Tuesday 30 March 2010

Georgia on my mind...!

Hello again everyone, back from my Thelma and Louise travels round the beautiful state of Georgia in America's Deep South and still humming that 'ole sweet song'.

Have heard back from my editor on Rye and Maddy's story and I've still got a bit of work to do - but not nearly as much as I had feared, so it's all good.

Am going to leap into those revs now so I don't miss yet another deadline (trying to be a good girl with those for a while), but thought I'd leave you with some piccies from my travels.
Highlights included the gentile elegance of Savannah in the rain, the hauntingly beautiful Sapelo island where we got a tour from the great-granddaughter of a former slave, the idyllic Open Gates B&B in the small town of Darien (Shrimp and Grits for breakfast, yum) and my mini-facial from local beautician Patty, Georgia's many mile-long beaches, and sunset over the swamp (complete with alligators and primeval scenery). Plus all the soul food, southern cooking and Mexican I could eat (and that was quite a lot, unfortunately!!)

Should add  that I had a fabulous three-hour lunch with my fellow Modern Heat author Kimberly Lang in Georgia's Rome (as opposed to Italy's Rome!) but we nattered so much we forgot to take a picture (duh!).

Anyway, if you're ever in the mood for taking a trip down the open road with Otis Redding playing on the radio and sea, sand, swamp and soul food on the menu this is the State to do it in.


Friday 19 March 2010

PHS... Disney's The Princess and the Frog

Just in case you were wondering why my blog's been a little quiet of late.. Well, a little quieter than usual I should say... I'm currently Thelma and Louising it round Georgia and Alabama on one of my bi-annual road trips with my best mate. I'll be back next week though and raring to get stuck in to my next WIP... Hopefully by then I will actually have had an idea for one!!

Anyway, to keep us occupied I'm dropping into The Pink Heart Society today to get all dewy-eyed over Disney's latest animated classic The Princess and the Frog - and how great it is to see the House of Mouse back to doing what they do best. So come join me.

Monday 8 March 2010

Sneak Peek Ahoy!

Just got a load of the brand new cover of my new Modern Heat, due out at the end of May, Unfinished Business with the Duke. Hunky guy, gorgeous gal and some very  nice scenery in the background (which I'm thinking must be Florence!), what more could an author ask.

To celebrate I've stuck a sneak peek of the first chapter up on my website, for all those who want a little tastette of Gio and Issy's story.

Thursday 4 March 2010

Heidi Rice... USA Today Bestseller!!

Woohoo!! There's snoopy dances galore in North London today with the release of the latest USA Today bestseller list and the news that Public Affair, Secretly Expecting has hit the top 100 (at 100, but who's counting right??).

Can not believe it. I'm so excited and feeling ever so slightly smug. Who said you can't do movie star heroes in category romance? All you have to do is make them Irish and super-sexy and all moody and intense and articulate like Colin Farrell and you're all set (cheers Colin, what a great muse you turned out to be). All right, I'll shut up now before my head gets so enormous it starts lolling onto the keyboard.

Am also sending my Modern Heat stable mate Kelly Hunter a high-five who's RT top pick book Exposed: Misbehaving with the Magnate also made the list. Yay Kelly! And here's another high-five to Kate Hardy whose latest Good Girl or Gold-Digger? got a coveted 5-star review from Cataromance.

It's official: Modern Heat Rocks!