From the blurb: When Eve falls for the secretive, charming Dom, their whirlwind relationship leads them to purchase Les Genevriers, an abandoned house in a rural hamlet in the south of France. As the beautiful Provence summer turns to autumn, Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt
I read a fascinating article on the CNN website the other day entitled ‘How technology has changed romance’ and it got me thinking: is technology aiding romance, or hindering it? I love to write books set in the 1970s and 1980s, and part of the reason for this is that
When you curl up with a romance novel, what do you expect to find in terms of the heroine’s appearance? Here’s an early description of the heroine of my novel Burning Embers getting dressed: Thankful that her fresh looks needed no artificial makeup, Coral applied just a tinge of transparent
Warm, witty and a pleasure to read. From the blurb: In this delicious romantic comedy, a young Englishwoman gets an unexpected proposal from a dashing American, but it’s not what you think Sophie Apperly’s frustratingly dismissive family has never taken her seriously, but they do take advantage of her. So
To celebrate its third anniversary, my publisher Omnific is holding a great Kindle giveaway, and to tie in each author is writing a post from their hero to their heroine on Valentine’s Day. As a break from the norm, I’ve decided to have fun creating a pictorial love note from
To celebrate its third year in business, my publisher Omnific is giving away THREE KINDLES for THREE GREAT YEARS! Kindle #1 will feature all of Omnific’s 2010 titles: Passion Fish Three Daves Seers of Light Boycotts & Barflies A Valentine Anthology The Unidentified Redhead Stitches and Scars Eve of
We all know that Valentine’s Day is a day for showing the person you love just how you feel. But how much do you know about the history of the day? Here’s a handful of facts you can use to impress your partner over a romantic meal this Valentine’s: According
The stairs from the garden to the first floor at our home in France. I love their sculptural elegance.
#CelebratingValentine Share a Valentine’s Day moment! This Giveaway Hop was organized by Reading Romances! What you can win here: 1 copy of Burning Embers Number of winners: 1 Open to: INT How to enter: Simply comment on this post. Be sure to include an email address, or I can’t
Elizabeth McKenna is a full-time technical writer/editor for a large software company. She never read romance novels until one Christmas when her sister gave her the latest bestseller by Nora Roberts. She was hooked from page one (actually, she admits it was the first love scene). She had always wanted
From the blurb: The Little Women Letters explores the imagined lives of Jo March’s descendants—three sisters who are both thoroughly modern and thoroughly March. As uplifting and essential as Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, Gabrielle Donnelly’s novel will speak to anyone who’s ever fought with a sister, fallen in love with a fabulous
Happy Valentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate than sharing my passionate romance novel Burning Embers – ‘a romance like Hollywood used to make’ – and a box of chocolates from Britain’s finest chocolatier, Hotel Chocolat? This week I’m giving away: Top prize: 1 copy of Burning Embers plus a
Swimming the length of our pool is part of my daily exercise when in France. It seems a long way off now that I am in wintry England!
Shop displays are a wash of pinks and reds; sound systems are booming slushy love songs; restaurants are advertising intimate dinners for two – yes, it is that time of year again: the prelude to Saint Valentine’s Day. Here’s a quick shopping list for this last week before the big
A recent survey conducted by MSN has found that most nearly four in five people could carve out an extra 1.5 hours each day. Seven thousand people responded to the survey from 13 European countries, and the results were clear: when it comes to having time to do the things
I grew up in North Africa, and one of my favourite dishes still is called Mulukhiya – a green soup made from Mulukhiyah leaves. It’s something of a national dish in Egypt, but rather like the British yeast extract spread Marmite, you either love it or you hate it –
From the blurb: To the world, Lady Patricia Morgan is a proper lady. But in secret, she yearns for a scorching romance – a single night of passion to make her feel alive. For years ago she had had that with a breathtaking gentleman she has never forgotten. They spent
Jodie Pierce is thirty-eight years old and lives with her hubby, John in Cleveland, Ohio along with four beautiful step-children. She has had a fascination with vampires since they were introduced to her as a child and has had a long history with them. It wasn’t until she started reading
Part of my daily scenery when I go for a walk in Ste Maxime. I love the palm trees, which remind me of my upbringing; the ornate and romantic details like the lampposts; and, of course, the azure sea which draws one’s attention on any day, whether stormy or glorious.
From the blurb: Geoffrey Wentworth, a war hero and rising political star, never wanted to be the Earl, but when his brother dies, he knows his duty–take up the responsibility for his family’s estates. His mother’s definition of duty differs from his, however, and can be summed up in one
I confess that I am a bibliophile. I love books – the smell of the ink and paper; the texture of the cover and pages; the soothing swish of a turning page. Books represent nostalgia too; they transport me back to my childhood home, where I would gaze at shelf
Today I’m participating in The Romance Reviews’ Romance Madness Hop, in which bloggers come together to showcase favourite romance novels. I so love romance books, and have done my whole life, so choosing just one to feature today proved too hard a task. Therefore, I’m sharing with you five of
The Church at Eze, a beautiful medieval village near my home in France. It’s described as an eagle’s nest because it perches on a high cliff 427 metres above sea level, affording a breathtaking view (no wonder Walt Disney came often to this place to daydream). The church, Notre Dame
The city of Paris has long been revered as a place to fall in love and to rekindle the flames of passion. The architecture, the greenery, the culture, the cuisine, the people… c’est la cité d’amour. But beyond enjoying a tête-à-tête over a cup of café au crème, rendez-vouzing on
Every writer’s dream is to write in their lifetime – to write what is in them to write; to find, perhaps, an audience; to express themselves in their chosen art form; to leave a little of themselves in the world. I consider myself very fortunate to be living my dream
#HEGIVEAWAY Tell your happy ending story! The Happy Endings Giveaway Hop was organized by Reading Romances! What you can win here: One copy of Burning Embers Number of winners: One Open to: INT How to enter: Comment on this post In honour of the Reading Romances Happy Endings
From the blurb: 1880, South Africa – a land torn apart by greed… Frances Irvine, left penniless after her father’s sudden death, is forced to emigrate to the Cape. In this barren country, she meets two very different men – one driven by ambition, the other by ideals. When a
I love going to browse at the market in France. It is one of my daily pleasures. Everything looks so bright and fresh.
You’re in a bookstore and you pick up a romance novel. You look at the cover, read the blurb and scan the first few pages. What information do you pick up immediately? One of the crucial elements that helps you decide to read the book is an idea of who
For many countries, Christmas is but a distant memory (have you taken down your decorations by now? I expect so). But not for the Spanish, for whom today, 6th January, is the most important day in the Christmas festivities. While researching my romantic series Andalucian Nights, I read a lot
From the blurb: Elizabeth Bennet never imagined her own parents would force her to marry a virtual stranger. But when Mrs. Bennet accuses Fitzwilliam Darcy of compromising her daughter, that is exactly the outcome. Trapped in a seemingly loveless marriage and far from home, she grows suspicious of her new
Happy New Year! I wish you good cheer, hope, success, good health and, above all, love in 2016 – all of which are so beautifully encapsulated in this poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. New Year: A Dialogue MORTAL: “The night is cold, the hour is late, the world is bleak
What does the name ‘Don Juan’ mean to you? No doubt you can think of various characters with the name and attributes of Juan, the archetypal womaniser. Given that the heroes in my Andalucían Nights series are all strong, virile, handsome Spanish men, the legend of Don Juan resonated with
For me, choosing the title of a book is one of the most fun parts of the writing process. But it is also one of the most important elements when it comes to book marketing. Working with publishers for my fiction, I have come to understand that the title is
Happy Christmas! I hope you are celebrating today with someone special. Here is one of my favourite seasonal poems, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (The three kings Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar will feature again on my blog soon, for La Fiesta de Los Tres Reyes Mages.) The Three Kings Three
The novelist Jean Rhys declared: ‘All of a writer that matters is in the book or books. It is idiotic to be curious about the person.’ I understand her viewpoint entirely. It is a noble and beautiful sentiment that what matters is the art, not the artist. When I was
In my new novel Masquerade, the heroine Luz is a writer. She works on commission, writing biographies of notable figures. A Cambridge graduate, her first commission was penning the biography of an ancestor for one of the great families in the Highlands of Scotland. With that book now complete, she
Welcome to my stop on the Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop. I am giving away a $10/£10 Amazon gift card to put towards your Christmas festivities. Entry is open to US and UK residents. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway There are plenty more prizes to win. Enjoy your hopping! <!– end
I was brought up in a house in which books were ever-present. As a little girl, it did not occur to me to question the books in just about every room of the house, and the fact that my family members were always reading. Books were a part of our
My latest book, Masquerade, is set in and around Cadiz, one of the eight provinces that constitute the autonomous community of Andalusia. The city of Cadiz, as depicted on the cover of the book, is known as the city of light. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe (founded by
From the blurb: In this new novel from the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life, two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship. Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the
Welcome, and thanks for visiting. I am giving away a paperback copy of The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading this year (see my review at https://hannahfielding.net/staging/1129/the-other-daughter-by-lauren-willig/). Entry is open to all; I will post internationally. a Rafflecopter giveaway There are plenty more prizes to
What springs to mind when you read the word gallant? For me, the word is from a time gone by, when social norms were very different. The adjective can be used to describe bravery and heroism; but it is mostly used to describe a male, not a female, who is
A great group of authors and bloggers have joined with me to bring you a fabulous prize! We’re giving away $300 in Paypal cash or an Amazon.com eGift Code. Sponsor List I Am A Reader eBooks for Review Lori’s Reading Corner Kimber Leigh Wheaton Author Inger Iversen D.E. Haggerty – author Author Ednah
Regular readers of my blog may remember my dalliance with word art and word-frequency checkers with my books Burning Embers and The Echoes of Love. I find it a fun and illuminating exercise to break down my books and see which keywords encapsulate the heart of the story. For my
In our life there is a single colour, as on an artist’s palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the colour of love. So said Marc Chagall. Chagall is famous, of course, for his Surrealist art; his paintings hang in the greatest galleries in the world
Cannes is just an hour away from my home in the south of France, and I always follow news of its film festival, held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, with interest. The festival took place last week and according to the BBC, ‘the future state of cinema
In my new book Concerto, music therapist Catriona comes to Lake Como to work with a new client. Umberto Monteverdi was once a famous pianist composer with the world at his feet, but then he was terribly injured in a car accident and lost his sight – and his way.
A recent article in the New York Times has attracted hundreds of comments from readers. It is entitled, ‘Why You Should Start Binge-Reading Right Now’. In the article, author Ben Dolnick describes how during a power cut he turned to a book for entertainment rather than his customary choice of
‘Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime.’ So
‘A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else’s life.’ This quotation, from Roy T. Bennett’s book The Light in the Heart, is the second most popular ‘kindness’ quotation on Goodreads. The most popular is this, by Bob Dylan: ‘Behind every beautiful
In England, children sing a nursery rhyme relating to the mulberry bush. The first verse is as follows: Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, The mulberry bush. Here we go round the mulberry bush On a cold and frosty morning. This rhyme dates back to the
Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy – the setting for my new novel, Concerto – draws visitors from far and wide for its stunning vistas: the lake, the mountains, the beautiful old villas. But this is not a newly discovered beauty spot; in fact, it was an educational rite of passage
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