FEBRUARY PUBLICATIONS!

Thank you to Sheila Riley for compiling this month's new book releases.

TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED

ANNA JACOBS                

A Stranger in Honeyfield

Hardback, ebook

Allison & Busby

16 February  2017

1916: Bella is working as a Voluntary Aid driving ambulances in England when she gets engaged to Philip, on leave from fighting in France. His family strongly disapprove of her but the two of them are happy together. Philip’s sister is in trouble, has broken her engagement and fled from her bullying family. When the worst happens, Bella must manage on her own. A month later Philip’s lawyer contacts her and she gets a further shock that he’s left her something. Philip’s family are not happy about her new situation and someone tries to kill her.

She can only think it’s one of his family. His best friend, Tez, injured in France, steps in to help her hide from them.

Can he also help Bella build a new life?

LIZ FIELDING

The Sheikh's Convenient Princess

Harlequin Mills and Boon

Paperback and e-book (UK/US/Australia)

1st February

Ruby Dance gets an unexpected job upgrade, from temporary PA to temporary Princess.

MARGARET MOUNSDON

Love in a Mist

Paperback and Large Print

Thorpe

1 February 2017

A ghost, a pet grooming parlour, a missing will, an Australian hippy, a stuffy grandson, an aging theatrical grand dame as a neighbour and single parent Penny Graham - put them all together and you have Love In A Mist, a tale of past loves, revenge and boundary issues. Roger Oakes needs the stuffing taken out of him and Penny Graham is just the girl to do it.

EMMA DAVIES

Turn Towards The Sun

Trad and e-book

Lake Union

9th February

Lizzie wants nothing more than to start over and put the past behind her.

So when she is offered the chance to live and work at Rowan Hill, a beautiful country estate and bustling community of artists, it feels like a dream come true. But soon after her arrival a series of accidents and misunderstandings begins to threaten the happiness and livelihoods of everyone at Rowan Hill. And when suspicion quickly falls on Lizzie, she discovers that the past is not so easily forgotten. To keep the life she has just begun to build, Lizzie will have to race to uncover the truth before there are disastrous repercussions for everyone involved. In this heart-warming story of friendship, loss and love, the stakes are high but so are the rewards. If Lizzie can find a way to stay true to herself, she might have a chance at something she has always wanted: a place to call home.

SUE BARNARD

Never on Saturday

Crooked Cat Books

Traditionally published, e-book and paperback

9 February 2017

Two stories, two heartbreaks: one past, one present…

Leaving her native France and arriving in North Wales as a postgraduate student of History and Folklore, Mel is cautiously optimistic that she can escape from her troubled past and begin a new and happier life. She settles into her student accommodation and begins work on her thesis, concentrating particularly on one fascinating manuscript: a compelling and tragic tale of a cursed medieval princess. Then she meets Ray – charming, down-to-earth and devastatingly handsome. Within days, Mel’s entire world has transformed from lonely and frustrated to loving and fulfilled. Despite her failure with previous relationships, she allows herself to hope that this time, at last, she can make it work. But Mel’s dreams of happiness are under constant threat. She is hiding a dark and terrible secret, which Ray – or indeed anybody else – must never ever discover…

CLARE CHASE

A Stranger’s House

Paperback

Choc Lit Ltd

7th February 2017

A crime solving couple battle mutual attraction, murder and their own demons

When Ruby discovers that her partner has done the unforgivable, she has no option but to move out of their home. With nowhere else to go, the house-sitting job she’s offered in Cambridge seems like the perfect solution. She’ll have a bolt hole away from her gossiping neighbours, as well as a roof over her head.

But River House is nothing like the haven she’d hoped for. It’s soon clear the absent owner likes to play games with women and Ruby finds she’s being manipulated by a man she’s never met. As she explores his home she sees signs of a talent for cruelty that’s been given free rein. But now he’s crossed the wrong person, and Ruby’s about to get caught up in a chain of deadly consequences. As events unfold she’s determined to investigate; it’s a matter of self-preservation and she’s involved, whether she likes it or not. But Ruby’s new boss, Nate Bastable, has his eye on her and seems determined to put a stop to her sleuthing. Is he simply worried for the welfare of a member of staff, or is there something altogether more complicated – and potentially dangerous – at play? From Death by Choc Lit - gripping edge of your seat reads.

CAROL TOWNEND

Mistaken for a Lady

Hardback (large print)

Harlequin Mills & Boon

1st February 2017

Wearing his ring again…When a shocking revelation reveals Francesca’s illegitimacy, she worries that her marriage to Tristan, Comte des Iles, will crumble.

Her heart in tatters, she awaits her husband’s return… Will he request an annulment or give their union a second chance? Duty has kept Tristan from his beautiful wife’s side for far too long, but the memory of her touch is seared into his soul. Now, with malevolent forces working against them, it’s more important than ever for Tristan to show Francesca that he’ll never let her go!

SARAH MALLORY

The Duke’s Secret Heir

Trad. paperback & E-book     

Mills & Boon

17 Jan 2017

Ellen Tatham is determined to forget her sham marriage and make a new life for herself. Then she meets Max again. He informs her that the marriage is legal and he has no intention of divorcing his duchess!

JENNIFER BOHNET

Rosie’s Little Cafe on the Riviera

Paperback and e-book

HQ Digital/Harper Collins

23rd February

It's a summer of taking chances for three different women down on the exotic French Riviera.

E-PUBLISHED

SHEILA NORTON

The Vets of Hope Green, Part 2, Follow Your Heart

Ebury (Penguin Random House)

Ebook

February

Spending time in the country with Nana and her lovely elderly dog Rufus has sparked something within Sam, but her boyfriend Adam is in London. Then a little stray cat called Ebony steals her heart. Faced with a dilemma, she must choose between her heart’s desire and this little ball of fluff who needs her. Is it possible to have it all?

GEORGIA HILL

Millie Vanilla's Cupcake Cafe: Spring Beginnings

E-pub

3rd February 2017

Harper Impulse/Harper Collins

Millie’s cafe is at the heart of her seaside community and it’s just how she likes it.

However, when a gorgeous stranger comes into town, it’s Millie’s own heart which is in danger. Just who is Jed Henville and why has he come to the sleepy Devon town of Berecombe? Over the lemon drizzle cake and homemade scones, all will be revealed!

SHERYL BROWNE

After She's Gone – (Book 1 in the DI Matthew Adams thriller series)

e-book

Choc Lit (Death by Choc Lit imprint)

21st February 2017

He’s killed your child and kidnapped your wife. What would YOU do?

There’s evil and then there’s Patrick Sullivan. A drug dealer, pimp and murderer,

there are no depths to which Patrick would not sink, and Detective Inspector Matthew Adams has found this out in the most devastating way imaginable. When Patrick’s brother is shot dead in a drug bust gone wrong, the bitter battle between the two men intensifies, and Matthew finds it increasingly difficult to hold the moral high ground. All he wants is to make the pimping scum suffer the way he did … the way Lily did. But being at war with such a depraved individual means that it’s not just Matthew who’s in danger. Patrick has taken a lot from Matthew, but he hasn’t taken everything – and now he wants everything.

SHERYL BROWNE

Sins of the Father (Book 2 in the DI Matthew Adams thriller series)

e-book

Choc Lit (Death by Choc Lit imprint)

28th February 2017

What if you’d been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable?

Detective Inspector Matthew Adams is slowly picking up the pieces from a case that nearly cost him the lives of his entire family and his own sanity too. On the surface, he seems to be moving on, but he drinks to forget – and when he closes his eyes, the nightmares still come. But the past is the past – or is it? Because the evil Patrick Sullivan might be out of the picture, but there’s somebody who is just as intent on making Matthew’s life hell, and they’re doing it in the cruelest way possible. When Matthew finds himself accused of a horrific and violent crime, will his family stand by him? And will he even be around to help when his new enemy goes after them as well?

 

SELF PUBLISHED

JAN JONES

Only Dancing

self-published

Kindle

1st February 2017

"What was the worst that could happen?"

Coloured by music, vibrant with Bowie, alive with the 1970s, Only Dancing journeys through Caro’s flashbacks, gradually revealing a chilling mystery - and its resolution.

JUNE MOONBRIDGE

Caught Between Two Worlds

e-book & paperback

self published

1st February 2017

A vacation on the shores of the Egyptian Red Sea was Veronica Blake’s long lasting dream. But dreams turn into nightmares. Controlling boyfriend Peter complains and embarrasses her frequently in front of everybody from the start. A trip to the ancient sites turns into a disaster. But the salvation comes in the form of the mysterious Nicholas, a blue-eyed man she remembers from the hotel. Deep in the Sahara desert Veronica encounters a totally different way of life. She desperately seeks the truth about everything that happened. Alone and afraid of her new written future she finds consolation with Nicholas, the only man she’s left to trust. Will she ever accept the truth she seeks, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Will she be able to find a way back to the life she was forced to leave behind?

Good luck to this month's authors!

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June Moonbridge: When you love what you do…

Welcome to June Moonbridge who tells us how she fits her writing into her life and what works for her.

It came to me one day. The desire to sit down and write again came to me so powerfully that I was just unable to ignore it. That was the time when I finally made up my mind and decided to try and

write my next novel in English. That was around three/four years ago.

I was published before. I have had my first three novels published at the start of the millennium, but then – as they say – life got in a way. In a way I could never imagine. For almost a decade I pushed aside that part of me. Finally, somehow life sorted itself out and I was able to accept so many things I didn't know about me and with that also the knowledge that – in fact – there is still a writer in me. There, I said it. Out loud.

My days usually start early in the morning, at five am. Although I'm not a morning person – bleurgh – I'm forced to get up that early so that I get to my office on time. Although many people think my writing 'time' starts at 10pm – that is usually when I finally manage to sit down and let my fingers dance with the keyboard – that is not so.

My writing day starts almost immediately when I leave the house. While driving to (and of course back) from work, my mind is basically working full time. Observing the world that passes me by, thinking of the next scenes or even the last one in my novel(s), plotting. Letting myself be inspired by so many things around me, I basically become a sponge while I'm behind the wheel of my car. Unfortunately that's also the problem, as most of things I'm unable to write down and by the time this is possible – things are forgotten or changed – several times.

Not being a morning person, that means, I never was able to write in the morning. Of course it happened several times that I wrote the whole night and was scared by my own alarm clock in the morning, but I never considered that as writing in the morning.

As most writers that haven't yet given up their day job, I had to adapt. Knowing the only time I could write was/is at nights, I did. When I write and work it means I sleep three or four hours per day. Simple.

The week has seven days and to be honest I don't write every day. I don't write an exact number of words every day. That's just not me. That's the solemn reason I could never commit to the NaNoWriMo month and I don't. And I'm fine with it.

I write when my muse calls. That can be seven days (nights) per week or only one or two. It also depends how my 'other' 17 hours went. The difference up to 24 hours per day is divided to sleeping time and actual writing time.

So many people ask me, how can I live and work with only three or four hours of sleep per day. I usually answer that question in an extended way. Not anymore.  

... It came to me one day. The desire to sit down and write again came to me so powerfully that I was just unable to ignore it....

It's simple; when you love what you do, nothing is impossible.

All That the Heart Desire

At twenty-five, Desire Hart has experienced enough grief for a lifetime.

Changing everything in her life - her identity, her hometown and her country of residence, Desire is determined that nothing will prevent her achieving from finding her missing son. Not even love.
On a spring evening, she meets the golden boy of F1 racing, Lorcan Shore, and finds herself falling

for him. Struggling to suppress her feelings, she realises he could help her get closer to the child she believes is her long lost son.

But nothing goes according to plan. Her identity is revealed by the press, Lorcan has a terrifying accident, and the trail to her son finishes in another dead end. So Desire does what she does best - she runs away.

Set against the glamorous backdrops of Monaco, Paris and Nice, ‘All That the Heart Desires’ mixes romance and mystery as Desire struggles to come to terms with her past.

Will she learn to accept love into her life again?

Available on Amazon worldwide as an e-book or paperback

Amazon.co.uk: All That the Heart Desires

Amazon.com: All That the Heart Desires

About June:

June joined the RNA in 2016 after her debut novel in English was published.

Working in a mainly male-dominated businesses; she can choose the best steel for your project, but please don't ask her which lipstick brand you should use.

After having two children, and learning her second child has autism, she married their father and carried on working. Work and family life left her with little free time. But the desire to write didn't die…

Links:

Blog: Dreams under the Moonbridge

FB page: June Moonbridge, Author

Twitter: @JMoonbridge

Thank you June. Such an interesting piece and shows how we all write in different ways

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