Shiny new contract!

I'm thrilled to have received a contract for No Strings Neighbor from The Wild Rose Press. What a lovely way to brighten a January day. Here's the blurb:

Can a no-strings fling with her sexy, laid-back neighbor take a workaholic accountant’s mind off impending financial ruin?

Faced with losing her home, her job and the stability she’s craved since her nomadic childhood, the last thing Ellie Winters needs is an irresponsible new neighbor whose intentions are far from honorable. But as her situation deteriorates, Ellie needs a distraction. Soon she's in danger of adding another loss to her list—her heart.

Veterinarian Greg Buchanan is finally on his way to Africa to fulfil his dream. He’s sold his partnership, applied for his visa, and when his house/dog-sitting stint is through he can wave goodbye to the responsibilities that have tied him down. But one night with his sexy neighbor and Greg realizes that his problems have only just begun.

Happy 2009!

Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, prosperous and happy 2009. Let's hope the new year brings some positive energy along with it.

Mine started pretty well and I've returned from a fabulous Christmas/New Year in France to find that A Temporary Arrangement has hit the publisher's bestseller list. It's currently at No.5 at The Wild Rose Press. The print version was also released on 2 January and is now available from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Later today, I'm going to (belatedly) write out my goals for the year with timescales attached, while polishing off the last of the chocolates. Which means that topping the goals list might be that old chestnut ... losing weight.

Samhain will be publishing their 2008 top ten bestseller list in January. Click here to cast your vote. Of course, if you choose to vote for Satin Lies or His Convenient Affair that would be doubly good (wink).

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Did it!

Now there's just the little matter of editing and revising.

Good luck to all my writing buddies still hammering away at the keyboard ... keep going... you can do it!

The finishing line's in sight!

I'm heading into the final week of NaNoWriMo with a nice healthy word count behind me, which means I just have to manage a few hundred words a day to reach the 30 November deadline. The story's had its ups and downs and there'll be a lot of revision to do, but overall it's moved along well enough. The process has been hard, but enjoyable, plus it's amazing how liberating it can be to just write and not worry too hard about the internal editor sitting on your shoulder as you work. During the process I've often slipped into what Chris Baty in No Plot? No Problem! calls 'the zone' "that place where you become a passive conduit to a story" which "exercises your brain in weird, pleasant ways and just makes life a little bit more enchanted." Amen to that.

This has been my first NaNo experience, but I'm thinking it won't be the last.

No.1 and a new Review

A Temporary Arrangement has received a lovely 5 Heart Review from Brenda Talley over at The Romance Studio. You can read the full review by clicking HERE.

Plus, A Temporary Arrangement is currently No.1 on The Wild Rose Press page at Fictionwise.

What a great way to start the week :)