Happy Wednesday Readers, I've got the wonderful Rachel Brimble with us today. Read on to find out what this Harlequin author has been up to.
Hi Rachel, thanks for being with us today.
Can you tell me three words that describe yourself
starting with A, B, and C?
Accessible
Blessed
Competent
What are your three favorite things?
Laptop
Books
TV
What for you is the best part of writing?
Best part is the second and third drafts. I love
when I have the book written and can dive back in to make it better because by
now I fully know and love my characters.
What is the worst?
Worst part is the plotting. It never, ever gets
any easier!
Will there be more books in your series, or can
you tell us about any previous books?
Yes! The next book is my very first Christmas book
and due out November 4th – Christmas At The Cove is the fourth book
in my Harlequin Templeton Cove series and I am finishing the first draft of
book five as we speak.
*Author Note: You will find the cover for this book following the end of our interview.
Favorite item of clothing in your closet?
My jeans – especially my many black pairs of skinny
jeans. I like to feel comfortable, but in my black jeans whether teemed with a
t-shirt, shirt or fancy top, I always feel presentable too.
Rachel’s latest release is What Belongs To Her
(Harlequin Superromance), a contemporary romance set in the fictional UK
seaside town of Templeton Cove.
Blurb:
She's ready to take back what's hers
Since the moment a
local crime boss claimed ownership of her family's fairground, Sasha Todd has
dreamed of righting the wrong. Now it's time to act, and backing down from the
man's estranged son is definitely
not an option. After all, giving up her legacy to hot-blooded John Jordon means
losing the chance to finally heal the wounds in her past.
Stopping John in his tracks—and resisting the
sizzle between them—is Sasha's best defense. But there's more to him than she
thought, which changes everything. With what matters most at stake, she'll have
to risk a brand-new future with John, or walk away from the man whose heart
belongs to her.
Excerpt:
He turned and his
dark blue eyes, aflame with anger, pinned Sasha to the spot. She forced herself
to stand still as his gaze languidly glided over her face, lingering for a
moment at her lips. No smile lifted the corners of his mouth. No softness
seeped into his hardened study.
She smiled even as
her stomach knotted. “Hi.”
He continued to
stare.
Okay,
so he’s got that sexy, broody thing going on, but since when does a guy––any
guy––leave me speechless? Say something…
“Well, you’re all
sorts of angry, aren’t you?” Great, Sasha. Just poetic.
He lifted an eyebrow
and turned his focus back to the ride.
She frowned and
glared at his profile, feeling like an idiot. The guy needed to take a serious
chill pill. Did he think he had a monopoly on being pissed off? Wakey,
wakey, Mister, the entire human race holds a grudge of one kind or another.
“I was only trying to
make conversation. If you don’t want to talk to me, that’s fine.” She shrugged.
“I haven’t seen you before and, as I’m the person running things around here, I
thought you might appreciate a friendly word, a kind welcome. My name’s Sasha––”
“I know who you are.”
She stiffened. The
deep, smooth lilt of his upper English class voice filled her with equal
measure of attraction and warning. “Pardon me?”
He faced her and
crossed his arms across his broad chest. “You’re Sasha Todd, exceptionally
pretty and svelte manageress of this fairground, known so lovingly as Funland.
You work for Kyle Jordon. Although, while Kyle’s currently boarding at Her
Majesty’s pleasure in prison, you are undoubtedly forced to answer to his bull
mastiff of a lapdog, the wonderfully charming and partially toothed Freddy
Campton. Am I right?”
Sasha crossed her
arms, mimicking his stance as irritation simmered inside her. “Yes, but who––”
“How do you feel
about that, Miss Todd?”
“What?”
“Moreover, how are
you going to feel knowing from tomorrow, you’ll be answering to me and not him?”
Sasha froze as his
words filtered through her mind. Her heart pounded and hot heat seared her
cheeks. What the hell did he just say? She uncrossed her arms and splayed her
hands on her hips. “Is this some kind of joke?”
A flicker of
amusement lit his eyes before he blinked and they turned cold once more. “No
joke. From tomorrow you’ll be reporting to me.”
Panic and disbelief
hurtled through her. Who the hell does this guy think
he is? She
huffed out a laugh. “I don’t think so. Who are you?”
“Your new boss.”
She grinned, hoping
it would coerce some semblance of a smile to his lips and make him tell her he
was kidding. “Very funny. You’re a funny guy, Mr…”
“You don’t believe
me?” His face remained unnervingly impassive.
Okay, enough was
enough. Sasha glared. “I asked you who you are. If you want to toss a
revelation like that at me, the least you can do is tell me your name. Not that
I’m likely to believe a word you say after this little, slightly creepy,
performance.”
He uncrossed his arms
and offered his hand, which she took without thinking. His hand enveloped hers.
Warm, smooth and unnervingly large. Why did she have the sudden and unwelcome
suspicion nothing
about this guy was small or weak?
“John Jordon.” He
shook her hand. “Nice to meet you.”
Buy Links:
Bio/Rachel’s Links:
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. In 2012, she sold
two books to Harlequin Superromance and a further three in 2013. She also
writes Victorian romance for Kensington--her debut was released in April 2013
and she has since signed for three more.
Rachel is a member of the
Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America. When she isn’t
writing, you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful
English countryside with her family and beloved black Lab, Max. 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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Coming November 4th
Hi Angela! Thanks for having me here today - I'm looking forward to chatting with your visitors :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you could be with us today Rachel. Your excerpt is very catching. I've read Harlequin books for years, can you tell me what it's like being published with them? And how it differs with the previous publisher(s) you were with?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE writing for Harlequin, especially Superromance - the 85,000 words is a nice scope for the types of romances I like to write. I enjoy my secondary characters as much as my H&H - plus a little suspense usually creeps in, lol!
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I haven't had a bad experience with any of my previous publishers - right now though, I have found two editors (Harlequin & Kensington) that seem to know me better than I know myself which is great! :)