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August 1, 2015

Publication day for my new novel, Masquerade!

Today’s the day: Masquerade, Book 2 in the Andalucian Nights trilogy, is available to buy. Here is a short description of the story: A young writer becomes entangled in an […]
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Published on August 01, 2015 01:53

July 31, 2015

WIN in my new monthly giveaway for romance lovers…

I’m delighted to introduce a new monthly giveaway for readers and followers of my fiction around the world. Each month I’ll be giving away one of my novels in paperback, […]
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Published on July 31, 2015 02:20

July 29, 2015

Does a book cover colour your reading of a book?

Recently, I was browsing in a bookstore when I came across a hardback, clothbound edition of my favourite work of English literature: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The book was […]
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Published on July 29, 2015 01:23

July 25, 2015

Alexandra: The motherless daughter

Every hero and heroine in fiction needs a compelling motive for the journey they are taking. For Alexandra in my novel Indiscretion, that motive is a strong need to understand […]
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Published on July 25, 2015 00:42

July 22, 2015

The crusade to change Amazon’s review policy

It is a perfect example of the power of the internet: a self-publishing author has hit the headlines for her petition on Change.org for Amazon to change its review policy. […]
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Published on July 22, 2015 02:28

July 20, 2015

The Jerez Horse Fair

‘Jerez de la Frontera, the capital of horsemanship, sherry and flamenco.’ That is how I describe Jerez in my novel Indiscretion. The heroine, Alexandra, has come to Spain to learn […]
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Published on July 20, 2015 02:22

July 17, 2015

Book review: High Tide by Veronica Henry

From the blurb: Pennfleet might be a small town, but there’s never a dull moment in its narrow winding streets… Kate has only planned a flying visit to clear out […]
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Published on July 17, 2015 02:21

July 16, 2015

‘In Spain blood boils without fire’: The power of the proverb

Followers of my Twitter account (@FieldingHannah) will know that I love proverbs: simple sayings that contain stark truth and wisdom. For each of my novels, I research proverbs that are […]
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Published on July 16, 2015 01:22

July 14, 2015

The author’s need to be read

All authors began as readers. We were the toddlers begging our parents for one more bedtime story; we were the children nose-deep in a book while our friends played. Our […]
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Published on July 14, 2015 01:18

July 11, 2015

The Alcazar, Seville: a setting for indiscretion

No day out in Seville would be complete without a visit to the Alcazar, which is exactly why the hero of my new book, Indiscretion, takes the heroine there: They […]
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Published on July 11, 2015 01:15