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 health books and local history books as Pamela Brooks.

What's New In May?

May's shaping up to be a busy month. Firstly I'm at the Lincoln Book Festival on Saturday 17 May as part of '100 years of romancing readers', along with fellow M&B authors Kate Walker, Trish Wylie and Natasha Oakley. More details at the festival's official site here.

I'm also on BBC Radio Norfolk talking about music and books on Monday 19 May, 6-7 p.m.

And I'm writer in residence for Norfolk Libraries for the 2008 Year of Reading - more information to follow shortly!

New Books on Shelves

My new book in Australia is Sold to the Highest Bidder. You can still get hold of my last Medical Romance, The Doctor's Royal Love-Child, at the Mills & Boon website, and my last US release, In Bed With Her Italian Boss (aka Breakfast at Giovanni's, my RNA prize-winning novel - which has just spent two weeks on the Waldies bestseller list), at eharlequin.com.

In addition to the fiction, I have history books out. The three latest ones are How to Research Local History (second edition, revised), The Norfolk Poisoners and The Norfolk Almanac of Disasters (the latter two have been local bestsellers).

Other new books and works in progress

On the fiction front, I'm working on the first of a Modern Heat duo; have just delivered my book on the stories behind the castles and monastic buildings of Norfolk (out in July from Halsgrove), and have started researching my new book for Breedon. 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 days - 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!

Sold to the Highest Bidder! is available now in Australia, and
In Bed With Her Italian Boss (aka Breakfast At Giovanni's) is still available in the US. Read More