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Why is this email entitled me and Anton Du Beke? Well, because soon, I'm going to meet the strictly star!
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He'll be handing out awards at the Romantic Novelists' Association's Romantic Novel of the Year Awards where Summer at the Chateau (written as Annabel French) is shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel Award! I don't care if I win or not as I get to have an evening out, celebrate the brilliant romance genre and meet a celeb! You can't get much better than that.
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In other news, did you see the cover for The Palace Girl's Secret (written as Emma Royal)? I love it and if you fancy taking a trip back to Buckingham Palace in 1952 with a young Queen Elizabeth newly on the throne and trouble below stairs, you can pre-order your copy here:
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Right now I'm working on edits for the last Palace Girls book even though it doesn't come out until September 2025. Oh, and reading lots of lovely romance books too!
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Do give me your reading recomendations over on Facebook. I'm always on the lookout for more books to add to my TBR list!
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Happy reading and lots of love,
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Two friends. One wedding. A love story that’s long overdue…
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Olivia and Nico were once inseparable best friends with shared hopes, dreams and plans for the future. But as life took its course, they took very different paths – leaving them with a challenging long-distance friendship.
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When Olivia receives an invitation to Nico's wedding in Italy, she can hardly believe it. Despite her happiness for him, she can't help but reflect on the roads not taken and the promises once made.
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As she arrives in the picturesque Tuscany, disaster strikes. The wedding venue has fallen through and Nico’s wife-to-be is a total Bridezilla.
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Love is definitely not in the air and Olivia is the only person who can help. Can she put her feelings aside for the sake of Nico’s happiness? Or will her presence cause more problems than it solves…?
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Shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel Award 2024!
A newly single girl. A tall, dark and handsome stranger. A chateau that keeps bringing them together. What could go wrong?
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When Lizzie Summers is jilted at the altar, she’s left completely heartbroken. But then she receives news that she has inherited a beautiful chateau in Provence, and it seems like the perfect escape.
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Upon arrival, she discovers she is now the proud owner of . . . a crumbling ruin. A decrepit chateau – with nothing but dust and a goat for company.
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Intending to head straight back to the airport, Lizzie instead gets caught in a freakish summer storm and finds herself trudging through a vineyard for help. Bedraggled and furious, she enlists the help of her nearest neighbour, the enchanting Luc.
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Perhaps she should stay and mend the chateau – and her broken heart – after all…?
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Did you see the cover for my second Emma Royal book...
The Palace Girl's Secret?
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1952
As a telephonist in the Royal Household, Helen Hill hears many private conversations on a daily basis. And whilst the sad death of King George preoccupies the minds of those around her, Helen is battling with some difficult family news alone.
When she meets Jake, a dashing journalist, she is won over by his charm. Their time together brings a sense of joy and freedom she hasn't experienced in years.
Jake has a plan involving Helen, who holds the key to royal secrets that could lead to a front-page story. A story that would change his career, and both their fortunes, forever…
Torn between duty and love, Helen must face an impossible decision. Where do her loyalties really lie?
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This is the story of an old English manor house by the sea, with crumbling chimneys, draping ivy and a library full of dusty hardbacks. It's the story of the three children who grow up there, and the adventures they create for themselves while the grown-ups entertain endless party guests.
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This is the story of a whale that washes up on a beach, whose bones are claimed by a twelve-year-old girl with big ambitions and an even bigger imagination. An unwanted orphan who grows into an unmarriageable young woman, fiercely determined to do things differently.
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But as the children grow to adulthood, another story has been unfolding in the wings. And when the war finally takes centre stage, they find themselves cast, unrehearsed, into roles they never expected to play.
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They raised themselves on stories. Now it's time for them to write their own...
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