Today I’m delighted to introduce you to my fellow author, Marie Laval. Marie is a talented writer with a wonderfully evocative writing style. I’m currently reading her new novel, The Lion’s Embrace, and am gripped by both the hero and the romance of the setting. (Marie is originally from the beautiful city of Lyon, the…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author Marie Laval
Scotland’s stunning landscape and history must surely be part of the reason the country has so many great writers. The setting of the Highlands is one of the most dramatic in the world, and Scotland’s turbulent and tragic history seems to bleed from its cities’ very stones. The last time I was in Edinburgh I…… Continue reading Twelve great Scottish novels and a romantic classic for Burns night
A long time ago, in a bedroom far, far away, the geeks were passing their days happily ignored by romantic fiction readers. Our romantic heroes were no nerds. They were alpha males who’d dominated their way to the top of their macho worlds, with their ripped bodies and chiselled jaws, hunky men who would offer…… Continue reading The rise of the geek as romantic hero
I’m British, and so of course I love to talk about the weather. I’m talking about it even more than usual today, though, as hurricane Sandy tears up the east coast of the US – and this weekend I fly out from rainy Manchester to an even rainier New York, to support my niece in…… Continue reading Stormy weather! 5 romance novels which cook up a storm
A few years ago I had a manuscript rejected with the gutting comment that my romantic hero had no charisma. The rest of my novel apparently had everything: likeable heroine, great setting and dialogue and believable conflict. It was just that no one actually liked the hero enough to want to fall in love with…… Continue reading The charismatic romantic hero – and how to create him
Helena Fairfax 