DEBUT BOOK ON SALE!

So, this is it - the day I've been waiting for pretty much all my life!

One Month to Become a Mum is now available for purchase from www.millsandboon.co.uk

I'm all kinds of nervous, excited and scared in equal measure!

This book came out of the Mills and Boon New Voices contest in 2010 (after four sets of revisions!) and I'm thrilled to finally see it on the shelves!

Here's the blurb:

Some things in life are worth waiting for…

Jessie Price has lost her only chance at motherhood – it’s a constant hurt, until she meets sinfully sexy single dad Dr Luke McKenzie and his gorgeous little girl. Luke’s intoxicating kisses and his daughter’s adoring hugs have Jessie longing for the impossible. But she's a temporary locum, the clock’s ticking – and there’s only a month to make all her wishes come true…

I'll keep you posted with any reviews or further news, in the meantime I'll crack on with the next book...

Until next time,

Louisa x

First Book out soon!

Happy New Year! Very best wishes for a fabulous 2012!

Hope you have made your resolutions and -over a week into them - are you finding a new you with a resolve and determination to make this year your best ever?

My resolutions are simple, I find that keeping them low key and achievable is the way to go:

-Lose the extra 3 kilos I put on over the Xmas period

-Spend more time with my family and friends

-Quit the procrastination!

-Avoid melodrama unless it's on the page!

-Eat extra chill (I'm such a chilli wimp, but I'm told I'm missing out so I'm giving it a try)

It's turning out to be a very exciting year for me - I have two books coming out! The first is: One Month to Become a Mum, out in March 2012 in UK (April-Jun in US/Aus). The 2nd book: Waking Up with his Runaway Bride is due out in July in UK and Aug/Sep for US/Aus. Both are from the Harlequin Mills and Boon Medical Line.

Book three is trundling along in its infancy -I am 3 chapters down and can't wait to see what chapter four bring for this quirky couple. Skye is planning a move to the other side of the world, but meets Adam, a brooding ex-army medic with a whole heap of issues. Their first meeting is filled with chemistry and sizzling heat, something they both need to avoid at all costs!

Tell me, what are you hoping for in 2012?

Until next time,

Louisa xx

EDITING!

So, here's the thing - I've just completed a mammoth task of writing 37,500 words in 23 days.

Why?

Good question. Great. I have no idea. My deadline is 1st February. I must be mad. The house wasn't cleaned. The kids barely fed. Although a great deal of 'research' was done while watching those lovely boys playing in the Rugby World Cup!

I guess the story flowed. But how do we know whether the story we're writing is good? Or great? or gold? (Or just plain dull?). Answers on a postcard please! All I know is that I enjoyed writing this story and seeing where the characters wanted to go. I hope readers (and my editor) like it too!

I'm now tinkering with it and am at the point where I'm wondering if I need to continue tinkering or whether I will tinker the life out of it.

So here's a question for all you writers out there - how do you know when your story is truly 'finished'??

Until next time,

Louisa xx