Losing IT...

I hope that's got your attention!

Hi and welcome to my blogging debut

I'm a 'virgin' novelist. Whew, that sounds weird. The thing is, I've always been a writer, mostly of articles, brochures and ads etc but it wasn't until January 2005 that I decided to try and write some fiction.

I finished my first novel, Decent Exposure later that year and finally plucked up the courage to send it to an agent in spring 2006. She loved the book, signed me up and a few weeks later sold the book to Headline Publishing for their gorgeous Little Black Dress series.

I'm a blog virgin so please bear with me. It has taken me a week to find out how to clear my cache - it required an extensive course of antibiotics but I've finally cracked it. The symptoms involved multiple postings of Gerard Butler. He is exactly what I have in mind for Will Tennant, the mountain rescue hero of my book. So, risking catching the disease again, I've posted a pic of Gerard looking mean and moody.

Oops.... looks like I caught Gerarditis again.

Well, you get the idea. 'Will's' forearms are one of the first things Emma (the heroine) notices about him. If you'd like to find out what else she likes - and hates - you'll have to wait until October 2nd 2006 but you can pre-order the book now online at Amazon, Waterstones, Borders, WH Smith and Tesco.

More news soon about the abseiling challenge I'm taking part in to raise money for the Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, who helped me with the technical research for Decent Exposure.