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My latest novel, Ring of Lies, will be released in December in both print and ebook formats. When English accountant Daniel Elliott dies in a car accident one rainy night, his widow, Grace, is overcome with grief…and panic. Daniel was controlling and their marriage loveless, but he always took care of the sheltered Grace. Or […]
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From now until the 16th November 2010 Vanilla Heart are offering 50 of their great titles, including their latest release, Passionate Hearts, at just $4.99 each. So if you enjoy reading why not download one now and start reading today?
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Vanilla Heart Publishing announces the release of its forthcoming romance anthology, Passionate Hearts. My short story, Her Protector, has been chosen for inclusion in this wonderful book. For more details or to purchase a copy, please click on the link below. http://www.vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com/Home_Page.html
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In need of some summer reading? Here’s an excerpt from my novel, Three Weeks Last Spring. England April 1999 Skye Dunbar stood by the window, and looked out across the meadow as she waited for the transatlantic phone call to connect. It had been a miserable weekend—dull, wet and cold—cold as the heart that beat […]
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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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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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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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Each year the Romantic Novelists’ Association presents the Joan Hessayon Award to those members who have come through the Association’s New Writers’ Scheme and have succeeded in having their manuscript published. This year there were seven contenders, myself included. The winner was announced at the Association’s summer party held in London on Wednesday, 13th May. […]
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I thought I would take some time out from working on my current novel to share some reviews for The House on the Shore. The first comes from Front Street Reviews. www.frontstreetreviews.com The House on the Shore Victoria Howard Reviewed by Ashley Merrill Victoria Howard has painted her readers a beautiful picture of Scotland with […]
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The House on the Shore is a contender for the 2009 Joan Hessayon Award presented by the Romantic Novelists Association. The Joan Hessayon NWS Award is presented to the best debut novel each year to have come through the specialized and highly selective New Writer’s Scheme and been accepted for publication by a recognized publisher. […]