Book birthday

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Spotlight on Melting Matilda

I’m delighted to put Melting Matilda out into the world as a part of the Mountain King series. It first appeared as part of the Bluestocking Belles collection Fire & Frost, but now it where it belongs, released (and happening chronologically) in between To Mend the Broken Hearted and To Claim the Long-Lost Lover.

Part of the reward of writing is wonderful reviews like the ones Melting Matilda is getting, such as: “I thoroughly enjoyed this Regency romance with great characters, romance and intrigue. Charles was really a good guy and the ending was great.” “One foggy night, and encounter or two, and we are on the Charles and Matilda journey. Oh, the twists and turns in this one were awesome: some expected, and some very surprising. I loved it!” “This was a sweetly romantic story. It was wonderfully intense in ALL the best ways.”

Melting Matilda

Fire smolders under the frost between them.

Can the Ice Maiden Soften the Granite Earl?

Her scandalous birth prevents Matilda Grenford from being fully acceptable to Society, even though she has been a ward of the Duchess of Haverford since she was a few weeks old. Matilda does not expect to be wooed by a worthy gentleman. The only man who has ever interested her gave her an outrageous kiss a year ago and has avoided her ever since.

Can the Granite Earl Melt the Ice Maiden?

Charles, the Earl of Hamner is honour bound to ignore his attraction to Matilda Grenford. She is an innocent and a lady, and in every way worthy of his respect—but she is base-born. His ancestors would rise screaming from their graves if he made her his countess. But he cannot forget the kiss they once shared.

Buy links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS4DHMJ

For links to non-US Amazon stores and to other retailers: Books2Read: https://books2read.com/MeltingMatilda

 

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Happy Book Birthday to Fire & Frost and the proud Mums

And check out the reviews! To quote just one of the more than 25 already posted on Goodreads:

Absolutely fantastic anthology Ladies, as always truly wonderful reads and revisiting some old friends on the way.I truly enjoyed each story, there are lots of amazing twists and turns throughout each story contributed, and the dear Belles as always do not disappoint.

Thank you all this anthology been a complete joy to read. (Gwessie Tee)

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Happy birthday to my blog

book-cake1Tomorrow will be one year to the day since my first blog post on this site. I had written half of the first draft of Farewell to Kindness, had just been to my first Romance Writers of New Zealand conference, and had tentatively told friends, family, and colleagues that I planned to be published soon.

Tomorrow is nine months since Candle’s Christmas Chair, my first published work, went live on Amazon and Smashwords. I wrote this novella while Farewell to Kindness was with the beta readers, to tell the story of two people who make a brief appearance in Farewell. In nine months, over 58,000 copies have been downloaded.

And tomorrow is six months since the launch of the Bluestocking Belles, eight very different writers united by a love of history and a history of writing about love. Whatever story you desire: sweet to steamy, from light-hearted fun to dark tortured tales full of angst, from London ballrooms to country cottages to oriental slums, one or more of us is sure to have a tale to suit your tastes and mood.

The Bluestocking Belles have some great birthday fun planned, so look for us on our blog, Facebook, and Twitter.

It has been quite a year.

I’ve published two novels, a novella, and some short stories. I’ve written 258 blog posts for this blog, and probably another 100 for other people. I’ve written a novella that is currently on prerelease as part of the Bluestocking Belles first box set, Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem, I’m half of the way through another novel, and nearly finished the first draft of a set of short stories that will come out before Christmas.

I’m a regular contributor to the fictional spaces Bluestocking Bookshop and the Belle’s Teatime Tattler, and a happy member of 10 Minute Novelists, Marketing For Romance Writers, and Writing Wenches. And I’ve not long got back from my second Romance Writers of New Zealand conference, where I won the Great Beginnings Award for the first 6,000 words of Farewell to Kindness.

A discount to say thank you

And to thank you for coming with me on the ride, I’d like to give you access to some discounts. Until 22 September, you can pick up Farewell to Kindness and A Baron for Becky from Smashwords for only US$2.

Just follow the links, select ‘buy’ and use the code on the buy page. While you’re there, collect Candle’s Christmas Chair while it is still free, and buy Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem for the prerelease price of US99c.

That makes two novels and 8 novellas for only US$5! Close to 1150 pages of reading.

Farewell to Kindness $2 with the code CS44Q

A Baron for Becky $2 with the code DC74X

Candle’s Christmas Chair permafree until December

Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem 99c until release on 1 November.