to risk living in the shadow of another man's career - however right he seems....

I'll leave the answers to those crucial questions for you to find out, but I was rooting for them both throughout the fallout, even when they made mistakes. I loved the underlying theme,too, that love is never easy, that chemistry can be dangerous as well as delicious but that ultimately it's the compromises you make and the secrets you are brave enough to share about who you really are, and what you really want that give you the greatest rewards.

What a terrific start to this series, I'm already three books in and I am TOTALLY ADDICTED which is good because I'm now back in a cold and rainy London, and some Slayers Hockey heat is the perfect antedote. So thank you Mira Lyn for giving me my summer back, I appreciate it.

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Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Snowy London Town

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