Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Easter Choc Lit Treat: The Rest of My Life at WHSmith Travel #Romance #Books #BookLovers

It’s almost here!
Just in time for Easter, The Rest of My Life will be on the shelves at WH Smith Travel! How fabulous is that? The official print release date is April 7 (you can pre-order here). Thanks to the lovely people at Choc Lit and wonderful WH Smith Travel Book Buyer, Matthew Bates, though, you can grab your copy now. After the odd bazillion years writing, this author is one happy little bunny. I won’t even need chocolate to make my Easter complete. Well, perhaps just a little bit.

If you happen to spot it on your travels, I would love you to post a pic to Twitter or Facebook. It might take me a while to get around all the stores – and then I’ll probably be arrested for loitering.

On the subject of print books, I had a lovely surprise in the post today: my Large Print books. They are absolutely gorgeous. It’s taken me a while. There have been some wonderful ‘ups’ and a few low ‘downs’ but I finally got there.


In other news, Learning to Love is now proof read and will be released in May! I don’t have an official release date or cover image yet, but you can take a peek of the video here.


I would LOVE your feedback (it’s one I’ve agonised over. I think it’s okay, but …)

That’s it. Oooh, apart from my latest thriller, Sins of the Fathers, is at submission stage. Thank you so much to those people who advised me on the title over on Jeera’sJamboree. Sins of the Fathers was favourite, as you might have gathered. 

A special thank you to lovely readers and Book Bloggers for your wonderful support. I could not do this without you!

Keep safe!
Lots of love,


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Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Book Release! "Beloved Enemy" #Romance #Giveaway @Hywela_Lyn @MyFamHrtBookRvw


beloved enemy

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – BELOVED ENEMY SERIES (& Book #) – THE DESTINY TRILOGY (Volume III) AUTHOR – HYWELA LYN GENRE – SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE PUBLICATION DATE – 11TH March 2015 LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - Page Count: 266 Word Count: 69,380 PUBLISHER – THE WILD ROSE PRESS COVER ARTIST – RAE MONET
NOTE - Can be read as ‘Standalone’

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.

Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.

Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?

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EXCERPT

Before she could activate the weapon, Kerry let off another barrage of plasma bolts into the river. He leapt toward her and ripped the severed tentacle from her leg. It flapped around on the wet grass. She scrambled to her knees, still slightly winded, and fired at the hideous thing. The foliage around it flared briefly with an eerie green flame, and the tentacle shrivelled into a slimy black mass, emitting a pungent odour and causing her to gag. 
“It seems I was mistaken about the creature being dead.” Kerry prodded the smouldering mass with his boot and looked across over the water. “It is now.” He leaned down and grasped her wrist to haul her to her feet. “Are you hurt?” 
“No, I don’t think so.” Her shoulder was sore and probably bruised but she’d live. 
She tried to control her shivering. The incident affected her more than she wanted to admit. Kerry’s proximity—naked to the waist, his lithe body shining from the water droplets that still clung to his skin, and his legs swathed in tight black leather—did nothing to help. The last thing she wanted was for him to realize how scared she’d been when she thought a snake attacked her. 
“Thanks. That was close. It would have been a bit ironic if I’d been killed by the same creature I saved you from.” 
She realized he still grasped her wrist. She tried to move away, but he pulled her back, obliging her to turn to him. 
“You’re trembling.” 
“I’m fine.” 
“No,” he said. “You’re not.” He pulled her closer and his eyes softened, his gaze holding her mesmerized. She opened her mouth to try to speak, but in the same instant, he put his hand under her chin and his lips closed over hers.

CHARACTER BIOS

KERRY MARCHANT - By nature something of a ‘loner’, as a young boy, Kerry nevertheless formed a strong friendship with Jon Quinlan. This friendship continued through adulthood, although both were from vastly differing backgrounds, Kerry having been raised as an orphan and Jon being the son of a family possessed of enormous wealth.
Disillusioned by a vastly overpopulated and oppressed Earth, and combining Kerry’s computer skills, intellect and brilliant astrophysical knowledge, together with Jon’s limitless funds and leadership skills and contacts, they designed and built a magnificent exploratory starship, The Destiny. They assembled a crew of like-minded individuals and left earth to escape the tyranny of The Global Union of Earth and Allied Planets.

His role as second-in-command of the Destiny suits Kerry perfectly and although on good terms with the rest of the crew, Jon remains the only person Kerry feels he can really relate to. Never one to reveal his innermost feelings he is now even more withdrawn and morose, blaming himself for the loss of Jestine Darnell, the young woman with whom he fell in love, and who still haunts his memories. Cat Kincaid is a lovely, red haired complication he had not counted on and would prefer to do without – except that there is something about her that, despite his better judgement, he finds tantalizingly attractive and intriguing.

CAT KINCAID - Independent and single minded. Cat has learnt to trust no one and to rely on her wits to survive. Raised on Earth with her only sister, her comfortable life was turned upside down when her father deserted them.

After several years in space, she has things in her past, secrets, which it would be dangerous to reveal, and one in particular which she has made a solemn promise to keep safe and to protect with her life, rather than allow it to fall into the wrong hands.
Having been betrayed by a man she thought she could rely on, she has sworn never to let another close enough to break her heart again. There is one man, however, who she has sworn to track down and confront – the man responsible for her sister’s death. When she finally meets the handsome, blue eyed man she seeks, she is confused by conflicting emotions which have nothing to do with revenge.


AUTHOR BIO


Author Photo - Hywela LynHywela Lyn most of her life in Wales and the beautiful countryside and legends did much to insire her writing. Although she now lives in a small village in England, she is very proud of her Welsh heritage and background.Her pen name is a combination of her first two names - 'Hywela’ is Welsh and her first name but it was never used and she has always been called by her second Christian name, Lyn, so she thought it was time ‘Hywela’ got an airing.

A hopeless romantic, she enjoys weaving romantic tales of the future, and distant, mysterious worlds, and one thing remains constant in her writing: The power of love. Love, not only between her heroes and heroines, but between friends and siblings, and for their particular world and the creatures that share it. This reflects her love of all animals, especially horses. She lives with her long suffering husband, Dave, and has two horses, a feral cat and an adopted lovable but slightly manic terrier called Choccy. (whose name also reflects her love of chocolate!)

Hywela Lyn’s debut novel, 'Starquest', a futuristic romance was published by The Wild Rose Press who also published her second book in the Destiny Trilogy, 'Children of the Mist'. ‘Beloved Enemy’ which continues the Destiny series is released on March 11th by the same publisher.

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GIVEAWAY PRIZES

‘Galaxy’ pendant’ and Earrings set

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Saturday, 6 February 2016

The Rest of My Life - BLITZ DAY & #Giveaway Tour Hosts! #ASMSG #BookBoost #Reading #Books

The Rest of My Life - BLITZ DAY AND #Giveaway

I’m putting myself about a bit! I hope you’ll all bear with me. Um?? I have a fab PROMO BLITZ DAY AND GIVEAWAY hosted by BROOK COTTAGE BOOKS! It’s happening right now!

The Rest of My Life

Recommended by the WH Smith Travel Fiction Buyer
Shortlisted for the LoveStories Awards 2015
A Being Anne’s Book of the Year 2015
Reviewed the Book’s Top Ten Reads 2015

 The Rest of My Life - When is it time to stop running?

“You can’t run away from commitment forever … ”
Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset – preferably with a woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to destruction than an idyllic boat ride…

Would-be screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells trouble – but she can’t ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that exists between them.

And it just so happens that Adam sees Sienna as the kind of woman he could commit to. But can he change his damaging behaviour – or is the road to destruction a one-way street?


Have you seen the fabulous reviews? Grabbed your copy yet? Check it out at fabulous TOUR HOST spots below!

Good luck and keep safe all!

Lots of love,


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Sunday, 3 January 2016

Books News & Best Wishes! #SundayBlogShare #Books #Readers #BookBoost #ASMSG

Wow! Well, what a year. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and that the New Year is a healthy happy one for everyone. Just before Christmas, I had a lovely surprise! The Rest of My Life, shortlisted for the 2015 Love Stories Award and CURRENTLY ON KINDLE SALE at just 99p, is coming soon in Audio and Large Print! For a story I wasn’t so sure about (I mean can anyone really love a self-confessed womaniser, seemingly hell bent on a road to destruction?), the reception has exceeded my hopes and inspired me to write on! Thank you to all those lovely readers and Book Bloggers who have read the book and loved it! Thank you also to Choc Lit Publishing and Matt Bates at WH Smith Fiction for believing in Adam as much as I did.

GOLD winner in the Authors Database 2015 Cover Contest!

I now have two new contracts with Choc Lit – LEARNING TO LOVE comes soon! – and am manically editing others for submission. Definitely all good news on the book front therefore! For info, The Rest of My Life goes on tour in February. There will be #giveaways! If you prefer a print copy of the book, that comes on April 7th! You can pre-order here. Needless to say, I’ll be ordering mine.

In other news, my psychological thrillers, TheEdge of Sanity and DeathSentence, also go on tour in February, around which time I hope to be releasing the sequel to Death Sentence, Mantrap. We’ll see how it all pans out. Or should I say, pens?

That’s it! I’ll go away before I bore you to tears!

Keep safe all!

Lots of love,



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Sunday, 22 November 2015

#Review : Police, Arrests & Suspects - Screamingly Hilarious! @JohnDonoghue64 #ASMSG #BookBoost

Police, Arrests & Suspects: The True Story of a Front Line OfficerPolice, Arrests & Suspects: The True Story of a Front Line Officer by John Donoghue
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Donoghue, Donoghue, Donoghue…” You’ve gone and done it again. If you’re looking for something to lift your spirits, this author has the ability to tickle your funny bone until it hurts. Looking at the true life of a front line officer, Police, Arrests & Suspects is just as screamingly hilarious as John Donoghue’s other books: Police, Crime & 999, Police, Lies & Alibis and Shakespeare My Butt. I’ve spotted a few tweets and read reviews on this author’s books, where readers have claimed to be caught in the embarrassing situation of laughing out loud on public transport. Hands up! Guilty. I now have my official local transport looney badge. How Donoghue combines razor sharp wit with subtle delivery and superb timing leaves me in awe. His ability to communicate the less savoury side of everyday policing and the real danger response officers often face, making it obvious that they ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’, only makes the book more compulsive reading. The recognisable traits of certain criminal types are genius. You can feel the despair emanating from the officers and see every roll of the eyes. The characterisation, along with the writing, is simply brilliant. The CBT incident (no spoilers) literally brought tears to my eyes – Ouch! – and the “killed myself in the mirror” line and the image that created will stay with me for a long time. There are many such nuggets of pure gold. I’m smiling as I type. If ever you spot someone laughing uncontrollably on a gloomy, grey day, ask them what they’re reading. I bet it’ll be John Donoghue. If they’re just looking as miserable as sin, recommend them a JD tonic. No, not the amber coloured stuff. In fact go one further, make a kindly donation to the humourless and buy them a John Donoghue book. Uniquely witty, eye-openingly informative and fabulously entertaining, I would highly recommend any one of them.


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Wednesday, 11 November 2015

#Christmaswishes Beautiful #Giveaway w/ @sherylbrowne – #restofmylife #ASMSG #IARTG #BookBoost #LLm

The Rest of My life, recommended by the WHSmith Travel Fiction Buyer and recently at #2 on the Amazon Top 100 Paid Women’s Romance Fiction Best Sellers List, has been shortlisted for the Love Stories Awards 2015!


To celebrate, I’m sharing a little Christmas cheer early by giving away a beautiful love bird key pendant and a FREE e-copy of any one of my other books. To be in with a chance of grabbing your prize, check out the #restofmylife Rafflecopter comp below.


As a special pre-Christmas treat, anyone leaving a review for the The Rest of My Life on Amazon is also welcome to choose an extra FREE e-copy of one of my other books. Simply message me on Twitter @sherylbrowne or Facebook with the Amazon link.

**Rafflecopter runs from November 11 to November 25. Please note: books to choose from are Somebody to Love, Warrant for Love, A Little Bit of Madness and Learning to Love. Sheryl’s Thrillers, The Edge of Sanity and Death Sentence, are available in exchange for an honest review**

The Rest of My Life
“You can’t run away from commitment forever … “

Adam Hamilton-Shaw has more reason than most to avoid commitment. Living on a houseboat in the Severn Valley, his dream is to sail into the sunset – preferably with a woman waiting in every port. But lately, his life looks more like a road to destruction than an idyllic boat ride…

Would-be screenplay writer Sienna Meadows realises that everything about Adam spells trouble – but she can’t ignore the feeling that there is more to him than just his bad reputation. Nor can she ignore the intense physical attraction that exists between them.

And it just so happens that Adam sees Sienna as the kind of woman he could commit to. But can he change his damaging behaviour – or is the road to destruction a one-way street?

A little message from me:

As some of you may know, I’ve had a bit of stressful year this year with my partner’s health issues. I would just like to say a HUGE thank you all those lovely people who have supported me and made my writing journey so worthwhile.

I hope all is well in your world.


GOOD LUCK and keep safe everyone!

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Thursday, 5 November 2015

Book News! Plus #Giveaway #BookBoost #ASMSG #IARTG #Books #tw4rw #LLm


Hi everyone, 

Well, what a mad few months. I might have mentioned the release of my contemporary romance THE REST OF MY LIFE from Choc Lit … once or twice. Did I also mention it reached the dizzying heights of #2 on the Amazon Top 100 Paid Women’s Romance Fiction Best Seller List? No? Oh. Well, I am a bit shy, y’know.

I am now super-pleased to share that The Rest of My Life has been shortlisted in the Best Romantic Ebook category for the Love Stories Awards 2015! Winners to be announced at the Love Stories Award event in London (please click on the Love Stories link to find details). As the Romantic Novelists’ Association Winter Party is also in London later that day, I’m seriously considering new shoes.  The cover for the book, designed by the uber-talented, Berni Stevens at Choc Lit, is also a semi-finalist at AuthorDatabase, Books & Top Charts. Finalists announced on 18th November. Wish us luck!

“You can’t run away from commitment forever … “

Needless to say, after a year that started quite stressfully due to my partner’s health problems, I am absolutely thrilled and immensely grateful for the support of readers, book bloggers and lovely members of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and Love Stories Awards. I think 2015 may end slightly better than it started. Phew!

And in other news … my contemporary romance LEARNING TO LOVE has now been contracted! The book was also recommended to Choc Lit by the WH Smith Travel Fiction buyer who told me he loved it so much he took a quote from it. I think I owe the man big time and simply can’t thank him enough.
"Exploring the Fragility of Love, Life, and Relationships"

Bear with me – I can’t resist sharing a little reviewer feedback

Learning to Love is a romantic adventure novel dealing with loss of a loved one and betrayal, and does so in a manner that lifts it far above an average 'chick lit' romance. Amazon Reviewer

This book goes on my top ten reads of all time! Nikki’s Books4U

It’s about family, as beautifully chaotic as they can be, and it’s about overcoming the obstacles life throws your way and finding love in the right place. It’s an addictive, gorgeous read. 
Reviewed The Book

Finally, because I’m either passionate or bonkers (possibly the latter), I’m still hard at it, busy editing other books for submission at the request of Choc Lit and working hard on two new books: a contemporary romance and a psychological thriller. The sequel to Death Sentence (title suggested by a Chief Constable, no less) 'MANTRAP' comes soon! Watch this space!

"He's killed your child and kidnapped your wife. What would YOU do?"

Meanwhile, I have a GIVEAWAY!

If anyone is thinking of purchasing The Rest of My Life, now is your chance to grab a free copy of ANY OF MY OTHER BOOKS WHEN YOU DO! Simply send me proof of purchase via email, Twitter (@sherylbrowne) or my Website contact form and I will send you an e-copy of a book of your choice.

Thank you so much again to all those lovely people who have supported me and made my writing journey so worthwhile.

I hope all is well in your world.

GOOD LUCK and keep safe everyone!

Lots of Love,



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