50th party blog guest - Scarlet Wilson

I first met Scarlet Wilson on the eHarlequin boards, but I got to meet her in person for the first time at the RNA conference in Greenwich (just before she sold – I remember being so pleased for her because she’d got revisions on a full). And I was thrilled for her when she sold! Her books are really emotional reads, so they’re always a treat (and I can tell you now that you WILL need tissues!). She’s wayyyy more glamorous than I am (especially the shoes!), and she’s great fun. And we can talk respectively for Scotland and England when we get together :o)

Anyway, over to Scarlet.

Fiona Harper, Kate Hardy, Scarlet Wilson

I’m delighted to be here to help Kate celebrate her 50th book. I consider myself really lucky to call myself a fellow medical author of Kate’s. Here’s why.

A long time ago, on a planet far away…

Not quite!

I found Kate Hardy’s books a few years ago. I loved medical romances and devoured them. Then, I found out she had a blog and started reading it.

I’d decided to start writing myself and had joined the RNA New Writers Scheme. I was lucky enough to meet Kate the RNA conference in Greenwich in 2010. I was working with an editor at Mills and Boon by this stage and was undergoing revisions. Kate was very supportive and offered any help she could.

A few months later I needed that support. I phoned her in tears to say I didn’t think I could do the revisions I’d just been sent. She was great and gave me some very sound advice which I followed. A few months later I got The Call. And I’m sure if Kate hadn’t talked sense to me that day it could all have ended very differently.

So, it’s thanks to Kate that I get to call myself a medical author. And that’s why I’m so proud and happy to help her celebrate her 50th book!  [Edit from Kate: she's a medical author because she writes fantastic books. Talent. I just did what any other author would, remembering what it was like to do revisions on a requested manuscript...]

Now, the GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment on the blog and I’ll come back in a few days and announce the winner of my latest release.

A Bond Between Strangers. Yesterday John Carter and Lily Grayson were strangers. Now, following an IVF mix-up, their genes are bound together for ever - only someone else is carrying their child! John's only thought is to get his baby back...until he realises that Lily is the person he truly needs to complete his life...

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