My good friend Rachel Brimble is back on the beach to talk about her newest Harlequin Superromance ~
What Belongs To Her – Templeton Cove Book Three
When I wrote the first story in my Harlequin Superromance
series, I had no idea the book would be the beginning of a series. I thought
I’d written a stand alone story set in a town I quickly created and fell in
love with…and hoped Harlequin would like it enough to offer me a contract.
No one could’ve convinced me that not only would Finding Justice be my first sale to a
big publisher, but would also become the first in five contracts that I would
sign with Harlequin within a year.
I don’t need to tell you how I continue to float around on
cloud nine right now!
Templeton Cove is a fictional UK seaside town in South West
England. All the characters in the books are British too which is a first for
Harlequin Superromance. Finding Justice
(book 1) and A Man Like Him (book 2)
are romantic suspense but the book I am promoting right now is a mainstream
romance set in Templeton’s fairground.
What Belongs To Her
introduces two new Templeton characters as the hero and heroine. Sasha Todd has
lived in the Cove her whole life and running Funland is not just a job to her
but the essence of who she is and wants to be forever. A part of her family’s
legacy, Funland was sold to the town’s crime lord when her grandfather felt he
had no other choice but to do so. When he died, Sasha made it her mission to
get the fair back in her family where it belongs.
The crime lord is incarcerated on drug charges and Sasha
sees her chance to swoop in and reclaim what she feels is hers…until the crime
lord’s son arrives to take over where his father left off.
John Jordon is an enigma…a mystery…a man who clearly works
out and knows what he wants. When these two come together, everyone else in town
needs to run for cover!
The book was a joy to write and I drew on many of my own
memories from times at our local fairground during the Easter holidays.
Templeton is my dream place to live and the residents are as wacky, fun,
interesting and scary as the characters you’d find in any small town. The joy I
am getting from writing a series is beyond anything I could have imagined. To
keep revisiting a place so real to me is an honor and bringing back characters
I know so well and adore is pure joy.
Book 4 (a Christmas 2014 release) is now with my editor and I
am now writing the final contracted book. I have no idea if this book will be
the final book but as far as I’m concerned I could keep going – fingers
crossed, my editor and Harlequin will feel the same…watch this space!
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.
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Don't forget to look for the first two books in the Templeton Cove series, if you don't already have them.
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 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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Your series sounds interesting. I'm glad Harlequin is branching out to include stories from other countries, and that yours are among the first published. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteHi, Rachel! I know it's fun to write a series. You never have to completely say goodbye to your characters.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding it ridiculously fun and challenging to keep this series going! As I hit the midway point of book 5 though, I am thinking I need to take some time out to draw up lots of maps and tables to keep track of my growing cast of characters. I still have plenty more story ideas!
DeleteThanks for stopping by :)
Rachel x
Hi, Ashantay!
ReplyDeleteI was absolutely thrilled to find out I am the first to write British characters in a British setting for the Superromance line - Templeton Cove has become an entirely real place for me. Hope you'll try one of the book soon - let me know what you think :)
Thanks for having me here today, Sandra! I will pop back in as much as possible today but because I am 5 hours ahead here in the UK, it may be difficult. If not, PLEASE leave your comments and I'll answer all questions tomorrow.
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We perfectly understand, Rachel. It's a big pond that separates us. I'm just thrilled to have you here again and excited to get the word out about another great book.
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