A Touch of Gothic.
On November 1st the large print version of my
Georgian romance, Daughter of Darkness will be released. I started writing this
historical romance right at the beginning of my career. In the space of two
years it was a major prizewinner in the Women’s Day/Random House competition
for an unpublished manuscript, and then, after publication by Robert Hale UK,
in 2002 it won the Australian Romantic Book of the year award for mainstream
romance.
Before this book was first published I
submitted it to eight different publishers, and I edited out 30,000 surplus words
on the advice of my agent, the late, and very wise, Bob Tanner, who subsequently
sold it.
I never intended for “Daughter of Darkness”
to be a Gothic novel, though there was a paranormal thread running through it.
The first review on Amazon suggested it was a bit spooky.
Over the years it’s been published in
several versions, starting with the Hale hardcover in 2001. Two years ago I
began to revive it. Now it’s been E published by Belgrave House in the USA and
there has been a Canadian audio version by Iambik, and a Portuguese language
version. It’s back to the UK, this time for the release of the hardcover Large
Print by Magna.
Once again I’m back with a touch of Gothic
in the striking cover. I just love it. Oh those eyes . . .!
By the way . . . the paperback and film
option rights are still available, but although I haven’t attempted to sell them
yet I'm open to offers!
