Book Giveaway on Nic Marsh's Blog

Am waxing lyrical about my hero inspiration for Hollywood bad boy Mac Brody in Public Affair, Secretly Expecting on Nic Marsh's blog today and giving away copies of both the Brody Brothers books to one lucky commentator. So go check it out.

BTW, my library talk went fabulously yesterday. 24 people scheduled and an incredible 42 turned up, including one man in his 70s who was a regular M&B reader and wanted to know if Rhett Butler qualified as an alpha hero! I love this job...

And here's a little hint about who we are discussing at length on Nic's blog, to get your hormones doing the happy dance.

Schmoozing at AMBA

Had a fab time at the AMBA lunch on Thursday at a bijou location in London's Covent Garden. As usual I forgot to bring my camera (actually I don't even have a camera!!) so the wonderful Kate Hardy was sweet enough to take a few snaps for me. From left to right there's me with Fiona Harper, the Modern Heat posse of Kate and new author Lucy King and the inimitable Sharon Kendrick. What a laugh, a great time was had by all. The great women who write for Mills and Boon is one of the big benefits of writing for them IMHO.
Okay, enough schmoozing... Also yesterday, the article about my book club experience came out in The Telegraph and it was really good. Casilda Grigg, the journalist who wrote the piece had some excellent things to say about the event and made some interesting observations about how it's not actually possible to just knock off a Mills and Boon in your lunchbreak. Anyone who reads this blog of course will know what a flipping struggle it is to write these books (or anyone who's ever tried to write one) but it's nice to have that little myth popped in a major British newspaper.

Casilda also managed to mention that Pierce Brosnan is my muse (probably because I mentioned it about 100 times) so I'll be expecting a call from him shortly. And even better in the article's main photo of me I only have one chin! I'm so proud...

Happy St Patrick's Day

Wishing you a happy St Patrick's Day with this comely picture of my man Pierce Brosnan (apparently celebrating St Pat's Day in 2003).

I would have stuck up a photo of Colin Farrell too but I'm not talking to him at the moment because of the complete dog's breakfast he's made of my current ms. Yeah, you hear that Col, call yourself a muse? Ha, I've seen better muses in Chelsea pal!

I'm switching back to Pierce next time I need hero inspiration I'm telling you, no more bad boys for me, just smooth charmers. They're so much more predictable.

Although I have to say I saw In Bruges at the weekend and as long as you're not a person of restricted growth, a resident of Bruges (which is in Belgium apparently) or someone who gets squeamish when there's too much blood splatter or swearing on screen, then you'll love it. I certainly did.

Right, back into the cave that Colin's helped dig for me.

Have a Happy, Hunky Christmas....

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy, Hunky Christmas... Oooh, that sounds like a great excuse for a photo opportunity. So, as a special Christmas pressie I'm sticking some inspiring pictures on my blog, to while away all those hours between Christmas and New Year.

Should add that I had a short story called One Enchanted Christmas Evening published in The Sun a week ago - a very festive romance about a hard-working single mum who gets swept off her feet by her hunky boss one Christmas Evening. 

Unfortunately noone told me when it was going out, so I didn't get the chance to announce it on my blog. 

Have a good one. I certainly intend to!