I can’t believe I’m writing this: I can now make it official that I’ve been offered a three book deal for my Blackthorn Tales series! I emphasise ‘offered’ because this is subject to contract – I haven’t signed yet.

To do a quick recap, I had a request for fulls of both Blood Roses and Beguiling The Enemy (my New Voices entries) back in July. Since then, a lot has been happening in the background. After reading the manuscripts, the publisher confirmed they wanted both books and came back to me with a fantastic proposal that included wanting a third book too! I was delighted with where they wanted to take me as an author and their vision for the Blackthorn Tales. After talking the proposal through with my prospective publisher on the phone, I was left even more impressed by their enthusiasm for the series.

In the interim, I’ve also spoken twice with my superb editor to discuss both books and my plans for the third (as yet unwritten). I’ve already been through the first lot of revisions for one of the books, which is why I’ve been a little quiet lately, and am due to hear back about it in the next couple of weeks.

My contract is on the way so I’ll have to get that checked and then hopefully I’ll be able to sign by the end of the month. If all goes according to plan, I’ll be able to come back at the beginning of October to tell you who I’m going (fingers still crossed) to be published by, why I’m so thrilled to be chosen by them and maybe even give you an indication of when the Blackthorn Tales series will be launched!

I know I’ve said it before, but thank you so much again to everyone for your continued amazing support and kind encouragement this past year. It really does mean a lot to me. It might seem like this has all happened quick, but as I wrote my first paranormal romance when I was 17, this moment has been 21 years in the making. Needless to say I’m going to make the most of it. 😀

xxx