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A trip to London!

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I made a rare foray out of Wales last week and went to London for a Mills & Boon author day. I love going to London, despite the lengthy train journey and the fact I have to stay overnight, since getting there and back on the same day is well nigh impossible.  But it was definitely worth the trip.  The train journey was completely stress-free both ways. London was sunny, and vibrant,  as it always is, and going to the News Building - the home of M&B UK  - for the very first time was so exciting.  It was lovely to meet my new editor, Soraya, and to catch up with several other editors, M&B staff, and of course a few of my fellow authors as well.   There was an informative 'business' session followed by a delicious lunch in a 17th floor function room with glass windows that looked out all over the city in all directions.  St Paul's was right there! The day flew, of course, as they always do and I eventually made my way to my hotel overlooking Hyde Park as dusk was

Chatting to Rachael Thomas

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I'm delighted to be chatting to romance author Rachael Thomas on my blog today. I met Rachael in 2007, on a Relax and Write weekend run by Lois Maddox, when we were both at the start of our respective writing journeys.  Living in Wales, we've both been regular attendees on Kate Walker's fabulous writing courses at Fishguard over the years, as well as at the RNA annual conferences. I was so proud to share Rachael's Harlequin Mills & Boon 'call' moment in January 2014 - which came during a very exciting lunch-time get-together!  Since then, she has written sixteen books for HM&B and has recently embarked on a new writing venture, so read on to find out more... Thanks for joining me on my blog today, Rachael, it’s great to have you here. Could you begin by telling my readers something about yourself? I’m a massive fan of reading, especially romance. I’ve also written romances which have been published by Mills & Boon and I’ve also self-published too. I