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February 8th, 2010
Back with a Harlequin comic
A fabulous Japanese manga comic, to be exact ‘Expecting His Royal Baby’ has never looked so good

I adore this take on a love story – Such enormous skill goes into the drawing – I lap up every page.
Still don’t have a title for my Young, Hot and Royal for Modern Heat,Presents – And my ed would be the first to admit, I’m sure, that I have made one or two suggestions… But I will be sure to let you know as soon as I do
Meanwhile, for those of you who live in Yorkshire – I will be giving a talk at Garforth library later this month, so do come around to see me – there should be some free books as well as advice if you are keen to start writing romance. I look forward to meeting you!
Have a good one, ladies,
All Best
Sue
January 28th, 2010
The Wedding
Oh, yes, we’ve been busy behind the scenes…
The venue is booked, the date is fixed – 18th December – the last Saturday party night before Christmas Day.
We have a dress, a band, a DJ – and even the bridesmaids dresses are in the pipeline-
And, of course, there will be two very important flower girls with fresh flower coronets, ballet pumps and floating silk net tissue dresses with sashes to pick up the colours of the flowers.
Just because I can’t believe it either, here’s a flavour of the bridesmaids dresses – long or short I’m not allowed to say – but I can say with absolute confidence that they will all look absolutely beautiful

Sxx
January 27th, 2010
Writer’s Block
Okay, fear not – I have the answer -
Not to writer’s block exactly, but to lazy fingers – All you need is Monti’s Csardas playing in the background – and this is my clip of choice… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3fYZDqb7qw&feature=related
The expressions are delicious and the music – well, that’s a whole theatrical production in itself –
Get the brief moment of query in the eyes of one musician when the pitch dips momentarily, and the double bass player caressing his instrument like a lover – and everyone – just everyone, throwing every bit of passion and talent they possess into the realisation of Monti’s music.
Music sexy?
Absolutely.
A life without music?
Unthinkable.
Have a good one, ladies,
Sxx
January 24th, 2010
Love Conquers All
– And if I had to sum up my latest Heat in a nutshell, it would have to be Love Conquers All
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone – I’m off to toy with yet another opening for my time-slip love story set in the present day and the Sixties.
From the technical standpoint this has to be the strangest book I have ever written as it is growing from the front end rather than the back. But it’s worth all the hours I put in as I’m already completely absorbed in the lives of my main characters and, caring deeply about them, I want to give them the very best start in life that I can.
My very best to all,
Sue
January 23rd, 2010
Young, Hot, and Royal
 
At least I know the title of the series, but as yet my manuscipt – working title Ram and Mia – has no name – so you and I have it all to find out.
If I were to give a flavour of the book it might go something like this…
When old friends come back into your life they can be profoundly changed – but then you are too, by all the years that have passed and the experiences you have had along the way
When cruelly disfigured wild child Mia meets up with her brother’s best friend in Monte Carlo she can hardly expect the adventures that will follow – a hair-raising car rally around the switch-back streets of Europe’s most glamorous city with the hottest driver on the circuit – an unexpected voyage on a billionaire’s yacht – a romantic interlude on a sugar-sand beach, and a visit to a magical location off the coast of India – Add a few elephants, a harem, a Moulin Rouge-style parade and an emperor-sized bed, and you have just a few of the surprises in store for you.
And humour?
Oh, yes, there’s plenty of that as Ram and Mia, two seasoned adversaries, get stuck into each other.
This is Modern Heat with the heat turned up white-hot on all occasions
I had more fun writing this than eating a whole box of After Eight – which I did with great relish over Christmas.
As soon as I have a release date and title you will be the first to know.
Have a great weekend, everyone,
With my warmest wishes to you all,
Susanx
January 22nd, 2010
I’m still standing…

You wonder why I don’t Blog everyday?
I just wrote a whole Blog only to have it disappear – and, yes, I am sure there are umpteen of you out there who could tell me what I did wrong – so write!
Listening to Queen – you’d never guess, would you?
Finally got some antibiotics from the doc scrooge – what is going on there? – I know there are cut backs – but when you’re coughing from November to now surely someone should cotton on and write a scrip? Anyway, finally they did. Confronted by one angry Ninja Carrot, wouldn’t you?
Sold another book today – and this one was so close to my heart it was almost like a – I won’t say child, because, put simply, my children are my life – But, boy, did this book matter to me.
So, my Maharaja for Heat goes through with light revisions to sort out my continuity issues – i.e. all that stuff that was in my head and never made it to the page.
Relief? Joy – lightness of heart – thrill – nothing explains how it feels to have my baby accepted – And yes, the thrill just keeps on getting better with every book.
I have a library visit in Garforth coming up in February when I hope to meet all those people who read this page – Loving it – loving your enthusiasm – hoping to share some of mine with you.
Loving life, and loving writing and sharing my dreams with all of you out there – And, of course, loving sheikhs…

S xx
January 16th, 2010
Ever decreasing circles

Do you sometimes feel you’re racing around in ever decreasing circles – and you still can’t catch your tail?
I guess we all feel like that from time to time
I made a decision last night – you are not going to see ‘You wore me out - ‘ on my tombstone – Instead I’m going for, ‘That was fun -’
So cut some ‘Me Time’ ladies – You deserve it!
Love to all,
Suexx
January 14th, 2010
Harumph!
Nobody loves the snow more than me – but this…?

This is not pretty – this is frigid cold, freezing fog and treacherous ice. The buses have been stopped, the postie was called back to base, and anyone – on foot, or in a car, has a very dodgy time getting about.
4 weeks, already. Enough!
And take a look at my summer office… Nice, huh?
But here’s something to cheer us up – Look what I found in Tesco’s -

Or, at least, in my Tesco’s bag!
Stay warm and safe, ladies.
Much love
Suexx
January 12th, 2010
Housekeeper at His Beck and Call

Out in hardback this month seems to be a good time to say why I wrote this book.
I had to write it. I couldn’t not write it. I saw a bedraggled girl – a little spoiled, perhaps – running away from a marriage she doesn’t want – a marriage that has somehow snowballed from being the right thing to do to please her parents into a nightmare scenario – But when she bolts our Cinderella ends up in the arms of Lieutenant Colonel Cade Grant – the very last man on earth to be interested in humouring a pampered princess.
Poor little Liv – out of the frying pan into the fire, indeed – Or, in this case, into Cade’s red-hot bed.
Kill or cure?
Let’s just say that Cade will be the making of her – and Liv will change Cade’s life forever.
Wishing you all a gorgeous rugged warrior – and failing that – Cade will be only too happy to take up the slack -
Don’t miss out, ladies.
Off to enjoy some down time with my soldier…
Okay, so he’s in the pages of a book – I admit it, but I’m not complaining 
Suexx
January 11th, 2010
The handbag habit

It is never too soon to develop the handbag habit –

To some girls it just comes naturally
Others get their kicks in the wide outdoors…

And, d’you know what?

It really doesn’t matter what kind of girl you are, so long as you’re happy.
Sxx
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