"What has happened to summer,
That's what I want to know.
Is she on a vacation -
Who knows where did she go?
Tell, what was she wearing;
A zephyr breeze and rosebud
Or grass and wild berry?
Could she be honeymooning
With spring or early fall
Or has she gone so far away
She'll not return at all?"

-   Dorothy Ardelle Merriam, One July Summer

What?  It’s July already?

 Sorry to be late, but it’s been a busy month.  The long saga of Secret Baby, Surprise Parents – the pineapple – has finally reached a conclusion.  Book written, revisions done, all I have to do now is check the page proofs and then wait for a box of books to arrive in the post before publication next April (I think).  A bit of a marathon, but in the end it was worth it.

As soon as the dust had settled, I started a “trading places” duet of books for publication at the end of next year and somehow, without my noticing it, the calendar switched from June to July while I was deciding the who, the what if and the where.   The journey that Roseanne and George take in the first book is now fairly clear – allowing for a few diversions on route.  I’m still working on Lydia’s big adventure. 

One thing did catch my notice, though.  An email from my editor telling me that 100 ARABIAN NIGHTS hit The Bookseller’s “Heatseekers” chart – that’s hot books, selling fast – in the UK this week.  To get there it has to compete with not only series books, but the mainstream titles as well.  Hugely exciting.

And my own story in this anthology, Chosen As the Sheikh’s Wife, received the following delightful review:

“With its humor, chance and kismet, an exotic setting and history, Liz Fielding writes a romance that will delight readers. Drama, vivid imagery, powerful emotions and family history mixed with legends create a romance that will live in the reader's imagination. The family history of Violet and Fayad is a love that spans generations and oceans! CHOSEN AS THE SHEIKH'S WIFE is an exquisite finale in a magnificent anthology that will transport readers with its mesmerizing romance and compelling characters.”

You’ll find more here.

It isn’t on sale in the US or Australia yet, and I don’t have a date, but it is available at the Mills & Boon website under July Special Releases, or at The Book Depository, who don’t charge postage even for international buyers.

 

 

Wedded in a Whirlwind, a follow up to Reunited: Marriage in a Million, will be published in November.  

Trapped in the dark, certain she's about to die, Miranda Grenville believes things can't get any worse.  She's wrong.  She's trapped with Nick Jago...

Happy reading

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