I'm Kate Hardy and I write medical romances and Modern Heat romances for Harlequin Mills & Boon. Before M&B, I wrote rather raunchier novels for Headline and Black Lace - so if you love the kind of medical drama you see on TV, mixed with a bit of passion and a touch of danger, you'll definitely enjoy meeting my heroes and heroines!
I also write local history books as Pamela Brooks.
What's New In February?
I'm currently working on my 44th Mills and Boon, a Medical romance which involves castles, jousting and something that is going to top the reindeer (my Medical author friends are Very Bad Influences).
I'm also working on some non-fiction: 'Essex Ghosts and Legends' for Halsgrove.
And this month I'm doing a special Valentine's feature with the Eastern Evening News... a menu for a romantic meal. (I had a ball at the photo shoot - in my own kitchen - where the photographer dubbed me 'Nigella without the Nails', which is why I'm laughing in all the shots!)
Personal appearances
I have three coming up:
- Wednesday 10 February 2010 1.15-2.00 in the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library - Romance in the Library, a crash course in how to write romantic fiction. Places for this workshop are free but places are limited. To book your place, or for more information, please call Sarah on 01603 774707 or email sarah.salmon@norfolk.gov.uk
- Monday 15 March 2010, WI lunch, Thorpe End
- Tuesday 27 April, 7pm, Holt Library (more details to follow)
New Books on Shelves
Fiction-wise, in the UK, you can get a copy of my fairground book (aka Good Girl or Gold Digger?) on shelves from the middle of the month and my medical romance The Doctor's Lost and Found Bride as well as the fairground book from the Mills and Boon website or from The Book Depository (which has free worldwide postage). My Penhally book, Falling for the Playboy Millionaire, is still available in Australia. And in the US, you can still get my Northern Lights book - Temporary Boss, Permanent Mistress... and I'm thrilled to say that Romantic Times gave it 4.5 stars!
In addition to the fiction, I have two new history books out in the UK: Norfolk Miscellany and Suffolk Ghosts and Legends. The other non-fiction books are all still in print and available from good bookshops and online stores.
Other new books and works in progress
On the fiction front, I'm working on a new Medical Romance and the Essex book. You can follow the progress of these projects on my blog.
What's on the site?
You can find more information about my books, both novels and non-fiction - including reviews, excerpts and the stories behind the books. There's also a bit about me, a blog (aka my writing diary, which I update most weekdays - this is where to find the hottest news, reviews and what I'm working on, right as it all happens), tips for writers, and the food of love - a subject I'm quite passionate about! On my blog, you'll also find links for research (medical, local history and general writing), limbering up your writing brain (which my husband calls 'playing' - nooo, of course it's work) and other authors' blogs and websites, plus my favourite romance hangouts.
Enjoy your visit! And, as it's this time of year, have a very happy Valentine's Day.
