We have blazing sunshine on the Yorkshire moors...

The UK generally gets a bad press for weather, and the Yorkshire moors are most commonly thought of as being bleak, but we are enjoying the most beautiful summer here on the backbone of England, as the Pennine hills are known.

You can just catch a glimpse of my faithful friend Betty in the second picture. It's almost too hot for dogs, and Betty prefers to shelter in my office underneath my desk. By coincidence, I'm sure, ho-hum, my office is also where I keep Betty's treat tin!

It may not seem credible to set a sultry romance on the Yorkshire moors where Wuthering Heights was conceived, but my August 11th release, Seducing the Princess is set in a small city not too dissimilar to York.

I love a bodyguard romance, and hope you do too :

I'm thrilled to share the news that I am about to sign a new, multi-book contract with my publisher Harlequin Mills & Boon, and I can promise lots of high octane stories coming your way from SS, starting with a brand new series. Look out for more news coming soon.

It does seem that things will be ROYAL all the way for me for the rest of the year. This exciting ebook collection is a September release. These are all re-issues of previous stories, but anthologies are the best way to catch up with those books you might have missed.

And how about this for a cover?? Do you think it's the red dress that makes this cover so compelling? I'd love to know what you think. The heroine looks so wistful to me. My story, His Forbidden Diamond, is from my Ice and Fire Skavanga series.

I'm aching to see the cover for my 'Royal' Christmas release, 'A Night of Royal Consequences'. The art department deserves huge thanks for creating such stunning images.

Here are another couple of stunning images of Yorkshire, just because... The weather has been so outstanding that we have even had rare Lapwings breeding close by our home, and I saw not one, but two breeding pairs, which is beyond thrilling!

I hope the month of August is full of joy and wonderful surprises for you.

And if you are feeling chilly in spite of the weather, I have the answer ;)

Red-hot polo players just for you. Enjoy!

With my love to everyone,
xx