Roses and Readers, welcome back one of our favorite guest bloggers, Rachel Brimble.
Writing
a series of books set in a small town is a dream come true––something I’ve
wanted to do ever since I discovered Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven series when I
was nine or ten. The idea of having recurring characters appeals to me in both
my writing and reading choices.
Obviously,
I’ve moved on from Enid Blyton, but my shelves now groan with the weight of the
books I collect and refuse to part with. The downside of loving a particular series
is I have to buy the entire backlist (if I’ve come in past book 1) or keep
buying each book the author releases.
To name
a few favourites, any series or trilogy by Nora Roberts, The Lucky Harbor series
by Jill Shalvis and The Virgin River series by Robyn Carr – each of them has
influenced some small aspect of my Harlequin Superromance series set in the
fictional UK seaside town of Templeton Cove.
Until the
fourth book, CHRISTMAS AT THE COVE, Templeton has more often than not basked in
the summer months due to the sea, the beach and everything a typical British
seaside town encapsulates. Yet, when my editor suggested I might like to try a
Christmas themed novel, I was thrilled! One, because I had never written a
Christmas story before and two, it would be fun to paint the canvas of the Cove
a different colour for book number four.
The
series consists of a mix of romantic suspense and mainstream contemporary
romance stories, but I decided quite early on I didn’t want to taint the joy of
Christmas with a grisly murder, abduction or threat of some sort…so mainstream
contemporary it was!
Christmas
At The Cove is a reunion story between long-term Templeton resident, Scott Walker
and the return of his brief but passionate lover, Carrie Jameson. Carrie has
news for Scott - the decision is his what happens next…
Do you
like series romances? Favorite settings? Favorite series/author?’
Let’s
talk series!
Happy
Reading!
Blurb
& Buy Links:
More family for Christmas?
Scott Walker doesn't have time for a
relationship. The sexy mechanic has career ambitions, not to mention a mother
and three sisters to take care of. The last thing he needs is Carrie Jameson,
the beauty he never forgot, arriving in Templeton Cove over the holidays with
some unexpected news.
Scott still finds Carrie
irresistible, and he's not one to shirk responsibility. Scott's issues with his
own dad make the prospect of parenthood a minefield. But if he and Carrie can
overcome their fears, this Christmas could bring them the best gift of all.
Templeton Cove Trailer
BIO:
Rachel lives with her husband and two teenage daughters
in a small town near Bath in the UK. After having several novels published by
small US presses, she secured agent representation in 2011. Since 2013, she has
had five books published by Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and
recently signed a contract for three more. She also has three Victorian
romances with eKensington/Lyrical with a fourth due for release in March 2016.
Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists
Association and Romance Writers of America, and was selected to mentor the
Superromance finalist of So You Think You Can Write 2014 contest. When she
isn’t writing, you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the
beautiful English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is
Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England.
She likes nothing more than connecting and
chatting with her readers and fellow romance writers. Rachel would love to hear
from you!
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