News and Views

I had some great news this week. My Mills and Boon Modern Romance, The French Aristocrat's Baby, has gone on release in the US. It's published as a Harlequin Presents Extra, with a new title: The Count's Challenge.  You can see the details here:  http://www.eharlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=23974

I've also been busy updating my author biography and photographs. If you'd like the new information, please mail me via my website, http://www.christinahollis.com .

Here in the UK we've had some beautiful weather over the past few weeks. I hope the weather is good where you are, too!

Congratulations...

...To Minna and Judith, who won signed copies of The Hot Headed Virgin collection in my May Competition. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Another Shameless Plug...

But at least I'm honest about it!
There's still time to enter my May competition - just email me at christinahollis@hotmail.co.uk with the words 'May Competition' in the subject line, to be included in the draw for signed books. As an incentive, here's the product shot -

Hot stuff!

Luscious Strawberries...

It's my birthday this month, and I love strawberries so I always try to have a few ready for the big day. This year, probably because of the exceptionally hard winter and subsequent beautiful spring, the plants I have in the greenhouse have excelled themselves. The smell of ripe fruit warmed by the sun is lovely. And they taste even better than they look!
PS: Don't forget to enter my competition on http://www.christinahollis.com 

One, Two, Three...

One collection, two beautiful covers, three stories of awakening passion....
The Hot Headed Virgin collection has a special place in my heart. As well as two great reads, The Virgin's Price by Melanie Milburne and The Greek's Virgin by Trish Morey, it includes my very first modern romance for Harlequin Mills and Boon - The Italian Billionaire's Virgin. It's lovely to see it now now released as part of this  anthology. On the right you can see the cover for the Australian edition, while below is the UK version. Visit my website, http://www.christinahollis.com for details of my May competition, with a chance to win signed copies. Happy reading!

A Busy Week

There's a lot going on this week. It's been my daughter's birthday - where on earth have the past twenty years gone? The weather's been so good she's been able to have some fresh ripe strawberries, warm from the greenhouse, but the icing on her birthday cake went a bit awry. She wanted lemon feather icing, but it sent a bit too quickly so it was more impressionistic - from my 'yellow' period (!) There's going to be a village bring and share picnic to celebrate the Royal Wedding Holiday, as well as a soup and sweet session organised by the church the day before, all in the name of good neighbourly relations. It's lovely how this wedding is bringing people together. Let's hope the weather is good for all these outdoor events. I'll be making some celebration traybakes to take along - what's your favourite dish for sharing?

A Day Off...

Yesterday, I turned in the manuscript of my latest Mills & Boon Modern Romance, provisionally entitled Fire and Ice. As my editor is taking a few days well earned rest, today I squeezed in a sneaky day away from the computer. That meant spending some time in the garden. I'd love to say this is a picture of my handiwork, but sadly, it isn't! I also went for a nice long walk, listening out for the cuckoo. No luck - the wind is still a bit chilly for him. I've been trying to walk a minimum of twelve thousand steps per day to counteract the time I spend sat at the keyboard, but it's hard work! I need lots of encouragement, and with the beautiful river Wye 3,500 steps away (a figure burned into my brain), that's one obvious target. Unfortunately, to get there I have to pass the only shop for miles around. It sells chocolate.
Enough said...