New Voices competition

Well we did it! We bit the bullet and sent our babies ‘out there’!

Tracey, Fiona, Roseanne, Dana, and Annie submitted their first chapters to the Harlequin Mills and Boon New Voices competition.

Tracey submitted Vacancy in the Family, a manuscript she holds quite dear, to the Warm and Cozy category.

Fiona submitted a brand spanking new medical to the Contemporary Romance category entitled The Doctor’s Dilemma. 

Intriguing us all, Roseanne has over-come technical difficulties and entered Full Moon Madness into the Romantic Suspense category!

Dana submitted her dark medieval, Porphyria’s Lover, to the Historical category.

And Annie surprised us all with a one minute to midnight entry of her contemporary romance, The Makeover Effect.

Follow the link and enjoy the read; while you’re at it rate our chapters, leaving a comment so we know that you’ve been there!

Good luck ladies!!!

What we are reading....Roseanne

I’ve just finished Kelly Hunter’s latest offering, Untameable Rogue. I loved it. Loved it, loved, loved it. Kelly’s characters live and breathe on each page. There is not one wasted word. Her heroine, Madeline Mercy Delacourte, is flawed, gorgeous and direct. Her hero, Luke Bennet, in a word, wow. This book was deeply moving, utterly sensual. The secondary character, Jacob Bennett, well he deserves a book of his own. Her minor characters, Yun, the housekeeper, and Po, were endearing. As I read I was transported to Singapore, could hear it, smell it. Another fantastic read by a brilliant Australian author.

I love category romance. I always have. Friends often suggest and recommend books by authors they think I’d enjoy. One of these books was, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. I plowed my way through thinking, okay, when’s this going to get into the story. But, seeing as it was recommended by so many, I continued to invest my precious reading time into it.  Two thirds of the way in it grabbed my interest. In the end I enjoyed it, but I still don’t know if I’m ready to start The Girl who Played with Fire. I think it can stay on my TBR pile.

Anything Anne Stuart I also enjoy. Her latest book was Silver Falls. Thriller. Gutsy, feisty heroine. Unusual Hero, the black sheep of the family who wasn’t. The killer was creepy, so creepy, made my skin crawl. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

The book I’m reading ATM is a category romance by our fantastic Nikki Logan. It’s her latest release titled. Their Newborn Gift. The story of Lea, Reilly and Molly. From the first sentence I was sucked right on in. Unusual story, which is awesome, set in the Kimberley region of WA. Strong heroine, yet vulnerable. Same can be said for Reilly. I haven’t finished this story yet; I want to take everything in, the atmosphere of setting. The growing romance; Molly’s dilemma. Study can wait, tonight; I have a book to finish. 

Bootcampers blogging....

Just a little round of where our Bootcampers blog, other than here of course ;))

Rachel Bailey blogs at Silhouette Desire Authors blog.

Nikki Logan and Melissa James blog at the Harlequin Romance Authors blog.

Nikki & Rachel blog at the LoveCats DownUnder blog.

Eleni Konstantine (ie moia)  has her own blogs - Eleni's Taverna, and Eleni's Library.

 

Fiona Gregory's dog Gromit has her own blog called Gromit's story.

And of course our regular Bootcamper 101 Writing Drills  teamsters are Roseanne Smiles, Fiona Gregory & Eleni Konstantine.

    Fiona & Roseanne     

  Fiona & Eleni

                                                                                    


                                        

Roseanne on a Mission!

It's been some time that Roseanne had done a Mission Report (or Successful Missions as it was called then), due to the changes I have been making on the blog and creating a website. But she is back as you can tell from her postings and being our PR mum, she will boast any good news we have on the blog.

On ya Roseanne!!!

Email pitching

Three of our Bootcampers (Tracey, Jacqueline & Roseanne) are going through the process of preparing for email pitches with HM&B.

So wishing you ladies:

and good luck to other RWAustralia members who have pitches also.

Let the good times roll

A big congratulations to Roseanne, who is a finalist in Romance Writers of Australia's 'The First Kiss' competition.

Way to go Rosie! We're proud of you.

We all have our fingers and toes crossed for you!! 

What our Bootcampers Write...Roseanne and Rachel

Roseanne Smiles

My name is Roseanne Smiles and I have this compulsion. It started when I witnessed a meeting between two men. Neither spoke, just communicated with a nod, and a parcel changed hand. Oh my goodness, a drug deal. I wondered if they were being monitored by the cops. I wondered where they got the stuff. I wondered how many people are in the cartel. Then I wondered what if? That was me, hooked. I’ve been writing intrigue since. To make it more interesting I weave the plot around a romance with an independent, strong heroine and a hero who’s her equal, in every way that counts. My name is Roseanne Smiles and I am a writer. 

Roseanne hard at work at Boot-i-Con 

(A drink in one hand, writing in the other, what more can a writer want ;) ~Eleni)

Rachel Bailey

Rachel Bailey writes for Silhouette Desire. Her first book, His Convenient Marriage of Revenge (title tbc) will be out in February 2010. She loves writing about strong heroines and heroes that make her sigh. Favourite things, like chocolate, art and wine have a way of sneaking into her stories. She blogs at Desirabelles with other down under Desire authors and has a website coming soon at www.rachelbailey.com.