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| Rachel Brimble |
It’s great to be here today and I’m grateful for Romance
Reviews Today for hosting me! Although I’m a Brit, living in South West
England, I write for the US market. Unusual I know, but I am SO happy with the
way my career is going and will be forever grateful for my US readers J
I started writing short stories about eight years ago and
after some small successes in British women’s magazines, I embarked on my
life-long ambition of becoming a romance novelist. In 2006, The Wild Rose Press
contracted my first attempt at writing full-length and ‘Searching For Sophie’
was published in 2007.
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Since then, I have had at least one book a year published by
small presses, but it wasn’t until 2011 when I secured a US agent, that things
really began to take off! I am happy to say in 2013, I will have two romantic
suspense novels released with Harlequin Superromance, a Victorian romance with
E-Kensington and a romantic comedy with Omnific Publishing. Busy, busy, busy!
So why the US?
Simple – after receiving over thirty rejections from UK
agents, I either couldn’t write or I was targeting the wrong people, LOL!
Whilst attending a romance writing conference, I pitched my latest novel
(Finding Justice available now from Harlequin) to a UK editor. She requested
the full manuscript, but said she thinks I have a distinctively global choice
and had I considered seeking representation from a US agent?
The rest is history!
All my books feature UK characters in UK settings, but
clearly the ‘tone’ of my books is global. I LOVE that I can write what I know
(UK culture and settings) but people across the Atlantic enjoy my writing style
and voice. I’d love to hear what you think – do you enjoy UK settings and
characters? Or maybe you’re an American writing for the UK market?
I write contemporary and Victorian historicals – ideally,
releasing them alternately to keep my writing fresh for my readers and me. Do
you have a favorite sub-genre of romance?
I’m looking forward to chatting with you today!
Rachel’s latest release is “Finding Justice”, the first in
an ongoing series set in the fictional UK seaside town of Templeton Cove.
Here’s the blurb and buy links:
Old friends, new secrets
Sergeant Cat Forrester lives by her own set of
rules. When her childhood friend is murdered, Cat's world is thrown into chaos.
Especially because Jay Garrett-a man from her past-is a suspect, and he needs
her help to prove he's innocent. After all they once shared, how can she say
no?
The attraction flares between them, and getting
involved with a suspect is a huge risk. But the more time Cat spends with Jay,
the stronger the tug on her heart. He is the same caring, irresistible
man she remembers. Yet she can't let her emotions interfere with the
case-solving it is top priority. And as she digs deeper, she discovers
Jay has secrets that may jeopardize any possible future together.
Buy:
Bio:
Rachel lives with her husband and two young
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. She also writes Victorian romance for Kensington--her debut was
released in April 2013.
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…although she hopes a dream visit to
Canada might just change her mind!
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