London Book Festival 2009

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The winners of the London Book festival Annual Competition 2009, http://londonbookfestival.com/portal/content.asp?ContentId=600 honouring the best of international publishing have been announced, and I’m delighted to say that my novel, The House on the Shore, received an honourable mention. The House on the Shore is a romantic suspense novel set in Scotland. It interweaves the lives of […]

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Operation Ebook Drop

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I am pleased to annouce that I am a participating author in Operation Ebook drop. Launched by author Ed Patterson, a former military man, it provides ebooks for military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Smashwords authors, can provide coupon codes, which allow members of the Coalition Forces to down load books to their electronic […]

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Pushcart Prize 2009

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I am delighted to annouce that my novel, Three Weeks Last Spring, has been nominated for the 2009 Pushcart Prize. Here’s a copy of the annoucement made by my Publisher: Vanilla Heart Publishing Announces 2009 Pushcart Prize Nominees Vanilla Heart Publishing is pleased to announce our nominations for the 2009. The Pushcart Prize – Best […]

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Book signings, radio shows and talks!

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This week has been a rollercoaster ride, and it’s not over yet! Monday evening I attended a talk given by best selling author of romantic comedy, Adele Parks. It was good to take time out from working on my third novel to listen to Adele read excerpts from her new novel, ‘Love Lies,’ and to […]

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Readers’ Groups

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Thank you to Jill Craven, Reader Development Officer for Barnsley Libraries, and all the members of Dodworth Readers’ Group for making me feel so welcome on Tuesday evening. There’s nothing nicer than talking about books with people who love books too. While I’m no stranger to chatting to people in book stores during signing events, […]

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Author Events

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Gone are the days when most authors could sit back and let their publisher sell their book. Nowadays authors new and established often get little marketing help, and the prospect of doing it yourself can be daunting. But with a little perseverance and a little practice it can be fun, especially if you enjoy talking […]

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Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team

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My novel, The House on the Shore, set in the Scottish Highlands with its rugged terrain, has an intense scene in the rocky gorges of the moors and mountains, and when I was researching, two team members of Wasdale Mountain Rescue came to my rescue…supplying technical details of rescue in rugged terrain and helping me […]

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Friends of the San Juan Islands

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CELEBRATING Three Weeks Last Spring ISBN 978-1-935407-04-1 and Supporting Marine Conservancy in the San Juan Islands Midnight May 31st, 2009 – Midnight June 7th, 2009 To celebrate the release of Three Weeks Last Spring, a romantic suspense novel set in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, with intriguing plots and deeply developed characters and […]

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Books with Heart on BlogTalk Radio

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Victoria Howard celebrates The House on the Shore and Three Weeks Last Spring Thursday – 6/4/2009 1:00 PM Pacific time – 60 Minutes http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Books-with-Heart All Books with Heart Shows are archived for your listening convenience, and if you can pop in, a blogtalk chat room is the place to ask the author questions or chat […]

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