Author: Morton S. Gray

My guest this week is Henriette Gyland who writes for Choc Lit. Henriette grew up in Northern Denmark but moved to England after graduating from University of Copenhagen. She wrote her first book aged ten, a tale of two orphan sisters running away to Egypt fortunately to be adopted by a perfect family they meet… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Henriette Gyland

I first met Kate Field in 2013 when we were both shortlisted for The Festival of Romance’s New Talent Award. I’ve met Kate a few times since and always enjoy our encounters. Some of you will know that recently, along with ten others, I was a contender for the Joan Hessayon Award, the Romantic Novelist’s Association… Continue reading Kate Field and The Magic of Ramblings

Over the past year, I’ve done quite a few great interviews with my fellow Choc Lit authors. Below is a summary of these just in case you missed them. Just click the dates to read the posts. Lynda Stacey 25 July 2016 Kirsty Ferry 29 August 2016 & 20 February 2017 Angela Britnell 19 September 2016… Continue reading In Case you Missed Them …

I was in London on Thursday and Friday of last week to attend the Romantic Novelists’ Association Summer Party. I was one of eleven contenders for the Joan Hessayon award, a prize for authors who have published a novel after being a member of the RNA New Writer’s Scheme. Feeling very much the country bumpkin, I… Continue reading To London …

I am joined this week by Kathryn Freeman, who writes for Choc Lit too. A former pharmacist, Kathryn is now a medical writer who also writes romance. Some days a racing heart is a medical condition, others it’s the reaction to a hunky hero. With two teenage boys and a husband who asks every Valentine’s… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Kathryn Freeman

I thought it was useful, for me as well as you, to post a short update blog this week. My debut romantic suspense novel The Girl on the Beach was published by Choc Lit on 24 January 2017. It has zig-zagged around the charts and I still don’t understand the algorithms that lead to its… Continue reading Update

My blog guest this week is fellow Choc Lit author Margaret James. I’ve just re-read that sentence, as I was reading and enjoying Margaret‘s books long before I ever dreamed that I could be a Choc Lit author too!!! I asked Margaret to tell us about herself:- I’m a British writer of historical and contemporary fiction.… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Margaret James

Saved my blogging until Tuesday this week to coincide with the announcement of the contenders for this year’s Romantic Novelists’ Association Joan Hessayon Award. The list includes little me!!!! Fellow Choc Lit authors Lynda Stacey and Victoria Cornwall are contenders too, so I’m sure we will have a fun time on 18 May 2017 in London,… Continue reading Exciting News

My blog guest this time is fellow Choc Lit author, Sheryl Browne. She writes edgy, sexy contemporary fiction and psychological thrillers. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association, Romantic Novelists’ Association and awarded a Red Ribbon by The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, Sheryl has several books published and two short stories in Birmingham City University anthologies, where… Continue reading Spotlight on Guest Author Sheryl Browne

I recently visited the Powerscourt Estate near Dublin and discovered a new favourite place. I love the Avoca café’s in Ireland and that was what initially drew me to the location, but the gardens and the views are superb. The house was commissioned in 1730 by the 1st Viscount Powerscourt and a 68-roomed mansion was… Continue reading Delight in New Places