Pure Silk

This is an important day. My first work of romantic fiction to be published is released today as an e-book by Total-e-Bound. There is a link to the book on the sidebar to the right of this post. I must thank April Martinez for doing such a wonderful job on the cover. It's striking. It was just what I wanted, and I love the warm colours.

'Pure Silk' was accepted for publication in July last year. The learning curve since has been steep. I knew nothing then about blogs or websites, but look at me now Ma!

'Pure Silk' is a brisk contemporary novella relating animal cop Greg Hudson’s imaginative efforts to turn his friends-with-benefits relationship with commitment-shy Ellie Tobin into something more permanent. I adore Greg because he is alpha in a quiet way. If you like reading about such men then this story may be just right for you.

For the past few years I've been writing historical romance, and you'll understand why if you glance down at some of my previous posts. I have a passion for history, and yet it is in contemporary romance that I have found my ‘voice’. It was quite a revelation I can tell you, and so strong is my conversion that I'm currently putting the finishing touches to another two contemporary stories. One is a full-length novel with the working title 'Falconer's Masquerade'. If you read and like 'Pure Silk', keep an eye on this blog for updates on the progress to publication of the relationship between Evie Westlake and Will Falconer.

Pure Silk

I have been on the New Writers' Scheme of the Romantic Novelists' Association since January 2007, and have attended and enjoyed every one of their Conferences. In July last year it was held in Penrith in Cumbria, and having completed a novella called 'Pure Silk', a contemporary romance with strong sensual (oh all right, yes, erotic) elements, I decided to try for one of the editor-author appointments being held by Claire Siemaszkiewicz of Total-e-Bound, a major e-publisher. To my delight Claire loved my story and offered me a contract there and then. 'Pure Silk' will be published as an e-book on 29th March. However, I have had an early peek at the artwork and I absolutely love it. What impresses me is not just that my views on the cover were canvassed and respected, but improved upon. I want to share it with you here, and to offer a big thank you to TEB and their illustrator.