New deal and changes afoot...

Hey everybody,

I have been teasing you for days on the social networks with my 'Big News' but I have since put pen to paper and am delighted to reveal all.

Yes, it's champers time again because...

I have a new book deal!!

This weekend I have signed with Carina (Harlequin UK) for a further three book deal which means books three and four in my Popping the Cherry series are now under contract. Yay! I already have a rough plot sorted for book three and it is certainly going to be a challenge, and my first 'coming out' story if it all goes to plan for Nathan's story. Book four is less defined but I do have an idea forming, and this would then be Chloe's story, unless somebody gets their hooks in me between now and the end of book three.

SQUEEEEE!

All being well, book two will be out late Spring and then book three will be around late Autumn, with book four coming out early 2015.

Now unless you're terrible at maths, you will have already worked out that there is a book missing. Popping the Cherry books three and four only makes two and this is where the major changes come in... after much deliberation, I have terminated my book deal with Breathless Press in order to further my writing career with Carina.

So what does that mean?

First of all, it means that Christmas is Cancelled will be withdrawn from sale this summer and the entire series is no longer under contract. Scary stuff for a rookie writer. Fear not though, it is not the end of the road for my debut book - have you guessed yet? - Christmas is Cancelled is the third book in my latest Carina deal. The new and improved British (yay!) version will be back on sale for Christmas 2014. Sadly, that means you will have to wait a while longer for Phil's story - sorry - but I am hopeful that Carina will sign it under option on my next work of fiction.

And since I don't actually drink champagne...

Cheers!

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Signed, sealed, but not quite delivered

The contract is signed so I can now proudly announce that my Young Adult series, Popping the Cherry, has been awarded a two book deal (with an option for a third), with Carina UK, the new digital imprint of Harlequin UK who also bring you you Mira Ink and Mills and Boon.

I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally write for the Young Adult genre, my own personal favourite, and I love how the first story is coming together already.

The current running order looks something like this:

Book 1 - Popping The Cherry

(Lena's coming of age story)

Book 2 - A Girl Called Malice

(Alice's makeover/self-acceptance story)

Book 3 - not yet named

(Nathan's coming out story)

Many of the same characters will coming back for books 2 and 3, to take over the spotlight, and I even have an imaginary cast list, but more about that another time.

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New Contract Signed!

Did somebody mention signing a contract for a SERIES?

Three books, including a PRINT version?

You may just want to pop by my website for the big announcement :-D