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Inheritance Books – Miki Thornburg

This week’s Inheritance Books are from my fellow Uncial writer Miki Thornburg. Hi Miki – would you like a Lindt chocolate truffle? I was expecting an avalanche of them, but it must have melted en route, so I’ve only got this little bowlful.

So, please tell us a bit about yourself.

Thank you, Rhoda! Well, to begin at the beginning, I was born in the Los Angeles, California, area, where my father was working in the aircraft industry. Both my parents were from Montana so we came back north after W...

Girl On The Run is out! Woo hoo!

My romantic comedy Patently in Love has been rejuvenated, revamped and rereleased under the Choc Lit Lite imprint as Girl On the Run. This is awesome news on so many levels, not least because I’m a ‘real’ Choc Lit author now! I’m so happy I’m dancing around (with Band on The Run playing in my head) – which is probably just as well because I need to burn off all the celebratory chocolate I’ve had…

Anyway, if you want to check it out or just give it a friendly wave, it looks like this:

Girl On th...

Inheritance Books – Phoebe Fox

This week’s Inheritance Books are from the fantastic PhoebeFox!

Phoebe – hello, hello! Welcome to Inheritance Books. Have a sit down, take a break from the moving house chaos.

So, tell us a bit about yourself

Well, for starters, I’m delighted to be here on your blog, Rhoda. I adore this feature—such a unique way of starting a conversation with authors—and it was fun (and harder than I thought!) to think about my answers.

Yay. I’m glad you enjoyed reading your responses too. I’m just nosy about w...

Inheritance Books – Berni Stevens

I’m very excited about this week’s Inheritance Books because they are from none other than fellow Choc Lit writer Berni Stevens. Bernie is not only a talented author, but she also designs fabulous covers (examples here).

Hi Berni, welcome to Inheritance Books. Grab a chair and pull up a biscuit. Please, tell us about yourself.

I’ve always loved anything spooky and supernatural. My Grandmother used to tell me she was a witch – her birthday was on Halloween – so of course, as a child, I believed...

Inheritance Books – Caroline Storer

This week’s Inheritance Books are from the historical novelist Caroline Storer who hails from Anglesey.

Hello Caroline, welcome to Inheritance Books. Grab a seat, get comfy. Please, tell us a bit about yourself.

Hi, Rhoda, thank you so much for having me. My name is Caroline Storer and I am an historical romance writer with HarperImpulse. I live on the beautiful (if slightly windy) island of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast. By day I’m an Environmental Health Officer (EHO), and I’m marr...

Inheritance Books – GVR Corcillo

This week’s Inheritance Books are from the intriguingly named GVR Corcillo – who is a romantic comedy writer and Anglophile.

Hi Geralyn, welcome to Inheritance Books. Tell us a bit about yourself.

Hi Rhoda! I am so psyched to be featured on your wonderful Inheritance Feature. And – I must admit – I am ridiculously thrilled to be here on a British blog! Does that make me sound daft? I don’t care. I miss England! I haven’t been since a semester in college I gleefully spent at the University of Ea...

“My writing process” blog tour – how do YOU do it?

I was tagged to do this ‘My writing process’ blog chain by Isabella Connor sometime last year and by Miki Thornberg a few weeks ago. I felt I should really get a move on and post it before someone ELSE tags me (and I let them down too!). So, here goes.

What are you working on?

I’ve just started writing book 3 in my Email and Ice Cream series. The three books are loosely related through some of the characters. The latest one (which has no name yet ) is about straight-talking Olivia. She doesn’t...

Goodreads Book review: Dear Thing by Julie Cohen

Dear Thing by Julie Cohen

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’ve been waiting for this book to come out in paperback ( I don’t hold with buying hardbacks). I love Julie Cohen’s books and this one sounded particularly intriguing.

Dear Thing is about parents – single parents, reluctant parents, wannabe parents, the lot. Claire and Ben want a baby. Romily, their friend, agrees to be a surrogate parent to Claire and Ben. Of course, it’s not that simple, because Romily has been in love with Ben for years.

This...

The lovely shiny new cover for Girl on The Run

Okay, here it is… ready?

Tadaaa!

My first novel has been re-edited, re-packaged, re-named and re-released under the Choc Lit Lite imprint at the end of May.

Girl On The Run (which used to be called Patently in Love) is the story of a girl who ran away from fame to become a lawyer. There’s gossip magazines, lawyers, pop stars, annoying little sisters, lots of emails and sharp dialogue. And ice cream. Lots of ice cream.

It’s also the only romantic comedy which has a patent attorney as the main char...

Goodreads Book Review: Army Wives by Fiona Field

Soldier’s Wives by Fiona Field

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book, especially as it was described like ‘soap opera like’. In the event, I really enjoyed meeting the three very different heroines and their heroes. It was interesting to see how the women each saw different aspects of army life and their emotional response was so different.

Parts of it were sweet, others (Jenna! OMG!) were faintly horrifying. The stories wove through one another making i...