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Cosmo-Coolio and a Live Twitter Q&A

Just in case you don't already know, my first (and hopefully not last) Cosmo Red Hot Read, 10 Ways to Handle the Best Man, is OUT NOW on ebook. So go grab yourself a copy if you're in the mood for a short, funny, super-sexy read with added naughty bits.



Here are a few of the things readers are saying about it on Goodreads/Amazon:
"Really cheeky and Connor was such an alpha."
4-star Goodreads, Cassandra
"If the other Cosmo Red Hot Reads are as good as this one,
I'm definitely going to have to check them out."
4-star Goodreads, Danielle
"I just adored this one. A total must read."
5-star Goodreads, Erica  
"This novella is sexy, fun, and worth reading if you enjoy romance stories. Consider yourselves forewarned: These Cosmo Red-Hot Reads are addictive!"
4-star Amazon, Nicole 

In other news  I'm taking part in the #TemptedtoWrite Twitter comp being run from 20-24 January by Mills and Boon for aspiring authors wanting to write for Modern Tempted (aka Harlequin KISS in the US). I'm one of the judges - along with the fabulous Charlotte Phillips and Joss Wood — and I'll also be doing a live Q&A on Twitter on Friday 24th January at 3pm. So be there, or be a donut! For more details check out M&B's Facebook page.

Get Your Pop Culture Fix: Movie Bliss & Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn launch Harlequin E's new imprint

After two days laid up with stomach flu and no heating thanks to a faulty boiler (Wow! Crappy New Year, hello!) I'm a little late blogging about the launch of Harlequin E's new POP imprint with my book Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love and Carrie Sessarego's brilliant Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn.

We've both out now on ebook, but basically this is a brand new line for Harlequin which takes a female-friendly look at popular culture... You know, all those things you discuss with your girlfriends but were never expecting to see in a book! So, don't expect high-brow up-themselves tomes telling you what to watch, these books are much more touchy-feelly and fun than that.





My book is a collection of riffs on some of my favourite films, or rather how I achieved Movie Bliss without the use of controlled substances (well, apart from chocolate and wine, obviously). The awesome Alicia Williams on Exploits of a Chick Lit Aficionado blog had this to say about it:


"The book itself reads like every conversation I've ever had with my friends about films, from plot points to eye candy, and isn't dry at all.  Its charm lies in its ability to bring to life the films it describes, whilst being simultaneously entertaining and incredibly witty."


While Carrie's book is a really engaging exploration of the many film and TV adaptations of those romance classics Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Have to admit, while reading her book she gave me a rather disturbing insight into my own obsession with bad boys... Which I think may have totally stemmed from reading Wuthering Heights at 14 and thinking Heathcliff was a romantic hero. Hm, not so sure about that anymore! Does that explain why there's never been a good adaptation of Emily Bronte's turbulent tale of love, death and obssession? Read Carrie's book and find out.

Both books are super cheap on Amazon, so seriously, what are you waiting for? Download your pop culture fix now.

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014!

Wow, where has the time gone? This year has flown by so fast it's hard to believe it's already gone!
I have lots of exciting stuff happening in January so I'm not complaining (too much), but until then, I'm wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and an even more fabulous new year. H x

TWO New eBooks out in January! Get your sneak peeks here.

Wow!! I've been working hard recently. Because I have two new ebook releases out in January 2014.



First up is my very first Cosmo Red-Hot Read (think KISS but with added sexy bits!). 10 Ways to Handle the Best Man is the story of uber-efficient maid of honour Sabrina Millard and Connor McCoy, the bad man she's going to have a very hot time trying to turn into a best man.... The good news is, Sabrina has a ten-point plan... The bad news is, Connor isn't the type of guy who follows instructions - at all.

Check out a sneak peek here from the first chapter.



And next up, I have my first POP book for Harlequin E - Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love. Like it says on the tin, this is an ebook of romance-landia friendly film picks from my cache of favourites. So if you want to know how to obtain movie bliss without the use of control substances, this ebook's for you!

Check out my take on Bridget Jones's Diary here.

I'm Going on a Blog Tour

For my Baby It's Cold Novella Tis the Season to Get Lucky

So why not come and join me:

As well as some sexy little excerpts from the story to whet your apetite, there are some fantastic ebook prizes from top Entangled authors to be won if you enter the Rafflecopter on the tour!

Here are the stops:

Monday, November 11, 2013
Authors’ Cafe
Margo Hoornstra – Writing Inside & Out

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Nocturnal Predators Reviews

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Urban Girl Reader
Secret Southern Couture

Thursday, November 14, 2013
[Insert Clever Quip Here]
For Whom The Books Toll

Friday, November 15, 2013
Sexy Between the Covers – Melissa Keir

Monday, November 18, 2013
Romancing Rakes For The Love of Romance
Loralee Lillibridge Blogging Across the Back Fence

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Snarky Mom Reads…
What Readers Want

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Passionate Encounters
Jersey Girl Book Reviews

Thursday, November 21, 2013
Lily Pond Reads
M.J. Schiller, Romance Author

Friday, November 22, 2013
Romance Me

Christmas Is Coming... Time to Treat Yourself

Here's my shamless plug for my festive novella Tis the Season to Get Lucky which has been reissued by Entangled Publishing from the Baby It's Cold Outside anthology...

My novella is out NOW as a stand-alone story and it's only 99c.. Come on, you know you deserve it.

Here's the blurb:
 
Unlucky-in-love PR manager Kate Braithwaite doesn’t think her Christmas could get any suckier. Until a trip into work on Christmas Day leaves her snowbound in the Fifth Avenue department store with her boss’s far-too-tempting playboy son Ryder Sinclair. Ryder’s rugged, reckless and none too pleased to be stuck in a place he hates with an uptight workaholic like Kate—but as the night draws on, the lights go out and the temperature rises, until they’re both wondering is this the season to get lucky?



And here's an awesome male torso... Sorry, I meant to say here's the sexy new cover!



Many thanks are due to my fellow flirtettes - Kate Hardy, Aimee Carson and Amy Andrews - Abby Green for her naughty cover quote and that cover model's personal trainer.

So if you have the urge to splurge on a sexy seasonal fling (with added fantasy shopping) then the buy links can be found on my website or Entangled's. Just sayin'

Heidi and Kim talk Wedding Season Awesomeness!!

So every year around this time the Mills and Boon authors have a swanky lunch in Central London and this year we went the full swanky and had it at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in their Reading and Writing Room - which was very appropriate (not least because of the very romantic murals all round the room).
Note gorgeous nekkid male in mural
As the lovely Kimberly Lang had come all the way over from Alabama for the lunch we decided to put together a little video while we were in those gorgeous surroundings of us talking about why our new mini-series of books The Wedding Season - also featuring stories by the gorgeous Amy Andrews and Aimee Carson - was such a hoot to write.  Here's the video for y'all to enjoy (take note I now know the proper use of that phrase!).

We had almost as much fun doing the video as writing the books - the only thing that would have made it more fun would have been to have the two Amys there too.... Maybe next year, eh ladies??

Calling Dutch & Portuguese readers...

OMG! I've gone Goodreads Giveaways crazy today...

I have two new giveaways one for Portuguese readers of my Hollywood romance Public Affair, Secretly Expecting...

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Esperanzas Ocultas by Heidi Rice Giveaway ends October 05, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
And one for Dutch readers of a great new 2-in-1 featuring One Night So Pregnant and Aimee Carson's fabulous The Best Mistake of Her Life... [which should be approved in a couple of days!]


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Goodreads Book Giveaway Bouquet in the City by Heidi Rice, Aimee Carson Giveaway ends September 21, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win So go get 'em folks, and don't say I never give you nothing!

UK Readers: Wanna free copy of Maid of Dishonour?

Cool, then here's your chance.

To celebrate the release of Maid of Dishonour in Modern Tempted in October, M&B are doing a great Goodreads Giveaway for UK readers. Just click to enter below because they're giving away 30 copies peeps!!

Goodreads Book Giveaway
Maid of Dishonour by Heidi Rice Giveaway ends September 12, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
But if by chance you should actually want to pay money for this book *author does mega-cute puppy dog pout* it is actually available in the UK and the US at the moment to buy...


And don't forget this is the third book in the fabulous Wedding Season Quartet, if you wanna read them in order you can check out our FB page for details!

Annoncing the KISS & Tempt On the Hunt comp... With a huge prize haul

So, just in case you don't know this already (where have you BEEN???) I've joined forces with the other fabulous Harlequin KISS/Modern Tempted authors to launch our very own Facebook Page.


Kiss & Tempt is the go-to place for romance chat, girl talk, hot men, news about all our books (and not just the Harlequin ones), hot men (or did I mention that already) and some cool comps... And we're launching it with the coolest comp of all...

 On the Hunt is the search for the perfect picture for our Facebook banner. We've narrowed it down to seven. Now you need to tell us which one says Kiss & Tempt the most to you?
 
You can head to the page to peruse the pics, make a choice and then enter thru the competition tab. The Grand Prize for one lucky winner is completely AMAZE-BALLS...




Or you can enter the Rafflcopter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Now go get voting, and liking and sharing and tweeting. You've got a week, starting NOW!