Books, Fiction, getting published, romance, Special Days, The Second Love Of My Life, Writing

Happy Bookiversary To Me! 

   My debut novel The Second Love Of My Life was first published here in the UK a year ago today! It was a dream come true to hold the book in my hands and see it on the book shelves. And it still is. I still receive messages from readers who have enjoyed the… Continue reading Happy Bookiversary To Me! 

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Books read in March 2017

   I can't believe March is over already and Spring is here. I turned 34 this month and I can't believe that either. Sometimes time is a scary thing. It definitely scares me when I look at my pile of books to be read and how little time I have to get through them all! … Continue reading Books read in March 2017

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Celebrating the small (and the big!)

   I was wondering what to post next in my Year Of Positivity series when it was announced that my debut novel The Second Love Of My Life has been shortlisted for an award! It is shortlisted for The 2017 Contemporary Romantic Novel Award by The Romantic Novelists Association. Here's the announcement in The Bookseller: … Continue reading Celebrating the small (and the big!)

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Books read in January 2017

A new year means new books hurrah! I want to read a few more nonfiction books this year as well as my usual pile of novels, and I've made a start on that this month. Here are all the books I read in January. The novels are on the left and the non-fiction on the… Continue reading Books read in January 2017

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Books read July – December 2016

Earlier last year I posted all the books I had read during the first six months of the year and chose my favourite six (https://victoria-writes.com/2016/07/07/books-read-january-june-2016/) so here is what I read in the second half of the year:                My six favourites from July to December were:    I love Colleen… Continue reading Books read July – December 2016

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Meeting Readers Is My New Favourite Thing

This week, I took part in my first ever author event! I joined authors Sheila O'Flanagan and Jo Thomas at Foyles in Birmingham. Here we are waiting to go on ...    We started the evening with each of us saying a few words about our books and then we did a short reading. It… Continue reading Meeting Readers Is My New Favourite Thing

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Summer Sale

   I just wanted to share with you all The Second Love Of My Life eBook price has been slashed to a bargainous 99p hurrah! Amazon: http://amzn.to/21KBvJp iBooks: https://itun.es/gb/j_Ex7.l Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-second-love-of-my-life?sp_AC=1 I would love to hit 100 reviews on Amazon, and am planning a giveaway to celebrate when we do, so if you have read… Continue reading Summer Sale