tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:02:15 +0000book reviewsnew releaseswritingRNAMills and Boonon my wishlistprocrastinationNaNoWriMoawardseBooksSummer Reading Challengecoming soonepublishingguest blogNew Voicesconferencesmentoringthe writerly witterings of a disordered mindhttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-6728989010579077014Wed, 16 May 2018 14:25:00 +00002018-05-16T15:25:34.261+01:00book reviews The Little Café in Copenhagen  by Julie Caplin Published: February 2018 by Harper Impulse Format: ebook / paperback ASIN: B06XWD4MTP ISBN: 978-0008259747 Summary Welcome to the little cafe in Copenhagen where the smell of cinnamon fills the air and the hot chocolate is as smooth as silk. Publicist Kate Sinclair’s life in London is everything she thought she wanted: success, glamourhttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2018/05/book-review-little-cafe-in-copenhagen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-7940081821021685729Fri, 11 May 2018 09:45:00 +00002018-05-11T10:45:12.872+01:00 via GIPHYhttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2018/05/tgi-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-9001962369171336477Tue, 08 May 2018 08:18:00 +00002018-05-08T09:21:02.428+01:00book reviewsnew releases Blueberry Muffins and Misfortune (Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Book 12) by Agatha Frost Published: May 2018 by PinkTree Publishing Ltd Format: ebook (Kindle Unlimited) ASIN:  B07BPW7TYZ Summary When Barker's book launch is ruined by the sudden appearance of a decade-old skeleton, Julia finds herself with another cold case on her hands. It quickly becomes evident that the skeleton http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2018/05/book-review-blueberry-muffins-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-2273076297114763908Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:48:00 +00002018-05-08T09:19:29.218+01:00book reviews Cupcakes and Casualties (Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Book 11) by Agatha Frost Published: March 2018 by PinkTree Publishing Ltd Format: ebook (Kindle Unlimited) ASIN: B07B6BHQ53 Summary The residents of Peridale don't like change, so when the famous actress, Candy Bennett, rolls into the village to demolish a historic cottage, things don't go as smoothly as she would have hoped. With http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2018/03/book-review-cupcakes-and-casualties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-7815950057237441599Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:58:00 +00002015-06-07T18:58:00.246+01:00book reviews No One Wants To Be Miss Havisham by Brigid Coady Published: May 2015 by Harper Impulse Format: ebook ISBN: 9780008119416 Summary What the Dickens is going on? Edie Dickens is a shark of a divorce lawyer. She doesn’t believe in love and she scoffs at happily ever afters, however she’s agreed to be maid of honour for her oldest friend, Mel in two weeks and she still has the hen nighthttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2015/06/book-review-no-one-wants-to-be-miss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-3489668385533155546Sun, 31 May 2015 16:49:00 +00002015-05-31T17:49:43.401+01:00book reviews The Torn Up Marriage by Caroline Roberts Published: March 2015 by Harper Impulse Formats: ebook & paperback Summary Why do we hurt the ones we love, and can there ever be a way back? “The Torn Up Marriage” is about betrayal, complacency, love and loss, and that key instinct to protect your family. But what happens when you tear that family apart? Kate and Michael are about to find http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2015/05/book-review-torn-up-marriage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-3796165923159776769Fri, 22 May 2015 18:27:00 +00002015-05-22T19:27:42.043+01:00book reviews From Italy With Love by Jules Wake Published: May 2015 by Harper Impulse Format: ebook ASIN: B00SS459DS Summary 'To my niece I leave the Ferrari GT250… On the proviso that she takes it across Europe to Maranello within the next three weeks. Only on successful completion of the journey to a prescribed route, will the car be hers…’ Home-loving Laurie thinks she’s happy – she has a http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2015/05/book-review-from-italy-with-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-7243561011386690267Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:10:00 +00002014-07-25T09:10:30.244+01:00book reviews Wolf Moon by J.R. Burnett Published: 2014 by J.R. Burnett Format: ebook ISBN-13: 9781310206313 ASIN: B00J1QC1YC Summary As head of the midwest division of Occult Animal Control, Alex Ford doesn't know the meaning of a boring day at work. From exposing dragon fighting rings to trapping pesky unicorns...there's never a dull moment. As a snow storm rolls into Tulsa, Alex http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-wolf-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-6673105952852742243Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:00:00 +00002014-07-18T10:00:00.827+01:00epublishingRNAwritingOn the Saturday afternoon of the conference, Ian Skillicorn gave an excellent talk on epublishing. This was one of the most useful sessions of the weekend and I picked up lots of tips. Photographic covers are more popular for contemporary romance. Use keywords in the book's subtitle. This will help your book get found on Amazon. You should also put your metadata into your Word file (clickhttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/07/five-more-things-i-learned-at-rna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-739718003185254443Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:10:00 +00002014-07-16T16:29:32.835+01:00epublishingRNAwritingLast weekend, along with 250 fellow writers, I attended the Romantic Novelists' Association's annual conference. It was a brilliant weekend held at Harper Adams University, near Telford. The food was plentiful and the drinks even more so, but believe it or not as well as all the partying and socialising I did actually learn something (no sniggering at the back). Over the next few blog posts I'llhttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/07/five-things-i-learned-at-rna-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-4155993611723219121Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +00002014-07-07T01:00:00.832+01:00 http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/07/77.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-189554099104735015Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:54:00 +00002014-06-09T10:56:43.437+01:00book reviews Flight to Coorah Creek by Janet Gover Published: March 2014 by Choc Lit Format: Paperback & ebook ISBN-13: 9781781890974 Summary What happens when you can fly, but you just can’t hide? Only Jessica Pearson knows the truth when the press portrays her as the woman who betrayed her lover to escape prosecution. But will her new job flying an outback air ambulance help her sleep at nighthttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/06/book-review-flight-to-coorah-creek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-5831590019427255319Tue, 06 May 2014 16:43:00 +00002014-05-06T17:45:38.157+01:00Enjoying the bank holiday sunshine with a walk in the beautiful bluebell woods near Ashridge. I hope your weekend was as enjoyable. http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/05/sunshine-and-bluebells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-4132294574216057912Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:00:00 +00002014-01-27T10:00:01.627+00:00When you've finished a book that you really enjoyed and you want to read something similar, it can be hard to find what you're looking for. If you're in the UK, your library may have access to Who else Writes Like, but if you can't wait to get to your local library and want a recommendation now, my friend and writing buddy Jules Wake, has made this brilliant infographic. I've found it http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/01/book-recommendations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-5618380278914424646Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:33:00 +00002014-01-25T11:33:18.232+00:00writingI found this useful advice for beginner writers on the India Uncut blog and thought I'd share it here. VS Naipaul's Rules for Beginners 1.  Do not write long sentences. A sentence should not have more than ten or twelve words. 2.  Each sentence should make a clear statement. It should add to the statement that went before. A good paragraph is a series of clear, linked statementshttp://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/01/vs-naipauls-advice-for-writers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-4408367627997506995Wed, 01 Jan 2014 16:42:00 +00002014-01-01T16:42:12.168+00:00 “For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice.” — T.S. Eliot http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2014/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-6741225864357249133Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:43:00 +00002013-07-22T19:43:25.314+01:00book reviews Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan Published: August 2013 by Harlequin Mills & Boon Format: Paperback & ebook ISBN-13: 9780373131778 Summary "Walking into the lion's den unprotected, Princess?" For Layla, princess of Tazkhan, her arranged marriage means one thing - a lifetime of cruelty and captivity. Such an unendurable prospect drives her to throw herself at the mercy of http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-lost-to-desert-warrior.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-1322868486464328997Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:15:00 +00002013-07-15T20:15:51.546+01:00Mills and BoonRNAwriting Back home now safe and sound after an excellent weekend in sun-soaked Sheffield at the Romantic Novelists' Association Annual Conference. I had booked a 1 to 1 slot with a Mills & Boon editor beforehand, but as the dreaded hour grew closer I was more and more panicked by what I'd done. On the morning of my pitch I felt more nervous than when visiting the dentist. I couldn't eat any http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/07/rna-conference-my-first-ever-editor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-7557838391223887731Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:14:00 +00002013-07-01T18:14:33.709+01:00book reviewsMills and Boon One Night with the Enemy by Abby Green Published: August 2012 by Harlequin Mills & Boon Format: Paperback & ebook ISBN-13: 9780263891010 Summary In Argentina’s breathtaking vineyards … Nicolás de Rojas and Madalena Vasquez had a stolen affair amongst the Mendozan vineyards – until Maddie discovered a devastating secret about Nic, and left without another word. He will have her once http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-one-night-with-enemy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-805396295143360556Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:58:00 +00002013-06-15T14:59:37.425+01:00new releasesMy lovely friend, Jules, has just received the photo shot of her new book cover. Isn't it gorgeous? Talk to me will be published by Choc Lit next year and I can't wait to read it. Well done Jules! http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/06/beautiful-book-cover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-3109026946018536386Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:27:00 +00002013-06-01T13:27:23.498+01:00book reviewsMills and Boon Princess in the Iron Mask by Victoria Parker Published: May 2013 by Harlequin Mills & Boon Format: Paperback & ebook ISBN-13: 9780263900187 Summary A princess in hiding. Dispatched by the king to retrieve his headstrong, errant daughter, Lucas Garcia thought this was just another day at the office. That's before he meets Princess Claudine Verbault, who's adamant that http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-princess-in-iron-mask.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-5357953357265011137Wed, 29 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-29T14:00:03.743+01:00procrastination You Should Be a Romance Novelist You see the world as it should be, and this goes double for all matters of the heart. You can find the romance in any situation, and you would make a talented romance story writer... And while you may be a traditional romantic, you're just as likely to be drawn to quirky or dark love stories. As long as it deals with infatuation, heartbreak, and soulmates - http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/05/procrastinating-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-2642532945304828628Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:00 +00002013-05-24T16:14:53.277+01:00book reviewsMills and Boon Her Man in Manhattan Trish Wylie Published: April 2013 by Harlequin Kiss Format: paperback ISBN: 9780373207114 Summary: Up close and personal—with her bodyguard! It seems mayor's daughter Miranda Kravitz has scored herself a new and very dreamy bodyguard! Apparently the fireworks between them are scorching, but will this tabloid darling really be willing to give up her newfound taste for http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-her-man-in-manhattan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-4822920576791398096Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +00002013-03-08T06:00:05.349+00:00book reviews Shadow Woman Linda Howard Published: January 2013 Format: ebook ASIN: B008H33U7W Summary: Lizette Henry wakes up one morning and makes a terrifying discovery: She doesn’t recognize the face she sees in the mirror. She remembers what she looks like, but her reflection is someone else’s. To add to the shock, two years seem to have disappeared from her life. Someone has gone to great and http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-shadow-woman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503955207723720057.post-2470495873890230151Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:19:00 +00002013-03-05T23:19:25.007+00:00new releasesLook what I found while I was procrastinating researching on t'internet. Came across this lovely interview with Janice Horton, the author of Reaching for the Stars. Janice's new novella Voodoo Wedding has just been released, I can't wait to read it after enjoying How do you Voodoo? http://madaboutromance.blogspot.com/2013/03/reaching-for-stars-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6