Genre: Historical Saga
Release Date: 01 December 2016
Publisher: Piatkus Books
 
1910. Anna Garvey arrives in Caernoweth, Cornwall with her daughter and a secret. Having come from Ireland to take up an inheritance of the local pub, she and her eighteen year-old daughter Mairead are initially viewed with suspicion by the close-knit community.
Anna soon becomes acquainted with Freya Penhaligon, a vulnerable girl struggling to keep her family business afloat in the wake of her grandmother's death, and starts to gain the trust of the locals. As their friendship deepens, and Freya is brought out of her shell by the clever and lively Mairead, even Freya's protective father Matthew begins to thaw.
But when a part of Anna's past she'd long tried to escape turns up in the town, she is forced to confront the life she left behind - for her sake and her daughter's too . . .
 
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Amazon UK Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Penhaligons-Attic-Penhaligon-Terri-Nixon/dp/0349412650
Amazon UK E-book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Penhaligons-Attic-Penhaligon-Terri-Nixon-ebook/dp/B01GHMZZ0Y
Amazon US E-book: https://www.amazon.com/Penhaligons-Attic-Penhaligon-Terri-Nixon-ebook/dp/B01GHMZZ0Y
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Terri was born in Plymouth in 1965. At the age of 9 she moved with her family to Cornwall, to the village featured in Jamaica Inn -- North Hill -- where she discovered a love of writing that has stayed with her ever since. She also discovered apple-scrumping, and how to jump out of a hayloft without breaking any bones, but no-one's ever offered to pay her for doing those. 

Since publishing in paperback for the first time in 2002, Terri has appeared in both print and online fiction collections, and is proud to have contributed to the Shirley Jackson award-nominated hardback collection: Bound for Evil, by Dead Letter Press.

As a Hybrid author, her first commercially published novel was Maid of Oaklands Manor, published by Piatkus Entice (a digital-first imprint of Little, Brown) in 2013. The paperback is published by Piatkus Books. The two further books in this series: A Rose in Flanders Fields and Daughter of Dark River Farm are published by Carina UK (a digital-first imprint of HarperCollins)

Terri's self-published Mythic Fiction series set in Cornwall, The Lynher Mill Chronicles, is available in paperback and e-book.

Terri also writes under the name T Nixon, and has contributed to anthologies under the names Terri Pine and Teresa Nixon. She is represented by the Kate Nash Literary Agency. She now lives in Plymouth with her youngest son, and works in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Plymouth University, where she is constantly baffled by the number of students who don't possess pens.
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Genre: Contemporary romance
Release Date: Nov 1st
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How can she forgive him for what he didn't do? 
Photographer Izzy Cooper feels as frozen as her pictures. Trent Palmer might be the hottest firefighter in Templeton Cove, but she can never face him again. Not after he failed to save her brother. But when they're forced together by a calendar shoot, the sparks between them are undeniable. 
Izzy knows it's not fair to blame Trent for the tragedy, but opening herself up to loss again isn't something she's prepared to do, no matter how determined Trent is to show her that pain is part of life and that love—their love—can make any suffering bearable.
 
EXTRACT

​The security alarm chimed. Someone had stepped inside the studio. Exhaling a heavy breath, Izzy pulled back her shoulders, lifted her head and forced a smile.
“Hi, how can I…” Her heart stopped. Trent Palmer stood just inside the door. “Why are you here?”
His dark green gaze bored relentlessly into hers, his strong jaw set as he reached behind him and shut the door. “I came by to see how you’re doing.”
Traitorous attraction skittered over the surface of her skin before Izzy turned and strode toward the corner she used for staging portrait shots. The fluffy bunnies, huge furry dice and toys she’d used to relax a toddler earlier now felt macabre.
She spun around, clutching a teddy bear. “The same as I was doing yesterday and the day before. I told you I don’t want to see you. I don’t ever want to see you. Why do you keep coming back?”
He came closer, his gaze locked on hers. “You have to talk to me. I was Robbie’s friend. There was nothing—”
“You could do. Fine. I get it, but why do you feel the need to keep coming in here and checking up on me? What do you want me to do? Dance in the street? Kick up my heels at the fairground? God, just leave me alone.”
“There’s a beach party tonight. I want you to come with me.”
She stared. Why him? Why would a man she really liked—a damn firefighter­­—have to pursue her like she was someone worth pursuing? “No.”
He looked at the equipment covering the desk alongside him. He lifted and replaced a camera, the hunch of his wide shoulders indicating his discomfort. Izzy hated that she drew no satisfaction from that…only sadness.
 
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When I got the opportunity to review this romance novel, I jumped on it. Not only will I never say no to a fiery hot firefighter (pardon the pun), but I had also heard good things about the author. The cover also appealed to me. I’m glad I gave it a chance, because this story is going to stay with me for quite a while.
 
I felt for Izzy immediately, pulled into the story with a bang and a few tears. She remained believable and lovable throughout the book. I think if I were in a similar situation, facing such a tragic loss, I would react a lot like her. Closing myself off, masking grief with anger, lashing out at those trying to get through. It doesn’t make it any easier that Trent is a firefighter, although none of it is his fault. I will admit, though, that I sometimes fought the urge to slap some sense into her…
 
Just when I thought, yes, they’re giving each other the chance they deserve, another tragedy happened. It hit me out of the blue, and it turned the tables. Suddenly, it’s Trent who needs to get his head together and listen to his heart, who needs tender loving care from Izzy and a few kicks in the sexy butt from his buddies. And then again, just when I grew a little less tense and thought we were coasting towards the happy ending, the author nearly made me fall off my chair with yet another tragedy.
 
I like it that the author didn’t just focus on the romance and sizzling hot chemistry between the energetic and authentic leading pair, but also on their jobs and life. Emotions, thoughts, actions – all seemed so real to me, and I would have happily read another 100 pages or so. There’s quite some angst, some sweetness and lightness with humor strewn in, and some steamy scenes that are anything but gratuitous.
 
A line from the story stayed with me, summing up the main conflict and solution all at once:
“I want you to change me, Iz. You’ll make me better and I’ll do the same for you.”
 
Rating: 4/5
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​Rachel lives with her husband and two teenage daughters in a small town near Bath in the UK. After having several novels published by small US presses, she secured agent representation in 2011. Since 2013, she has had six books published by Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and recently signed a contract for two more. She also has four Victorian romances with eKensington/Lyrical Press.
Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America, and was selected to mentor the Superromance finalist of So You Think You Can Write 2014 contest. When she isn’t writing, you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England.
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On October 29th, the 2nd book in my royal romance series released. In case you've missed 'The Prince's Stubborn Bride', you can find out more here. Book 1 can be found here.
I'm currently writing the last chapters of the 3rd book, and it's again huge fun. Dashing Prince Erik from the North already made an appearance in Book 2, and similarly you'll meet Prince Sebastian and Prince Christian from the previous novels again in this one.
Click here for the pre-order links for 'The Prince's Surprise Bride'. Release day is January 29th, but if you order now, you can enjoy an early-bird discount.
Read on for an exclusive first excerpt!

​Before she had the chance to worry, Erik had finished exchanging a few words with the Queen, who gave him a nod. In quick, large strides, he moved towards Jessica, and the crowd parts to let the prince through. It was probably the first time he had left his place, and conversation around them gradually died down. People turned to see what the fuss was all about, and she felt her pulse trip.
Frozen in place with apprehension, feeling a flush creep up her body, Jessica waited for Erik to approach. He came close and sketched a bow, which drew a few gasps around them. Refusing to play the demure damsel, Jessica smiled at him.
Just imagine he’s the only one here, she told herself silently, again and again.
Erik reached out to take her hand and pressed a chaste kiss to it.
He drew closer than decorum allowed it, saying softly just for her ears, “You look absolutely stunning, Miss Kaiser. Easily the most beautiful woman in the ballroom. I’d bet a crown jewel that a lot of men envy me right now.”
Something inside her loosened at his words, at the teasing tone and the fire in his gaze. “And I’d bet your whole royal fortune that even more women envy me right now.”
His eyes sparkled, reminding her of the sapphires he and his family were wearing. He finally let go of her hand, his fingers brushing hers lightly and longingly.
“Are you alright, Jessica?” he asked in an even lower tone.
They were standing so close that she could smell him, cologne and fresh linen, and a hint of the woodsy outdoors and cold, glacial streams. Oh, how she wanted to glide her fingers over his jacket lapels and find out how the textured material felt. But she was certain even standing so close to him and having him address her was already breaking a dozen protocols.
“Yes, I think I am…now that you’re by my side.”