the Allegra Fairweather novella has a title. Dance of Flames. I’m really happy with this title. It works on two levels –flamenco dancing and an actual fire — both of which feature in the story. The release of this novella is particularly thrilling because it will be part of a Carina Press anthology.

Carina Press Presents: Editor’s Choice Volume II will also include stories by the wonderful authors: Julie Moffett, Robert Appleton and Shirley Wells.

Release date: 4th June 2012.

It’s been ages since my last post, but there’s a good reason. Last October I was approached about writing an Allegra Fairweather novella. I leaped at the opportunity to be included in an anthology to mark the second anniversary of Carina Press in June 2012.

I figured I had plenty of time to write the novella, but life threw me some curved balls. First I received some major edits for a novel, which chewed up four weeks of the time I had to write the novella. Then there was Christmas. Afterwards, it was head down tail up until the novella was complete. I’d barely handed in the first round of edits, when I received the second round of edits for both the novella and the novel. No problem…until I hurt my back and was confined to bed for three days. Yikes! Thank heavens for osteopaths. The second round of edits for both works were handed in on time. Phew!

And that, my friends, is a full and true account of why I haven’t blogged in -ahem – a long time.

Soon I’ll be able to give more details about release dates and titles for both the novel and the novella. It’ll be totally thrilling to have two Allegra Fairweather stories released in 2012.