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A
Rebel at Pennington's
by
Rachel Brimble
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GENRE: Historical Romance/Saga
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BLURB:
1911
Bath. Banished from her ancestral home, passionate suffrage campaigner, Esther
Stanbury works as a window dresser in Pennington's Department Store. She has
hopes and dreams for women's progression and will do anything to help secure
the vote.
Owner
of the prestigious Phoenix Hotel, Lawrence Culford has what most would view as
a successful life. But Lawrence is harbouring shame, resentment and an anger
that threatens his future happiness.
When
Esther and Lawrence meet their mutual understanding of life's challenges unites
them and they are drawn to the possibility of a life of love that neither
thought existed.
With
the Coronation of King-Emperor George V looming, the atmosphere in Bath is
building to fever pitch, as is the suffragists' determination to secure the
vote.
Will
Esther's
rebellious nature lead her to ruin or can they overcome their pasts and look to
build a future together?
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EXCERPT TWO:
She
looked towards Lawrence.
He
softly studied her, and her cheeks warmed. The way he looked at her inferred he
was equally moved by Mrs Hadley’s sadness. Esther looked away. He, too, was
widowed. Had he and his wife once shared the same love that Grace Hadley spoke
of?
Shamed
by the jolt of jealousy that shot through her, Esther walked to stand behind a
pillar that blocked Lawrence’s sight of her but gave her full view of Mrs
Hadley. A familiar sense of unworthiness knotted Esther’s stomach. If Lawrence
understood Grace Hadley’s words and sorrow, then, he too, must have known deep
and meaningful love.
She
would never be enough to compete with such a ghost. Would never be enough to be
with a man who bore such longing for a person he’d lost. If she listened to her
body and how it so treacherously reacted to Lawrence, her attraction to him
would only end badly when the moment came that she’d inevitably held something
of herself back.
She
could not forgo everything she had built. Somehow, she had to find the strength
to fight the temptation of Lawrence’s gaze and quash the yearning to see him
again…to see his children again. The emotions he’d evoked in her proved her
capable of feeling. Something she had doubted for so very long. Her meeting him
had been worth that, at least.
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GUEST POST:
Evolution of My Writing Habits
I
started writing for publication in 2005 and my first book Searching For Sophie
was published by The Wild Rose Press in 2007. Since then, I have had at least
one novel published every year which fills me with pride and disbelief in equal
measure.
Who
would have thought that my lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist
would happen so spectacularly?
Writing
books is scary! Even now, after writing for over fourteen years, I still have
that stomach-dropping feeling of ‘I can’t do this’ every time I start a new
book. It never goes away and part of me hopes it never will. I don’t want to
ever grow complacent about my work – I want to continue to throw myself, heart
and soul, into everything I write and offer my readers.
I
have learned SO much over the years and truly believe writing is a craft that
anyone can learn. It takes tenacity, self-belief and a willingness to learn and
accept rejection as part of the process, but if you want to be a published
writer badly enough, you will find the strength to do all of these things.
When
I first starting writing, I enrolled in as many free and cheap courses as
possible to learn how to write dialogue, show versus tell, plotting, setting…
you name it, I signed up for it. I also joined the Romance Writers of America
and the Romantic Novelists Association (UK equivalent) in order to meet
like-minded romance writers online and in person. I think it’s imperative for
aspiring writers to surround themselves with other writers as early as possible
for comradery, experience and questions. Romance writers are some of the most
supportive writers I have ever met!
As
soon as I gained not one, but three, critique partners it was a revelation.
Beginner writers are often reluctant to show their work to others, but it’s an
absolute must if you are serious about publication. Yes, you might have a few
hit and misses until you find the right fit, but finding my critique partners
changed everything for me. To have three fellow romance novelists look at every
chapter of my work in progress as I write improved my writing ten-fold
overnight.
These
days (and this is something I wish I’d known early on in my career!), I give
myself permission to write a crappy first draft. This is the best and most
liberating writing advice I have been given and quadrupled by output instantly.
As artists we often doubt our work and ability but writing the first draft of a
novel from beginning to end without looking back means you will get to The End.
Yes, there may be MANY following drafts, but you have something to work with
and you know you are capable of finishing a book. It’s a win-win!
I am
now lucky enough to work full-time and treat my writing as a ‘proper job’ just
as I would if I was working out of the home. It’s important to prioritise my
work and I make sure friends and family know when I’m working – I’ve learned if
you want to succeed at this writing business, you have to protect your time to
get it done.
As a
published writer of over 20 romance novels, I’ve grown and changed in my work
but the fundamental thing that hasn’t changed is I know writing is my calling
and I wholly embrace it!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Rachel lives with her husband and
their two daughters in a small town near Bath in the UK. Since 2007, she has
had several novels published by small US presses, eight books published by
Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and four Victorian romances
with eKensington/Lyrical.
In
January 2018, she signed a four-book deal with Aria Fiction for a new Edwardian
series set in Bath’s finest department store. The first book, The Mistress of
Pennington’s released July 2018 with book two coming February 2019.
Rachel
is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of
America and has thousands of social media followers from all over the world. To
sign up for her quarterly and new release newsletter, click here to go to her
website: https://rachelbrimble.com/.
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