Last Week...was Publication Week!

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And what a week it was!  On Tuesday 24th May, my debut for Harlequin Mills & Boon Historical - The Welsh Lord's Convenient Bride - came out in the USA and Canada, and on Thursday 26th May, it came out in the UK, in e-book. 

Not only was it so exciting to see this book published after fifteen years of writing without success, but I got so many lovely congratulations and good wishes on social media it was both awesome and humbling.  

So I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you - to Harlequin Mills & Boon for signing me, to  the wonderful well-wishers and reviewers, to the writing friends that have supported me on my long journey towards publication, and - last but certainly not least - to those reading or planning to read my debut novel 💖

But in writing, like everything else, there is never time to rest on one's laurels! The second book in my contract - An Alliance with his Enemy Princess - has just gone in to the editors, and is due out in January 2023.  

And while waiting for the revisions - and enjoying a long bank holiday weekend - I'll be thinking up some ideas for book three!

 


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  1. Leslie31 May 2022 at 13:09

    I just finished reading The Welsh Lord's Convenient Bride and felt so moved by it that I had to tell you what a wonderful book it is. It's so refreshing to read about medieval Wales, and as a Welshwoman myself I deeply appreciated the thorough grounding in time, place, language and culture. You write beautifully and from the heart. I loved every minute of Rhun and Eleanor's journey to their HEA. Diolch yn fawr iawn for sharing this story, and know that you have a very happy reader - you're going on my auto-buy list, and I'm already looking forward to your next book.

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    1. Lissa Morgan1 June 2022 at 11:08

      Thank you so much Leslie for getting in touch and for your kind comments about my writing, which are very much appreciated. I am so happy you liked the book. I loved writing it to the extent it was quite hard to let go of Rhun and Eleanor and move on to my new characters and second book - also set in medieval Wales, though slightly earlier, in 1092. Hope you enjoy that one too :) Cofion gorau, Lissa

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