As I signed my first ever contract with
Harlequin Superromance a few weeks ago, I thought it was about time I
introduced myself. I am absolutely thrilled beyond words to be a part of this amazing
family of authors! The welcome I have received both on the Harlequin thread and
the Yahoo group has been so warm, I feel as though I have been here forever.
I have been writing seriously since my
youngest daughter started school full-time in 2005. My first book was published
by a small press in 2007 and I am proud to say my career carried along that
path with a book or more a year ever since. Of course, nothing has compared to
receiving an email from my agent to say Superromance would like to publish my
next romantic suspense.
I am a Brit living in South West England
and lucky enough to write full-time around my two young daughters, husband and
mad black Labrador. When I’m not
writing, I like to read (of course!), knit, walk the glorious English
countryside and wander around the historical streets and shops of Bath (just
twenty minutes drive from where I live) and generally socialize with family and
friends.
So, a bit about my new book…
Unfortunately, I am still waiting on
confirmation of a title and release date but I am hoping for early 2013. The
story is set in a fictional UK seaside town called Templeton Cove and is about
a trio of estranged childhood friends. When one of them is found murdered, the
surviving two join forces to find the killer…and each other.
I am so looking forward to getting to know
you all and pray that I have a lovely long and happy career here at Harlequin!
38 comments:
Welcome, Rachel! Can't wait to read your first book :)
Wonderful to meet you, Rachel! Welcome to Supers! :-) I adore romantic suspense and your story sounds so exciting! I look forward to your Harlequin debut!
Hi Rachel, welcome! I can't wait to read your book! The setting sounds wonderful and the premise excellent! Nice to see a British setting in a Super.
Hi, Rachel--Like Mary said, how cool to have a British Super! I love romantic suspense, so this will be a must-buy for me. Welcome to the blog!
Good morning, ladies!
Thank you for stopping by and making me feel so welcome. I am SO excited to start a new phase of my writing career here at Harlequin.
I was thrilled when I received the call that Superromance were willing to take a British setting. Do you know of any other Supers set there??
Rachel x
Welcome Rachel,
I am looking forward to your first book,
The plot and setting of your book sound very cool, Rachel! I'm a romantic suspense fan. One of the things I love about Super is the variety in the line. A great big welcome!
Congrats, Rachel!
Rachel,
Welcome to Supers from another newbie! (of course, we've been in the same circles for a while now:-) Your book sounds wonderful. I look forward to it. South west England(Cornwall) is one of my favorite places in the world to visit (and, incidentally the setting of my first book). Can't get enough of the Arthurian sites!
Hi Pamela! Nice to meet another 'newbie' - when is your book due for release. I just popped over to your website, the story looks intriguing!
Thanks for popping by, Tammy and Aubrie!
Darlene, I think the variety is the absolute best thing about Supers - each month there is something different. i'm thrilled to be a part of that! :)
R x
Joining the party and welcoming you to Supers!! And wishing you a long career with Harlequin!
MarcieR
Welcome to the Super team, Rachel! Congrats on your sale, and I look forward to reading your novel.
Congratulations on your sale, Rachel!
In answer to your question (Thanks!:-), Out of the Depths will be an August 2012 Superromance release! Soon ... very soon!
Go Rachel!Look forward to hearing about it.
Absolutely delighted for you, Rachel. So well deserved!
Can't wait to read this one. :-)
Wow!! A girl goes away to watch her daughter sing in a school talent show, finish a scene and pour a glass of wine (it is 6.30pm in the UK so i'm allowed, aren't i?), only to return and find all these lovely comments!
Thank you SO much for your support, it still hasn't fully registered that Harlequin have said yes, lol!
R x
Hi Rachel,
Welcome to Supers! Your book sounds terrific. What a great way to get the characters together. I want to see how this all turns out.
I would love to visit Bath. So many of my beloved Regencies touch on that city. (Town? I don't even know.) Dancing with Clara which is one of the Mary Balogh books I read back before I really knew much about romance is set there. Or at least the beginning is.
I'm coming to England next year to visit my sister who's living there temporarily. Maybe she'll take me to Bath!
Congratulations on your sale. Can't wait for the book!
Rachel, welcome! You're writing romantic suspense for Super. Wonderful! I'm looking forward to reading your first book.
Congratulations on becoming a Super author, Rachel. I think it's great that supers are so open to settings outside of the USA and Canada. I'll look forward to reading your debut.
Hi Rachel, welcome to the blog and to Supers! I love the sound of your book. Can't wait to read it! We are getting so international here, it's great. I've never heard of another Superromance with a British setting but I'm sure yours won't be the last.
Hi Rachel,
Welcome to Super Romance!!! I've never read a Super with an English setting. That's so interesting. The first of many, I hope.
Welcome, Rachel. Hope you enjoy Supers as much as the rest of us do.
I have to say the new book sounds fabulous!!
You are all so kind, thank you! I am excited that I appear to have written one of the first English set Supers, that's so exciting. I hope I do my country proud, lol!
When are you visiting England, Ellen? Be sure to let me know if you're coming to Bath and I'll pop out to share a cup of tea with you :)
I have so enjoyed my time at the blog - thank you!
R x
Congrats Rachel! It's so cool that your Supers is set in Britain. I can't wait until it's release.
Congrats, Rachel! So exciting! I can't wait to see this one in the stores!
Congratulations Rachel. I'll be watching for your book next year.
Welcome, Rachel! Congrats on the sale of your first Supers - I can't wait to read it *g*
Congratulations, Rachel, and best of luck with the new book. It will be on my "must read" list.
Rachel, congratulations and welcome, looking forward to reading your debut.
Rachel, I look forward to your books and hope you will be back to tell us more when you get the title. First always means there will be a second. Welcome.
Congratulations on this big step in your career. JoAnn Ainsworth, BRLA author
I am completely overwhelmed by all your wonderful comments, I really don't know what to say! I feel so welcome here already and i was SO nervous when I first signed. Now, I feel much more relaxed and looking forward to a great release day :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Rachel x
Welcome, Rachel! It's great to meet you, and I'm looking forward to reading your book!
Welcome, Rachel. Sorry I missed you Friday...I was out of town and in a bad area for cell phone service, so I couldn't pop by.
Best wishes for a long, happy career. I think the book sounds fascinating and I can't wait to read one set in the UK. Woot! Love this international flavor in Supers - that's what I loved best about them when I was young :)
Welcome Rachel. This book sounds really interesting. I love a little suspense with my romance :)
Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, Liz and Snookie! Nice to 'meet' you :)
I am "Super" nervous now because my editor emailed me to say she'd like to call me for a chat tomorrow - eeekk! Really, stupidly nervous, lol!
R x
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